This Arducam quadrascopic camera bundle incorporates four 12MP IMX477 autofocus cameras, and the cutting-edge MIPI stereo camera breakthrough from Arducam – The Arducam Camarray HAT.

• As the upgraded version of Arducam Synched Stereo Camera HAT, the Camarray further pushes the multi-camera limits and doubles the interfacing capabilities to allow 4 synchronized MIPI camera modules to be interfaced to a single MIPI CSI-2 slot on prevailing single-board computers like Raspberry Pi, Jetson Nano, and Jetson Xavier NX.

Features:

• Four in One: Combine four cameras into one frame, each with a resolution of 1/4; the maximum output you can get: 4056(H) x 3040(V) for still images and 1920x1080 for video. Please note the frame rate for video and still images will drop to half the frame rate you would normally get with a single camera.
• Wide compatibility: It is compatible with the latest Raspberry Pi camera software (libcamera) and uses the official Pi camera tuning algorithm. It also supports multi-platform multi-camera solutions such as Raspberry Pi, Jetson Nano, Xavier NX and many more. And this Camarray HAT is also compatible with Raspberry Pi 3 and Raspberry Pi (V1/V2/HQ) cameras.
• Applications: Multiple camera processing technologies have enabled VR (Virtual Reality), AR(Augmented Reality), and other applications like SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping).
• Synchronized video streams with Raspberry Pi could be used for many use-cases (e.g., stitching, 3D sensing, tracking, …) before investing in an expensive video multiplexer hardware.

Specifications:

Applications:

• Robot navigation
• Objective tracking
• 3D measurement
• 3D reconstruction
• Depth-related vision applications

Note

• 1. The four-channel camera adopts the 2×2 synthesis method. The images of cameras 0 and 1 are completely synchronized, the images of cameras 2 and 3 are completely synchronized, and the images of cameras 2/3 are one frame behind the images of cameras 0/1.
• 2. The resolution of the synthesized image remains unchanged, but the frame rate is halved.
• 3. If any camera fails, the composite image can still be output, with the corresponding area of the failed camera being black.
• 4. Official Commands and ISP are supported.
• 5. The four-channel camera is a customized model, requiring HAT to provide a clock. It cannot be removed and is directly connected to the Raspberry Pi.
• 6. The driver of the kit is mainly developed based on the Raspberry Pi/ Nvidia Jeston official board, and there is no guarantee that the third-party board can be used (Due to the different allocation of hardware resources, it may not be compatible)
• 7. This camera kit supports the latest Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye (Jan 28th, 2022 and later) and libcamera apps, for the previous Raspberry Pi OS (Legacy) users, contact [email protected] for support.

Documentation

• Camarray – Arducam 12MP Synchronized Quad Camera Bundle Kit

Package Includes:

• 4 × 12MP IMX477 Mini High-Quality Camera Module
• 1 × UC-512 Camarray HAT
• 4× 15cm/6inch 22pin to 22pin camera cables
• 1 × 30cm 15-22pin Camera Cable
• 1 × 7cm 15-22pin Camera Cable
• 1 × Screw Pack