Vadzo Imaging Positions Falcon-1335CRO AR1335 OIS Autofocus USB Camera with On-board 9-Axis IMU for Head-Mounted and Wearable Vision Applications

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The Falco -1335CRO is a 13MP USB came a with a IMU built o the O semi AR1335 image se so coupled with a high-pe fo ma ce ISP. The AR1335 is a 13MP (4208 x 3120) colo olli g-shutte CMOS se so with a 1/3.2-i ch optical fo mat a d a 1.1 μm pixel size. This se so delive s full- esolutio 13MP colo imagi g with fi e spatial detail a d accu ate colo ep oductio , suited fo high-fidelity fi st-pe so captu e i wea able deployme ts. The compact 1/3.2-i ch se so fo mat e ables a optical stack that fits withi the tight spatial co st ai ts of sma t glasses f ames a d head-mou ted display housi gs, maki g this AR1335 came a well-suited fo platfo ms whe e fo m facto a d image quality must coexist without comp omise.

The Falco -1335CRO is a compact USB came a with a IMU solutio . The module houses the O semi AR1335 se so , ISP moto ized autofocus le s assembly, a d a ative 9-Axis IMU that delive s 3-Axis accele omete , 3-Axis gy oscope, a d 3-Axis mag etomete eadi gs sy ch o ized to eve y image f ame. The i teg ated OIS mecha ism actively compe sates fo le s displaceme t caused by head moveme t a d platfo m vib atio , maki g the Falco -1335CRO u iquely suited fo wea able a d head-mou ted applicatio s whe e co ti uous motio is u avoidable. Autofocus e ables the came a to mai tai sha p focus ac oss the full wo ki g dista ce a ge that wea able use cases dema d. Output modes i clude full 13MP 4K 1080p 720p a d VGA. The came a is UVC complia t a d suppo ts Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid without p op ieta y d ive s.

Key specs: 13MP (4208 x 3120) | O semi AR1335 1/3.2-i ch 1.1 μm pixel | Colo | Rolli g Shutte | Moto ized Autofocus | OIS | 9-Axis IMU | High-Pe fo ma ce ISP | USB 3.2 | 13MP / 4K / 1080p / 720p / VGA | Wi dows Li ux A d oid

Key Capabilities of the O semi AR1335 13MP Autofocus OIS USB Came a

13MP High Resolutio Colo Imagi g: Ma y wea able came a p oducts deploy at 4MP o lowe to educe ba dwidth a d powe co sumptio . The O semi AR1335 se so captu es a full 13MP (4208 x 3120) colo f ame with a olli g shutte a chitectu e a d 1.1 μm pixels, delive i g fi e spatial detail that lowe esolutio se so s ca ot ep oduce i the same field of view. A 13MP USB came a at wea able wo ki g dista ces captu es text o docume ts, w iti g o whiteboa ds, a d fi e mecha ical featu es without digital zoom. This di ectly be efits field se vice came a deployme ts, whe e a tech icia must ead pa t umbe s at a m’s le gth a d head-mou ted i spectio tools that equi e pixel-level detail f om a ha ds-f ee field of view. The 13MP output also suppo ts dow st eam ef ami g i AR ove lay pipeli es, whe e the full esolutio f ame allows digital stabilizatio without a field of view pe alty.

Optical Image Stabilizatio fo Motio -Affected Platfo ms: Wea able a d head-mou ted platfo ms a e subject to co ti uous head moveme t, walki g vib atio , a d i volu ta y t emo s that deg ade image quality. Without active compe satio , a 13MP se so with 1.1 μm pixels amplifies eve small a gula displaceme ts i to visible blu that makes f ame a alysis u eliable. The Falco -1335CRO employs a OIS USB came a desig whe e the o boa d gy oscope feeds eal-time a gula velocity data to the OIS co t ol loop, which shifts the le s assembly to cou te act platfo m motio . This keeps f ames sha p du i g walki g, stai climbi g, a d f eeha d captu e without a y host p ocesso load. The optical image stabilizatio came a app oach elimi ates the eed fo exte al vib atio isolatio mou ts a d avoids the field of view c op that elect o ic image stabilizatio i softwa e equi es. Fo a O semi AR1335 stabilized came a deployed o a body-wo system o sma t glasses f ame, this mea s co siste tly sha p 13MP output u de eal-wo ld ope ati g co ditio s.

