Quick reference for the openmvcam

Below is a quick reference for the OpenMV Cam. If it is your first time working with the OpenMV Cam please consider reading the following sections first:

OpenMV Cam H7 Plus OV5640 Pinout OpenMV Cam H7 OV7725 Pinout OpenMV Cam M7 OV7725 Pinout OpenMV Cam M4 OV7725 Pinout OpenMV Cam M4 OV2640 Pinout

General board control

See pyb.

import pyb

pyb.repl_uart(pyb.UART(3, 9600, timeout_char=1000)) # duplicate REPL on UART(3)
pyb.wfi() # pause CPU, waiting for interrupt
pyb.stop() # stop CPU, waiting for external interrupt

Delay and timing

Use the time module:

import utime

utime.sleep(1)           # sleep for 1 second
utime.sleep_ms(500)      # sleep for 500 milliseconds
utime.sleep_us(10)       # sleep for 10 microseconds
start = utime.ticks_ms() # get value of millisecond counter
delta = utime.ticks_diff(utime.ticks_ms(), start) # compute time difference

LEDs

See pyb.LED.

from pyb import LED

led = LED(1) # red led
led.toggle()
led.on()
led.off()

LED Pinout:

  • LED(1) -> Red RGB LED Segment

  • LED(2) -> Green RGB LED Segment

  • LED(3) -> Blue RGB LED Segment

  • LED(4) -> IR LEDs

Pins and GPIO

See pyb.Pin.

from pyb import Pin

p_out = Pin('P7', Pin.OUT_PP)
p_out.high()
p_out.low()

p_in = Pin('P8', Pin.IN, Pin.PULL_UP)
p_in.value() # get value, 0 or 1

GPIO Pinout:

  • Pin(‘P0’) -> P0 (PB15)

  • Pin(‘P1’) -> P1 (PB14)

  • Pin(‘P2’) -> P2 (PB13)

  • Pin(‘P3’) -> P3 (PB12)

  • Pin(‘P4’) -> P4 (PB10)

  • Pin(‘P5’) -> P5 (PB11)

  • Pin(‘P6’) -> P6 (PA5)

  • Pin(‘P7’) -> P7 (PD12)

  • Pin(‘P8’) -> P8 (PD13)

  • Pin(‘P9’) -> P9 (PD14) (OpenMV Cam M7/H7 Only)

All pins are 5V tolerant with a 3.3V output (P6 is not 5V tolerant in ADC or DAC mode).

All pins can sink or source up to 25 mA (Up to 120 mA in total between all pins).

Servo control

See pyb.Servo.

from pyb import Servo

s1 = Servo(1) # servo on position 1 (P7)
s1.angle(45) # move to 45 degrees
s1.angle(-60, 1500) # move to -60 degrees in 1500ms
s1.speed(50) # for continuous rotation servos

Servo Pinout:

  • Servo(1) -> P7 (PD12)

  • Servo(2) -> P8 (PD13)

  • Servo(3) -> P9 (PD14) (OpenMV Cam M7/H7 Only - Not OpenMV Cam H7 Plus)

External interrupts

See pyb.ExtInt.

from pyb import Pin, ExtInt

callback = lambda e: print("intr")
ext = ExtInt(Pin('P7'), ExtInt.IRQ_RISING, Pin.PULL_NONE, callback)

GPIO Pinout:

  • Pin(‘P0’) -> P0 (PB15)

  • Pin(‘P1’) -> P1 (PB14)

  • Pin(‘P2’) -> P2 (PB13)

  • Pin(‘P3’) -> P3 (PB12)

  • Pin(‘P4’) -> P4 (PB10)

  • Pin(‘P5’) -> P5 (PB11)

  • Pin(‘P6’) -> P6 (PA5)

  • Pin(‘P7’) -> P7 (PD12)

  • Pin(‘P8’) -> P8 (PD13)

  • Pin(‘P9’) -> P9 (PD14) (OpenMV Cam M7/H7 Only)

Timers

See pyb.Timer.

from pyb import Timer

tim = Timer(2, freq=1000)
tim.counter() # get counter value
tim.freq(0.5) # 0.5 Hz
tim.callback(lambda t: pyb.LED(1).toggle())
  • For OpenMV Cam M4: TIM2, TIM3, and TIM4

  • For OpenMV Cam F7: TIM2, TIM3, TIM4 and TIM7 through TIM14

  • For OpenMV Cam H7: TIM2, TIM3, TIM4, TIM7, TIM8 and TIM12 through TIM17

Timer Pinout:

  • Timer 1 Channel 3 Negative -> P0 (PB15)

  • Timer 1 Channel 2 Negative -> P1 (PB14)

  • Timer 1 Channel 1 Negative -> P2 (PB13)

