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|   Aug  2, 2008 at  2:37am

This would be infinitely tastier served open-face on a breakout board. Yum...

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|   Sep 11, 2008 at 11:02pm

Beta release of camera breakout board. (nachox2002@gmail.com)

http://picasaweb.google.com/nachox2002/Fotos_placas#5222075215944573762

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|   Oct 27, 2008 at  6:42pm

Anyone got this camera up and running yet?

Is a breakout board (not a beta release ) available, if so, where can I get it ?

by

|   Nov 13, 2008 at 10:01pm

How's that breakout board coming along?

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|   Nov 14, 2008 at  1:48pm

James,

Check the forum:
http://forum.sparkfun.com/viewtopic.php?t=10314

The bottom line is that it is poorly documented and no one (that we know of) has been able to get valid images off of it .

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|   Jan  6, 2009 at  8:07pm

Edit: There has been some progress. People are able to get up to CIF resolution images off the camera (352x288). Check the forum for more info.

Still no one has been able to get JPEG images off the camera. Also note: JPEG compression is only available for the full 1.3MP images, not for the smaller image sizes.
Keep in mind that this camera is poorly documented - and the datasheet is written in "Engrish."

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|   Jan 21, 2009 at  5:02am

Hi,
I am a newer one to start the project with TCM8240. Plz anybody tell me the hardware configuration of this device. also the commands to I2C bus in order to read the output from the data lines

thanx

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|   Sep 23, 2009 at  6:34pm

Does anyone know if it's possible to adjust the focus of this camera?

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|   Nov 25, 2009 at  5:58pm

I'll get one when I can get it on a break out board :D

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|   Nov 29, 2009 at  5:38pm

For anyone that may wonder:
As has been stated, the issue here is poor documentation.

We have contradicting datasheet vs appnote vs state cam is in when booted.

We also have multiple registers documented or otherwise that have to be adjusted to suit the resolution you select.

That said, it is possible to get data from it and I have successfully grabbed both 1280x960 and the maximum 1280x1024 from the camera. The quality of the images are as of yet appaling due to the forementioned registers.

I am sure that with the right settings this cam would be suitable for high powered mcu's like the AVR32. (I am using AVR32 on NGW100.)