Connecting a camera module through the CSI port

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  1. gke

    gke New Member

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    Hi there.
    I am working on a project where I want to connect a very small camera (ca. 10x10mm) to a Udoo Quad. Unfortunately, the Udoo camera module is too big so I can't use that. I found a well-fitting pcDuino camera module that uses the same image sensor (OV5640) as the Udoo camera module but has a different connecting cable (24 pins instead of 16 on the Udoo csi port). The pcDuino also has a csi port but apparently it's not the same as the Udoo's. Here is the link to the camera module: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13249

    Does anyone have experience in connecting cmos camera modules to the Udoo Quad (apart from the Udoo camera module)?
    Is it possible to use some kind of adapter between the 24-pin camera module and the 16-pin Udoo csi port?

    As a last resort, I would try and create a custom board for the OV5640 image sensor that fits my dimensional requirements and can be plugged into the Udoo's csi port, so I would also appreciate any relevant information for that.

    Thanks in advance!
     
  2. Pedro Ferreira

    Pedro Ferreira New Member

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    CSI is a big work, look here for more details:
    http://mipi.org/specifications/camera-interface

    The UDOO (from IMX6DQRM.pdf):
    Function High speed serial interface controller for MIPI sensor interface
    Supported standard version MIPI CSI-2 Version 1.0
    MIPI PPI interface for D-PHY
    MIPI D-PHY Version 1.0

    In file datasheet_camera.pdf (on UDOO site) you have the camera pinout, you need to compare it to the pcDuino camera...
    Let us know if you manage to make it work!
     
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