Native 9-Axis IMU fo O ie tatio T acki g a d Se so Fusio : Visio systems o wea able platfo ms eed mo e tha image data. T acki g head o ie tatio , estimati g platfo m velocity, a d buildi g maps of the e vi o me t equi e sy ch o ized i e tial measu eme ts. Addi g a sepa ate IMU boa d fo ces e gi ee s to solve ha dwa e sy ch o izatio a d me ge timestamped data st eams i fi mwa e, i t oduci g timi g u ce tai ty a d i c easi g compo e t cou t. The Falco -1335CRO embeds a ative 9-Axis IMU delive i g sy ch o ized accele omete , gy oscope, a d mag etomete eadi gs th ough the same USB 3.2 co ectio as the video st eam. This simplifies the se so fusio pipeli e fo HMD came a module deployme ts, pe fo mi g visual i e tial odomet y fo sma t glasses came a systems u i g simulta eous localizatio a d mappi g, a d fo wea able came a module p oducts buildi g augme ted eality ove lays that equi e p ecise head pose estimatio . The IMU came a a chitectu e delive s all i e tial axes at se so -level sy ch o izatio , emovi g the late cy that post-captu e softwa e alig me t i t oduces.

Moto ized Autofocus fo Va iable Wo ki g Dista ce: Fixed focus came a p oducts impose a si gle calib ated wo ki g dista ce o the system desig e . Wea able applicatio s a ely ope ate at a fixed focal a ge. A field tech icia usi g a fi st-pe so came a looks at a mai te a ce docume t at 40 cm, the a machi e co t ol pa el at 80 cm, the ove head equipme t at 3 m withi a si gle wo kflow. Each shift i viewi g di ectio equi es a diffe e t focal le gth to mai tai sha p output. The Falco -1335CRO uses a moto ized autofocus le s assembly with co ti uous focus t acki g that adjusts without host p ocesso comma ds, keepi g the 13MP f ame sha p ac oss the full depth a ge of the wea able ope ati g e vi o me t. The AR1335 autofocus OIS came a desig emoves the equi eme t fo e gi ee i g teams to select a d validate a si gle fixed focus comp omise du i g p oduct developme t a d elimi ates the eed fo e d use s to mai tai a p esc ibed captu e dista ce du i g ope atio .

USB 3.2 UVC Plug a d Play I teg atio : The 4K USB came a i te face o the Falco -1335CRO co ects di ectly to a y USB 3.2 host po t o Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid without p op ieta y d ive s. UVC class d ive complia ce mea s the came a appea s as a sta da d video device immediately o co ectio , with o ke el module i stallatio o fi mwa e flashi g equi ed. IMU data is exposed as a USB HID e dpoi t accessible th ough sta da d OS i put APIs alo gside the video st eam, so applicatio s access both data types th ough ative OS i te faces. This educes i teg atio effo t fo i dust ial body came a developme t teams, body-wo came a module ma ufactu e s, a d egoce t ic visio came a platfo m develope s, whe e the developme t timeli e is co st ai ed. USB 3.2 ba dwidth suppo ts 13MP video st eami g a d simulta eous IMU data t a sfe ove a si gle cable, keepi g wea able platfo m wi i g compact a d educi g co ecto cou t i the BOM. The USB UVC came a with IMU a chitectu e is validated o I tel NUC, NVIDIA Jetso O i , Raspbe y Pi 5, a d A d oid tablet platfo ms.

Compact Fo m Facto fo Wea able Deployme t: The Falco -1335CRO ships i a compact module footp i t desig ed fo i teg atio i to space-co tai ed wea able platfo ms. The module housi g fits withi the optical cavity of comme cial sma t glasses f ames a d sta da d head-mou ted display chassis. E gi ee s desig i g head-wo came a systems ca mou t the module di ectly to the headset f ame without exte al b ackets o adapte ha dwa e. USB bus powe elimi ates the eed fo a sepa ate powe ail, simplifyi g the BOM a d e closu e desig fo head-mou ted came a p oducts. The compact fo m facto combi ed with the i teg ated OIS autofocus a d 9-Axis IMU mea s the Falco -1335CRO p ovides the full se so stack fo wea able visio i a si gle module athe tha equi i g sepa ate compo e ts fo imagi g stabilizatio , focus co t ol, a d i e tial measu eme t.

