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Copyright © 2016  Lintest Systems, LLC – All rights reserved                                                                                09/17/2016 

 

   

 

 

 

PiCapture SD1 Specifications 

 

PiCapture SD1 

 

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 @ 250 mA  

Supplied by Raspberry Pi 

Supported Video 
Formats 

Standard Definition 
Interlaced NTSC/PAL 

De-interlaced and resampled to 640x480 

Video Inputs 

Composite 

Up to 3 selectable composite sources 

S-Video  

 

YPbPr Component 

 

Input Connectors 

3 RCA/Phono 

Used for composite or component inputs 

1 Mini-DIN S-Video 

Shared with RCA connectors 1 and 2 

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 

Video Output Format 

640 x 480 

 

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 SD1

Page 1: ...Copyright 2016 Lintest Systems LLC All rights reserved 09 17 2016 PiCapture SD1 Standard Definition Video Capture for the Raspberry Pi User Documentation v1 0...

Page 2: ...enabled since CPU intensive USB capture devices are not required The PiCapture SD1 captures standard definition interlaced video in the CVBS standard NTSC PAL from Composite S Video and YPbPr Componen...

Page 3: ...nent Input Connectors 3 RCA Phono Used for composite or component inputs 1 Mini DIN S Video Shared with RCA connectors 1 and 2 Status Indicators Red ACTIVE LED Camera active indicator same as Raspberr...

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: ...n be optimized by using other command line switches available in raspivid such as sharpness sh contrast co brightness br and saturation sa Consult the raspivid documentation for more information The R...

Page 7: ...is operating properly BLUE Indicates that input video has been detected and is available to the Raspberry Pi Note that if you attempt to capture video when the blue light is not on you may receive an...

Page 8: ...ions port selected by jumpers verbose v Show detailed messages query q Query the status of the video processor source s auto video1 video2 video3 svideo component Set the video source input In auto mo...

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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