Contents INTRODUCTION TO E-CAM50_CU96 ARTS UPPLIED ESCRIPTION E-CAM50_CU96 BOARD HANDLING PROCEDURE PREPARING SD CARD WITH PREBUILT BINARY STREAMING OF E-CAM50_CU96 BOARD GLOSSARY SUPPORT e-CAM50_CU96 Getting Started Manual...
Introduction to e-CAM50_CU96 e-CAM50_CU96 is 5 MP customer lens camera module designed and developed by e-con Systems, a leading Embedded Product Design Services Company which specializes in advanced camera solutions. e-CAM50_CU96 targets the ROCK960 development board. It can be interfaced with ROCK960 development board through the high speed and low speed camera interface connectors.
GHz and Cortex A53 Quad-core up to 1.4 GHz CPU. The ROCK960 development board supports two camera interfaces, HDMI, microSD Slot, USB 3.0, Ethernet, Audio Out, and so on. e-CAM50_CU96 is a multi-board solution, which has three boards as follows: • Camera module (e-CAM55_CUMI0521_MOD) •...
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Figure 3: Rear View of eCAM130_TRICUTX2_ADAPTOR Adaptor Board Figure 4: Front View of ACC-96DEV_MIPICAMERA_ADP Figure 5: Rear View of ACC-96DEV_MIPICAMERA_ADP e-CAM50_CU96 Getting Started Manual...
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20-pin Samtec connectors (CN1 and CN3) for mating with e-CAM50_CU96 module board and a 30-pin I-PEX connector (CN2) for connecting with e-CAM50_CU96 base board. Both the module board and adapter board are screwed into a single unit. This single unit should not be separated. This adaptor board acts as a bridge between the camera module and the base board.
This section describes the handling procedure of e-CAM50_CU96 board. The procedure to assemble camera board are as follows: 1. Connect CN4 and CN5 connectors of e-CAM50_CU96 base board with high speed and low speed camera interface connectors in the ROCK960 development board.
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2. Connect Pin 1 of CN4 connector with Pin 1 of high speed camera interface connector and Pin 1 of CN5 connector with Pin 1 of low speed camera Interface connector. The ROCK960 development board with e-CAM50_CU96 base board is shown in below figure. Figure 8: ROCK960 Development Board with e-CAM50_CU96 Base Board 3.
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Figure 11: Location of CN2 Connector on Base Board The locking and unlocking positions of micro-coaxial cable on the base board connector are shown in below figures. Figure 12: Unlocking Position of Cable on Base Board CN2 Connector e-CAM50_CU96 Getting Started Manual...
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Figure 14: e-CAM50_CU96 Setup Interfaced to ROCK960 Development Board 6. Insert the memory card provided by e-con Systems in the SD card slot before powering ON. The location of SD card slot in ROCK960 development board is shown in below figure.
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8. Connect a DC power with 12V 2A to power ON the ROCK960 development board as shown in below figure. After powering ON the ROCK960 development board, the green color LED on ROCK960 development board will glow. This serves as an indication for power- up of board. e-CAM50_CU96 Getting Started Manual...
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$ sync Now the SD card is flashed with system image for ROCK960 board. The operating system flashed on the microSD card is Debian GNU/Linux 9.2 (stretch). e-CAM50_CU96 Getting Started Manual...
Streaming of e-CAM50_CU96 Board This section describes the steps to stream e-CAM50_CU96 board. The steps to stream e-CAM50_CU96 board are as follows: 1. Unplug ROCK960 board from power. 2. Connect the ROCK960 board HDMI interface with HDMI cable. 3. Connect the USB keyboard and mouse using USB hub present in the ROCK960 board.
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$ gst-launch-1.0 rkcamsrc device=/dev/video0 io- mode=dmabuf ! video/x-raw, width=<WIDTH>, height=<HEIGHT>, framerate=60/1 ! fpsdisplaysink video-sink=rkximagesink text-overlay=false -v Where, <WIDTH>=width of the frame (example: 1920), <HEIGHT>=height of the frame (example: 1080) which can be changed as per the requirement. e-CAM50_CU96 Getting Started Manual...
1. What is e-CAM50_CU96? e-CAM50_CU96 is 5 MP camera module designed and developed by e-con Systems, a leading Embedded Product Design Services Company which specializes in advanced camera solutions. 2. What is the camera sensor used in the eCAM50_CU96 design? eCAM50_CU96 camera module is based on 1/2.5"...
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16. What are the supported OSes for eCAM50_CU96 with Rock960? The supported OSes for eCAM50_CU96 with Rock960 is Debian GNU/Linux 9.2 (stretch). In future, e-con Systems planned to provide AOSP support. For customization, please write to sales@c-onsystems.com. 17. How many cameras can I connect with Rock960 boards? Currently one camera is supported.
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23. Can I get the mechanical 2D and 3D files for the eCAM50_CU96 PCB? Yes. Please write to sales@e-consystems.com for the PCB files. 24. What are the warranty terms of the e-CAM50_CU96 camera? Please refer this www.e-consystems.com/warranty.asp page for warranty terms.
UYVY: YUV422 16-bit image format with UYVY ordering. VGA: Video Graphics Array (Industry name for 640 x 480 resolution). V4L2: Video for Linux version 2 is a collection of device drivers and API for supporting real-time video capture on Linux systems. e-CAM50_CU96 Getting Started Manual...
Support Contact Us If you need any support on e-CAM50_CU96 product, please contact us using the Live Chat option available on our website - https://www.e-consystems.com/ Creating a Ticket If you need to create a ticket for any type of issue, please visit the ticketing page on our website - https://www.e-consystems.com/create-ticket.asp...
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Revision History Date Description Author 08-January-2020 Initial draft Camera Team e-CAM50_CU96 Getting Started Manual...