| 1. Camera details |
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| 1.1 What is the camera sensor used in e-CAM130_CURB? |
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| e-CAM130_CURB camera module is based on 1/3.2" inch AR1335 image sensor from onsemi® with onboard Image Signal Processor (ISP). |
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| 1.2 What are the kit contents provided with the product? |
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| e-CAM130_CURB camera consists of - One 13MP e-CAM137A_CUMI1335_MOD MIPI Camera board with lens, One Camera Adapter Board and One Flex cable.
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| 1.3 What is the length of the cable provided with this product? |
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| e-CAM130_CURB-Raspberry Pi 4K Camera comes with 15cm Flex cable. |
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| 1.4 Can I get a 1m cable for this camera module? |
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| Currently the maximum length of the supported FCC cable is 15cm and it is supplied by default along with the product. For customization, kindly write your requirements to sales@e-consystems.com. |
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| 1.5 What is the power consumption of the camera? |
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| The power consumption of the camera is between 0.4W to 1.4W. |
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| 1.6 Do we need to provide any external power source to this camera? |
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| The camera uses the necessary power supply from the Raspberry Pi kit itself. No external power supply is required for the camera.
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| 1.7 What is the operating and storage temperature range of the product? |
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| -30°C to 70°C (ambient temperature).
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| 1.8 What is the form factor of the camera? |
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| The camera module comes in a form factor of 30mm x 30mm (W X H). |
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| 1.9 What is the size of the camera adapter board? |
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| The camera adaptor comes in a form factor of 30mm x 30mm (W x H).
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| 1.10 What is the weight of the camera module? |
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| The e-CAM137A_CUMI1335_MOD camera module weighs 6 grams (without lens)
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| 2. Camera parameters |
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| 2.1 What are the resolutions supported by the camera? |
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The camera supports standard resolutions like VGA (640 x 480), HD (1280 x 720), Full HD (1920 x 1080), 4K (3840 x 2160) and the full resolution - 13MP (4192 x 3120).
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| 2.2 How many MIPI Lanes does this camera support? |
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| Though the camera supports 4-lane MIPI CSI-2 interface, Raspberry Pi 4 kit support only 2 lane interface.
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| 2.3 Does this camera have on-board Image Signal Processor (ISP)? |
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| The e-CAM130_CURB camera has an onboard ISP which takes care of the complete imaging pipeline right from De-Bayering, Color correction and supports various standard image quality controls.
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| 2.4 What are the various camera parameters supported by this camera? |
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| The camera supports standard V4L2 controls like Brightness, Contrast, Zoom, Flip (Horizontal and Vertical), White balance - Auto and Manual, Exposure - Auto and Manual, Sharpness.
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| 2.5 What is the digital zoom range supported by this camera? |
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| The camera supports 1X to 8X digital zoom levels. |
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| 2.6 Does this camera support OpenCV? |
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| The camera is supported as a standard V4L2 device which can be integrated into different SD environments as OpenCV and ML libraries to stream images and process as supported by the platform.
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| 2.7 What is the maximum FOV covered using the default lens provided with the camera? |
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| The maximum FOV covered by the lens is 110°(D), 88°(H), 65°(V)
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| 2.8 What is the FOV covered in different resolutions supported by this camera? |
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For resolutions of 4:3 aspect ratio, the FOV is 110°(D), 88°(H), 65°(V).
For resolutions of 16:9 aspect ratio, the Horizontal FOV shall remain same. The VFOV shall be reduced by a factor of 1.3 units in length. DFOV shall also reduce accordingly.
