[Dprglist] A week of depth cameras...

[markus]

For completeness, there is also the lineup from Espros.
I started experimenting with the epc611 module, available in two
configurarions, one for range finding
https://www.digikey.ca/en/products/detail/espros-photonics-ag/TOFrange-611/10516871
and the other for imaging
https://www.digikey.ca/en/products/detail/espros-photonics-ag/TOFcam-611/10516851?s=N4IgTCBcDaIKYAcDGA2AjGkBdAvkA
(same chip and same driver, just configured differently for the
application and the housing). Has an 8x8 ToF sensor, easy to interface
driver. Got it hooked up to a Nucleo-32 evaluation board and it works
rather nicely - biggest issue was figuring out how to configure the CRC
to match the driver.

The big brother (and fairly new) is the epc635 with 160x60 sensor field:
https://www.digikey.ca/en/products/detail/espros-photonics-ag/TOF-CAM-635/10516857
I have no experience with this one.

If I ever manage to attend one of your RBNO meetings (still business
hours on my end) I can give a demo.

Have fun,
Markus


On Fri, 17 Sep 2021 09:44:15 -0500
Doug Paradis via DPRGlist <dprglist at lists.dprg.org> wrote:

> Last week at RBNO, Ray brought up the new ST's  VL53L5CXV0GC/1 multi
> zone ToF LiDAR sensor (max range: 4 meters, resolution: 8x8. FOV: not
> specified, cost: VL53LCX-SATEL breakout board $20 at DigiKey or
> X-NUCLEO-53L5AI daughter board at Mouser for $36.25). This one would
> take some experimenting to evaluate.
> 
> I attended a Terabee webinar on Wednesday that featured their new
> 3Dcam VGA industrial camera  (max range: 5 meters, resolution:
> 640x480, FOV: 90x67.5 deg,, speed: 30 fps, cost: $1065 at Mouser -
> not stocked). Pricey, but real nice. They do offer a non-industrial
> camera with less resolution (80x60 pixels), for $303.
> 
> The Terabee offering seems inferior to the OpenCV OAK-D-LITE (max
> range: 18 meters, resolution: 640x480, FOV: 72.9x57.7 deg, speed: 30
> fps, cost: ~$90. builtin AI: Movidius) offering that is currently on
> KickStarter.  This is the one I'm going with. I should mention that
> unlike the other depth cameras discussed, it isn't a LiDAR ToF based
> system.
> 
> This morning  Sparkfun highlighted Cygbot's Dual Solid-State TOF
> LiDAR, CygLiDAR D1, in an email (max range: 2D- 8 meters/ 3D- 2
> meters, resolution: 2D- 0.75 deg / 3D- 160x60, FOV: 2D- 120 deg / 3D-
> 120x65 deg, speed: 15 fps, cost: $170). The short 3D range is a
> concern and it didn't change my mind, I could get 2 OAK-D-LITEs
> during the Kickstarter campaign for the same cost. After the
> Kickstarter campaign for the OAK-D-LITE is over and the price goes to
> $150, this one could be a contender if you really wanted a LiDAR ToF
> solution.
> 
> Regards,
> Doug P.