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

• 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.