May 31, 2012 - e-con Systems announces e-CAM51_USB, which houses a 5-megapixel pluggable Autofocus Camera Module e-CAM52_5640_MOD based on OmniVision’s OV5640 CMOS image sensor. The e-CAM51_USB supports GPIO and microphone with an integrated analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The e-CAM51_USB is USB Video Class (UVC) and USB Audio Class (UAC) compliant and hence doesn’t require any device driver installation on the PC side. OmniVision’s OV5640 CameraChip sensor, which is part of the e-CAM52_5640_MOD, has an embedded ISP. The sensor features automatic image control functions including automatic exposure control (AEC), automatic white balance (AWB), automatic band filter (ABF), 50/60Hz automatic luminance detection, and automatic black level calibration (ABLC).
Majority of these features are supported in e-CAM51_USB through the standard UVC protocol allowing all the third party applications on Linux and Windows based Operating Systems be able to work with our USB camera without any issues. The specialty features of e-CAM51_USB, such as GPIO control, Autofocus control and status, Manual focus etc., are supported through UVC Extension Unit interface. e-con Systems supports the developers with an Extended API DLL to leverage these features and supplies sample application that demonstrates these features. Target applications include Document Camera Visualizers, Interactive Teaching & Meeting Solutions, OCR, Scientific Research, Telemedicine/Health, Biometrics and Robotics.
These are some of the markets where 5-megapixel resolutions are a must.
Customization services
Customers, who are interested in customizing e-CAM51_USB, can contact e-con Systems directly with their requirements. e-con Systems can redesign the module to suit customer’s form factor or any other special requirement.
About e-CAM
e-CAM is e-con Systems’ Camera reference design product line featuring a camera board with a camera module with options for either parallel or USB interface. e-con offers off the shelf USB cameras like e-CAM21_USB – 2 Megapixel USB fixed focus camera, e-CAM33_USB – 3 Megapixel USB autofocus camera with UAC & GPIO support and the just launched e-CAM51_USB. On the parallel interface camera board, e-con Systems offers support for a wide variety of processors with drivers for WinCE, Linux and Android.
