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Miniature TTL Serial JPEG Camera with NTSC Video

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Miniature TTL Serial JPEG Camera with NTSC Video - Adafruit - 1386

Compact serial JPEG camera with NTSC composite video output; captures 160×120, 320×240, or 640×480 stills over TTL serial. Includes auto white-balance, auto brightness/contrast, and motion-detection trigger output.

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Miniature TTL Serial JPEG Camera with NTSC Video — Adafruit — 1386

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Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
MINIATURE TTL SERIAL J3.3VVINRXTXGND
  • 3.3VVIN

    Camera module power input. Adafruit states the power pin is marked 3.3V but feeds a 3-5V input regulator, so it can be powered with 3-5VDC.

    Type · PowerVoltage · 3-5VDC input, pin marked 3.3V on module
  • TX

    3.3V TTL serial transmit from the camera module; Adafruit describes communication as three-wire TX, RX, GND.

    Type · UARTVoltage · 3.3V TTL logic
  • RX

    3.3V TTL serial receive into the camera module; Adafruit describes communication as three-wire TX, RX, GND.

    Type · UARTVoltage · 3.3V TTL logic
  • GND

    Ground reference for power and the three-wire TTL serial interface.

    Type · GroundVoltage · 0V
PinTypeFunctionVoltage
3.3VVINPowerCamera module power input. Adafruit states the power pin is marked 3.3V but feeds a 3-5V input regulator, so it can be powered with 3-5VDC.3-5VDC input, pin marked 3.3V on module
TXUART3.3V TTL serial transmit from the camera module; Adafruit describes communication as three-wire TX, RX, GND.3.3V TTL logic
RXUART3.3V TTL serial receive into the camera module; Adafruit describes communication as three-wire TX, RX, GND.3.3V TTL logic
GNDGroundGround reference for power and the three-wire TTL serial interface.0V
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
MINIATURE TTL SERIAL J3.3VVINRXTXGND

Pin details

4 connections
  1. 3.3VVIN

    Camera module power input. Adafruit states the power pin is marked 3.3V but feeds a 3-5V input regulator, so it can be powered with 3-5VDC.

    PowerVoltage · 3-5VDC input, pin marked 3.3V on module
  2. TX

    3.3V TTL serial transmit from the camera module; Adafruit describes communication as three-wire TX, RX, GND.

    UARTVoltage · 3.3V TTL logic
  3. RX

    3.3V TTL serial receive into the camera module; Adafruit describes communication as three-wire TX, RX, GND.

    UARTVoltage · 3.3V TTL logic
  4. GND

    Ground reference for power and the three-wire TTL serial interface.

    GroundVoltage · 0V

Start wiring

USB · UART · I2C · 3.3 V · Module

Confirm the data interface matches your host board.

Module pins: 3.3V / VIN, GND, TX, RX. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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