Conrad Electronic distributes 3D TOF camera module for Raspberry Pi
11/03/2020 Conrad Electronic SE
Industry-proven time-of-flight 3D capture technology is now available for Raspberry Pi.Conrad Electronic is now selling Pieye's Nimbus 3D time-of-flight (TOF) camera module for Raspberry Pi, expanding its range of accessories for development tools.
"Pieye Nimbus 3D brings the industry-proven time-of-flight technology to Raspberry Pi and is aimed at B2B customers in inventory management and warehousing who, for example, need to monitor fill levels," explains Markus Pröller from Pieye. "Users in research and development, education, and robotics - such as for gesture control - can also benefit from the camera modules' features, offered through a cooperation with Makerfactory. Typical users of the Nimbus 3D in the B2C market are makers, hobbyists and inventors as well as model-making enthusiasts."
The time-of-flight technology integrated into Pieye's Nimbus 3D determines the distance between the lens and the object via the propagation of modulated light pulses. The camera produces a distance value for each pixel and makes this so-called 'point cloud' directly available for evaluation.
Since time-of-flight technology enables 3D measurements with a single sensor, the especially compact design is of great advantage for use as top fixture with Raspberry Pi for object recognition, gesture control or robot navigation.
"Thanks to the built-in Infineon REAL3 IRS1125A imager, the Makerfactory powered by Pieye Nimbus 3D TOF front-end for Raspberry Pi gives users a very precise environmental measurement," says Vivian Bummerl, Expert Product Management, Conrad Technology Center.
For more information, please contact:
Conrad Electronic SE
Christina Bauroth
Klaus-Conrad-Straße 1
92240 Hirschau
Tel: +49 (0) 9622 30 46 27
Email: public.relations@conrad.de
Web: conrad.com
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