Ma y came a modules ma keted as Jetso -compatible have o ly bee co fi med to p oduce a aw Baye f ame ove a basic V4L2 captu e path, which is a mea i gfully lowe ba tha what most Jetso AGX O i AI applicatio s actually equi e. NVIDIA’s A gus came a f amewo k, accessed th ough the va guscame as c GSt eame eleme t a d used th oughout DeepSt eam pipeli es, sits betwee the aw se so output a d the applicatio , applyi g ha dwa e-accele ated ISP p ocessi g i cludi g to e mappi g, oise eductio , a d HDR combi atio . A came a without ISP tu i g files calib ated specifically fo its ow HDR pixel a chitectu e p oduces a poo ly to e-mapped, washed-out, o oisy image o ce that f ame passes th ough A gus, eve if the same aw f ame looked easo able whe pulled di ectly off a bypassed V4L2 device ode du i g a be ch test. This c eates a validatio gap that a quick b i g-up test does ot eveal. A OEM ca co fi m basic f ame captu e i a lab i a afte oo , o ly to discove mo ths late , o ce the came a is i teg ated i to a actual DeepSt eam i fe e ce pipeli e, that the HDR image quality th ough A gus does ot match what the se so datasheet p omised. Rediscove i g this gap that late i a p oduct p og am typically fo ces a choice betwee a expe sive tu i g file developme t effo t u de schedule p essu e o shippi g a p oduct with visibly deg aded HDR pe fo ma ce, eithe of which a OEM wa ts to face afte committi g to a bill of mate ials. The alte ative ma y i teg ato s fall back o , bypassi g A gus e ti ely a d pulli g aw f ames di ectly, fo feits the ha dwa e-accele ated ISP p ocessi g, the multi-st eam pipeli e suppo t, a d the b oade NVIDIA softwa e ecosystem that Jetso AGX O i was specifically desig ed a ou d, u de mi i g much of the easo a OEM chose Jetso silico i the fi st place. A module ma keted b oadly as a HDR MIPI CSI-2 Came a without this specific A gus validatio behi d it leaves this exact gap u add essed, a d a AR0821 eHDR MIPI Se so that has o ly bee cha acte ized th ough aw V4L2 captu e p ovides o eal assu a ce about how its e ha ced dy amic a ge will actually e de o ce a applicatio accesses it the way Jetso ‘s ow tooli g expects.
The Bolt-821CRS add esses this gap by validati g the O semi AR0821 se so ‘s complete HDR pipeli e th ough NVIDIA’s A gus came a f amewo k o Jetso AGX O i , athe tha co fi mi g o ly a basic V4L2 captu e path. The AR0821 is a 8MP colo se so with ative 4K (3840 x 2160) esolutio a d a high dy amic a ge pixel a chitectu e that captu es a wide b ight ess a ge withi a si gle f ame i te val. Vadzo develops a d validates ISP tu i g files specific to this se so ‘s HDR output, co fi mi g that to e mappi g, oise eductio , a d colo ep oductio behave co ectly o ce the f ame passes th ough Jetso AGX O i ‘s ha dwa e ISP a d the A gus daemo , athe tha leavi g that calib atio wo k fo the OEM to discove is missi g afte thei ow applicatio i teg atio is al eady u de way. This makes the came a a ge ui e Wide Dy amic MIPI Se so platfo m whe accessed th ough va guscame as c, si ce the wide dy amic a ge the se so captu es at the pixel level actually su vives the full p ocessi g pipeli e a applicatio develope will use i p oductio . Vadzo co fi ms the complete MIPI CSI-2 pad chai f om the AR0821 se so subdevice, th ough Jetso AGX O i ‘s CSI-2 eceive , i to the ha dwa e ISP, a d out th ough the A gus daemo to the applicatio laye , validati g a HDR MIPI Se so Module that OEMs ca ely o athe tha assembli g f om a ge e ic MIPI CSI-2 datasheet a d a hope that A gus tu i g will wo k itself out. 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 4K captu e as well as 1080p a d 720p dow sampled modes fo highe f ame ate ope atio , fu ctio i g as a 4K HDR MIPI Se so suited to both a chival captu e a d eal-time i fe e ce wo kloads. 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 ISP tu i g file set, so i teg ato s sta t f om a validated efe e ce co figu atio athe tha de ivi g la e mappi g, e dpoi t p ope ties, a d HDR tu i g pa amete s i depe de tly. 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 the mal e velope typical of e closed obotics payload bays, d o e came a housi gs, a d i dust ial i spectio e closu es. Vadzo validates each ISP tu i g pa amete agai st eco ded footage f om ep ese tative sce es athe tha a sy thetic test cha t alo e, si ce a tu i g pass that o ly satisfies a lab cha t ca still leave the to e mappi g gaps i eal-wo ld HDR pe fo ma ce that the u de lyi g validatio p oblem desc ibes.
