Camera Cube

Overview

Camera Cube is a ready-to-use ESP32 Wi-Fi camera module that integrates the Camera-M development board, the Basic expansion board, and a 300mAh lithium battery. It also comes with a dedicated enclosure and a LEGO-compatible mount for rapid prototyping and deployment.

The design of the Camera Cube allows makers to get started with the ESP32 camera module immediately, without complex wiring or prior setup. Its built-in Camera-M development board features 4MB Flash and 8MB PSRAM, and is equipped with an OV2640 image sensor capable of capturing photos at 1600×1200 resolution or streaming video over Wi-Fi. The Basic expansion board breaks out 10 GPIO pins along with UART and I2C interfaces. It also provides a USB serial port, an SD card slot, and a charging management circuit. With its integrated 300mAh lithium battery, the module can operate independently without an external power supply.

Camera Cube supports mainstream development platforms such as Arduino, PlatformIO, and ESP-IDF.

Testing

The module comes with preloaded firmware. Follow the steps below to perform the test:

1. Toggle the power switch on the bottom to the ON position.
2. On your phone, scan for a Wi-Fi network starting with Node- and connect to it (password: nodenode).
3. Open the web browser on your phone and enter 192.168.4.1 in the address bar.
4. Through the webpage, you can view real-time video or modify network settings.

Features & Specifications

• Design based on ESP32 microcontroller
  • 240MHz dual-core Tensilica LX6 processor
  • 2.4GHz Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
  • Dual-mode Bluetooth (classic and BLE)
• 4MB QSPI Flash
• 8MB QSPI PSRAM
• OV2640 image sensor
  • Maximum resolution: 2M pixels (1600 x 1200)
  • Output format: 8/10-bit raw, RGB, YUV and compressed
  • Maximum image frame rates: UXGA 15fps, SVGA 30fps, CIF 60fps
• 200mA 3.3V LDO regulator output
• 10 x GPIO, UART and I2C ports broken out
• Low power friendly
  • RTC I/O broken out
  • Battery monitor
  • Camera power control
• USB-C serial port converter
• SD card slot
• Lithium battery charging capability
• Works with ESP-IDF and Arduino platforms
• Product dimensions: 30mm x 30mm x 27.9mm

Pinout & Jumpers

Resources

• Product Page
• Schematic
• Preloaded Firmware
• Programming ESP32 Camera with Arduino IDE