Vadzo Imaging Validates Bolt-1335CRA 13MP AR1335 Autofocus MIPI Camera with RV1126 Rockchip Processor

Tech ical P oblem Defi itio

Edge AI visio systems built a ou d a eu al p ocessi g u it depe d o o e assumptio that is easy to ove look du i g system desig : the i fe e ce model ca o ly be as accu ate as the f ame it eceives, a d a soft, out-of-focus f ame deg ades detectio a d classificatio accu acy just as much as a low- esolutio o e does. Ma y came a modules pai ed with NPU-equipped SoCs like the RV1126 still ship with fixed-focus optics, which wo ks acceptably whe the subject sits at a si gle p edictable dista ce but b eaks dow the mome t a applicatio eeds to ecog ize objects, faces, o pa ts that appea at va yi g dista ces f om the le s. A d o e came a built o a AR1335 RV1126 Autofocus Se so cha ges altitude a d subject dista ce th oughout a flight. A RV1126 Autofocus Came a Module deployed i a kiosk o obotics cell may eed to ecog ize a subject sta di g close to the came a i o e mome t a d fu the away i the ext. A fixed focus le s calib ated fo o e of those dista ces p oduces a soft f ame at the othe , a d o amou t of NPU p ocessi g powe dow st eam ca ecove detail that was eve captu ed i focus i the fi st place. The e is a seco d p oblem specific to NPU-equipped platfo ms. Ce te -weighted o full-f ame autofocus algo ithms, the ki d built i to most autofocus came a modules, focus o whateve sits i the middle of the f ame ega dless of whe e the actual subject of i te est is located. Whe the NPU has al eady ide tified a subject’s bou di g box th ough its ow detectio model, a autofocus system that ig o es that i fo matio a d focuses o the f ame ce te i stead ca leave the actual subject of i te est soft while the backg ou d behi d it is sha p. OEMs buildi g se ious edge AI p oducts eed the came a’s focus behavio a d the SoC’s i fe e ce output wo ki g togethe , ot as two i depe de t systems that happe to sha e a MIPI CSI-2 cable. The e is a thi d co side atio that compou ds both p oblems: ma y came a modules adve tised as Rockchip compatible have o ly bee validated agai st a ge e ic MIPI CSI-2 elect ical specificatio athe tha the specific RKISP co figu atio a d media pipeli e st uctu e a give RV1126 boa d evisio equi es. Device t ee ode st uctu e, MIPI la e mappi g, a d pad fo mat egotiatio va y e ough betwee Rockchip SoC ge e atio s that a came a co fi med o a diffe e t Rockchip module ca still equi e additio al debuggi g o RV1126 specifically, leavi g OEMs to abso b i teg atio isk that a p ope ly validated came a module should have elimi ated befo e shipme t.

