ARM9 single board computer implementing AT91SAM9261
CAM60
The CAM60 is a high-res, 2MPix, IP camera. This AT91SAM9260-based (ARM926) stand-alone computer is an excellent choice for surveillance and machine vision applications. The CAM60 adds an image sensor to the KB9260 development board.
The unit can be powered from either an AC wall adapter or Power-over-Ethernet (PoE). The low power requirement and small footprint make it easy to install. If using the PoE, a single Ethernet cable is used to power the CAM60, log-in to the system, and snap images.
The on-board, color image sensor supports a variety of resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 at a maximum of 30 frames per second. It supports YUV or it can generate JPEG images directly from the sensor without processor overhead. This enables the CAM60 to function as a JPEG server or MJPEG server at a greater frame rate than would be possible with processor-generated JPEG conversion.
Reading images from the sensor is easy. See the sample program used to take an example machine-vision picture. The ballpoint pen is shown in the picture for reference. The image sensor lens is adjusted by manual focus. Adjustment is not normally required, but can be used when viewing objects very close to the lens.
The sample movies shown on the side bar were taken from mjpg-streamer running on the CAM60 and viewed/recorded using VLC on a host in real time. The raw movie is much larger, but shows greater image quality while the compressed movies are smaller and can be used for reference. The raw movie is saved in OGG format and can be viewed with VLC Media Player. The compressed movies were converted from the original ogg using ffmpeg tools. These movies are compressed in size and time.
Sample mjpg-streamer session running on CAM60 board:
Please see the KB9260 for more information about the processor board.
200 MHz, ARM926EJ-S core with Java acceleration and DSP instruction extensions
Independent 8KB instruction and 8KB data caches
64 MB SDRAM
8 MB boot/kernel Flash
256 MB NAND Flash
10/100 Ethernet port
1 x USB 2.0 full speed device channel at header
15 x GPIO (maximum, configurable shared with other functions)
1 x debug serial channel (TTL)
2 x programmable clocks
3 x timer/counter/PWM channels
4 x analog input ADC channels
Image sensor up to 1600x1200, 30fps (max)
Power options: Integrated 802.3af (PoE) module, Integrated on-board DC auxiliary supply module, external regulation
3.3" x 3.5" x 1.1" case (optional)
Development kits
The board is offered with the following package options:
Basic Option
This option includes a KB9260 board with boot loader, recent Linux kernel (currently 2.6.24), and Buildroot/uClibc installed.
The following options are also available:
Power options: none (external +3.3VDC regulation), integrated auxiliary module (for use with wall supply), integrated PoE module.
Open source packages are used on the CAM60 and these sources are available for download from the corresponding external sites as well as KwikByte FTP servers.
A sample Ångström root file system is also available for download (at right). This is a flat file tree taken from the sample console image built at Linux4SAM (Requires EABI kernel).
Pricing Information
Special introductory price of $199.99 includes board and image sensor
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Contact our sales department for volume discount information.
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