I’m using a Particle Photon in a robotic application. I have a LIDAR connected to it and it sits ob a pan / tilt servos pedestal. I command the pan / tilt servos through WiFi UDP and get distance info from LIDAR over WiFi UDP. I want to attach a camera to the LIDAR pedestal and receive real time video. The Particle Photon has Arduino interface and Arduino software classes. What camera would you recommend?
What camera is used with standard Arduino? What interface, SPI? Here is a link to a video I made.
youtube.com/watch?v=0oEwF3bpIkI
Thanks
Ralph
Hi,
What would be best really depends on the goal. In your case, you mention streaming real-time video. In this case, you may be better off with a self-contained wireless camera that can have its separate stream.
If you wish to include real-time video streaming through the Photon, it most likely can be done but will require more work.
We have plenty of camera modules available here. As for which one to use, typically they are UART or SPI for communication. The main deciding factor should probably be the needed resolution, angle, etc. and if it has libraries/electronics that are compatible with Arduino/the Particle Photon.
Many of those are Arduino-compatible and it should therefore be possible to use them with a Particle Photon, but not guaranteed! Make sure to read the documentation for these camera products before you choose one to ensure it is compatible.
Sincerely,