The Bolt-1335CRA add esses both p oblems by pai i g the O semi AR1335 se so with a voice coil moto autofocus le s whose co t ol path is validated e d-to-e d agai st the Rockchip RV1126’s came a subsystem. The RV1126 combi es a quad-co e ARM Co tex-A7 CPU, a dedicated eu al p ocessi g u it ated ea two t illio ope atio s pe seco d, a d Rockchip’s RKISP ha dwa e image sig al p ocesso i a si gle low-powe SoC package built specifically fo edge AI visio wo kloads. Vadzo co fi ms the complete MIPI CSI-2 pad chai f om the AR1335 se so subdevice, th ough the RV1126’s CSI-2 eceive , i to the RKISP p ocessi g pipeli e, a d out to the video device ode that applicatio softwa e eads f ames f om. This diffe s mea i gfully f om validati g agai st a ge e ic MIPI CSI-2 elect ical specificatio , si ce RKISP tu i g pa amete s, la e co figu atio , a d pad fo mat egotiatio a e all specific to the RV1126’s came a subsystem impleme tatio athe tha po table f om a diffe e t Rockchip SoC without modificatio . O the autofocus side, the voice coil moto le s assembly exposes its co t ol i te face th ough the platfo m’s sta da d came a f amewo k, so applicatio softwa e u i g o the RV1126’s NPU ca pass a detected subject’s bou di g box coo di ates back to the autofocus co t ol loop athe tha the le s defaulti g to a ce te -weighted o full-f ame co t ast measu eme t. This lets a AR1335 NPU Autofocus Se so use its ow detectio output to d ive whe e the came a focuses, closi g the loop betwee what the NPU has ide tified as the subject of i te est a d what the le s actually e de s sha p. A RV1126 Colo Autofocus Came a built this way p oduces mea i gfully bette dow st eam classificatio accu acy tha a came a a d NPU pai i g that t eat focus a d i fe e ce as u elated subsystems, si ce the f ame the NPU a alyzes o subseque t cycles is ow sha p specifically whe e the subject sits athe tha sha p o ly at the f ame ce te . The came a co ects ove a MIPI CSI-2 i te face, p ovidi g sufficie t ba dwidth fo full 13MP captu e at f ame ates app op iate fo still a alysis, with 4K, 1080p, a d 720p dow sampled modes available fo highe f ame ate ope atio whe the i fe e ce wo kload favo s f ame ate ove esolutio . The came a is ated ac oss a -30 deg ee C to 70 deg ee C ope ati g a ge, matchi g the e vi o me tal e velope typical of outdoo kiosks, d o e payload bays, a d i dust ial e closu es whe e RV1126-based p oducts a e commo ly deployed. Focus espo se speed matte s as much as focus a ge fo applicatio s whe e the subject dista ce cha ges quickly, so Vadzo tu es the voice coil moto ‘s d ive cu e t p ofile fo the f ame ates typical of edge AI i fe e ce wo kloads athe tha shippi g the le s ma ufactu e ‘s default settli g behavio u modified. A slow autofocus espo se p oduces seve al soft f ames eve y time a subject’s dista ce cha ges mea i gfully, a d those f ames still co sume NPU cycles fo i fe e ce eve though thei classificatio co fide ce will be lowe tha a p ope ly focused f ame would delive .

P oduct Ove view

The Bolt-1335CRA is a AR1335 Autofocus MIPI Came a built o the O semi AR1335 se so a d pai ed with a voice coil moto autofocus le s validated specifically fo the Rockchip RV1126 p ocesso . As a AR1335 Rockchip Came a, it is pu pose-built fo OEMs who eed a came a that keeps a va iably positio ed subject i focus without adopti g a custom le s co t ol laye fo eve y ew Rockchip platfo m ta get. The 13MP AR1335 Autofocus MIPI Came a desig atio eflects Vadzo’s validatio p ocess, which co fi ms the autofocus co t ol path, the RKISP media pipeli e co figu atio , a d the MIPI CSI-2 timi g agai st the RV1126’s came a subsystem befo e the module eaches OEM custome s. The came a module houses the AR1335 se so , ISP, autofocus le s assembly, a d MIPI CSI-2 i te face i a compact fo m facto with a sta da d M12 le s holde . Output modes i clude full 13MP, 4K, 1080p, a d 720p, selectable to bala ce esolutio agai st f ame ate a d CSI-2 ba dwidth fo the ta get i fe e ce wo kload. The came a i teg ates with the RV1126’s Li ux came a stack th ough co fi med d ive co figu atio , equi i g o p op ieta y ve do softwa e package fo basic f ame captu e, autofocus co t ol, o exposu e co t ol.

