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- Page 1 PiCapture™ SD1 ® Standard Definition Video Capture for the Raspberry Pi User Documentation: v1.0 Copyright © 2016 Lintest Systems, LLC – All rights reserved 09/17/2016...
- Page 2 In addition, applications that require large amounts of Raspberry Pi resources (e.g. real-time image processing) are now enabled since CPU intensive USB capture devices are not required. The PiCapture SD1 captures standard-definition interlaced video in the CVBS standard (NTSC/PAL) from Composite, S-Video, and YPbPr Component sources as 640x480 video.
- Page 3 Select I2C port, or remove to disconnect from both I2C ports Included Accessories CSI-2 MIPI interface cable Mounting hardware Spacers and screws for securing the PiCapture board Software PiVideo control software Used to manage the PiCapture video processor Copyright © 2016 Lintest Systems, LLC – All rights reserved 09/17/2016...
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Page 4: Hardware Installation
“I2C1” for i2c communication on port 1. This is the default configuration. The jumpers should be placed horizontally on the right using the pins marked “I2C0” for i2c communication on port 0. Copyright © 2016 Lintest Systems, LLC – All rights reserved 09/17/2016... -
Page 5: Software Installation
A command line interface based upon this module is also provided. This software may be downloaded through the Python Package Index (PyPI) or is available at http://lintestsystems.com. Copyright © 2016 Lintest Systems, LLC – All rights reserved 09/17/2016... - Page 6 (-sh), --contrast (-co), --brightness (-br), and --saturation (-sa). Consult the raspivid documentation for more information. The Raspberry Pi camera has a variety of different modes. The PiCapture SD1 will only produce video from standard definition NTSC and PAL sources, sampled to 640x480 resolution. It is recommended to use “mode 6”...
- Page 7 Lit when video locked – flashing for NTSC LED 1 Lit when video locked – flashing for PAL LED 2 Reserved for future function LED 3 Reserved for future function Copyright © 2016 Lintest Systems, LLC – All rights reserved 09/17/2016...
- Page 8 Query the status of the video processor pivideo –q –v Query the status, with additional information including the serial number pivideo –p serial –s svideo Select the S-Video source, using serial communications Copyright © 2016 Lintest Systems, LLC – All rights reserved 09/17/2016...
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Page 9: Appendix A: Software Setup For Picapture Under Raspbian
Appendix A: Software setup for PiCapture under Raspbian The PiCapture SD1 will operate “out of the box” using the Raspberry Pi camera interface and software. At a minimum, the camera interface must be enabled on your Raspberry Pi. For additional control of the various features and options it is necessary to configure the interface and install the control software. - Page 10 If you will be using the I2C bus to communicate with PiCapture, you will also need to install Python support for I2C with: sudo apt-get install python-smbus I2C port one is the default for PiVideo. Copyright © 2016 Lintest Systems, LLC – All rights reserved 09/17/2016...
- Page 11 Lintest Systems LLC provides a limited warranty for our products for 90 days from the date of first consumer purchase. If the product is not purchased directly from Lintest Systems, a copy of the original dated bill of sale must be presented whenever warranty service is requested.
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