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| 2.9 What is the minimum focus distance of the camera? |
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| The minimum working distance of the camera is 100mm. |
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| 2.10 What is the glass-to-glass latency for this camera? |
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| The glass-to-glass latency is typically 3-6 frame time (frame time (ms) = 1/ FPS). It is 80 - 100ms for - 1080p resolution at 60 fps |
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| 3. Software package details |
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| 3.1 What are the contents of the SDK package given along with the camera? |
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| Users can download pre-built BSP binary for the Raspberry Pi 4 for instant evaluation of the camera streaming and controls. The camera driver and Kernel patches are also available for users to integrate into custom development setup. |
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| 3.2 Where can I find the camera driver source code? |
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| The source code for the Camera driver for Raspberry Pi 4 kit along with the necessary kernel and device tree patches are provided in the Software Release package. |
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| 3.3 What are the sample applications given along with the package? |
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| The Prebuilt binary shall contain the gstreamer based gst capture application that supports the streaming, still capture and camera controls to be evaluated. |
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| 3.4 Does the camera support Raspberry Pi OS? |
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| The camera is compatible with Raspberry Pi OS for Raspberry Pi 4 kit.
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| 3.5 Does the camera support Android OS? |
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| Currently the camera has support only for the Raspberry Pi OS. |
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| 3.6 How to connect the camera to the Raspberry Pi 4 kit? |
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| Kindly refer the "e-CAM130_CURB Getting started Manual" to find more details on how to connect the camera with Raspberry Pi 4. |
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| 3.7 Does the camera support Raspberry Pi 3 kit? |
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| Currently the camera has support for the Raspberry Pi 4 kit. Kindly write if you need support for Raspberry Pi 3 kit. |
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| 4. Reference Design - HW |
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| 4.1 Is it possible to get RAW Bayer frames from the camera? |
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| By default,e-CAM130_CURB camera module does not support RAW Bayer format. We can customize the camera driver and the firmware according to your requirement. Kindly write your requirements to sales@e-consystems.com. |
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| 4.2 How to add support for custom resolution? |
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| It is possible to support custom resolution in the firmware. For customization, please write to sales@e-consystems.com. |
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| 4.3 I need a different lens to cover more FOV. How to do it? |
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| The camera supports M12 lens holder. You shall be able to use any standard S-mount lens (M12 x 0.5) with the default lens holder. Please write to sales@e-consystems.com for lens suggestions. |
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| 4.4 Can I change the lens mount from S-mount to C-mount? |
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| It is possible to support C-mount lens holder as a hardware customization effort.
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| 4.5 Is it possible to use the camera with Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 IO board instead of Raspberry Pi 4 kit? |
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| Current version of the adapter board is compatible with Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 IO board. Software support shall be extended in future. |
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| 4.6 Does this camera have strobe support? |
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| Currently, the strobe option is not supported. For customization, please write to sales@e-consystems.com. |
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| 4.7 Is there any way to synchronize this camera with other sensors in my carrier board? |
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| Synchronization using external trigger pulse is possible with e-CAM130_CURB via customization. Please write to sales@e-consystems.com with your requirement. |
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| 4.8 Is the FSCAM_CU135 camera available with autofocus support? |
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| Hardware customization is possible. Please write to sales@e-consystems.com with your requirements for more help. |
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| 5. Reference Design - HW |
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| 5.1 Is this camera FCC/CE certified? |
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| The e-CAM130_CURB is a RoHS compliant OEM camera module. e-con Systems recommends customers to integrate the camera module in their target products for the final certifications like CE/FCC. |
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| 5.2 Are there any mechanical and temperature test reports available for the camera? |
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| The camera is tested for some environmental test conditions specific to Temperature and Vibrational cases. Reliability test report shall be shared with customers on case to case basis. |
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| 5.3 Where and how to get support for the basic integration and testing the camera? |
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| We at e-con Systems pledge to the best possible customer support. For basic integration support and testing, you can contact our Chat support team or mail to techsupport@e-consystems.com. |
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| 5.4 Where can I find the warranty terms for this camera? |
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| To know about our General Product Warranty Terms, please visit the General Warranty Terms page on our website - warranty.
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| 5.5 What is the Return policy for this product? |
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| To know about our Return Material Authorization (RMA), please visit the RMA Policy page on our website - RMA-Policy. |
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