Adafruit’s newest growth platform focuses on digicam and imaginative and prescient. The MEMENTO Digicam Board allows you to experiment with an all-in-one, CircuitPython-enabled five-megapixel digicam board with a wealthy set of peripherals, like these you may discover on an IoT system. Plus, it matches within the palm of your hand!
The centerpiece of MEMENTO’s 63.6 x 63.3 x 13 millimeter printed circuit board is an OV5640 digicam module. This 5MP nonetheless picture sensor helps guide and auto-focus. An Espressif ESP32-S3 system-on-chip (SoC) module powers the digicam board.
A 1.54-inch 240 x 240 pixel TFT colour show exhibits stay preview and saved photos. Three six-user buttons default to capabilities like choosing filters and navigating photos on the microSD card. Moreover, there’s a devoted shutter button, one to reset the ESP-32 (for bootloader mode), and an on/off energy change. You’ll be able to energy the system from both USB-C or a LiPo battery.
Whilst you might simply use the MEMENTO Digicam Board as a hand-sized digital digicam, it has a lot extra potential performance. First, there are many different peripherals and I/O choices.
For instance, there’s a LIS3DH three-axis accelerometer, LiPo socket (and charger), a buzzer, and an analog microphone. Nonetheless, MEMENTO is a still-image digicam, so the microphone shouldn’t be for recording audio with video. There are two three-pin Stemma ports for primary additions like buttons, LEDs, and analog sensors. A Stemma-QT port offers entry to a variety of I2C-based equipment and digital sensors.
You should use the Arduino IDE to program the ESP32-S3 module immediately. Nonetheless, Adafruit does warn that the compile occasions are very excessive since there are such a lot of libraries to help the wealthy set of peripherals. As a substitute, if you wish to add options or change performance, Adafruit recommends programming with CircuitPython!
Adafruit’s studying information for the MEMENTO Digicam Board demonstrates obtain the suitable library bundle. Then, it comprises examples like getting photos, altering decision, and making use of results inside CircuitPython. One instance even walks by way of make low-frame fee GIFs!
The “naked board” model of MEMENTO is the totally populated PCB and is accessible now from Adafruit for $34.95 earlier than transport. Adafruit plans to supply an enclosure package with panels for the highest and backside for $9.95. The panel on the sensor facet consists of eight RGBW NeoPixels for illumination results or to behave as a hoop mild.
