[Dprglist] A week of depth cameras...

[Karim Virani]

Just a note on the realsense product line - the discontinuation notice was
about their vertical product integrations like the tracking camera and
specific gesture and facial id products. The stereo depth camera line is
not being discontinued. I'm receiving active support from Intel on the 4xx
series cameras. Not that I'm claiming they won't end up dropping those too
- their strategy and marketing communications with customers regarding
these products has been sloppy at best.   But right now they are claiming
the depth camera products will live on.
-karim

On Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 12:54 PM Doug Paradis via DPRGlist <
dprglist at lists.dprg.org> wrote:

> Markus,
>       Would love to see a demo of the sensor. I hope you can make a RBNV
> sometime soon. RBNV usually lasts about 1.5 hours, maybe you can drop in
> late (details: https://www.dprg.org/category/news/
> <https://www.dprg.org/category/news/>).
> Regards,
> Doug P
>
> *Espros TOFcam-611:*
> max range:    3 meters
> resolution:      8x8 pixels
> FOV:             12x12 deg
> cost:               $138
> other:              100k Lux performance
>
> *Espros TOFcam-635:*
> max range:    7.5 meters / narrow: 15 meters
> resolution:     160x60 pixels / narrow: 3x3 pixels
> FOV:              50x19 deg / narrow: 5x5 deg
> cost:               $240
> other:             100k Lux performance
>
> On Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 11:58 AM markus <markus at bibi.ca> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
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