Adafruit PiCowbell OV5640 Camera Breakout - 120 Degree Low Distortion

Name: Adafruit PiCowbell OV5640 Camera Breakout - 120 Degree Low Distortion
Brand: Adafruit
SKU: 5948

Adafruit PiCowbell OV5640 Camera Breakout - 120 Degree Low Distortion — Adafruit — 5948

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Pico-format PiCowbell breakout with an OV5640 5 MP fixed-focus 120° low-distortion lens, DVP interface, STEMMA QT I2C, microSD slot, and shutter/reset buttons. Stacks directly on Raspberry Pi Pico / Pico W.

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified

One grouped source record is expanded into separate logical pads where unambiguous; physical placement is not implied.

VBVBUS
Type · Power
VSVSYS
Type · Power
EN3V3_EN
Type · Control
3V
Type · Power
VrADC_VREF
Type · Analog
G
Type · Ground
GP5SCL
Type · GPIO, I2C
GP4SDA
Type · GPIO, I2C
STEMMA QT connector
Type · I2C
GP0OV5640 VSYNC
Type · GPIO, Signal
GP2OV5640 HREF
Type · GPIO, Signal
GP3OV5640 PCLK
Type · GPIO, Signal
GP1OV5640 PWDN
Type · GPIO, Control
OV5640 DATA2-DATA9GP6-GP13
Type · Signal
GP14OV5640 RESET
Type · GPIO, Control
XCLK jumper
Type · Unknown
Vmotor jumper
Type · Unknown
GP16microSD MISO
Type · GPIO, SPI
GP18microSD SCK
Type · GPIO, SPI
GP19microSD MOSI
Type · GPIO, SPI
GP17microSD CS
Type · GPIO, SPI
GP15SD Det
Type · GPIO, Unknown
GP22Shutter button
Type · GPIO, Unknown
Reset button
Type · Control

Pin	Type
VBVBUS	Power
VSVSYS	Power
EN3V3_EN	Control
3V	Power
VrADC_VREF	Analog
G	Ground
GP5SCL	GPIO, I2C
GP4SDA	GPIO, I2C
STEMMA QT connector	I2C
GP0OV5640 VSYNC	GPIO, Signal
GP2OV5640 HREF	GPIO, Signal
GP3OV5640 PCLK	GPIO, Signal
GP1OV5640 PWDN	GPIO, Control
OV5640 DATA2-DATA9GP6-GP13	Signal
GP14OV5640 RESET	GPIO, Control
XCLK jumper	Unknown
Vmotor jumper	Unknown
GP16microSD MISO	GPIO, SPI
GP18microSD SCK	GPIO, SPI
GP19microSD MOSI	GPIO, SPI
GP17microSD CS	GPIO, SPI
GP15SD Det	GPIO, Unknown
GP22Shutter button	GPIO, Unknown
Reset button	Control

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified

One grouped source record is expanded into separate logical pads where unambiguous; physical placement is not implied.

Pin details

24 connections

VBVBUS
Power
VSVSYS
Power
EN3V3_EN
Control
3V
Power
VrADC_VREF
Analog
G
Ground
GP5SCL
GPIO, I2C
GP4SDA
GPIO, I2C
STEMMA QT connector
I2C
GP0OV5640 VSYNC
GPIO, Signal
GP2OV5640 HREF
GPIO, Signal
GP3OV5640 PCLK
GPIO, Signal
GP1OV5640 PWDN
GPIO, Control
OV5640 DATA2-DATA9GP6-GP13
Signal
GP14OV5640 RESET
GPIO, Control
XCLK jumper
Unknown
Vmotor jumper
Unknown
GP16microSD MISO
GPIO, SPI
GP18microSD SCK
GPIO, SPI
GP19microSD MOSI
GPIO, SPI
GP17microSD CS
GPIO, SPI
GP15SD Det
GPIO, Unknown
GP22Shutter button
GPIO, Unknown
Reset button
Control

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