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Quick Start Guide

Hardware Connection

For B0530(OV5640)

For B0529(OV5645)

Software Guide

B0470 5MP Camera

Product Image SKU Resolution Active Pixels Interface Features Focus Type Focus Distance Field of View(DxHxV) IR Sensitivity
B0470 5MP 2592×1944 MIPI CSI-2 Tiny Size Fixed Focus 10cm-infinite 84°(D)x66°(H)x42°(V) Integral IR-cut Filter

Please refer to the following page:

Quick Start Guide - Arducam Cameras for Renesas RZ/V2L Board


B0530 OV5640 Camera

Product Image SKU Resolution Active Pixels Interface Features Shutter type Focus Type Field of View(DxHxV) IR Sensitivity
B0530 5MP 2592×1944 MIPI CSI-2 Tiny Size Rolling Shutter Fixed Focus 84.2°(D)×71.7°(H)×57°(V) Integral IR-cut Filter

Please execute the following steps to access the camera:

  • Download SDK

Download Renesas RZ/V2L AI SDK Source Code:

Renesas RZ/V2L AI SDK Source Code

  • Add Arducam OV5640 patch

Put the patch Arducam shared in the dir

meta-rz-features/meta-rz-drpai/recipes kernel/linux/linux-renesas

Arducam OV5640 patch:

Google Drive - OV5640 Camera for Renesas RZ/V2L

Edit meta-rz-features/meta-rz-drpai/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-renesas_5.10.bbappend

Run the following commands to build the Linux kernel files

(It may take a few hours to finish building depending on the user's host PC performance)

cd ${YOCTO_WORK}
TEMPLATECONF=${PWD}/meta-renesas/meta-rzv2h/docs/template/conf/ source poky/oe-init-build-env
MACHINE=rzv2h-evk-ver1 bitbake core-image-weston

  • Update the Kernel

Update the kernel and dtbo files and file system :

Please Refer to:

Renesas RZ Github - rzv_ai_sdk

  • Access the Camera

Run Arducam OV5640 Camera on Renesas:

Download the preview.sh file

Google Drive - OV5640 Camera for Renesas RZ/V2L

Preview: 1080p

CWF Light: Chart

CWF Light: Colour


B0529 OV5645 Camera

Product Image SKU Resolution Active Pixels Interface Features Shutter type Focus Type Field of View(DxHxV) IR Sensitivity
B0529 5MP 2592×1944 MIPI CSI-2 Tiny Size Fixed Focus 0.69m~Infinite 88°(D)×74.3°(H)×58.4°(V) Integral IR-cut Filter

Please execute the following steps to access the camera:

  • Load Driver

Login to the system using the serial port

Username: root
No password

Mounting a partition:

mount /dev/mmcblk1p1 /boot/

  • Copy Driver

For OV5645 Camera:

cp ov5645/Image-* /boot/

For OV5640 Camera:

cp ov5640/Image-* /boot/

  • Reboot and Run

After rebooting, run OV5645 examples:

./ov5645/sample_app_cam

For OV5640:

./ov5640/preview.sh