EPISODE · Jan 29, 2023 · 0 MIN
We test a tester for the Adafruit OV5640 camera breakout
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Parallel-data camera breakouts are common, but we wanted to design a better one for video and image hacking. Details like i2c pullups, built-in 24mhz oscillator, auto-focus motor power supply, and a camera heatsinking power plane! Many cameras have the same FPC cable and pinout, making them easy to swap in and out. This one is a wide-angle OV5640, but the board will work with OV2640 and others. An ESP32-S2 Metro is used to grab frames from the camera and blit them to a 1.3" TFT screen. Check out the wide-angle OV5640 camera here: https://www.adafruit.com/product/5673. The ESP32-S2 Metro: https://www.adafruit.com/product/4775. And the 1.3" TFT screen: https://www.adafruit.com/product/4313 Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ ----------------------------------------- #adafruit #camera #esp32
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Parallel-data camera breakouts are common, but we wanted to design a better one for video and image hacking. Details like i2c pullups, built-in 24mhz oscillator, auto-focus motor power supply, and a camera heatsinking power plane! Many cameras have the same FPC cable and pinout, making them easy to swap in and out. This one is a wide-angle OV5640, but the board will work with OV2640 and others. An ESP32-S2 Metro is used to grab frames from the camera and blit them to a 1.3" TFT screen. Check out the wide-angle OV5640 camera here: https://www.adafruit.com/product/5673. The ESP32-S2 Metro: https://www.adafruit.com/product/4775. And the 1.3" TFT screen: https://www.adafruit.com/product/4313 Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ ----------------------------------------- #adafruit #camera #esp32
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