Adafruit PiCowbell OV5640 Camera Breakout - 72 Degree Autofocus

Name: Adafruit PiCowbell OV5640 Camera Breakout - 72 Degree Autofocus
Brand: Adafruit
SKU: 5945

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Pico-format breakout carrying an OV5640 5 MP autofocus camera (72° FOV) with DVP interface, I2C configuration, microSD slot, shutter/reset controls, and STEMMA QT. Designed to stack 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.

OV5640 camera module
Type · Unknown
VSyncGPIO 0
Type · GPIO
Power DownGPIO 1
Type · GPIO, Control
HSyncGPIO 2
Type · GPIO
Pixel ClockGPIO 3
Type · GPIO
SDAGPIO 4
Type · GPIO, I2C
SCLGPIO 5
Type · GPIO, I2C
8-bit digital dataGPIO 6-13
Type · Signal
ResetGPIO 14
Type · GPIO, Control
MicroSD SPI
Type · SPI
Shutter buttonGPIO 22
Type · GPIO, Unknown
Reset button
Type · Unknown
16 MHz XClock
Type · Signal
STEMMA QT port
Type · I2C

Pin	Type
OV5640 camera module	Unknown
VSyncGPIO 0	GPIO
Power DownGPIO 1	GPIO, Control
HSyncGPIO 2	GPIO
Pixel ClockGPIO 3	GPIO
SDAGPIO 4	GPIO, I2C
SCLGPIO 5	GPIO, I2C
8-bit digital dataGPIO 6-13	Signal
ResetGPIO 14	GPIO, Control
MicroSD SPI	SPI
Shutter buttonGPIO 22	GPIO, Unknown
Reset button	Unknown
16 MHz XClock	Signal
STEMMA QT port	I2C

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

14 connections

OV5640 camera module
Unknown
VSyncGPIO 0
GPIO
Power DownGPIO 1
GPIO, Control
HSyncGPIO 2
GPIO
Pixel ClockGPIO 3
GPIO
SDAGPIO 4
GPIO, I2C
SCLGPIO 5
GPIO, I2C
8-bit digital dataGPIO 6-13
Signal
ResetGPIO 14
GPIO, Control
MicroSD SPI
SPI
Shutter buttonGPIO 22
GPIO, Unknown
Reset button
Unknown
16 MHz XClock
Signal
STEMMA QT port
I2C

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