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Adafruit PiCowbell OV5640 Camera Breakout - 120 Degree Wide Angle

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Adafruit PiCowbell OV5640 Camera Breakout - 120 Degree Wide Angle - Adafruit - 5949
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Pico-format PiCowbell breakout with an OV5640 5 MP fixed-focus 120° wide-angle camera, onboard XCLK oscillator, DVP interface, STEMMA QT, microSD slot, and shutter/reset controls. Stacks directly on Raspberry Pi Pico / Pico W.

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Adafruit PiCowbell OV5640 Camera Breakout - 120 Degree Wide Angle — Adafruit — 5949

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Offers

  • Adafruit$14.97
  • ?DigiKey$24.95
  • ?OpenCircuit€20.50

Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
ADAFRUIT PICOWBELL OV5VBVBUSGP3OV5640 PCLKVSVSYSGP14OV5640 RESETEN3V3_ENXCLK jumper3VVmotor jumperVrADC_VREFGP16microSD MISOGGNDGP17microSD CSGP5SCLGP18microSD SCKGP4SDAGP19microSD MOMOSISTEMMA QT connectorGP15SD Detect jumperGP0OV5640 VSYNCGP22Shutter buttonGP1OV5640 PWDNReset buttonGP2OV5640 HREF

One grouped connection is listed in the table but omitted from the graphic until individual pins are available.

  • VBVBUS
    Type · Power
  • VSVSYS
    Type · Power
  • EN3V3_EN
    Type · Control
  • 3V
    Type · Power
  • VrADC_VREF
    Type · Analog
  • GGND
    Type · Ground
  • GP5SCL
    Type · GPIO, I2C
  • GP4SDA
    Type · GPIO, I2C
  • STEMMA QT connector
    Type · Unknown
  • GP0OV5640 VSYNC
    Type · GPIO, Signal
  • GP1OV5640 PWDN
    Type · GPIO, Control
  • GP2OV5640 HREF
    Type · GPIO, Signal
  • GP3OV5640 PCLK
    Type · GPIO, Signal
  • OV5640 DATA2-DATA9GP6-GP13
    Type · Signal
  • GP14OV5640 RESET
    Type · GPIO, Control
  • XCLK jumper
    Type · Unknown
  • Vmotor jumper
    Type · Unknown
  • GP16microSD MISO
    Type · GPIO, SPI
  • GP17microSD CS
    Type · GPIO, SPI
  • GP18microSD SCK
    Type · GPIO, SPI
  • GP19microSD MOMOSI
    Type · GPIO, SPI
  • GP15SD Detect jumper
    Type · GPIO, Unknown
  • GP22Shutter button
    Type · GPIO, Unknown
  • Reset button
    Type · Unknown
PinType
VBVBUSPower
VSVSYSPower
EN3V3_ENControl
3VPower
VrADC_VREFAnalog
GGNDGround
GP5SCLGPIO, I2C
GP4SDAGPIO, I2C
STEMMA QT connectorUnknown
GP0OV5640 VSYNCGPIO, Signal
GP1OV5640 PWDNGPIO, Control
GP2OV5640 HREFGPIO, Signal
GP3OV5640 PCLKGPIO, Signal
OV5640 DATA2-DATA9GP6-GP13Signal
GP14OV5640 RESETGPIO, Control
XCLK jumperUnknown
Vmotor jumperUnknown
GP16microSD MISOGPIO, SPI
GP17microSD CSGPIO, SPI
GP18microSD SCKGPIO, SPI
GP19microSD MOMOSIGPIO, SPI
GP15SD Detect jumperGPIO, Unknown
GP22Shutter buttonGPIO, Unknown
Reset buttonUnknown
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
ADAFRUIT PICOWBELL OV5VBVBUSGP3OV5640 PCLKVSVSYSGP14OV5640 RESETEN3V3_ENXCLK jumper3VVmotor jumperVrADC_VREFGP16microSD MISOGGNDGP17microSD CSGP5SCLGP18microSD SCKGP4SDAGP19microSD MOMOSISTEMMA QT connectorGP15SD Detect jumperGP0OV5640 VSYNCGP22Shutter buttonGP1OV5640 PWDNReset buttonGP2OV5640 HREF

One grouped connection is omitted from the graphic until individual pins are available.

Pin details

24 connections
  1. VBVBUS
    Power
  2. VSVSYS
    Power
  3. EN3V3_EN
    Control
  4. 3V
    Power
  5. VrADC_VREF
    Analog
  6. GGND
    Ground
  7. GP5SCL
    GPIO, I2C
  8. GP4SDA
    GPIO, I2C
  9. STEMMA QT connector
    Unknown
  10. GP0OV5640 VSYNC
    GPIO, Signal
  11. GP1OV5640 PWDN
    GPIO, Control
  12. GP2OV5640 HREF
    GPIO, Signal
  13. GP3OV5640 PCLK
    GPIO, Signal
  14. OV5640 DATA2-DATA9GP6-GP13
    Signal
  15. GP14OV5640 RESET
    GPIO, Control
  16. XCLK jumper
    Unknown
  17. Vmotor jumper
    Unknown
  18. GP16microSD MISO
    GPIO, SPI
  19. GP17microSD CS
    GPIO, SPI
  20. GP18microSD SCK
    GPIO, SPI
  21. GP19microSD MOMOSI
    GPIO, SPI
  22. GP15SD Detect jumper
    GPIO, Unknown
  23. GP22Shutter button
    GPIO, Unknown
  24. Reset button
    Unknown

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