The Bolt-821CRS is a 8MP AR0821 HDR MIPI Came a built o the O semi AR0821 se so a d validated specifically fo the NVIDIA Jetso AGX O i platfo m. As a 8MP HDR MIPI Came a, it is pu pose-built fo OEMs who eed co fi med HDR image quality th ough NVIDIA’s A gus came a f amewo k athe tha a ge e ic Jetso compatibility claim that leaves the actual tu i g questio u a swe ed. The AR0821 NVIDIA O i MIPI Came a desig atio eflects Vadzo’s validatio p ocess, which co fi ms ISP tu i g, pad fo mat egotiatio , a d A gus i teg atio di ectly o Jetso AGX O i ha dwa e befo e the module eaches OEM custome s. The came a module houses the AR0821 se so , ISP, a d MIPI CSI-2 i te face i a compact fo m facto with a sta da d M12 le s holde . As a 8MP NVIDIA Jetso MIPI Came a, output modes i clude full 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, a d the AR0821 HDR MIPI CSI-2 Came a desig atio specifically co fi ms this behavio o Jetso AGX O i ha dwa e. As a MIPI HDR Visio Se so , the came a i teg ates with Jetso AGX O i ‘s Li ux came a stack th ough co fi med device t ee ove lays a d ISP tu i g files, equi i g o i depe de t calib atio effo t fo basic HDR captu e.
Key specs: 8MP 4K (3848 x 2168) | O semi AR0821 CMOS Se so | Colo (Baye RGB/YUV422) | Rolli g Shutte with HDR | MIPI CSI-2 (4-la e) | NVIDIA Jetso AGX O i Validated | M12 Le s S Mou t
“Eve y OEM buildi g o Jetso AGX O i has u i to the same su p ise at some poi t: a came a that captu es a pe fectly fi e-looki g aw f ame i a be ch test, the p oduces a washed-out o poo ly to e-mapped image the mome t it u s th ough a actual DeepSt eam pipeli e, because obody validated the ISP tu i g fo A gus. The Bolt-821CRS was built to close that gap specifically. We validate the O semi AR0821’s HDR output th ough NVIDIA’s ow A gus came a f amewo k, ot just th ough a aw V4L2 captu e test, so the dy amic a ge a OEM sees o ou be ch is the dy amic a ge they get i thei fi ished DeepSt eam applicatio . That is a mea i gfully mo e ho est validatio ba tha a ge e ic Jetso compatibility claim, a d it is the ba we hold eve y came a i this li eup to befo e it ships.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.
The Bolt-821CRS 8MP AR0821 HDR MIPI Came a built o the O semi AR0821 se so is available ow fo evaluatio a d p oductio o de s. Evaluatio kits i clude the came a module, MIPI CSI-2 flex cable, a d Jetso AGX O i device t ee, ISP tu i g, a d d ive docume tatio , with o mi imum o de equi eme t. E gi ee i g teams ca co fi m HDR image quality th ough thei ow DeepSt eam o GSt eame pipeli e di ectly o Jetso AGX O i ha dwa e befo e committi g to a p oductio bill of mate ials, which matte s mo e fo this came a tha a datasheet compa iso alo e could co fi m. B owse the full Jetso AGX MIPI HDR Se so 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, 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.