Two Raspberry Pi AI Cameras

DroneBot Workshop February 17, 2025
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Welcome to the Workshop! The DroneBot Workshop is the place where I work with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and lots of other cool microcontrollers, components, and sensors. This is a channel for learning and understanding. While I do build projects, most episodes focus on showing you HOW things work, so you can use the information to bring your own designs to life. Every video has a corresponding article on my website at https://dronebotworkshop.com , along with the diagrams and code samples you’ll need to build your own creations. You can also participate in discussions on my Forum at https://forum.dronebotworkshop.com. Please note that I no longer do any sponsored videos, enquiries for these will be ignored! If you'd like to know more about me or the DroneBot Workshop you can read the FAQ at https://dronebotworkshop.com/about-dronebot-workshop/faq/ And if you have technical questions please ask them on the Forum. Welcome to the Workshop! I hope you enjoy your stay! Bill

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Check out two artificial intelligence cameras for the Raspberry Pi - the Raspberry Pi AI Camera and the ArduCam PiNSIGHT. Article with “cheat sheets”: https://dronebotworkshop.com/2-pi-ai-cameras More articles and tutorials: https://dronebotworkshop.com Join the conversation on the forum: https://forum.dronebotworkshop.com Subscribe to the newsletter and stay in touch: https://dronebotworkshop.com/subscribe/ Today, we will examine an exciting new category of edge computing devices: the AI Camera. These cameras process an AI model at the source and deliver AI metadata to the Raspberry Pi host. They can also be used as conventional cameras. Today, we have two cameras to play with. The first is the Raspberry Pi's AI Camera module. Although it resembles the standard Pi camera, it has an intelligent sensor from Sony and an RP2040 microcontroller to manage data transfer. The second unit is the ArduCam PiNSIGHT. This complete autofocus camera interfaces using a USB-C connector. You can mount a Raspberry Pi board directly on the camera, and it has a standard ¼-inch tripod thread for easy mounting. In this video, we’ll set up and test both cameras and see how they perform. We’ll also discuss the merits and drawbacks of each camera to help you decide which would be better suited to your next intelligent project. Here is the Table of Contents for today's video: 00:00 - Introduction 01:50 - AI Cameras 05:54 - Raspberry Pi AI Camera 10:16 - Raspberry Pi AI Camera Setup 13:22 - Demo 1 - rpicam-apps 15:41 - Demo 2 - Pose estimation 16:41 - Demo 3 - Picamera2 19:52 - ArduCam PiNSIGHT AI Camera 22:37 - ArduCam PiNSIGHT Setup 25:13 - Demo 1 - depthai demo 27:18 - Luxonis Repository & OCR 31:28 - Camera Comparisons 36:57 - Conclusion These cameras are sure to inspire some incredible projects. By doing most of the AI work on the camera, your Raspberry Pi board is free to perform other tasks. You can also use them with a lesser-powered Raspberry Pi board, like the Pi Zero 2 W. I hope you enjoy the video! Bill

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