OAK FFC camera modules¶

Overview¶

OAK FFC baseboards and camera modules are great for prototyping flexibility. Since cameras are modular, you can place them at various stereo baselines and select the camera module based on your project requirements (resolution, shutter type, FPS, optics).

OAK FFC baseboards¶

OAK FFC baseboards are OAK devices that have onboard VPU and FFC connectors, to which you can connect OAK FFC camera modules. Here’s the list of our current OAK FFC baseboards:

FFC Camera modules¶

Here’s the list of already built OAK FFC camera modules, which you can easily connect to any OAK FFC baseboard with a flat flexible cable. We are working towards offering OAK FFC camera module for all supported CCMs.

OAK FFC camera module	Shutter	Resolution	Notes
OAK-FFC-IMX378 (AF)	Rolling	12MP	Color, Auto-Focus.
OAK-FFC-IMX378-FF	Rolling	12MP	Color, Fixed-Focus.
OAK-FFC-IMX378-W	Rolling	12MP	Color, Fixed-Focus, Wide FOV.
OAK-FFC-OV9282	Global	1MP	Mono, Fixed-Focus
OAK-FFC-OV9282-M12	Global	1MP	Mono, M12 mount
OAK-FFC-OV9282-W	Global	1MP	Mono, Fixed-Focus, Wide FOV
OAK-FFC-OV9782-M12	Global	1MP	Color, M12 mount
OAK-FFC-OV9782-W	Global	1MP	Color, Fixed-Focus, Wide FOV
OAK-FFC IMX582	Rolling	32MP	Color, AF
OAK-FFC-IMX477-M12	Rolling	12MP	Color, M12 mount
OAK-FFC-IMX214-W	Rolling	13MP	Color, Fixed-Focus, Wide FOV
OAK-FFC-AR0234-M12	Global	2.3MP	Color, M12 mount
Arducam HQ Cam for RPi, IMX477	Rolling	12.3MP	Color, CS mount lens

FFC camera mounting¶

OAK-FFC Kit is a great way to mount your OAK FFC camera modules. It allows you to easily customize both horizontal and vertical stereo baseline. You can buy it from our shop. For usage, see instruction here.

Mounting adapters can also be found on Github.

M12 mount lenses¶

Some of the FFC camera modules above have M12 mount, so you can use a variety of different lenses (for custom FoV), for example:

Kit of 10 different M12 lenses (for testing purposes),
M25156H14 (HFoV: 141°C),
M40180H10 (HFoV: 100°C),
M2506ZH04 (HFoV: 33°C),
and others

M12 selectable FOV¶

Tests were done using 2x OAK-FFC-IMX477-M12 and two different M12 lenses: 20° FOV and 190° FOV one.

Side-by-side comparison of narrow and wide FOV M12 lenses on OAK-FFC-IMX477-M12¶

Test setup from birds view¶

ArduCam replacement cameras for OAK-D¶

The cameras below are compatible with the OAK-D. Due to the use of adhesives to affix the cameras in the assembled OAK-D, it is difficult to replace them. Attempting to remove the cameras can cause damage to both the cameras and the PCB.

The best and easiest way to remove the old Compact Camera Modules (CCM) from the PCBA is to apply a small amount of acetone or IPA (isopropyl alcohol) around the CCM to soften the permanent glue. After that, a scalpel or any other similar tool should be used slicing the camera off of the PCB, by cutting the glue in between the CCM and PCB.

Compact Camera Module (CCM) Fish-Eye OV9282 (for better SLAM) here
Mechanical, Optical, and Electrical equivalent OV9282 module with visible and IR capability here
Global-Shutter Color Camera (OV9782) with same intrinsics as OV9282 grayscale here

Got questions?

We’re always happy to help with code or other questions you might have.