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News Release from: Direct Insight | Subject: Triton-Cam for PXA320
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 26 February 2008
System speeds camera development
A complete camera solution for Marvell's PXA320 is the latest solution from Windows Embedded Gold Partner Direct Insight.
Direct Insight has released a complete camera solution for Marvell's PXA320 Featuring a range of camera resolutions including 1.3 and 2.0Mpixel autofocus and higher, Triton-Cam for PXA320 provides image capture support for both Windows CE and Linux
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The PXA320's Quick Capture Imaging (QCI) interface offers developers high-throughput video and still image capture in a low-power device, but a major engineering effort is required to create a complete hardware and driver solution.
With Triton-Cam developers can easily harness the QCI via plug and play modular hardware, allowing the rapid development of camera-based products.
For development purposes, the Triton-Cam module is connected to the StarterKit development system via a new multimedia interface (MI) board which plugs directly onto the baseboard and also provides an optional QVGA LCD touch screen.
The Triton-Cam plugs directly onto the MI, avoiding the use of complex wiring.
The development system runs Windows Embedded CE 6.0 out of the box and the video image captured via the camera is displayed on the screen in real time via a supplied viewfinder sample application.
A comprehensive software bundle includes driver support for Directshow display.
Source code is available to permit customisation for use with third-party sensors.
To transition to a module-based production solution, a custom baseboard is created which houses both the Triton processor module and the new camera module.
Based on modification of the supplied baseboard schematics and BSP (board support package), a platform can be created in just a few weeks ready for manufacture using the Triton and Triton-Cam modules.
The driver is also available in a form suitable for full-custom PXA320-based design-ins.
The base model of Triton-Cam is based on the Omnivision OV9653 1.3Mpixel fixed-focus CMOS image sensor and supports resolutions up to 1280 x 1024.
An autofocus 2.0Mpixel version is also available. Request a free brochure from Direct Insight ...
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