Common Hardware Setups

Coprocessors

Note

The Orange Pi 5 is the only currently supported device for object detection.

• Orange Pi 5 4GB

  • Able to process two object detection streams at once while also processing 1 to 2 AprilTag streams at 1280x800 (30fps).

• Raspberry Pi 5 2GB

  • A good cheaper option. Doesn’t support object detection. Able to process 2 AprilTag streams at 1280x800 (30fps).

SD Cards

Important

It is highly recommended that you use an industrial micro SD card, as they offer far greater protection against corruption from improper shutdowns, like most cards face every time the robot is turned off.

• 8GB or larger micro SD card

  • Many teams have found that an industrial micro sd card are much more stable in competition. One example is the SanDisk industrial 16GB micro SD card.

Cameras

• AprilTag

  • Innomaker or Arducam OV9281 UVC USB cameras.

• Object Detection

  • Arducam OV9782 works well with its global shutter.

  • Most other fixed-focus color UVC USB webcams.

• Driver Camera

  • OV9281

  • OV9782

  • Pi Camera Module V1 (More setup info)

  • Most other fixed-focus UVC USB webcams

Power

• Pololu S13V30F5 Regulator

  • Wide power range input. Recommended by many teams.

• Redux Robotics Zinc-V Regulator

  • Recently released for the 2025 season, offering reliable and easy integration.