ESP32 cam module
The ESP32-CAM is a very small camera module with the ESP32-S chip that costs approximately $10. Besides the OV2640 camera, and several GPIOs to connect peripherals, it also features a microSD card slot that can be useful to store images taken with the camera or to store files to serve to clients.
Plug your ESP32 development board to your computer and follow these next instructions: 1) Go to Tools > Board, scroll down to the ESP32 section and select the name of your ESP32 board.
Upload Code to the ESP32 using Arduino IDE
- ESP32 cam
- FTDI programmer / Arduino
- Jumper wires.
- Breadboard (optional)
Connection with FTDI programmer:
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Connection with Arduino:
Things to be notices
1. Make sure the ESP32cam is give with 3.3v if this doesn’t work then try with 5V
2. The ID0 and the GND should be connected properly before upload or else this might show error ESP32cam time out waiting for packet header
3. Make sure Tx and Rx pins are connected properly as shown in the diagram.
4. If nothing works then ESP32CAM is burnt due to continuous switch between 3v and 5v.
Code:
IMPORTANT!!! - Select Board "AI Thinker ESP32-CAM" - GPIO 0 must be connected to GND to upload a sketch - After connecting GPIO 0 to GND, press the ESP32-CAM on-board RESET button to put your board in flashing mode Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files. The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. *********/ #include "esp_camera.h" #include <WiFi.h> #include "esp_timer.h" #include "img_converters.h" #include "Arduino.h" #include "fb_gfx.h" #include "soc/soc.h" //disable brownout problems #include "soc/rtc_cntl_reg.h" //disable brownout problems #include "esp_http_server.h" //Replace with your network credentials const char* ssid = "REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_SSID"; const char* password = "REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_PASSWORD"; #define PART_BOUNDARY "123456789000000000000987654321" // This project was tested with the AI Thinker Model, M5STACK PSRAM Model and M5STACK WITHOUT PSRAM #define CAMERA_MODEL_AI_THINKER //#define CAMERA_MODEL_M5STACK_PSRAM //#define CAMERA_MODEL_M5STACK_WITHOUT_PSRAM // Not tested with this model //#define CAMERA_MODEL_WROVER_KIT #if defined(CAMERA_MODEL_WROVER_KIT) #define PWDN_GPIO_NUM -1 #define RESET_GPIO_NUM -1 #define XCLK_GPIO_NUM 21 #define SIOD_GPIO_NUM 26 #define SIOC_GPIO_NUM 27 #define Y9_GPIO_NUM 35 #define Y8_GPIO_NUM 34 #define Y7_GPIO_NUM 39 #define Y6_GPIO_NUM 36 #define Y5_GPIO_NUM 19 #define Y4_GPIO_NUM 18 #define Y3_GPIO_NUM 5 #define Y2_GPIO_NUM 4 #define VSYNC_GPIO_NUM 25 #define HREF_GPIO_NUM 23 #define PCLK_GPIO_NUM 22 #elif defined(CAMERA_MODEL_M5STACK_PSRAM) #define PWDN_GPIO_NUM -1 #define RESET_GPIO_NUM 15 #define XCLK_GPIO_NUM 27 #define SIOD_GPIO_NUM 25 #define SIOC_GPIO_NUM 23 #define Y9_GPIO_NUM 19 #define Y8_GPIO_NUM 36 #define Y7_GPIO_NUM 18 #define Y6_GPIO_NUM 39 #define Y5_GPIO_NUM 5 #define Y4_GPIO_NUM 34 #define Y3_GPIO_NUM 35 #define Y2_GPIO_NUM 32 #define VSYNC_GPIO_NUM 22 #define HREF_GPIO_NUM 26 #define PCLK_GPIO_NUM 21 #elif defined(CAMERA_MODEL_M5STACK_WITHOUT_PSRAM) #define PWDN_GPIO_NUM -1 #define RESET_GPIO_NUM 15 #define XCLK_GPIO_NUM 27 #define SIOD_GPIO_NUM 25 #define SIOC_GPIO_NUM 23 #define Y9_GPIO_NUM 19 #define Y8_GPIO_NUM 36 #define Y7_GPIO_NUM 18 #define Y6_GPIO_NUM 39 #define Y5_GPIO_NUM 5 #define Y4_GPIO_NUM 34 #define Y3_GPIO_NUM 35 #define Y2_GPIO_NUM 17 #define VSYNC_GPIO_NUM 22 #define HREF_GPIO_NUM 26 #define PCLK_GPIO_NUM 21 #elif defined(CAMERA_MODEL_AI_THINKER) #define PWDN_GPIO_NUM 32 #define RESET_GPIO_NUM -1 #define XCLK_GPIO_NUM 0 #define SIOD_GPIO_NUM 26 #define SIOC_GPIO_NUM 27 #define Y9_GPIO_NUM 35 #define Y8_GPIO_NUM 34 #define Y7_GPIO_NUM 39 #define Y6_GPIO_NUM 36 #define Y5_GPIO_NUM 21 #define Y4_GPIO_NUM 19 #define Y3_GPIO_NUM 18 #define Y2_GPIO_NUM 5 #define VSYNC_GPIO_NUM 25 #define HREF_GPIO_NUM 23 #define PCLK_GPIO_NUM 22 #else #error "Camera model not