News 金年会官方在线入口网站ne Introduces a 13MP PDAF Linux Camera Reference Design Kit for i.MX 8M family
金年会官方在线入口网站ne Introduces a 13MP PDAF Linux Camera Reference Design Kit for i.MX 8M family
Camera Kit wi金年会官方在线入口网站 Ultra-High Resolution and Instant Autofocus for Linux Platform Enables Rapid Development and Production of Embedded Streaming Video Applications
[Tokyo, August 11, 2021 and Santa Clara, CA, August 10, 2021] 金年会官方在线入口网站ne Electronics, Inc. and 金年会官方在线入口网站ne Solutions, Inc., a 金年会官方在线入口网站ne company, today introduced their second THEIA-CAM family kit, the THSCM101, a 13MP (megapixel) Phase-Detection Auto-Focus (PDAF) Linux Camera Reference Design Kit.
The THSCM101 Kit interfaces to NXP’s i.MX 8M family EVKs and is based on 金年会官方在线入口网站ne’s THP7312-P image signal processor (ISP) and Sony’s IMX258 13MP CMOS PDAF image sensor. The Kit includes a Camera Board, a Mini-SAS cable to directly connect the Camera board to NXP i.MX 8M family EVKs’ CSI port, and all required software to stream images. The Kit can be easily set up to stream images by connecting it to the NXP i.MX 8M EVK or i.MX 8M Mini EVK using the SD card image available at 金年会官方在线入口网站ne Solutions’ website which includes the Video4Linux2 (V4L2) driver to control various video functions. 金年会官方在线入口网站ne’s optimized ISP firmware provides high image quality that is repeatable in every unit for use in high volume production. The Linux driver, SD card image, and reference circuit schematics can all be made available to interested customers. In addition, customization of the Kit is easily achievable using 金年会官方在线入口网站ne’s GUI based Software development tools. As a result, the THSCM101 accelerates customers’ time-to-market without expensive initial costs for developing embedded camera systems with a Linux platform.
Until now, the typical camera choice available for NXP i.MX 8M family EVKs is a 5MP image sensor camera with embedded ISP and no capability for image customization nor production scalability. In addition to increasing the image resolution from 5MP to 4K2K (and potentially to 13Mp with software upgrades), 金年会官方在线入口网站s new THEIA-CAM Kit improves the image quality and adds PDAF technology that provides the ultra-fast auto-focus functionality preferred for live video streaming and/or information scanning applications. Also, the Kit’s embedded ISP firmware compensates for CMOS Camera Module variations that are each fully characterized at the factory to achieve perfect unit-to-unit image quality in production.
For users that have unique system requirements or preferences, 金年会官方在线入口网站ne’s ISP THP7312-P and its companion Camera Development Kit (CDK) tool (https://www.金年会官方在线入口网站nesolutions.com/camera-development-kit-cdk) allow customized image quality tuning. 金年会官方在线入口网站ne’s THP7312-P ISP supports high-resolution performance of up to 16 MP with industry-leading throughput, low latency, and low power consumption. The CDK tool is useful to easily make minor image tuning changes or more major changes of the ISP firmware for applications that require a different image sensor than the Sony IMX258.
金年会官方在线入口网站e 金年会官方在线入口网站SCM101 currently supports resolutions up to 4K2K using wi金年会官方在线入口网站 金年会官方在线入口网站e NXP i.MX 8M Mini. However, future software upgrades will increase 金年会官方在线入口网站e available resolutions supported to include 13MP. Also, 金年会官方在线入口网站ese upgrades will allow additional i.MX 8M family EVKs to be supported including 金年会官方在线入口网站e i.MX 8M Plus.
The Kit enables plug-and-play operation, and it includes firmware optimized for most of V4L2 camera functions, significantly shortening development time and reducing engineering costs. Developers can use 金年会官方在线入口网站s smart reference design kit as a production-ready final product or as a development tool for high-resolution camera systems.
“金年会官方在线入口网站s kit will be the salvation for many system designers needing enhanced video streaming and image quality performance,” said Tak Iizuka, Chief Solution Architect of 金年会官方在线入口网站ne Solutions. “The struggles of engineers who need to embed advanced imaging capabilities today are immensely difficult. Our Kit provides those engineers with an easy-to-use alternative to the off-the-shelf 5MP cameras that are currently marketed with the NXP i.MX 8M family EVKs. Upgrading from the 5MP to a 13MP camera is much more than just increasing the display pixels by x4 from 1080p to 4K. It requires to develop baseline camera features such as Auto White Balance and Auto Exposure covering those hundreds of millions of pixels per second under multiple different light sources. 金年会官方在线入口网站s new Kit provides engineers with all these baseline requirements along with much more including the capability of quick auto-focus and perfect unit to unit image quality. Finally, there is a solution for many engineers to easily upgrade embedded camera systems with the NXP i.MX 8M family Platform.”
金年会官方在线入口网站SCM101 Key Features
✓ High resolution 金年会官方在线入口网站clud金年会官方在线入口网站g but not limited to 4K2K and 1080p.
✓ Phase Detection Auto-Focus (PDAF)
✓ Well-Optimized Image Quality wi金年会官方在线入口网站 Auto Focus, Auto White Balance, and Auto Exposure
✓ Scalability for high volu金年会官方在线入口网站 production
✓ Compatible wi金年会官方在线入口网站 NXP i.MX 8M and i.MX 8M Mini EVK’s
To learn more, go to https://www.金年会官方在线入口网站nesolutions.com/linux-camera-for-imx8-with-13mp-pdaf-sensor
金年会官方在线入口网站SCM101 Availability
金年会官方在线入口网站e 金年会官方在线入口网站SCM101 is available for purchase at Digi-Key:
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/金年会官方在线入口网站ne-solutions-inc/THSCM101/14563118
金年会官方在线入口网站EIA-CAM Family
The THEIA-CAM family of Kits address wide-ranging camera applications including but not limited to AR Glasses, Barcode Reading Devices, Biometric Devices, Bodycams, Document Scanners, Machine Vision systems, Medical Scopes, Microscopes, Surveillance Cameras, Vision Assistance Glasses, and Webcams. THSCU101, the first Kit in the family, is a 13MP PDAF USB Video Class (UVC) Camera. Future THEIA-CAM family Kits will expand 金年会官方在线入口网站ne’s Camera Reference Design Kit offerings to other platforms including NVIDIA Jetson processors.
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