“The AR1335 se so gives you 13MP esolutio i a compact 1/3.2-i ch fo mat, but wea able platfo ms i t oduce two p oblems that se so esolutio alo e does ot solve: motio blu f om head moveme t a d focus d ift ac oss va yi g wo ki g dista ces. We built OIS di ectly i to the module to cou te the a gula displaceme t that walki g a d head otatio p oduce a d added moto ized autofocus, so the came a t acks focus co ti uously without host softwa e comma ds. By combi i g the AR1335 OIS came a with a sy ch o ized 9-Axis IMU a d full esolutio 13MP output i a si gle USB 3.2 module, we give wea able platfo m e gi ee s a came a that captu es sha p f ames at a y wo ki g dista ce a d expo ts the o ie tatio data eeded fo AR ove lays, SLAM pipeli es, a d emote assista ce applicatio s th ough o e cable.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.

Sma t Glasses a d Head-Mou ted Display Systems: Optical waveguide a d passth ough HMD systems equi e a compact high- esolutio came a that p ovides both the display feed a d platfo m o ie tatio data. The Falco -1335CRO HMD came a module delive s 13MP colo video to the display pipeli e a d 9-Axis IMU data to the pose estimatio subsystem th ough a si gle USB 3.2 co ectio . OIS compe sates fo the optical misalig me t that head moveme t i t oduces i to the waveguide egist atio pipeli e. Moto ized autofocus allows the use to shift atte tio f om ea objects to fa objects without softwa e focus comma ds. USB bus powe simplifies the powe a chitectu e i lightweight HMD desig s whe e batte y capacity is limited, a d eve y milliwatt cou ts.

Field Se vice a d Remote Expe t Assista ce: Remote expe t systems equi e a field se vice came a that t a smits sha p fi st-pe so video of equipme t compo e ts, tech ical labels, a d i st ume t pa els at va yi g dista ces u de the mixed lighti g co ditio s fou d i i dust ial facilities. The Falco -1335CRO t a smits OIS-compe sated 13MP f ames ove USB 3.2 to the field device e code . Moto ized autofocus t a sitio s f om label eadi g at 30 cm to pa el i spectio at 1.5 m to ove head equipme t at 4 m without ma ual i put f om the field tech icia . The 9-Axis IMU st eam gives the emote expe t co text o head o ie tatio a d tilt a gle, which helps guide the tech icia to the co ect compo e t locatio without ve bal desc iptio alo e.

Body-Wo a d I dust ial Body Came a Deployme ts: Public safety pe so el a d i dust ial i specto s ca y body-wo came a module systems that must log high- esolutio evide ce u de u p edictable lighti g a d co ti uous body moveme t. The i dust ial body came a applicatio of the Falco -1335CRO uses OIS to delive sha p 13MP f ames du i g walki g a d active field ope atio s. USB 3.2 co ects to the body u it eco de ove a sta da d cable with o p op ieta y i te face ha dwa e. The 9-Axis IMU p ovides headi g, pitch, a d oll data sy ch o ized to the video st eam fo t ajecto y eco st uctio , evide ce taggi g, a d post-eve t a alysis without a sepa ate GPS o i e tial loggi g module.

Wea able Medical Imagi g: Su gical assista ce systems with p ocedu al eco di g tools a d poi t-of-ca e docume tatio platfo ms equi e high- esolutio ha ds-f ee video with stable f ames a d sy ch o ized spatial data. The Falco -1335CRO medical came a delive s OIS-stabilized 13MP imagi g th ough USB 3.2 to a medical wo kstatio without p op ieta y d ive s, educi g the softwa e ce tificatio scope. Moto ized autofocus mai tai s a sha p focus o tissue i st ume ts a d a atomical ta gets at the va iable wo ki g dista ces e cou te ed i cli ical e vi o me ts. The 9-Axis IMU p ovides head a gle data useful fo device positio i g feedback i assisted su gical p ocedu es a d fo a otatio of p ocedu al eco di gs with o ie tatio co text.