Key specs: 13MP (4208 x 3120) | O semi AR1335 1/3.2 i ch 1.1-mic o pixel | Colo | Rolli g Shutte | VCM-based Auto-Focus with Focus Ra ge of 100mm to I fi ity | MIPI CSI-2 | RV1126 Rockchip P ocesso | -30°C to 70°C

13MP Colo Resolutio with Autofocus fo O -Device AI I fe e ce: Most autofocus came a modules validated fo edge AI SoCs a e tu ed a ou d lowe esolutio s to co se ve NPU p ocessi g budget, which leaves fi e detail o the table fo applicatio s that ge ui ely eed it. The Bolt-1335CRA, positio ed as a 13MP Rockchip MIPI Came a, captu es full 13MP (4208 x 3120) colo detail while its voice coil moto le s holds focus ac oss the wo ki g dista ces typical of obotics, kiosk, a d d o e deployme ts. This gives OEMs buildi g a 13MP RV1126 Autofocus Se so deployme t the esolutio head oom to c op a egio of i te est fo NPU a alysis without the i te polatio pe alty a lowe esolutio se so would i t oduce at the same c op atio.

RV1126 Rockchip Platfo m Validatio : A came a module that lists Rockchip compatibility i its datasheet has ot ecessa ily bee validated agai st the specific RKISP co figu atio , MIPI la e mappi g, a d media pipeli e st uctu e that a give Rockchip SoC ge e atio equi es. The Bolt-1335CRA is validated specifically as a AR1335 Rockchip Se so Kit, with Vadzo co fi mi g pad fo mat egotiatio , RKISP tu i g, a d autofocus co t ol di ectly o RV1126 ha dwa e befo e elease. This makes it a ge ui e Rockchip p ocesso came a efe e ce desig athe tha a ge e ic MIPI se so b eakout boa d, a d Vadzo exte ds the same validatio discipli e as a RV1126 Rockchip P ocesso Came a ac oss othe Rockchip SoC ge e atio s i its came a li eup.

NPU Assisted Autofocus Ta geti g: Ce te -weighted autofocus algo ithms assume the subject of i te est sits at o ea the f ame ce te , a assumptio that fails as soo as a detected object, face, o pa t appea s off-ce te i the f ame. The Bolt-1335CRA’s autofocus co t ol path is exposed th ough the RV1126’s sta da d came a f amewo k, so applicatio softwa e u i g o the platfo m’s eu al p ocessi g u it ca pass detected bou di g box coo di ates di ectly to the le s co t ol loop. This makes the came a a AR1335 AI SoC Autofocus Se so capable of focusi g o the subject the NPU has actually ide tified athe tha whateve happe s to occupy the f ame’s geomet ic ce te , closi g the gap betwee detectio output a d focus behavio that a ge e ic autofocus module leaves ope . Applicatio develope s impleme ti g this behavio se d updated focus ta get coo di ates to the le s d ive whe eve the detectio model p oduces a ew bou di g box, so the autofocus loop t acks the subject co ti uously athe tha e-ce te i g o the f ame middle eve y time the subject moves.

MIPI CSI-2 I teg atio fo Low Powe Edge AI Systems: Batte y-powe ed a d the mally co st ai ed edge AI p oducts eed eve y compo e t i the imagi g pipeli e to ope ate withi a tight powe budget, a d a came a i te face that equi es a i te mediate USB b idge o a sepa ate captu e ca d adds powe d aw the system ca ot affo d. The Bolt-1335CRA co ects di ectly ove MIPI CSI-2 to the RV1126’s CSI-2 eceive a d RKISP ha dwa e pipeli e, avoidi g that ove head e ti ely. This makes the came a well suited to a RV1126 Visio Autofocus Module deployme t whe e eve y milliwatt matte s, a d Vadzo co fi ms the complete pad chai fo a 13MP RV1126 Autofocus Se so so i teg ato s sta t f om a validated co figu atio athe tha de ivi g la e mappi g p ope ties f om a ge e ic MIPI CSI-2 datasheet. A 13MP Rockchip Autofocus Came a built o this validated pipeli e eaches p oductio i teg atio faste tha a came a module validated o ly agai st a ge e ic elect ical specificatio .

