DIY camera (camera board +IMX385 camera module + network port board) combination

I. Product overview

This DIY camera combination solution is equipped with the iCatch Vi37M camera motherboard, IMX385 camera module ‍, network interface board, using a board to board socket connection.

This DIY camera is equipped with iCatch Vi37M‍ chip, the highest 1080P@30FPS, 720P@120FPS H.264 encoding video. Camera module adopts SONY IMX385 high quality CMOS Sensor, effective pixel is 2 million, ultra starlight sensitivity, low light minimum illumination: color 0.001LUX, black and white 0.0002LUX, with a large aperture lens, can be used in low illumination environment shooting. It is equipped with IP101GR network port chip and supports network cable connection.

On-board support Type-C interface, HDMI HD interface, TF card slot (up to 512GTF memory card), battery interface, 2 control keys, digital silicon mai, buzzer, network port, serial port (Uart3), PWM, ADC five-way key, DC power supply interface, MIPI output interface (reserved interface), etc. The PCB board size is 38*38mm, and the height of the entire camera module is 42mm.

DIY camera (camera motherboard +IMX385 camera module + network port board) combination solution, suitable for webcam, aerial camera, industrial camera ‍, USB camera, work recorder, machine vision and other video camera products.

2. Specification parameters

3. Description of hardware interface functions

IMX385 L50101 Large aperture camera module:

It can shoot 2M pixel HD photos and record 1080P@60FPS videos.

USB Type-C interface:

This port supports USB standard 5V power input, which can power the camera module and charge the battery. USB interface connected to the computer can directly read the files in the TF card, as a U disk. Can also be used as a PCCAM USB camera. A camera control serial port UART3 and a camera debugging serial port UART1 are reserved on the USB interface (the serial port function can be used with the G1-USB serial port debugging board).

Micro HDMI HD interface:

Micro HDMI interface output, up to 1080P 60FPS video signal output.

Fill light interface:

Two sets of light filler interface support the expansion of the infrared light, the light board of the white light, to fill the equipment.

Battery interface:

The battery voltage ranges from 6.6V(low-power shutdown) to 8.8V. It is recommended to use high voltage and high-density lithium batteries from 7.4V to 7.7V. (Special note: up to 12V access can be supported, when accessing non-7.7V battery power, USB interface cannot be used to charge)

Two buttons:

They are the power key (A key) and the confirm key (B key), the power key controls the switch on and off, the switch mode, and the confirm key controls the camera and video recording.

Serial port (Uart3) interface:

You can enter commands through this serial port (Uart3) to set and control the camera.

Network port:

Connect the network cable according to the interface PIN. The network cable can be connected to the computer, router, and image transfer board for rtsp pulling.

Power supply interface:

Power supply port Support DC power supply between 9V and 24V, or lithium battery type 8V to 16.8V power supply, so that the camera automatically starts.

PWM interface:

Through the above interface, the PWM function interface is introduced, which can control the camera mode switching, taking photos, recording and other functions.

ADC five-way key interface:

Support one ADC key interface, can connect, down, left, right, confirm five keys, support external keys, control camera startup and shutdown.