Arducam HM01B0 is a camera module featuring ultra-low power consumption, up to QVGA resolution, 1-bit video data interface and line sync, all these, along with other specs make it a perfect camera for building machine vision projects and Always on Service applications with energy-efficient MCUs. It’s designed specifically for Raspberry Pi Pico and other third party RP2040 dev boards. It’s also the built-in camera of the Arducam Pico4ML.

Applications:

Machine Vision
Robotics
IoT
Gestures, intelligent ambient light and proximity sensing, tracking and object identification

Features:

Ultra Low Power Image Sensor designed for Always-on vision devices and applications
High sensitivity 3.6μ BrightSenseTM pixel technology
324 x 324 active pixel resolution with support for QVGA window, vertical flip and horizontal mirror readout
<1.1mW QQVGA resolution at 30FPS, < 2mW QVGA resolution at 30FPS
Programmable black level calibration target, frame size, frame rate, exposure, aN/Alog gain (up to 8x) and digital gain (up to 4x)
Automatic exposure and gain control loop with support for 50 / 60Hz flicker avoidance
Flexible 1-bit, 4-bit and 8-bit video data interface with video frame and line sync
Motion Detection circuit with programmable ROI and detection threshold with digital output to serve as an interrupt
On-chip self oscillator
I2C 2-wire serial interface for register access
CSP and Bare Die sensor package option
High CRA for low profile module design

Specifications:

Active Pixel Array: 320 x 320
Pixel Size: 3.6 µm x 3.6 µm
Full Image Area: 1152 µm x 1152 µm
DiagoN/Al (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 : AN/Alog 2.8 V, Digital 1.5V (InterN/Al 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, with frame / line SYNC, 8b is not supported.
Output Clock Rate MAX: 50 MHz for 1bit, 12.5 MHz for 4bit
Est. Power Consumption (include IO with 5pF load): QVGA 60FPS (Typical) <4 mW, QVGA 30FPS (Typical) <2 mW, QQVGA 30FPS (Typical) 670 µW