Camera modules

• High quality sensors

• Monochrome and/or color

• Connection via FFC 30 pins

• Low power: CMOS sensor

• Small size, low weight

• M12x0,5 (S-Mount) lens holder

• Low cost

Software support  FFC pinout   Ordering information   Design services

General description

Mobisense Systems camera modules are designed to answer the needs of robotics vision: monochrome or color, high sensitivity, global shutter, high dynamic range HDR, compact and low power (CMOS). They are also well suited for many embedded and portable computer vision tasks.

Modules with Aptina Imaging and Omnivision sensors are available. Higher resolution sensors (1.3 and 3.1 Mpixels), a stereo head and a camera expander to connect up to 4 cameras simultaneaously on MBS270 V2 Xscale® boards will be added soon.

• See modules Aptina Imaging sensors  

• See modules with Omnivision sensors  

All camera modules are connected to the processor board via a 30 pins FFC cable as long as 200mm. Thus, the camera modude can be placed independently of the processor board or mounted on a pan/tilt platform.

Our modules include a M12x0.5 (S-Mount) lens holder. They accept a wide range of lenses, from low cost models up to high performance lenses for machine vision. Monochrome sensors can be equipped with a lense holder in which a filter can be inserted: for applications such as structured light and spectral analysis.

Software support

All proposed camera modules are supported on our Xscale ® boards with Video For Linux V4L2 compatible drivers. The drivers are carefully optimized for highest frame rate via DMA to minimize CPU charge. Some drivers include additionnal sensor specific features that greatly enhance their performance.

FFC pinout

PWR: power pin

IN/OUT: input or output (depends if sensor is master or slave). Directions defined from sensor side.

OD: open drain output (I2C bus). Add pull-up resistor.

Consult module datasheets for details.

pin #

Type

Signal

pin #

Type

Signal

1

PWR

5V

16

OUT

Pixel data

2

OD

I2C_SDA

17

PWR

GND

3

OD

I2C_SCL

18

IN/OUT

Frame Valid

4

PWR

GND

19

OUT

Pixel data

5

OUT

Pixel data

20

PWR

GND

6

PWR

GND

21

IN

Sensor Clock

7

OUT

Pixel data

22

PWR

GND

8

PWR

GND

23

OUT

Pixel data

9

OUT

Pixel data

24

PWR

GND

10

PWR

GND

25

OUT

Pixel data

11

IN/OUT

Pixel Clock

26

PWR

GND

12

PWR

GND

27

OUT

Pixel data

13

OUT

Pixel data

28

PWR

GND

14

IN/OUT

Line Valid

29

OUT

Pixel data

15

PWR

GND

30

PWR

3.3V