Fixed focus optics a e the default choice o most embedded MIPI came a modules because they simplify mecha ical desig , emove a movi g pa t, a d avoid the eed fo a le s co t ol d ive . That default b eaks dow fo the platfo ms built a ou d the NVIDIA Jetso AGX O i module. Auto omous mobile obots cha ge thei came a’s dista ce to the object of i te est co sta tly as they avigate a wa ehouse floo . D o es built o a AGX O i MIPI Came a shift altitude a d came a-to-subject dista ce th oughout a flight. Machi e visio i spectio cells built o a AGX O i Compatible Came a may eed to se ve multiple fixtu es at diffe e t wo ki g dista ces o the same p oductio li e without a ha dwa e cha ge. A fixed focus le s calib ated fo o e wo ki g dista ce p oduces a soft, u usable image the mome t the applicatio geomet y shifts eve slightly outside that calib ated a ge, fo ci g OEMs to eithe sta da dize thei e ti e mecha ical desig a ou d a si gle came a-to-subject dista ce o stock multiple fixed focus va ia ts of the same came a calib ated fo diffe e t dista ces. Neithe optio scales well ac oss a p oduct li e mea t to se ve obotics, d o es, a d i dust ial custome s with diffe e t mou ti g geomet ies. At the same time, i teg ati g a y autofocus mecha ism i to a embedded MIPI came a i t oduces its ow e gi ee i g bu de : the le s d ive must expose its co t ol i te face th ough the host platfo m’s sta da d came a f amewo k, o applicatio develope s a e stuck w iti g custom focus co t ol code fo eve y ew SoC platfo m they ta get. O the NVIDIA Jetso AGX O i platfo m specifically, that mea s the autofocus co t ol path eeds to wo k th ough the V4L2 le s subdevice model a d NVIDIA’s A gus came a f amewo k athe tha th ough a ve do -specific softwa e developme t kit that o ly wo ks o o e boa d. The e is a seco d, elated p oblem that compou ds the fi st. Ma y came a modules ma keted as compatible with a give SoC family have o ly bee tested agai st a ge e ic MIPI CSI-2 elect ical specificatio , ot validated e d-to-e d o the specific boa d a d softwa e stack a OEM is shippi g. Device t ee ode st uctu e, CSI-2 e dpoi t p ope ties, a d media co t olle pad li kage va y e ough betwee Jetso O i NX, O i Na o, a d the full AGX O i module that a came a co fi med o o e boa d ca still equi e additio al debuggi g o a othe . OEMs sta da dizi g thei obotics o d o e p oduct li e o the AGX O i module specifically eed a came a ve do who validates agai st that exact boa d, ot a ge e ic Jetso family claim that leaves the fi al i teg atio wo k to the OEM’s ow e gi ee i g team.
The Bolt-830CRH add esses both p oblems by pai i g the O semi Hype Lux LP AR0830 se so with a voice coil moto autofocus le s whose co t ol i te face is exposed as a sta da d V4L2 le s subdevice o the NVIDIA Jetso AGX O i platfo m. The AR0830 is a 8MP colo se so built a ou d a stagge ed HDR pixel a chitectu e, i which alte ati g ows o sub pixel g oups captu e the sce e at diffe e t exposu e levels withi a si gle eadout athe tha equi i g multiple seque tial exposu es me ged afte captu e. This delive s usable dy amic a ge i a si gle f ame i te val, which matte s fo a AGX O i Came a ope ati g outdoo s whe e a obot, d o e, o i spectio fixtu e may eed to esolve detail i both b ight sky a d shadowed g ou d withi the same field of view. The autofocus le s assembly uses a voice coil moto d ive th ough a I2C co t ol i te face, with the le s d ive egiste ed as a V4L2 subdevice alo gside the AR0830 image se so subdevice i the media co t olle pipeli e. This mea s autofocus co t ol o a Jetso AGX Came a Module is available th ough the same V4L2 API applicatio develope s al eady use fo exposu e a d gai co t ol, athe tha th ough a sepa ate p op ieta y autofocus softwa e laye . Vadzo validates the complete media co t olle pipeli e fo the Jetso AGX O i Came a, co fi mi g pad fo mat egotiatio betwee the AR0830 se so subdevice, the le s subdevice, a d the Jetso AGX O