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BeagleBone Camera Cape

Develop Low Power Camera Interface with BeagleBone

Parallel Camera I/F Solution for TI Sitara™ AM335x ARM® Cortex™ A8 Processors
now supports the Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Operating System (OS)

Key Features

Supports up to 5MP camera
at 10fps with DMA*

Reduces system power
consumption up to 150mW

No software effort
required for OEM

6x6mm, non-HDI
rules package

Overview

Sometimes, Application Processors do not have all the necessary interfaces to support all the different end markets they target. QuickLogic CSSPs enable these application processors to expand their Served Available Market (SAM) by connecting a camera to the TI AM335x processor, which usually requires a USB interface. USB interfaces are often scarce in many applications and are often consumed with different peripherals. Moreover, USB camera sensors consume a lot more power, making them impractical in mobile applications.

QuickLogic CAM I/F CSSP connects to the TI Sitara ARM335x general purpose memory interface (GPMC) and the parallel CAM I/F of various camera sensors. QuickLogic's CSSP consumes roughly 150mW less power than typical USB solution and is ideal for applications like portable data terminals, ruggedized handhelds, portable consumer, industrial handhelds and others.

* The QuickLogic CSSP supports up to 5MP cameras

Technical Documents

GPMC Bus Interface to CAMIF Connectivity Solution TI Reference Design Data Sheet

Linux Software Driver for the GPMC Bus Interface to CAMIF Connectivity Solution TI Reference Design

BeagleBone Reference Design Platform

BeagleBone is a ready-to-use, open-source hardware platform for rapid prototyping, firmware and software development. BeagleBone can be expanded to add different features using add-on boards, AKA capes. The Camera Cape includes QuickLogic’s CSSP and an Aptina 3.1 MP Image sensor.

Software

Part Number	Type	Software Link/Patch
CSSP-FPUN86-6494	Software	https://github.com/beagleboard/kernel/tree/beaglebone-3.2
CSSP-FPUN86-6517	Patch	0003-beaglebone-support-1280x720-30fps-for-mt9t112-sensor.zip * Please install the software for CSSP-FPUN86-6494 first, then apply the patch to support 1280x720 at 30fps.
ANDROIDSDK-SITARA	Development Kit	http://www.ti.com/tool/androidsdk-sitara * TI provides an Android development kit which includes BeagleBone, LCD 7 cape, and Camera cape.