e-CAM50_CUiMX8 is a 5MP fixed focus color MIPI camera designed to add Vision for NXP i.MX8 series application processors. This camera can be directly interfaced to the Toradex off-the-shelf carrier boards - Ixora carrier board and Verdin development board. This camera comes with production-ready camera driver integrated with Torizon, a ready-to-use Linux distribution from Toradex allowing rapid development of a variety of applications.
This camera supports the following Toradex computer on modules:
Processor | Computer on Module | Carrier Board |
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NXP i.MX8 | Apalis i.MX8 | Ixora Carrier Board |
NXP i.MX8M Mini | Verdin i.MX8M Mini | Verdin Development Board |
NXP i.MX8M Plus | Verdin i.MX8M Plus | Verdin Development Board |
Key Features of iMX8 Camera:
- Houses e-CAM55_CUMI0521_MOD - 5 MP fixed focus MIPI Camera Module
- Plugs directly in to the Toradex Ixora carrier board and Verdin Development Board
- High speed 4-lane MIPI CSI-2 interface
- Output Format - Uncompressed UYVY format
- Maximum Frame rate
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Resolutions UYVY VGA (640 x 480) 53 fps HD (1280 x 720) 70 fps 960P (1280 x 960) 53 fps FHD (1920 x 1080) 65 fps QHD (2560 x 1440) 38 fps 5MP (2592 x 1944) 28 fps - Operating Temperature Range : -30° to 70° C
- Power Consumption:
- Max : 1.62W
- Board Size (L x W) - 30 mm x 30 mm
- Light weight, versatile, and portable design
- RoHS compliant
- Launched on:
Camera Module Features:
Sensor:AR0521 from onsemi®
Sensor Resolution and Optical Format:5MP CMOS Image Sensor. 1/2.5" Optical format
Sensor Type:5MP CMOS Electronic Rolling Shutter Sensor with Bayer RGB Color Filter Array
Image Signal Processor:On-board high performance ISP
Output Format:Uncompressed UYVY format
Sensor Features:
Pixel size:2.2μm x 2.2μm
Sensor Active Area:2592(H) x 1944(V)
Responsivity:18.8 ke-/luxsec
SNR:40 dB
Dynamic Range:74.3 dB
Shutter type:Electronic Rolling Shutter
Focus Type:Fixed focus / Auto focus*
DFOV: 5MP - 140.5° (with the lens provided by e-con)
* - Liquid lens option is available for this product and can be provided on request
The e-CAM50_CUiMX8 is a MIPI 4-lane camera and it requires a custom camera driver for iMX8. e-con Systems provides the camera driver along with the camera board.
- V4L2 Linux driver for MIPI CSI-2 camera module
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- Video preview
- Still Image capture
- Camera controls via IOCTLs
- Sample application with source Code for Linux:
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- Video Preview
- Still Image capture at selected resolutions
- Camera Controls
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- Brightness
- Contrast
- Saturation
- White Balance (both manual and automatic)
- Gamma
- Gain
- Horizontal Flip
- Vertical Flip
- Sharpness
- Exposure (Manual, Automatic)
- Digital Zoom
- Denoise
Please contact sales@e-consystems.com for any customization or porting of camera driver to your requirements.
Kit Contents for iMX8 Camera:
- Hardware:
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- e-CAM50_CUiMX8 - 5MP MIPI Camera board (contains the e-CAM55_CUMI0521_MOD camera module, camera adaptor board and a FFC cable)
- Software:
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- Linux:
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- Prebuilt images for out of the box evaluation
- V4L2 - Linux driver source code
- Sample View finder Application with Source Code