Low-Cost Camera

Single board CMOS imager (VGA – 640 x 320) with USB connectivity and a BOM cost <$35. For developers of low-cost video cameras, this solution uses a cost-effective CMOS camera capture mechanism, based upon several Texas Instruments DSPs. It offers low cost, small size and quality picture resolution, which makes it an ideal hardware and software solution for consumer and portable applications.

Applications

• Consumer/Toy
• Security
• Video Phone
• MP3 Player

Algorithms Available

• MPEG1
• MPEG2
• JPEG
• JPEG2000

Description

The Texas Instruments DSP compresses the image(s), with the JPEG, MJPEG algorithms from on-chip and external memory to display the image to LCD display or other storage means, such as Flash or ROM, depending upon the end application.

The image can also be transmitted via optional modem, RS-232, or USB 2.0 interfaces from the McBSP on the DSP. The camera also contains Texas Instruments power management products which support battery charge for portable applications.

Features

• Still Camera Mode
• - VGA Resolution (640 x 320, 320 x 240)
• Video & PC Camera Mode
• - Resolution (320 x 240/ 160 x 120)
• I2C Buffer
• MP3 Audio capability
• Chargeable battery
• Connectivity – optional RS-232, USB 2.0 or TCP/IP and UDP