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Quick Start Guide

Hardware

Package List

Connection of Camera Module

Connection of camera and adapter board

Final Steps

Software

Preparation

Firstly, you should confirm the sensor of your camera module and execute the corresponding steps to access it.

You can check your cameras and find the corresponding instructions below to use the Camera Extension Kit:

Raspberry Pi Native Camera

Sensor Optical Size Resolution
OV5647 1/4'' 5MP
IMX219 1/4'' 8MP
IMX477 1/2.3'' 12MP
IMX708 1/2.43'' 12MP
IMX519 1/2.53'' 16MP
64MP Hawkeye Camera 1/1.7'' 64MP
64MP OwlSight Camera 1/1.32'' 64MP

User Guide

Please refer to the following link to execute the relative steps:

Quick Start Guide for Raspberry Pi Native Camera

For IMX708 Camera, please refer to the following link:

Quick Start Guide for Raspberry Pi IMX708 Camera

For 64MP OwlSight OV64A40 Camera, please refer to the following link:

Quick Start Guide for Arducam 64MP OwlSight OV64A40 Camera


Demos on Raspberry Pi 4

Arducam V3Link camera extension kit supports switching channels manually, if you need to switch camera channel when you're connecting multiple cameras, you can refer to the following content to operate:

  • Channel 1
sudo i2ctransfer -f -y 4 w3@0x0c 0xff 0x55 0x01

  • Channel 2
sudo i2ctransfer -f -y 4 w3@0x0c 0xff 0x55 0x02

  • Check out the version
sudo i2ctransfer -f -y 4 w3@0x0c 0xff 0x55 0x01 r1

Demos on Raspberry Pi 5

CSI 0 prot


  • Channel 1
sudo i2ctransfer -f -y 6 w3@0x0c 0xff 0x55 0x01

  • Channel 2
sudo i2ctransfer -f -y 6 w3@0x0c 0xff 0x55 0x02


CSI 1 prot


  • Channel 1
sudo i2ctransfer -f -y 4 w3@0x0c 0xff 0x55 0x01

  • Channel 2
sudo i2ctransfer -f -y 4 w3@0x0c 0xff 0x55 0x02

  • Check out the version

CSI 0 PORT

sudo i2ctransfer -f -y 6 w2@0x0c 0x01 0x01 r1

CSI 1 PORT

sudo i2ctransfer -f -y 4 w2@0x0c 0x01 0x01 r1