Product Review

Arducam now released a ESP8266 based Arduino board for Arducam mini camera modules while keeping the same form of factors and pinout as the standard Arduino UNO R3 board. The high light this ESP8266 board is that it well mates with Arducam mini 2MP and 5MP camera modules, supports Lithium battery power supply and recharging and with build in SD card slot. It can be an ideal solution for home security and IoT camera applications.

Features of ESP8266 UNO:
Build in ESP8266-12E Module
11 digital input/output pins, IO ports are 3.3V tolerant
1 analog input(3.2V max input)
Arducam Mini 2MP/5MP camera interface
Lithium battery recharging 3.7V/500mA max
Building in SD/TF card socket
7-12V power jack input
Build in micro USB-Serial interface
Compatible with Arduino IDE
Note that the SD/TF card CS pin is shared with UART TX signal, so the UART and the SD/TF can't be used at the same time.

Features of OV2640 Arducam Mini Module Camera Shield:
Can be used in MCU, Raspberry Pi, ARM, DSP, FPGA platforms
2 megapixels image sensor OV2640
M12 mount or CS mount lens holder with changeable lens options
IR sensitive with proper lens combination
I2C interface for the sensor configuration，SPI interface for camera commands and data stream
All IO ports are 5V/3.3V tolerant
Support JPEG compression mode, single and multiple shoot mode, one time capture multiple read operation, burst read operation, low power mode and etc.
Well mated with standard Arduino boards
Provide open source code library for Arduino, STM32, Chipkit, Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone Black
Small form of factor

Package Including:
1pcs Arducam ESP8266 UNO Board
1pcs OV2640 Arducam Mini Module Camera Shield