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Copyright © 2016  Lintest Systems, LLC – All rights reserved                                                                               11/27/2016 

 

   

 

 

 

PiCapture HD1 Specifications 

 

PiCapture HD1 

 

Compatibility 

Raspberry Pi 1 A+,B+ 

Requires 40 pin GPIO connector 

Raspberry Pi 2 
Raspberry Pi 3 

Physical Dimensions 

65mm x 56.5mm 

HAT form factor 

Interface connectors 

40 pin GPIO connector 

Pass-through header is provided 

CSI-2 MIPI camera 

connector 

 

Power Requirements 

5V @ 300 mA  

Supplied by Raspberry Pi 

Supported Video 
Formats 

480p 

640x480 – Camera Mode 6 

720p 

1296x730 – Camera Mode 5 

1080p 

1920x1080 – Camera Mode 1 

Video Inputs 

HDMI 

 

YPbPr Component 

 

Input Connectors 

1 HDMI 

Standard HDMI connector 

3 RCA/Phono 

For component video 

Status Indicators 

Red “ACTIVE” LED 

“Camera active” indicator (same as Raspberry Pi camera) 

Green “RUN” LED 

PiCapture Ready indicator 

Blue “READY” LED 

Video Active indicator 

Yellow “PGM” LED 

Programming / PiVideo Control Active Indicator 

4 Green “FORMAT” LEDs 

PiCapture Video Processor source type / status 

Configuration Jumpers 

UART Select (2x2) 

Remove to disconnect from serial port 

I2C Select (3x2) 

Select I2C port, or remove to disconnect from both I2C 

ports 

Included Accessories 

CSI-2 MIPI interface cable   

 

Mounting hardware 

Spacers and screws for securing the PiCapture board 

Software 

PiVideo control software 

Used to manage the PiCapture video processor 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for PiCapture HD1

Page 1: ...Copyright 2016 Lintest Systems LLC All rights reserved 11 27 2016 PiCapture HD1 High Definition Video Capture for the Raspberry Pi User Documentation v1 0...

Page 2: ...ing are now enabled since CPU intensive USB capture devices are not required The PiCapture HD1 captures high definition progressive video from HDMI or YPbPr Component sources at 480p 720p and 1080p re...

Page 3: ...MI YPbPr Component Input Connectors 1 HDMI Standard HDMI connector 3 RCA Phono For component video Status Indicators Red ACTIVE LED Camera active indicator same as Raspberry Pi camera Green RUN LED Pi...

Page 4: ...e the PiCapture board to the Raspberry Pi Note that the size of the mounting holes may vary slightly and it may be necessary to gently ream out the holes slightly for the screws to fit 3 Check the int...

Page 5: ...ontrolled using software provided through either the I2C or Asynchronous Serial Interface ports This flexibility is provided so that the PiCapture board is compatible with other devices or application...

Page 6: ...s recommended that you use these command line switches for the highest quality video captures Captured video can be optimized by using other command line switches available in raspivid such as sharpne...

Page 7: ...Format LEDs labeled LED0 LED3 that indicate the video standard detected DETECTED MODES Not Locked 480p 720p 1080i 1080p LED 0 Flashing Flashing Flashing Flashing LED 1 On On On LED 2 On On LED 3 On O...

Page 8: ...elected by jumpers verbose v Show detailed messages query q Query the status of the video processor source s auto hdmi component Set the video source input In auto mode PiCapture will search for video...

Page 9: ...erial port interface is required to apply software updates to the PiCapture video processor The simplest interface to use for all other operations is I2C 1 From the desktop navigate Menu Preferences R...

Page 10: ...the PiCapture board are in place to enable the desired I2C port connection Installing the PiCapture control software It is recommended that you use pip to install the control software directly from th...

Page 11: ...ct modification or neglect damage occurring during shipment damage from failure to follow instructions contained the owner s guide damage resulting from the performance of repairs by someone not autho...

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