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OV7670 Arduino Camera Sensor Module Framecapture Tutorial

by mybotic on October 20, 2016

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OV7670 Arduino Camera Sensor Module Framecapture Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Intro: OV7670 Arduino Camera Sensor Module Framecapture Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 1: Material Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 2: Pinout Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Step 3: Java . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

File Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Step 4: Sample Source Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

File Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Step 5: Checking your port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Step 6: Com_#.rar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

File Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Step 7: C:\out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Step 8: Extra.rar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

File Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Step 9: CMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Step 10: Result . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Step 11: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Intro: OV7670 Arduino Camera Sensor Module Framecapture Tutorial
Description

The camera module is powered from a single +3.3V power supply. An external oscillator provide the clock source for camera module XCLK pin. With proper configuration
to the camera internal registers via I2C bus, then the camera supply pixel clock (PCLK) and camera data (Data[9:0]) back to the host with synchronize signal like HREF
and VSYNC. The OV7670 camera module is a low cost 0.3 mega pixel CMOS color camera module, it can output 640x480 VGA resolution image at 30fps. The OV7670
camera module build in onboard LDO regulator only single 3.3V power needed and can be used in Arduino, STM32,Chipkit, ARM, DSP , FPGA and etc.

Specification

Optical size 1/6 inch

Resolution 640x480 VGA
Onboard regulator, only single 3.3V supply needed
Mounted with high quality F1.8 / 6mm lens
High sensitivity for low-light operation
VarioPixel® method for sub-sampling
Automatic image control functions including: Automatic
Exposure Control (AEC), Automatic Gain Control (AGC), Automatic White Balance (AWB), Automatic
Band Filter (ABF), and Automatic Black-Level Calibration (ABLC)
Image quality controls including color saturation, hue, gamma, sharpness (edge enhancement), and anti-blooming
ISP includes noise reduction and defect correction
Supports LED and flash strobe mode
Supports scaling
Lens shading correction
Flicker (50/60 Hz) auto detection
Saturation level auto adjust (UV adjust)
Edge enhancement level auto adjust
De-noise level auto adjust

Step 1: Material Preparation

In this tutorial, you will need :

1. Arduino Uno Board and USB

2. OV7670 Arduino Camera Sensor Module STM32
3.10K resistor X 2
4. 4.7K Resistor X2
5. Breadboard

and you will be using Arduino IDE and Java.

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Step 2: Pinout Connection
Connect your circuit as illustrated on the picture above.

Step 3: Java
You have to download this to be able to interface this camera sensor module on your pc.Open the zip file and install to your computer. By default, this will be install to
your c drive in your program files folder. As for mine, it is stored in C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_74. You can refer picture above.

NOTE : This jdk-8u74-windows-i586.rar file is quite big.

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File Downloads

jdk-8u74-windows-i586.rar (180 MB)

[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'jdk-8u74-windows-i586.rar']
Step 4: Sample Source Code
This sample source code is originally from this link. Download this sample source code, open it on your Arduino IDE, connect your Arduino Uno Board to your computer
and upload it. Select the correct board and port before uploading this source code. Refer image above for help.

NOTE : Don't mind that it does not recognize some libraries in the beginning of the file. If it bothers you, comment the whole line out with //

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File Downloads

From_ComputerNerd.rar (5 KB)
[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'From_ComputerNerd.rar']
Step 5: Checking your port
Find out what USB port your Arduino is connected to, something like COM4 or COM5. You could check it on your Control Panel > Device Manager > Ports (COM &LPT)
> right click > Properties > Port Settings > Advanced > COM Port Number > /Select Your Port Number/. You can refer the image above for help. As for mine, it is port
COM5.

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Step 6: Com_#.rar
Depending on what port number your Arduino is connected to, download the corresponding file. COM1 = com_1.rar , COM2 = com_2.rar and etc. Open your com#.rar on
WinRaR, extract/copy the 'code' folder from com_#.rar, go to Local Disk > Program Files > Java > jdk1.8.0_74 > bin and paste it there. you can refer the picture above for
a better understanding.

File Downloads

com_1.rar (2 KB)
[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'com_1.rar']

com_2.rar (2 KB)
[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'com_2.rar']

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 com_4.rar (2 KB)
[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'com_4.rar']

com_3.rar (2 KB)
[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'com_3.rar']

com_5.rar (2 KB)
[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'com_5.rar']
Step 7: C:\out
You have to create a new folder on your c drive / Local Disk (C:). This will be your camera module sensor's taken picture's destination. Name this folder as out (it could
be anything though).

Step 8: Extra.rar
1. Download and extract the Extra.rar file below and open it. As you could see, there is src folder, lib folder and "win32com.dll". You have to copy and placed
"win32com.dll" in the "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_74\jre\bin" directory.

2. Then, open the lib and you could see the "comm.jar" and "javax.comm.properties" in it. Copy and paste the "comm.jar" in "C:\Program
Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_74\jre\lib\ext" and "javax.comm.properties" in the "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_74\jre\lib" directory.

NOTE : it may ask for administrator permission, just proceed anyway.

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File Downloads

Extra (incluuding original java files).rar (33 KB)

[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'Extra (incluuding original java files).rar']
Step 9: CMD
Open cmd and open the folder wherein the code folder is by writing its address. mine is "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_74\bin". Click enter and it will give u "C:\Program
Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_74\bin>". Now, write "java code.SimpleRead". It supposed to be like this---> C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_74\bin>java code. SimpleRead. You can
refer image for help.

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Step 10: Result
You can see the picture taken from your OV7670 Camera Module Sensor in your our folder in c drive.

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Step 11: Troubleshooting
1. If your cmd cannot find images, try switching the USB of the arduino from a USB2.0 to a USB3.0 (blue socket) or vice versa.

2 If you receive scrambles pictures, you need to edit the sample source code. Edit line: wrReg(0x11, 12); try changing the 12 to 11/10/9/13. Upload it to the arduino and
run the cmd code again.

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