Machi e Visio a d Multi-Platfo m Rockchip Suppo t: OEMs buildi g a p oduct li e that spa s multiple Rockchip SoC ge e atio s eed came a ha dwa e that behaves co siste tly ac oss that a ge athe tha equi i g sepa ate qualificatio fo each ew platfo m evisio . The Bolt-1335CRA, evaluated as a 13MP RV1126 Rockchip MIPI Came a, gives system i teg ato s a si gle ha dwa e efe e ce that Vadzo exte ds ac oss compatible Rockchip platfo ms as ew SoC ge e atio s become available. Fo AR1335 RV1126 Machi e Visio deployme ts specifically, autofocus co siste cy ac oss a p oduct li e matte s as much as aw esolutio , si ce a machi e visio algo ithm tu ed agai st o e came a’s focus behavio should ot eed etu i g whe a OEM mig ates to a ewe Rockchip module. This makes the came a a p actical AR1335 SoC Embedded Visio buildi g block fo OEMs sta da dizi g thei embedded visio ha dwa e ac oss a multi-ge e atio p oduct oadmap.

OEM I teg atio Ac oss Rockchip P og ams: The Bolt-1335CRA ships with co fi med media pipeli e co figu atio a d Li ux d ive packages fo RV1126, a d Vadzo exte ds the same validatio app oach ac oss its b oade Rockchip came a li eup fo OEMs whose p oduct li e spa s multiple Rockchip ge e atio s. Available as a MIPI Autofocus Came a fo RV1126 fo evaluatio , the came a lets e gi ee i g teams co fi m autofocus behavio a d RKISP image quality befo e committi g to a p oductio bill of mate ials. Fo OEMs evaluati g Vadzo as a OEM RV1126 Autofocus Module supplie , this mea s le s matchi g, fi mwa e customizatio , a d e closu e desig suppo t a e available alo gside the co e came a ha dwa e athe tha as a sepa ate e gageme t. Vadzo’s t ack eco d as a Rockchip p ocesso Came a Ma ufactu e a d its specific expe ie ce as a RV1126 Rockchip P ocesso Came a Ma ufactu e cove p oductio p og ams spa i g multiple se so families a d i te face types fo OEM custome s buildi g edge AI visio p oducts.

“Eve y edge AI team we talk to has the same two p oblems, a d they usually t eat them as sepa ate. The fi st is a came a that ca ot hold focus o ce the subject moves off a si gle fixed dista ce. The seco d is a autofocus system that has o idea what the NPU has al eady detected, so it focuses o the f ame ce te while the actual subject of i te est goes soft. The Bolt-1335CRA was built to close that gap. By validati g the O semi AR1335 autofocus le s agai st the RV1126’s came a subsystem a d exposi g focus co t ol th ough the platfo m’s sta da d f amewo k, we give OEMs a came a that ca take di ectio f om thei ow detectio model i stead of guessi g at the f ame ce te . That is a mea i gfully bette fou datio fo a eal edge AI p oduct tha t eati g the came a a d the NPU as two systems that just happe to sha e a cable.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.

Applicatio Specific Sectio s

Edge AI Developme t Platfo ms: E gi ee i g teams buildi g a ew edge AI visio p oduct o Rockchip silico ofte sta t f om a developme t boa d befo e committi g to a custom ca ie desig , a d the came a they p ototype with eeds to behave the same way the p oductio came a eve tually will. The Bolt-1335CRA wo ks as a RV1126 Autofocus Edge AI Came a fo exactly this evaluatio stage, co ecti g di ectly to sta da d RV1126 developme t boa d came a co ecto s with co fi med d ive suppo t, so e gi ee i g teams ca validate autofocus behavio , RKISP image quality, a d NPU i teg atio befo e fi alizi g a p oductio desig .

