OAK-D-IOT-40¶
Warning
OAK IoT series is now community supported only, and is provided as-is. This means we most likely won’t update it and we don’t provide support for it (Discord, forums, email…).

Overview¶
The OAK-D-IoT-40 baseboard has three on-board cameras which implement stereo and RGB vision, piped directly into the OAK-SoM-IoT for depth and AI processing. The data can be then output to a host via USB 3.1 Gen1 (Type-C) or via ESP32 WiFi interface. If you are new to OAK IOT devices, you can check Getting started with OAK IoT devices tutorial.
This design is one of two baseboards for the OAK-SoM-IoT, the other one being OAK-D-IOT-75. The only difference is the stereo baseline distance and the shape/size of the OAK camera.
Hardware specifications¶
This OAK camera uses USB-C cable for communication and power. It supports both USB2 and USB3 (5Gbps / 10Gbps).
Camera module specifications¶
You can select either FF or AF color camera, more information here.
Camera Specs |
Color camera |
Stereo pair |
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Sensor |
IMX378 (PY004 AF, PY052 FF) |
OV9282 (PY003) |
DFOV / HFOV / VFOV |
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Resolution |
12MP (4056x3040) |
1MP (1280x800) |
Focus |
AF: 8cm - ∞, FF: 50cm - ∞ |
FF: 19.6cm - ∞ |
Max Framerate |
60 FPS |
120 FPS |
F-number |
1.8 ±5% |
2.0 ±5% |
Lens size |
1/2.3 inch |
1/4 inch |
Effective Focal Length |
4.81mm |
2.35mm |
Pixel size |
1.55µm x 1.55µm |
3µm x 3µm |
RVC2 inside¶
This OAK device is built on top of the RVC2. Main features:
4 TOPS of processing power (1.4 TOPS for AI - RVC2 NN Performance)
Run any AI model, even custom-architectured/built ones - models need to be converted.
Encoding: H.264, H.265, MJPEG - 4K/30FPS, 1080P/60FPS
Computer vision: warp/dewarp, resize, crop via ImageManip node, edge detection, feature tracking. You can also run custom CV functions
Stereo depth perception with filtering, post-processing, RGB-depth alignment, and high configurability
Object tracking: 2D and 3D tracking with ObjectTracker node
Dimensions and Weight¶
Width: 60 mm
Height: 45 mm
Length: 25 mm (including the SoM)
Weight: 45.5g (total), 20g (PCBA), 25.5g (SoM with heatsink)
Stereo depth perception¶
This OAK camera has a baseline of 4.0cm - the distance between the left and the right stereo camera. Minimal and maximal depth perception (MinZ and Max) depends on camera FOV, resolution, and baseline- more information here.
Ideal range: 40cm - 4m
MinZ: ~20cm (400P OR 800P, extended), ~37cm (800P)
MaxZ: ~6 meters with a variance of 10% (depth accuracy evaluation)
Extended means that StereoDepth node has Extended disparity mode enabled.
Getting started¶
The OAK-D-IoT-40 accepts power input from 5V barrel jack and it can also accept power from USB C connector. Booting can be accomplished from either the ESP32 or NOR flash on the BW1099EMB, boot selection is configured on BW1099EMB with BOOT resistors.
The reset button resets the OAK-SoM-IoT only.
The 5V LED indicates 5V power is present on the DM1092.
The PG LED indicates “power good” from the OAK-SoM-IoT.
The “RUN” LED indicates that the OAK-SoM-IoT is not reset.

Power consumption¶
Most of the power is consumed by the RVC2, so the power consumption mostly depends on the workload of the VPU:
Base consumption + camera streaming: 2.5W - 3W
AI subsystem consumption: Up to 1W
Stereo depth pipeline subsystem: Up to 0.5W
Video Encoder subsystem: Up to 0.5W
So the total power consumption can be up to ~5W if you are using all the features at 100% at the same time. To reduce the power consumption, you can reduce FPS of the whole pipeline - that way, subsystems won’t be utilized at 100% and will consume less power.
Operating temperature¶
The maximum operating ambient temperature of RVC2 based devices is between 50°C* when fully utilizing the VPU.
Similarly to the Power consumption, max operating temperature depends on VPU utilization. The higher the VPU utilization, the more heat the VPU will generate. The RVC2 VPU can continuously operate at 105 °C, after which the depthai library will automatically shut down the device (to avoid chip damage).
To find out more, see our Operative temperature range documentation.