The Falco -821CRS is a 4K SBC Came a Module built o the O semi AR0821 se so a d pai ed with a high-pe fo ma ce ISP. The AR0821 is a 8MP SBC USB Came a se so co e delive i g a 3848 x 2168 active pixel a ay i a 1/1.7-i ch optical fo mat with 2.1 µm Back-Side Illumi ated pixels a d DR-Pix Dual Co ve sio Gai tech ology f om O semi. The se so delive s full esolutio 8MP colo imagi g with embedded HDR delive i g g eate tha 140 dB of dy amic a ge ac oss th ee a d fou exposu e modes. The se so suppo ts selectable eadout modes i cludi g 2×2 scali g, 2×2 bi i g, a d mo o summi g e abli g flexible esolutio a d f ame ate co figu atio ac oss deployme t sce a ios.
The Falco -821CRS is a compact SBC USB Came a Module validated fo di ect USB 3.0 co ectio . The module i teg ates the AR0821 se so , a high-pe fo ma ce ISP, a S-Mou t fixed focus le s assembly, a d a USB 3.0 co t olle that exposes a sta da d UVC i te face to the host. This UVC Complia t Came a Module desig e su es the Falco -821CRS ope ates as a ze o d ive USB came a o Raspbe y Pi 5, Raspbe y Pi 4, NVIDIA Jetso , Rockchip, a d a y Li ux based SBC with a USB 3.0 po t. Output modes i clude full 8MP, 4K, 1080p, 720p, a d VGA. Multiple exposu e eHDR modes i cludi g 3-exp a d 4-exp p ovide ove 140 dB dy amic a ge fo challe gi g outdoo a d va iable illumi atio e vi o me ts.
Key specs: 8MP (3848 x 2168) | O semi AR0821 1/1.7-i ch 2.1 µm BSI pixel | Colo | Rolli g Shutte | Fixed Focus | eHDR >140 dB | USB 3.0 | 4K / 8MP / 1080p / 720p / VGA | S-Mou t (M12) | UVC Complia t | Raspbe y Pi 5 / Embedded Li ux
Ma y USB came as ta geti g SBC platfo ms ope ate at 2MP o lowe o sac ifice HDR capability at highe esolutio s. The O semi AR0821 se so d ives the Falco -821CRS to captu e a full 8MP (3848 x 2168) colo f ame at 60 FPS ove li ea eadout, o up to 30 FPS i 4-exposu e eHDR mode with g eate tha 140 dB of measu ed dy amic a ge. The 2.1 µm Back-Side Illumi ated pixel delive s st o g photo captu e efficie cy fo low light SBC came a wo kloads. This combi atio of 4K esolutio a d eHDR pe fo ma ce make the Falco -821CRS a AR0821 4K SBC Came a capable of captu i g sce es that sta da d USB came as will clip o c ush i the same lighti g co ditio s. The adva tage is di ect fo Raspbe y Pi I dust ial Came a deployme ts pe fo mi g lice se plate ecog itio , outdoo su veilla ce, a d AGV avigatio i mixed wa ehouse illumi atio .
Came a i itializatio o embedded Li ux platfo ms histo ically equi es ke el patch cycles, custom device t ee ove lays, o p op ieta y V4L2 b idges. The Falco -821CRS esolves this by impleme ti g a d ive less USB came a module desig . The esult is a d ive less 4K USB came a that e ume ates o Raspbe y Pi 5 u i g Raspbe y Pi OS immediately as a UVC device with o additio al d ive i stallatio . V4L2 tools i cludi g libcame a, GSt eame , a d Ope CV with VideoCaptu e wo k di ectly with the d ive f ee USB came a o fi st co ectio . This elimi ates d ive developme t ove head fo obotics, AGV, a d su veilla ce system i teg ato s wo ki g o Raspbe y Pi 5 USB Came a based platfo ms. The same USB came a ze o co fig behavio applies ac oss all majo ope ati g systems suppo ted by Raspbe y Pi, i cludi g Raspbe y Pi OS Lite a d Ubu tu 24.04 LTS fo ARM.
Outdoo su veilla ce, AGV avigatio i wa ehouses with mixed lighti g, a d docume t sca i g u de u co t olled ambie t co ditio s all p oduce sce es whe e sta da d USB came a exposu e a ge is i sufficie t. The AR0821 eHDR system combi es up to fou exposu es pe f ame o -chip a d the eco st ucts the fi al high dy amic a ge image befo e the data exits the se so . The AR0821 Embedded Li ux Came a delive s multiple eHDR modes i cludi g 3-exp eHDR at 40 FPS a d 4-exp eHDR at 30 FPS at full 4K esolutio . The LI-HDR mode adds 2-exposu e li e i te leaved output at 30 FPS fo applicatio s equi i g low late cy HDR. This o -chip eco st uctio mea s o host side f ame me gi g o GPU load is eeded o the Raspbe y Pi 5 to achieve exte ded dy amic a ge output. E gi ee s deploy a Raspbe y Pi Su veilla ce Came a be efit di ectly f om this a chitectu e because the SBC eceives a fully p ocessed HDR f ame th ough the USB 3.0 po t without additio al compute ove head.