Robotics a d Machi e Visio Guida ce: Robotics platfo ms pe fo mi g visual guida ce, pick a d place, o avigatio eed a came a that holds focus as the dista ce betwee the came a a d the ta get object cha ges th oughout a task cycle. The Bolt-1335CRA fu ctio s as a RV1126 Autofocus Robotics Came a fo these deployme ts, pai i g autofocus that adjusts to the cu e t wo ki g dista ce with the RV1126’s o -device i fe e ce so obotics i teg ato s ca u detectio a d guida ce algo ithms di ectly o the came a’s host p ocesso without a sepa ate compute module. Fleet ope ato s sta da dizi g o a si gle came a module ac oss multiple obot chassis avoid the qualificatio ove head of validati g sepa ate fixed focus va ia ts fo each vehicle’s typical wo ki g dista ce.

Self-Se vice Kiosks a d I te active Displays: Self-se vice kiosks u i g facial ecog itio , age ve ificatio , o i te active display logic eed a came a that stays i focus as use s of diffe e t heights p ese t themselves at slightly diffe e t dista ces f om the le s. The Bolt-1335CRA se ves as a RV1126 Autofocus Kiosk Came a fo this va iability, combi i g autofocus with the RV1126’s NPU so the kiosk ca both keep the use i focus a d u ecog itio i fe e ce o the same low powe SoC without a sepa ate visio p ocessi g boa d.

D o e a d Ae ial I spectio Platfo ms: D o e-based i spectio a d mappi g payloads eed a lightweight, low-powe came a that holds focus as altitude a d subject dista ce cha ge th oughout a flight, si ce a fixed focus le s calib ated fo o e altitude p oduces soft image y the mome t the d o e climbs o desce ds. The Bolt-1335CRA ope ates as a RV1126 Autofocus D o e Came a fo these platfo ms, givi g d o e OEMs autofocus pe fo ma ce pai ed with the RV1126’s low-powe NPU fo o boa d i fe e ce du i g flight athe tha equi i g a sepa ate dow li k to g ou d-based p ocessi g.

I dust ial Automatio a d I spectio Systems: I dust ial i spectio statio s i c easi gly u detectio a d classificatio models di ectly o a embedded SoC at the i spectio poi t athe tha se di g aw video to a ce t al se ve . The Bolt-1335CRA se ves as a RV1126 Autofocus I dust ial Came a fo exactly this a chitectu e, co ecti g di ectly ove MIPI CSI-2 to the RV1126’s RKISP a d NPU without a i te mediate captu e stage, a d co fi med d ive suppo t educes the i teg atio timeli e fo OEMs deployi g edge AI i spectio systems ac oss multiple p oductio li es. I spectio e gi ee s i t oduci g a ew pa t va ia t ca validate detectio pe fo ma ce o the same came a ha dwa e al eady qualified fo the est of the li e, athe tha t igge i g a ew came a qualificatio cycle eve y time the pa t catalog expa ds.

F eque tly Asked Questio s

Q: Why does Vadzo Imagi g pai a autofocus came a with a Rockchip AI p ocesso fo edge visio applicatio s?

A: Vadzo Imagi g desig s its Rockchip came a li eup a ou d a p i ciple that is easy to ove look i edge AI system desig : a i fe e ce model ca o ly a alyze what the came a actually captu es i focus. Vadzo Imagi g validates autofocus le s assemblies specifically fo Rockchip AI p ocesso s so that a detectio o classificatio model eceives a sha p f ame ega dless of how fa the subject sits f om the le s o a y give cycle. Vadzo Imagi g positio s this pai i g as a fou datio al equi eme t fo eliable edge AI pe fo ma ce, ot a co ve ie ce featu e laye ed o afte wa d.

Q: How does Vadzo Imagi g validate its came a modules fo the Rockchip RV1126 platfo m specifically?

A: Vadzo Imagi g co fi ms the complete came a pipeli e di ectly o RV1126 ha dwa e befo e a module ships, athe tha elyi g o a ge e ic MIPI CSI-2 elect ical specificatio alo e. This i cludes media pipeli e co figu atio , image p ocesso tu i g, a d autofocus le s co t ol validated agai st the platfo m’s actual came a subsystem. Vadzo Imagi g’s validatio p ocess mea s OEM e gi ee i g teams eceive co fi med efe e ce co figu atio a d d ive packages fo RV1126 athe tha a sta ti g poi t that still equi es i depe de t d ive developme t.

