On Demo, a $25 1080p Camera Module For Raspberry Pi 101
hypnosec writes "The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced a new add-on – a camera module that will enable the credit card sized computer to snap pictures as well as record 1080p videos. Showcased by RS Components at the Elecontrica 2012 in Germany [watch video here] the £16 (apprx) module will be equipped with a 5MP sensor and will plug into the otherwise unused CSI pins of the Pi. The camera module's board is still in prototype stage and is expected to reach production sometime soon. Liz Upton, Executive Director of the Foundation said in a blog post, 'We've a (very) little way to go before we're able to send it out to manufacture.' According to Upton, testing slots have been booked in December to check on electromagnetic radiations from the ribbon cable."
Re:Oh did you fix your supply problem? (Score:2, Informative)
I checked 4 stores, they were all in the 4 week range
Re:Oh did you fix your supply problem? (Score:5, Informative)
I ordered 20 for my classroom last Friday. They arrived on Wednesday. What supply problem?
Re:Oh did you fix your supply problem? (Score:4, Informative)
http://www.coolcomponents.co.uk/catalog/raspberry-model-p-1032.html [coolcomponents.co.uk]
one left, hurry!
Seriously, Element 14 is a good alternative. But RS were utter rubbish at it!
Re:100% closed source (Score:4, Informative)
Yup, you are too clueless, because you obviously have no idea of the complexity involved. It takes man-months to really get a camera driver working properly, then man years to tune the sensor ISP to actually produce decent pictures. You get all that work, plus PCB development, for $25. And it is the standard OV sensor, not a specific 'locked down' version - you don't need locked down sensors because the damn things are all bloody different anyway.
But actually Jamesh didnt say that was the reason the GPU blob is locked down at all. The GPU has its own firmware which is closed course, the camera driver and tuning are in that firmware, so are locked down as a result of the entire GPU source being closed, not because people are not experienced enough to make the sensor work.
But full marks for FUD - well done.