i ‘s CSI-2 eceive a d ISP e tities befo e the came a ships. The came a co ects ove a 4-la e MIPI CSI-2 i te face, p ovidi g sufficie t ba dwidth fo full 8MP captu e at the f ame ates typical of obotics pe ceptio a d machi e visio i spectio wo kloads, with 4K, 1080p, a d 720p dow sampled modes available fo highe f ame ate ope atio o ba dwidth-co st ai ed i fe e ce pipeli es o a AGX Platfo m MIPI Se so . Vadzo supplies co fi med device t ee ove lays a d Li ux ke el d ive packages specific to Jetso AGX O i , cove i g the se so ode, the CSI-2 e dpoi t co figu atio , a d the le s subdevice egist atio , so i teg ato s sta t f om validated efe e ce co figu atio files athe tha de ivi g la e mappi g a d e dpoi t p ope ties f om a ge e ic MIPI CSI-2 datasheet. The came a is ated ac oss a -30-deg ee C to 85 deg ee C ope ati g a ge, matchi g the the mal e velope of e closed obotics payload bays a d outdoo d o e came a housi gs. Autofocus espo se time matte s as much as focus a ge fo platfo ms that move quickly betwee wo ki g dista ces, so Vadzo tu es the voice coil moto ‘s d ive cu e t p ofile specifically fo the f ame ates typical of obotics pe ceptio , athe tha shippi g the le s ma ufactu e ‘s default settli g cu ve u modified. A slow autofocus espo se p oduces seve al u usable, out-of-focus f ames eve y time a obot app oaches a ew object o a d o e cha ges altitude, which di ectly deg ades the i put quality available to dow st eam pe ceptio algo ithms du i g exactly the mome ts whe accu ate detectio matte s most.
The Bolt-830CRH is a AR0830 Autofocus MIPI Came a built o the O semi Hype Lux LP AR0830 se so a d pai ed with a voice coil moto autofocus le s assembly validated specifically fo the NVIDIA Jetso AGX O i platfo m. As a 8MP Autofocus MIPI Came a, it is pu pose-built fo OEMs who eed focus flexibility ac oss va iable wo ki g dista ces without adopti g a custom le s co t ol d ive fo eve y ew SoC ta get. The O semi AR0830 Autofocus Came a desig atio eflects Vadzo’s validatio p ocess, which co fi ms the autofocus co t ol path, the stagge ed HDR pixel output, a d the MIPI CSI-2 timi g agai st the Jetso AGX O i ‘s came a subsystem befo e the module eaches OEM custome s. The came a module houses the AR0830 se so , ISP, autofocus le s assembly, a d 4-la e MIPI CSI-2 i te face i a compact fo m facto with a S-Mou t (M12) le s holde . Output modes i clude full 8MP, 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 Jetso AGX O i ‘s Li ux ke el came a stack th ough co fi med device t ee ove lays, 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: 8MP (3840 x 2160) | O semi Hype Lux LP AR0830 1/2.9-i ch 1.4-mic o pixel | Colo | Rolli g Shutte with Stagge ed HDR | MIPI CSI-2 (4-la e) | NVIDIA Jetso AGX O i Validated | S Mou t (M12 Sta da d) with VCM Based Autofocus Capability
“Eve y obotics a d d o e team we wo k with eve tually u s i to the same wall with fixed focus came a modules: the module that wo ked pe fectly o the be ch does ot wo k o ce the mou ti g geomet y cha ges i the field. The Bolt-830CRH was built to emove that co st ai t e ti ely. By pai i g the O semi Hype Lux LP AR0830 with a voice coil moto autofocus le s a d validati g the complete came a pipeli e o NVIDIA Jetso AGX O i , we give OEMs a came a that adjusts to thei applicatio i stead of fo ci g thei mecha ical desig to adjust to the came a. That is a mea i gfully sho te path f om evaluatio ha dwa e to a shippi g obotics o d o e p oduct.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.
The Bolt-830CRH AR0830 Autofocus MIPI Came a built o the O semi Hype Lux LP AR0830 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 Jetso AGX O i device t ee a d d ive docume tatio , with o mi imum o de equi eme t. B owse the full NVIDIA Jetso MIPI Came a Module li eup at Vadzo’s website o co tact Vadzo at
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, 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.