HM01B0 , Arducam QVGA Camera Module for Raspberry Pi Pico

The Arducam HM01B0 Monochrome QVGA SPI Camera Module is designed for Raspberry Pi Pico and compatible third-party RP2040 boards. Featuring ultra-low power consumption and high resolution up to QVGA at 60FPS, this camera module is ideal for always-on service applications and machine vision projects. It is based on the Himax HM01B0-MWA sensor and offers a configurable 1-bit video data interface with video frame and line sync, making it perfect for robotics, IoT, and object identification tasks.

Key Features:

■ Ultra-low power consumption: Standby < 200 µW, QQVGA < 1.1 mW

■ Resolution: 320 x 320 Monochrome, up to QVGA @ 60 FPS

■ Interface: Configurable 1-bit, 4-bit, and 8-bit video data serial interface with video frame and line sync

■ Motion detection: Wakeup interrupt output

■ Applications: Machine vision, robotics, IoT, gesture sensing, tracking, and object identification

■ High sensitivity: 3.6 μm BrightSense™ pixel technology

■ Programmable controls: Black level calibration, frame size, exposure, analog gain (up to 8x), and digital gain (up to 4x)

■ Automatic exposure and gain control: With support for flicker avoidance at 50/60Hz

■ Self-oscillator: On-chip oscillator for efficient operation

■ Flexible I2C interface: 2-wire, 400 KHz max for register access

■ Active Pixel Array: 320 x 320

■ Pixel Size: 3.6 µm x 3.6 µm

■ Full Image Area: 1152 µm x 1152 µm

■ Diagonal (Optical Format): 1.63 mm (1/11″)

■ Color Filter Array: Monochrome and Bayer

■ Scan Mode: Progressive

■ Shutter Type: Electronic Rolling Shutter

■ Frame Rate:

51 fps @ 320 x 320

60 fps @ 320 x 240 (QVGA)

■ CRA (Maximum): 30º

■ Supply Voltage:

Analog: 2.8 V

Digital: 1.5 V (Internal LDO: 1.5V – 2.8V)

I/O: 1.5 – 2.8V

■ Input Reference Clock: 3 – 50 MHz

■ Serial Interface (I2C): 2-wire, 400 KHz max

■ Video Data Interface: 1b, 4b (8b not supported)

■ Output Clock Rate (Max):

50 MHz for 1bit

12.5 MHz for 4bit

■ Power Consumption (Typical):

QVGA 60 FPS: < 4 mW

QVGA 30 FPS: < 2 mW

QQVGA 30 FPS: 670 µW