Prophesee Starter Kit GenX320 camera for Raspberry Pi 5 enables low-latency event detection

The Starter Kit GenX320 is a power-efficient, event-based camera designed for the Raspberry Pi 5 that detects events with a latency of less than 150 μs, or the equivalent of about 10,000 FPS.

The Prophesee GenX320 sensor offers a 320×320 resolution and a >140 dB dynamic range. The kit connects to the Raspberry Pi 5 like the official camera modules, through the MIPI CSI-2 connector.

Starter Kit GenX320 specifications:

• Sensor – Prophesee GenX320 1/5 inch format event-based vision sensor
  • Resolution – 320×320 array of 6.3μm contrast detection pixels
  • Event Rate – ~10,000 FPS equivalent
  • Latency – <150 μs at 1,000 lux, <1,000 μs at 5 lux
  • Dynamic Range – >140 dB
  • Host interface – MIPI CSI-2 (D-PHY) connector
  • Power Consumption  -<50 mW
• Camera (two variants)
  • M12 mount
    • Focal length – 1.8
    • Focal ratio (f-stop) – f/2.8 fixed iris
    • FOV – 76° diagonal, 58° horizontal, 58° vertical
    • IR cut filter – No
  • M6 mount
    • Focal length – 1.11
    • Focal ratio (f-stop) – f/2.4
    • FOV – 104° diagonal, 84° horizontal, 84° vertical
    • IR cut filter – No
• 20 cm flex cable compatible with Raspberry Pi 5

On the software side, the company provides a V4L2 driver and the OpenEB SDK with Python and C++ APIs for visualization, sensor settings, ROI, ERC… Users will also gain access to the Knowledge Center with technical app notes, hardware manuals, a personal ticketing tool, a community forum, and more. The kit is also compatible with Metavision SDK5 Pro (paid option) with source code access, including real-time object tracking, vibration detection, optical flow, and active marker detection and tracking.

Prophesee Starter Kit GenX320 for Raspberry Pi 5 can be used for drones, industrial IoT, and surveillance applications such as obstacle-avoiding drones and robotics, vibration monitoring in IoT devices, and DIY security cameras that work well in low light conditions.

Prophesee has just started taking pre-orders for the GenX320 Starter Kit event camera for Raspberry Pi 5, but there’s no price, and the company asks interested parties to fill out a form with their company information. instead. A few more details can also be found on the product page.

I was surprised not to find any video to showcase the kit’s capabilities, but OpenMV is working on a module based on the GenX320 event vision sensor and uploaded a video a few days ago and mentioning that their camera modules can handle up to one million events per second (1024 events buffer at 1000+ FPS) when combined with the GenX320. This is possible as the camera can be set to return events, timestamps, and coordinates instead of full video data.

Support CNX Software! Donate via cryptocurrencies, become a Patron on Patreon, or purchase goods on Amazon or Aliexpress. We also use affiliate links in articles to earn commissions if you make a purchase after clicking on those links.