Small pixel USB came as used i embedded applicatio s ofte show elevated oise at lowe illumi atio levels due to f o t side ci cuit y blocki g photo captu e. The AR0821 uses a 2.1 µm automotive g ade Back-Side Illumi ated BSI pixel with DR-Pix Dual Co ve sio Gai tech ology f om O semi. BSI a chitectu e emoves the wi i g laye f om the photo captu e path, imp ovi g qua tum efficie cy a d SNR u de educed light. DR-Pix adds pe pixel dual co ve sio gai that exte ds the se so ‘s si gle f ame li ea dy amic a ge befo e multiple exposu e eHDR is applied. This makes the Falco -821CRS a effective Embedded USB 3.2 Came a fo AGV wa ehouse e vi o me ts, i doo su veilla ce, a d docume t eade deployme ts whe e illumi atio is va iable o co st ai ed. The O semi AR0821 USB Module be efits f om the same BSI pixel a chitectu e used i automotive a d i dust ial machi e visio se so s give SBC based deployme ts access to image quality p eviously ese ved fo dedicated embedded imagi g platfo ms.
System i teg ato s deployi g visio modules o SBC platfo ms eed p edictable i itializatio ac oss host ope ati g systems without mai tai i g sepa ate BSP t ees. The Falco -821CRS is a plug a d play USB came a that suppo ts Wi dows, Li ux i cludi g Raspbe y Pi OS a d Ubu tu fo ARM, a d macOS th ough the sta da d UVC class d ive stack. The e is o host side ISP co figu atio equi ed. The ISP withi the module ha dles black level co ectio , auto exposu e, white bala ce, a d colo p ocessi g. The embedded Li ux USB came a co ects to Raspbe y Pi 5 USB 3.0 po ts a d immediately st eams at 4K, 1080p, 720p, o VGA usi g v4l2-ctl o a y UVC-capable captu e applicatio . The USB 3.0 Raspbe y Pi Came a i te face t a sfe s full 8MP f ames at 60 FPS without ba dwidth co st ai ts, e abli g eal time pipeli e i teg atio with GSt eame , MPEG, a d Ope CV o Raspbe y Pi 5 without f ame d oppi g at sta da d esolutio s.
Edge AI i fe e ce, video st eami g, a d machi e visio pipeli es u i g o Raspbe y Pi 5 equi e the ability to t ade esolutio fo f ame ate based o applicatio compute budget. The Falco -821CRS suppo ts selectable output esolutio s at USB 3.0 t a sfe ates. Full 8MP mode delive s maximum spatial detail fo docume t eade USB came a deployme ts a d lice se plate captu e. 4K mode bala ces esolutio a d ba dwidth fo eal time su veilla ce. 1080p a d 720p modes suppo t highe f ame ate visual i fe e ce wo kloads. VGA mode e ables lightweight motio detectio a d AGV embedded visio came a guida ce tasks whe e mi imal host p ocessi g load is equi ed. The se so also suppo ts 2×2 bi i g a d 2×2 scali g eadout modes fo flexible esolutio switchi g without st eam esta t. This a ge of output co figu atio s makes the AR0821 4K HDR USB Came a capable of se vi g i spectio , su veilla ce, edge AI, a d avigatio oles f om a si gle module ac oss Raspbe y Pi 5, NVIDIA Jetso , a d Rockchip platfo ms.
“Raspbe y Pi 5” has become a efe e ce platfo m fo a wide a ge of embedded visio p ototypes a d p oductio deployme ts. Getti g a 4K HDR USB came a u i g o it without custom d ive s has histo ically bee a f ictio poi t. The Falco -821CRS solves this di ectly. By validati g the Falco -821CRS as a ative Raspbe y Pi USB Came a usi g the AR0821 se so with eHDR we give e gi ee s a platfo m eady came a that sta ts st eami g i mi utes a d ha dles the dy amic a ge challe ges of eal deployme t e vi o me ts. F om AGV avigatio i mixed light wa ehouses to outdoo su veilla ce a d docume t eadi g, the Falco -821CRS delive s 4K imagi g a d 140 dB HDR ove a si gle USB 3.0 cable with o d ive developme t equi ed.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g
The Falco -821CRS Raspbe y Pi USB 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, S-Mou t fixed focus le s, USB 3.0 cable, a d platfo m docume tatio fo Raspbe y Pi 5 a d embedded Li ux boa ds with o mi imum o de equi eme t. B owse the full Vadzo USB came a po tfolio at https://www.vadzoimagi g.com/ 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. 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.