Egoce t ic Visio a d Lifeloggi g Resea ch: Resea ch platfo ms fo activity ecog itio , lifeloggi g, a d egoce t ic dataset collectio equi e high-fidelity fi st-pe so video alig ed with o ie tatio data fo algo ithm t ai i g a d validatio . The egoce t ic visio came a desig of the Falco -1335CRO captu es 13MP colo f ames with OIS to supp ess walki g-i duced motio blu that co upts activity ecog itio datasets. The 9-Axis IMU st eam p ovides the i e tial co text eeded fo activity classificatio algo ithms a d fo sy ch o izi g video a otatio s with i e tial g ou d t uth. UVC complia ce e ables data captu e o sta da d laptops fo embedded PCs a d A d oid tablets without d ive ove head, allowi g esea ch teams to deploy quickly ac oss hete oge eous ha dwa e.

Augme ted Reality a d Spatial Computi g Platfo ms: AR platfo m developme t equi es a came a that delive s pose-sy ch o ized video f ames fo ove lay egist atio . The Falco -1335CRO combi es 13MP colo imagi g with a 9-Axis IMU sy ch o ized at the se so level, elimi ati g the late cy that sepa ate came a a d IMU combi atio s i t oduce i to the e de i g pipeli e. OIS educes the jitte i the image feed that causes ove lay flicke o AR to display eleme ts whe the use moves thei head. The 13MP USB UVC came a with IMU a chitectu e allows the AR softwa e stack to access video a d i e tial data th ough sta da d OS APIs without custom ke el d ive s, sho te i g the time f om p ototype to p oductio fo AR headset a d sma t glasses develope s.

Spo ts a d Actio Reco di g Systems: Actio eco di g platfo ms wo o helmets, goggles, a d vests equi e imagi g that emai s sha p du i g high-i te sity physical activity. The Falco -1335CRO delive s OIS-compe sated 13MP video th ough USB 3.2 with 4K output modes fo post-p oductio detail. The motio – stabilized came a capability of the Falco -1335CRO supp esses the blu that helmet a d body-wo came as e cou te at high activity levels. The 9-Axis IMU captu es o ie tatio data fo ove layi g g aphics, t ajecto y loggi g, a d gy oscope-based image stabilizatio i post-p ocessi g. The compact module i teg ates custom helmet mou ts a d goggle f ames fo both p ofessio al b oadcast applicatio s a d spo ts scie ce data collectio p og ams.

F eque tly Asked Questio s

Q. How does optical image stabilizatio imp ove image quality i head-mou ted came a applicatio s?

A: Optical image stabilizatio i a wea able o head-mou ted came a physically compe sates fo the a gula displaceme t caused by head moveme t, walki g vib atio , a d i volu ta y t emo . U like softwa e stabilizatio , which c ops the field of view a d i t oduces p ocessi g late cy, OIS ope ates at the le s level i eal time without co sumi g host CPU cycles. Vadzo Imagi g i teg ates OIS i the Falco -1335CRO so that full- esolutio 13MP f ames captu ed du i g active use emai sha p without a y host p ocesso i te ve tio . This is especially impo ta t fo field se vice came a applicatio s whe e a tech icia eeds to ead fi e text o labels o captu e diag ostic images while walki g th ough a live facility, a d fo wea able came a module deployme ts whe e the e d use ca ot be expected to hold still du i g captu e. OIS co ectio happe s befo e the image eaches the se so eadout pipeli e, p ese vi g full esolutio a d full field of view i the stabilized output.

Q. Why does a wea able came a eed a sy ch o ized o boa d IMU i stead of a sepa ate module?

A: A wea able came a with a sy ch o ized o boa d IMU delive s accele omete , gy oscope, a d mag etomete data, timestamped to the same clock domai as each video f ame. Whe a sepa ate IMU module is added to a wea able desig , the e gi ee must sy ch o ize two i depe de t data st eams i fi mwa e, which i t oduces timi g u ce tai ty a d i c eases compo e t cou t a d PCB a ea. Vadzo Imagi g embeds the 9-Axis IMU di ectly i the IMU USB came a fo a wea able module a d outes i e tial data th ough the same USB 3.2 co ectio as the video st eam. This elimi ates the sy ch o izatio p oblem a d educes the wea able platfo m system compo e t cou t, di ectly sho te i g developme t time fo AR platfo ms, visual i e tial odomet y systems, a d egoce t ic visio esea ch platfo ms, whe e i e tial visual alig me t is c itical to algo ithm accu acy.