  • Timer 2 Channel 3 Positive -> P4 (PB10)

  • Timer 2 Channel 4 Positive -> P5 (PB11)

  • Timer 2 Channel 1 Positive -> P6 (PA5)

  • Timer 4 Channel 1 Negative -> P7 (PD12)

  • Timer 4 Channel 2 Negative -> P8 (PD13)

  • Timer 4 Channel 3 Positive -> P9 (PD14) (OpenMV Cam M7/H7 Only - Not OpenMV Cam H7 Plus)

PWM (pulse width modulation)

See pyb.Pin and pyb.Timer.

from pyb import Pin, Timer

p = Pin('P4') # P4 has TIM2, CH3
tim = Timer(2, freq=1000)
ch = tim.channel(3, Timer.PWM, pin=p)
ch.pulse_width_percent(50)
  • For OpenMV Cam M4: TIM2, TIM3, and TIM4

  • For OpenMV Cam F7: TIM2, TIM3, TIM4 and TIM7 through TIM14

  • For OpenMV Cam H7: TIM2, TIM3, TIM4, TIM7, TIM8 and TIM12 through TIM17

Timer Pinout:

  • Timer 1 Channel 3 Negative -> P0 (PB15)

  • Timer 1 Channel 2 Negative -> P1 (PB14)

  • Timer 1 Channel 1 Negative -> P2 (PB13)

  • Timer 2 Channel 3 Positive -> P4 (PB10)

  • Timer 2 Channel 4 Positive -> P5 (PB11)

  • Timer 2 Channel 1 Positive -> P6 (PA5)

  • Timer 4 Channel 1 Negative -> P7 (PD12)

  • Timer 4 Channel 2 Negative -> P8 (PD13)

  • Timer 4 Channel 3 Positive -> P9 (PD14) (OpenMV Cam M7/H7 Only - Not OpenMV Cam H7 Plus)

ADC (analog to digital conversion)

See pyb.Pin and pyb.ADC.

from pyb import Pin, ADC

adc = ADC(Pin('P6'))
adc.read() # read value, 0-4095

ADC Pinout:

  • ADC(Pin(‘P6’)) -> P6 (PA5)

P6 is 3.3V tolerant in ADC mode - NOT 5V TOLERANT!

DAC (digital to analog conversion)

See pyb.Pin and pyb.DAC.

from pyb import Pin, DAC

dac = DAC('P6')
dac.write(120) # output between 0 and 255

DAC Pinout:

  • DAC(Pin(‘P6’)) -> P6 (PA5)

P6 is 3.3V tolerant in DAC mode - NOT 5V TOLERANT!

UART (serial bus)

See pyb.UART.

from pyb import UART

uart = UART(3, 9600, timeout_char=1000)
uart.write('hello')
uart.read(5) # read up to 5 bytes

UART Pinout:

  • UART 3 RX -> P5 (PB11)

  • UART 3 TX -> P4 (PB10)

  • UART 1 RX -> P0 (PB15) (OpenMV Cam M7/H7 Only)

  • UART 1 TX -> P1 (PB14) (OpenMV Cam M7/H7 Only)

SPI bus

See pyb.SPI.

from pyb import SPI

spi = SPI(2, SPI.MASTER, baudrate=1000000, polarity=1, phase=0)
spi.send('hello')
spi.recv(5) # receive 5 bytes on the bus
spi.send_recv('hello') # send a receive 5 bytes

SPI Pinout:

  • SPI 2 MOSI (Master-Out-Slave-In) -> P0 (PB15)

  • SPI 2 MISO (Master-In-Slave-Out) -> P1 (PB14)

  • SPI 2 SCLK (Serial Clock) -> P2 (PB13)

  • SPI 2 SS (Serial Select) -> P3 (PB12)

I2C bus

See pyb.I2C.

from pyb import I2C

i2c = I2C(2, I2C.MASTER, baudrate=100000)
i2c.scan() # returns list of slave addresses
i2c.send('hello', 0x42) # send 5 bytes to slave with address 0x42
i2c.recv(5, 0x42) # receive 5 bytes from slave
i2c.mem_read(2, 0x42, 0x10) # read 2 bytes from slave 0x42, slave memory 0x10
i2c.mem_write('xy', 0x42, 0x10) # write 2 bytes to slave 0x42, slave memory 0x10

I2C Pinout:

  • I2C 2 SCL (Serial Clock) -> P4 (PB10)

  • I2C 2 SDA (Serial Data) -> P5 (PB11)

  • I2C 4 SCL (Serial Clock) -> P7 (PD13) (OpenMV Cam M7/H7 Only)

  • I2C 4 SDA (Serial Data) -> P8 (PD12) (OpenMV Cam M7/H7 Only)