M5Stack’s Unit Cam M5 Wi-Fi Camera Providing Support for Wireless Camera Applications

M5Stack has introduced a cost-effective, Espressif ESP32-powered WiFi camera that is ideal for all types of wireless camera applications scenarios. The new device named, Unit CAM M5 is based on the ESP32-WROOM-32E control core and an OV2640 image sensor with a resolution of up to 2 Megapixels. Generally, the ESP32-WROOM-32E module is designed for a wide range of applications, from low-power sensor networks to high-demand operations like voice encoding, music streaming, and MP3 decoding. It features a 4 MB external SPI flash memory.

Measuring just 45x20x12mm, the Unit Cam M5 hardware is designed in a very simple way, with no additional peripherals. The picture transfer rate is set to 12 frames per second by default, but it may be increased to 60 frames per second for CIF resolution. Additionally, the users can directly acquire image data through UART or WiFi and interact with the camera. Thanks to the factory software, which incorporates image transmission firmware, provides image data acquisition, image parameter adjustment, and other interfaces.

Talking about the software support. The WiFi camera supports UIFlow graphical programming calls and provides an out-of-the-box user experience. The UIFlow programming platform was created specifically for M5Stack hardware. It supports blockly, a visual programming system based on blocks, as well as micro python programming languages. It allows beginners to quickly grasp core programming concepts and create professional programs easily.

You can check out the GitHub repository for exploring the sample code for Camera UART to Core utilizing the Arduino. The Unit CAM M5 Wi-Fi camera is temporarily out of stock. However, it will be available on Pimoroni for £6.90 very shortly. You may sign up to be notified when the hardware becomes available on the product page.

For more information visit the official M5Stack’s documentation page. Images and technical specifications have also been taken from the product page.

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