The GAIA development platform enables the end-user to evaluate multiple OmniVision sensors of various resolutions and develop drivers with ease. It is powered through the USB interface and offers Plug-and-Play capability.
The platform consists of three boards. The GAIA FPGA board converts the MIPI to parallel and outputs through USB and serves as the main board for all controls and configurations through the USB interface. This board comes with a CD that has PC tools and instructions. The board has a 100-pin connector with all the required signals to support various camera interfaces.
The second board is a sensor transfer/adapter board that converts signals from the 100-pin connector to the camera module specific connector so that the sensor camera module can be plugged in directly. Since there are different camera module connectors, such as the 40-pin Panasonic, the 40-pin Hirose and the 40-pin Samtec connectors, various transfer boards are available.
The third board is the camera module board with the OmniVision image sensor on board. Each sensor has its own specific camera module board. The GAIA FPGA board also has an auxiliary USB port that can provide additional power if needed.
