This is the Repo for the Core Electronics port of the Arducam Mega Cameras for the Raspberry Pi Pico (Micropython)
Status: Experimental This driver is very much experimental at the moment. Expect frequent, breaking updates. This project is featured in the 27-July-2023 episode of The Factory - Core Electronics' Engineering and Product Development vlog.
Project Status:
- Confirmed working on 3MP Camera and 5MP Camera
- SOLVED: Photos have a green hue, camera_idx identifies the two versions - https://forum.arducam.com/t/mega-3mp-micropython-driver/5708
- Can set resolution
- Can set remaining filters and modes
- Able to set multiple adjustments at the same time (see issue#3)
- Class moved to separate file
- Burst read - decrease time to save photo
- Set SPI Speed higher - decrease time to save photo - Recommended speed from ArduCam 800000 baud, need to implement a check on init
- Confirm a micro SD card can use the same SPI bus (Micropython compatibility) - requires camera to release SPI bus, bulk reading/writing into bytearray would speed this up
- Confirm working with the latest Micropython version - Version 1.24 tested
- Filemanager also handles subfolders for images - Requires examples
- Confirm that different file formats output correctly (RGB=BMP, YGV?)
- Confirm that pixel RGB values can be extrapolated from BMP format for machine learning applications
The Camera library can be created by extracting the 'Camera' class from the camera.py file.
This project is open source - please review the LICENSE.md file for further licensing information.
If you have any technical questions, or concerns about licensing, please contact technical support on the Core Electronics forums.