Press Release -Camera Solution for PXA320 on show

New TRITON-CAM for PXA320 shown at Embedded World

Embedded World Booth 11/318, February 26th 2008: A complete camera solution for Marvell's PXA320 is the latest solution from Windows Embedded Gold Partner Direct Insight. Featuring a range of camera resolutions including 1.3MP, 2.0MP Autofocus and higher, TRITON-CAM for PXA320 provides comprehensive image capture support for both Windows CE and Linux.

The PXA320's Quick Capture Imaging (QCI) interface offers developers the promise of high throughput video and still image capture in a low-power device, but a major engineering effort is required to create a complete hardware and driver solution. With TRITON-CAM this work is done, developers can easily harness the QCI via plug and play modular hardware, allowing the rapid development of camera-based products.

For development purposes, the TRITON-CAM module is connected to the StarterKit development system via a new Multimedia Interface (MI) board which plugs directly onto the baseboard, and also provides an optional QVGA LCD touch screen. The TRITON-CAM plugs directly onto the MI, avoiding the use of complex wiring. The development system runs Windows Embedded CE 6.0 out of the box, and the video image captured via the camera is displayed on the screen in real-time via a supplied viewfinder sample application.

A comprehensive software bundle includes driver support for Directshow display. Source code is available to permit customisation for use with third party sensors. To transition to a module-based production solution, a custom baseboard is created which houses both the TRITON processor module and the new camera module. Based on modification of the supplied baseboard schematics and BSP (Board Support Package), a platform can be created in just a few weeks ready for manufacture using the TRITON and TRITON-CAM modules. The driver is also available in a form suitable for full-custom PXA320-based design-ins.

The base model of TRITON-CAM is based on the Omnivision OV9653 1.3 MegaPixel(MP) fixed-focus CMOS image sensor, and supports resolutions up to 1280x1024. An optional autofocus 2.0MP is available. As a TRITON-based development moves to production, any required customisation of the camera module driver required to match the target application, baseboard design, BSP adaptation, and provision and integration of codecs are all available as services with rapid turnaround. For volume applications, the module design and driver source-code can be licensed.

TRITON-CAM for PXA320 is shipping from March 2008.

For further details, please see our TRITON-CAM pages

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