selected" #endif static const char* _STREAM_CONTENT_TYPE = "multipart/x-mixed-replace;boundary=" PART_BOUNDARY; static const char* _STREAM_BOUNDARY = "\r\n--" PART_BOUNDARY "\r\n"; static const char* _STREAM_PART = "Content-Type: image/jpeg\r\nContent-Length: %u\r\n\r\n"; httpd_handle_t stream_httpd = NULL; static esp_err_t stream_handler(httpd_req_t *req){ camera_fb_t * fb = NULL; esp_err_t res = ESP_OK; size_t _jpg_buf_len = 0; uint8_t * _jpg_buf = NULL; char * part_buf[64]; res = httpd_resp_set_type(req, _STREAM_CONTENT_TYPE); if(res != ESP_OK){ return res; } while(true){ fb = esp_camera_fb_get(); if (!fb) { Serial.println("Camera capture failed"); res = ESP_FAIL; } else { if(fb->width > 400){ if(fb->format != PIXFORMAT_JPEG){ bool jpeg_converted = frame2jpg(fb, 80, &_jpg_buf, &_jpg_buf_len); esp_camera_fb_return(fb); fb = NULL; if(!jpeg_converted){ Serial.println("JPEG compression failed"); res = ESP_FAIL; } } else { _jpg_buf_len = fb->len; _jpg_buf = fb->buf; } } } if(res == ESP_OK){ size_t hlen = snprintf((char *)part_buf, 64, _STREAM_PART, _jpg_buf_len); res = httpd_resp_send_chunk(req, (const char *)part_buf, hlen); } if(res == ESP_OK){ res = httpd_resp_send_chunk(req, (const char *)_jpg_buf, _jpg_buf_len); } if(res == ESP_OK){ res = httpd_resp_send_chunk(req, _STREAM_BOUNDARY, strlen(_STREAM_BOUNDARY)); } if(fb){ esp_camera_fb_return(fb); fb = NULL; _jpg_buf = NULL; } else if(_jpg_buf){ free(_jpg_buf); _jpg_buf = NULL; } if(res != ESP_OK){ break; } //Serial.printf("MJPG: %uB\n",(uint32_t)(_jpg_buf_len)); } return res; } void startCameraServer(){ httpd_config_t config = HTTPD_DEFAULT_CONFIG(); config.server_port = 80; httpd_uri_t index_uri = { .uri = "/", .method = HTTP_GET, .handler = stream_handler, .user_ctx = NULL }; //Serial.printf("Starting web server on port: '%d'\n", config.server_port); if (httpd_start(&stream_httpd, &config) == ESP_OK) { httpd_register_uri_handler(stream_httpd, &index_uri); } } void setup() { WRITE_PERI_REG(RTC_CNTL_BROWN_OUT_REG, 0); //disable brownout detector Serial.begin(115200); Serial.setDebugOutput(false); camera_config_t config; config.ledc_channel = LEDC_CHANNEL_0; config.ledc_timer = LEDC_TIMER_0; config.pin_d0 = Y2_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_d1 = Y3_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_d2 = Y4_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_d3 = Y5_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_d4 = Y6_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_d5 = Y7_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_d6 = Y8_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_d7 = Y9_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_xclk = XCLK_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_pclk = PCLK_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_vsync = VSYNC_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_href = HREF_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_sscb_sda = SIOD_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_sscb_scl = SIOC_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_pwdn = PWDN_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_reset = RESET_GPIO_NUM; config.xclk_freq_hz = 20000000; config.pixel_format = PIXFORMAT_JPEG; if(psramFound()){ config.frame_size = FRAMESIZE_UXGA; config.jpeg_quality = 10; config.fb_count = 2; } else { config.frame_size = FRAMESIZE_SVGA; config.jpeg_quality = 12; config.fb_count = 1; } // Camera init esp_err_t err = esp_camera_init(&config); if (err != ESP_OK) { Serial.printf("Camera init failed with error 0x%x", err); return; } // Wi-Fi connection WiFi.begin(ssid, password); while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) { delay(500); Serial.print("."); } Serial.println(""); Serial.println("WiFi connected"); Serial.print("Camera Stream Ready! Go to: http://"); Serial.print(WiFi.localIP()); // Start streaming web server startCameraServer(); } void loop() { delay(1); }Happy reading.. Please follow us on blogger and leave a comment if you have any queries below.. :)
