StereoPi v2 Camera Kit Guide
Contents
Basic assembly
Following this section of the guide, you can assemble the basic camera setup without a screen and a button. This assembly is useful for the OpenCV experiments.
Camera mounting plate preparation
1. Prepare the camera mount plate, four nuts, and four 10mm spacers
2. Install the spacer to the hole in each corner and fix it with the nut
3. You should get this assembly as a result:
Installation of the cameras
Please prepare two cameras, eight nuts, and eight bolts. You will also need the front camera plate assembled in the previous step.
Each camera has two metal nuts on the backside of the PCB. Put the camera onto the mounting plate keeping these bolts inside the hole:
Fix the camera using 4 nuts and 4 bolts:
Install the second camera the same way. You should get this assembly as a result:
CM4 installation
- Disconnect all external equipment and power.
- Put the board upside down so that the USB C port is facing to the left.
- Take the CM4 module so that the triangle PCB antenna and the power circuit (a group of 5 black components) are faced to the left.
- Put the CM4 module on the connectors and gently press the bottom until you hear a click. After that, do the same with the top part of the CM4.
After this step you should get this result:
StereoPi v2 power jumper installation
Install a jumper to the pins near the USB C connector.
Connecting cameras to StereoPi v2
While connecting camera ribbons, the first step is gently PULLING black the fixator up 4-5 mm. After that insert camera ribbon by BLUE side to BLACK fixator. Check that the cable is fully inserted at a 90-degree angle. After that push the black fixator down to secure the ribbon.
StereoPi v2 installation
Connect camera ribbon cables to the StereoPi:
Back plate installation
Tripod mount installation
Advanced assembly
In this section, we'll review a few cameras installation options, as well as 2" IPS screen installation and a shot button. This assembly is suitable for the SLP2 image and stereoscopic photo/video capture.