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Starling 2 Image Sensor Micro-coax Front-end Adapter (MDK-M0173)

$79.99
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Selected sku: MDK-M0173-1-00
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Hardware Lifecycle
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Software Lifecycle
↪ VOXL SDK 1.2 and Greater (Release Notes)
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M0173 VOXL 2 Starling 2 Camera Front End

Product Description

The M0173 Starling 2 image sensor front-end adapter expands VOXL 2's video and computer vision capability by breaking out camera groups J6 and J7 into four micro-coax camera connectors, a PMD ToF connector, and a connector for an M0187 Lepton plus rangefinder board. It exposes the same camera configurations used on Starling 2.

M0173 is compatible with VOXL 2 only, and the D0014/D0012 drone family it serves uses kernel config 1. Check /sys/module/voxl_platform_mod/parameters/config to confirm the correct kernel configuration.

Product Specifications

Feature Details
Function Camera breakout for VOXL 2 camera groups J6 and J7
Camera Connectors 4x micro-coax — J1 front tracking (ID0/CSI0), J2 downward tracking (ID6), J4 front hi-res (ID1/CSI1), J5 downward hi-res (ID2/CSI2)
ToF Connector J3 — single PMD ToF sensor (ID3/CSI3)
Lepton Connector J6 — 8-pin SM08B-SRSS-TB for the M0187 Lepton plus rangefinder board (SPI, I2C, 25 MHz clock, 2.8 V)
Supported Hi-res Sensors 1 or 2 x M0161 4K IMX412 modules (COO USA)
Supported Tracking Sensors 2 or 3 x M0166 1280x800 global shutter AR0144 modules (COO USA)
Supported ToF Sensor Up to 1 x M0178 PMD ToF module (COO Taiwan)
Interconnect MCBL-00084 micro-coax
Kernel Configuration Config 1 (D0014/D0012 family)
Software Requirement VOXL SDK 1.3.0 or later (1.3.1+ for FLIR Lepton support)
Country of Origin USA

Software Features

  • Hardware image sensor synchronization — voxl-fsync-mod ships in SDK 1.3+ and drives a sync pulse on GPIO 109 (30 Hz default). Running voxl-configure-cameras for a C26, C27 or C8 configuration sets fsync_en in voxl-camera-server.conf and installs slave-mode AR0144 drivers so the tracking cameras capture synchronized frames.
  • Downward rangefinder — VL53L1CX accessible over /dev/i2c-4, configured in voxl-rangefinder-server.conf
  • FLIR Lepton — accessible over /dev/i2c-4 and /dev/spidev0.0, configured in voxl-lepton-server.conf
  • Works with the VOXL SDK for video streaming, deep-learning object recognition, GPS-denied navigation with VIO, and SLAM

Technical Details

Datasheet

User Guide (Camera Configuration)

voxl-camera-server Reference

voxl-lepton-server · Rangefinders

VOXL 2 Coax Camera Bundles

What's Included

Kit Camera Config High-resolution Tracking ToF
MDK-M0173-1-00 None None None None
MDK-M0173-2-01 C26 12MP RGB w/ IR filter Dual 1MP tracking PMD
MDK-M0173-2-02 C27 12MP RGB w/ IR filter Triple 1MP tracking PMD
MDK-M0173-2-03 C28 Dual 12MP RGB w/ IR filter Dual 1MP tracking None

Additional Items Not Included

  • VOXL 2 compute board
  • M0187 Lepton adapter and FLIR Lepton, for thermal configurations
  • Image sensor modules, on the MDK-M0173-1-00 board-only kit

Compatible Products

Product Compatible?
VOXL 2 ✅ kernel config 1
M0161 4K IMX412 hi-res module ✅ J4 and J5, up to 2
M0166 AR0144 tracking module ✅ J1 and J2, synchronized capture
M0178 PMD ToF module ✅ J3, up to 1
M0187 Lepton adapter + rangefinder ✅ J6
VOXL 2 Mini ❌ use M0188 or M0195
VOXL / VOXL Flight ❌
Qualcomm Flight RB5 5G ❌

Export Information

Item Value
ECCN EAR99
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Code 8542.31.0000
Country of Origin USA
Radio Frequencies Used None
RoHS Compliant Yes