Q: Does Vadzo Imagi g’s Rockchip came a use o -device AI to imp ove autofocus accu acy?

A: Yes. Vadzo Imagi g exposes autofocus co t ol o its Rockchip came a li eup th ough the platfo m’s sta da d came a f amewo k, which allows applicatio softwa e u i g o the p ocesso ‘s eu al p ocessi g u it to di ect the came a’s focus towa d a specific detected subject athe tha the f ame ce te by default. Vadzo Imagi g built this capability specifically because a came a a d a AI p ocesso that ope ate as two u elated systems p oduce weake esults tha a came a whose focus behavio ca espo d to what the AI model has actually detected.

Q: Is Vadzo Imagi g’s Rockchip came a suitable fo batte y-powe ed o low-powe edge AI devices?

A: Yes. Vadzo Imagi g selects the Rockchip RV1126 platfo m fo this came a li eup specifically because it combi es a capable eu al p ocessi g u it with a low ove all powe budget, a d Vadzo Imagi g’s came a co ects di ectly ove MIPI CSI-2 without a i te mediate USB b idge o captu e ca d that would add u ecessa y powe d aw. This combi atio makes Vadzo Imagi g’s Rockchip came a a p actical choice fo d o e payloads, po table kiosks, a d othe batte y-powe ed edge AI p oducts whe e eve y milliwatt of powe budget matte s.

Q: Why should OEMs buildi g Rockchip-based AI visio p oducts choose Vadzo Imagi g as thei came a supplie ?

A: Vadzo Imagi g offe s mo e tha a validated came a module. OEMs buildi g Rockchip-based AI visio p oducts a d wo ki g with Vadzo Imagi g eceive e gi ee i g suppo t cove i g le s selectio , fi mwa e customizatio , a d ca ie boa d i teg atio guida ce alo gside co fi med RV1126 d ive packages. Vadzo Imagi g mai tai s evaluatio kits with o mi imum o de equi eme t, so e gi ee i g teams ca co fi m autofocus a d i fe e ce pe fo ma ce o thei ow platfo m befo e committi g to volume p oductio . This combi atio of validated ha dwa e, co fi med softwa e suppo t, a d low mi imum evaluatio access is why edge AI OEMs co ti ue to choose Vadzo Imagi g fo Rockchip came a i teg atio p og ams.

The Bolt-1335CRA AR1335 Autofocus MIPI Came a built o the O semi AR1335 se so is available ow fo evaluatio a d p oductio o de s. Evaluatio kits i clude the came a module, autofocus le s assembly, MIPI CSI-2 flex cable, a d RV1126 d ive docume tatio , with o mi imum o de equi eme t. B owse the full RV1126 Autofocus Visio System li eup at Vadzo’s website o co tact Vadzo at [email p otected] to equest a evaluatio u it o discuss OEM i teg atio equi eme ts fo edge AI, obotics, kiosk, a d d o e came a p og ams.

Vadzo Imagi g is a global p ovide of embedded visio solutio s a d delive s high-pe fo ma ce came a tech ologies a d imagi g platfo ms fo applicatio s i obotics, i dust ial automatio , UAVs, edge AI, a d medical systems. Its p oducts a e desig ed fo seamless i teg atio with leadi g embedded platfo ms i cludi g NVIDIA Jetso , Raspbe y Pi, Rockchip, a d NXP i.MX. Vadzo suppo ts custome s th ough ha dwa e customizatio , fi mwa e developme t, a d module-level d ive s, e abli g faste developme t a d deployme t of visio -based systems ac oss MIPI, USB, GigE, Wi-Fi, a d Se Des came a i te faces.