Stereo vision board pairs Rockchip RV1103 with dual global-shutter cameras
Key Takeaway
Hardware hacker machinehum built an open stereo vision board around the Rockchip RV1103 ARM SoC with dual OV9281 cameras, accelerometer, and Ethernet.
Summary
The board centers on the 1.1 GHz Rockchip RV1103 with 64 MB DDR2 RAM and MIPI CSI-2, running Linux with Video4Linux2 support. It includes two OV9281 global-shutter cameras for depth perception, a LI2HH12 3-axis accelerometer, 4 MB flash, and 10/100 Mbit Ethernet. Design files are available on GitHub.
Board specifications and software stack
- Processor: Rockchip RV1103 (1.1 GHz single-core ARM) with 64 MB DDR2 RAM
- Cameras: Two OV9281 global-shutter cameras via MIPI CSI-2 bus
- Sensors: LI2HH12 3-axis accelerometer for motion sensing
- Storage/Network: 4 MB flash, 10/100 Mbit Ethernet
- Software: Linux with Video4Linux2 (V4L2) for camera interfacing
- Availability: Design files published on GitHub
Why it matters
The board provides a ready-made, hackable platform for stereo vision experiments with on-board compute, lowering the barrier for robotics and computer-vision projects compared to Raspberry Pi-based alternatives.
Original reference: hackaday.com →