Supported Hardware
PhotonVision is developed and tested on a number of Commercial, Off-the-Shelf vision processing hardware solutions.
Supported Cameras
Pi Camera Module V1 and V2
The V1 is strongly preferred over the V2 due to the V2 having undesirable FOV choices.
USB Cameras
Recommended: Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000 (available from AndyMark)
Most Logitech cameras (specifically the Logitech C270 HD Webcam (PN: 960-000694)) will not work with PhotonVision. The PS3Eye needs a workaround to be usable, for more information see our Known Issues page
ELP Cameras
Supported Coprocessors
Raspberry Pi 3 (any version)
Raspberry Pi 4 (any version)
Recommended Hardware Combinations
The following combinations are ranked from best to worst:
Raspberry Pi 3 with Pi Camera
Raspberry Pi 4 with Pi Camera
Raspberry Pi 4 with USB Camera
Raspberry Pi 3 with USB Camera
GPU Acceleration
PhotonVision uses GPU Acceleration in order to maximize processing performance, however it is only supported on the Raspberry Pi 3, which is why it is recommended over the Pi 4. For the technical information on why it is not supported on the Raspberry Pi 4, please see here.
Support Levels
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Compatible |
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Vendors
Gloworm
SnakeEyes