THine Solutions, Inc. has introduced its THEIA-CAM 13-MP PDAF camera kit, the THSCJ101, for Jetson Orin NX and Jetson Orin Nano platforms. The THSCJ101 is a camera reference design kit for embedded camera applications that use the Nvidia platforms.
Making it easier for users of Nvidia’s Jetson Orin NX/Nano platforms to add advanced imaging capabilities to their systems, the camera kit is based on THine’s THP7312-P image signal processor (ISP) and Sony’s IMX258 13-MP CMOS PDAF image sensor, along with pre-optimized ISP firmware and Video4Linux2 (V4L2) driver to control various video functions.
A variety of high-resolution options are available, including 13 MP at 20 fps, 4K2K at 30 fps and 1080p at 60 fps, in a YUV422 format. The ISP firmware offers ultra-quick autofocus using phase detection autofocus (PDAF) technology.
(Source: THine Solutions, Inc.)
The kit hardware includes all items required to interface with Jetson Orin carrier boards with a 22-pin MIPI CSI-2 input connector, including a camera board in an acrylic case and a flat flexible cable. The camera board measures 1.38” × 1.38” (35 × 35 mm). All technical information including the reference circuit schematics is available.
The performance of each kit is repeatable for use in high-volume production due to Thine’s production process to characterize the image parameters of each image sensor and to calibrate the image signal processing to compensate for variation from sensor to sensor, the company said. Thine can provide a GUI-based software development tool that customizes the ISP firmware and/or the image sensor selection for customers that require unique image performance features.
“The key breakthrough we are providing with this solution is the quickest and reliable integration of Best-in-Class image quality and imaging performance into the world-leading AI platform,” said Tak Iizuka, chief solution architect of THine Solutions, Inc., in a statement. “By bypassing the camera system development and image quality tuning hassle as well as all in-production camera issues, AI system designers are able to focus on the AI development relying on our THEIA-CAM support.”
The THSCJ101 is available for purchase at Amazon and DigiKey. Applications include embedded vision systems, medical scopes, AR/VR systems, barcode scanners, vision assistive glasses, drones, surveillance cameras, body cams, USB webcams, biometric devices and proof of concept for platform development for AI and IoT vision systems.
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