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Overview

This article provides a visual and technical overview of the schematics to help developers better understand the internal architecture and interfaces of our products.

Legacy hardware information

If you are using legacy camera hardware or earlier RPI adapters, see the Legacy MIPI CSI-2 Overview.

Camera Pin Defintion

TEVS/TEVM Series
TEVS/TEVM Series pin definition

15-pin connectors

TEVS/TEVM-RPI15
TEVS/TEVM-RPI15 pin definition

IO Expander Pin definition (I2C Address: 0x21)

No.Pin DefineDescription
0ReservedReserved pin
1ReservedReserved pin
2STANDBYStandby pin of TEVS/TEVM Camera
3ReservedReserved pin
4CSI_FRAME_SYNCFramesync Trigger pin of TEVS/TEVM Camera
5ReservedReserved pin
6ReservedReserved pin
7ReservedReserved pin

22-pin connector

TEVS/TEVM-RPI22
TEVS/TEVM-RPI22 pin definition

IO Expander Pin definition (I2C Address: 0x27)

No.Pin DefineDescription
0ReservedReserved pin
1ReservedReserved pin
2ReservedReserved pin
3CSI_FRAME_SYNCFramesync Trigger pin of TEVS/TEVM Camera
4ReservedReserved pin
5ReservedReserved pin
6STANDBYStandby pin of TEVS/TEVM Camera
7ReservedReserved pin

TEVS/TEVM Series Power Up Sequence

Apply 3.3 V and 1.8 V first. After t1 enable 1.15 V. After t2 enable 2.8 V while keeping CSI_nRST asserted low. Pull CSI_nRST high after t3 once all rails and the reference clock are stable. The module then asserts System Ready after t4, indicating the host can begin I²C initialization and start MIPI streaming. Keep STANDBY at low level throughout startup.

TEVS_TEVM_PWR_SEQ

TEVS/TEVM Series Power Requirements

The following recommendations are for a power supply scheme suitable for use with any TEVS/TEVM camera. Actual camera power consumption will vary depending on the specific sensor and usage scenario.

SupplyVoltageMaximum Current
3V3D3.3V1.2A
2V8A2.8V600mA
1V8D1.8V600mA
1V15D1.15V600mA

For supply reference designs, please refer to schematics for any TechNexion SOM development kit including those for EDM, EDM-G, AXON, and PICO modules.

Camera with IMU

TEVM cameras include an onboard IMU. Use the shared TEVS/TEVM power sequence, power requirements, MIPI CSI-2 interface, and adapter setup. To access IMU data, open the camera through VizionSDK, enable the IMU mode, then read the accelerometer, gyroscope, ISPU, or temperature data as needed.

For detailed API usage, see Camera IMU.

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