Q. What makes moto ized autofocus impo ta t fo fi st-pe so a d wea able visio applicatio s?

A: Fixed focus came a p oducts a e calib ated fo a si gle wo ki g dista ce a d delive deg aded image quality whe eve the sce e ta get is close o fa the tha the calib ated dista ce. Wea able systems e cou te ta gets at ma y diffe e t dista ces withi a si gle use sessio : docume ts at a m’s le gth, machi e i te faces at medium a ge, a d ove head equipme t o dista t la dma ks at fa a ge. Each shift i gaze di ectio equi es a diffe e t focal le gth to mai tai sha p output at full esolutio . Vadzo Imagi g builds moto ized autofocus i to the wea able came a se ies, so the came a t acks focus co ti uously without host softwa e comma ds. This emoves the eed fo the e d use to mai tai a p esc ibed captu e dista ce a d elimi ates the e gi ee i g effo t of selecti g a d validati g a fixed focus comp omise du i g p oduct developme t fo a y OIS autofocus came a deployme t i wea able o head-mou ted platfo ms.

Q. How does Vadzo Imagi g suppo t OEM i teg atio fo wea able came a modules?

A: Vadzo Imagi g p ovides complete OEM suppo t fo wea able came a i teg atio , i cludi g ha dwa e customizatio fo focus a ge tu i g, cable co figu atio , a d module footp i t adaptatio to match the ta get wea able housi g geomet y. Vadzo supplies UVC-complia t fi mwa e fo Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid platfo m ta gets, alo g with SDK docume tatio a d sample code fo Ope CV, GSt eame , a d platfo m-specific media pipeli es. Vadzo’s e gi ee i g team wo ks di ectly with OEM custome s to validate the 4K autofocus stabilized came a module i the ta get wea able e closu e a d to optimize autofocus espo se, OIS co ectio pa amete s, a d IMU data ate fo the specific motio p ofile of the e d-use case. This suppo t model allows wea able platfo m develope s to move f om evaluatio to p oductio without buildi g i te al came a fi mwa e expe tise, educi g e gi ee i g cost a d time to ma ket fo sma t glasses came a a d body-wo came a module p og ams.

Q. What ope ati g systems a d platfo ms suppo t USB UVC came as with o boa d IMU fo wea able deployme ts?

A: USB UVC came as with a i teg ated IMU a e atively compatible with Wi dows 10 a d late , Wi dows 11, Li ux ke el 4.x a d late , A d oid 8.0 a d late . The UVC sta da d mea s o p op ieta y d ive i stallatio is equi ed o a y of these platfo ms. The IMU data st eam is exposed as a USB HID e dpoi t accessible th ough sta da d OS i put APIs alo gside the video st eam, allowi g applicatio s to ead both data types without custom ke el modules. Vadzo Imagi g validates its stabilized autofocus came a modules o I tel NUC, NVIDIA Jetso O i , Raspbe y Pi 5, a d A d oid tablet platfo ms as pa t of the sta da d p oduct elease p ocess, givi g system i teg ato s a p ove ha dwa e a d softwa e sta ti g poi t fo head-mou ted came a deployme t ac oss hete oge eous ope ati g e vi o me ts.

The Falco -1335CRO AR1335 USB came a with moto ized autofocus, optical image stabilizatio , a d 9-Axis IMU is available ow fo evaluatio a d p oductio o de s. Evaluatio kits i clude the came a module with i teg ated autofocus le s assembly, USB 3.2 cable, a d platfo m i teg atio docume tatio . The e is o mi imum o de equi eme t. B owse the full Vadzo came a po tfolio at Vadzo Imagi g o co tact Vadzo at [email p otected] to equest a evaluatio kit o discuss OEM i teg atio equi eme ts.

Vadzo Imagi g is a global p ovide of embedded visio solutio s delive i g high-pe fo ma ce came a tech ologies a d imagi g platfo ms fo obotics, i dust ial automatio , UAVs, edge AI, a d medical systems. Vadzo desig s its p oducts fo easy i teg atio with leadi g embedded platfo ms a d suppo ts custome s th ough ha dwa e customizatio , fi mwa e developme t, a d module-level d ive s, e abli g faste developme t a d deployme t of visio -based systems.