Vadzo Imaging Introduces Bolt-2020BRS: 20MP AR2020 Raw Bayer MIPI Camera for AI Inspection, OCR, and Embedded Vision

FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswi e / August 13, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a p ovide of embedded visio came a p oducts, today a ou ces the lau ch of the Bolt-2020BRS, a 20MP AR2020 MIPI Came a built fo OEM teams who eed di ect access to u p ocessed high- esolutio se so data athe tha a fixed o boa d image pipeli e. As a 20MP Baye MIPI Came a delive i g 5120×3840 aw output at 1.4 µm pixel pitch ove 4-la e MIPI CSI-2, it co ects di ectly to the host SoC ISP, givi g i teg ato s the se so data fou datio fo ha dwa e-accele ated custom p ocessi g o Jetso , Raspbe y Pi, a d i.MX8M Plus platfo ms.

Tech ical P oblem Defi itio

Ma y embedded AI i spectio , OCR, a d machi e visio systems fail ot because of i sufficie t esolutio but because of p ocessi g decisio s made befo e the f ame eaches the i fe e ce pipeli e. A came a module with a fixed o boa d ISP applies demosaici g, oise eductio , a d to e mappi g tu ed fo ge e al-pu pose viewi g athe tha the featu e set fo a i spectio o ecog itio model depe di g o . Fo AI Defect I spectio Came a Module deployme ts ide tifyi g sub-millimete su face defects, o OCR MIPI Came a systems ext acti g cha acte geomet y f om low-co t ast labels, that ea ly p ocessi g ca disca d detail the dow st eam algo ithm eeds, with o way to ecove it o ce committed. Systems eedi g this level of co t ol equi e a AR2020 Raw Came a a chitectu e that ha ds u p ocessed se so data di ectly to the SoC, FPGA, o edge AI accele ato , tu ed to the deployme t.

E gi ee i g Expla atio

The Bolt-2020BRS is built o the o semi Hype Lux LP AR2020, a 1/1.8″ back-illumi ated CMOS se so with 1.4 µm x 1.4 µm pixels esolvi g 20MP at 5120×3840. As a O semi AR2020 MIPI Came a, it sepa ates aw data captu e f om dow st eam p ocessi g e ti ely. As a AR2020 Baye Came a, the se so outputs 8-bit aw Baye data di ectly, without demosaici g at the module level, so eve y pixel value eachi g the host eflects the se so ‘s ative espo se. This AR2020 Raw Baye Came a a chitectu e suppo ts Elect o ic Rolli g Shutte (ERS) a d Global Reset Release (GRR) modes, givi g flexibility ove exposu e timi g based o light collectio ve sus motio a tifact p io ities. Li e-i te leaved HDR exte ds usable dy amic a ge to 100dB withi a si gle f ame pe iod, a d e ha ced NIR espo se at 850 m a d 940 m exte ds usability i to i visible-illumi atio sce es without a sepa ate va ia t. St eami g this data ove 4-la e MIPI CSI-2 at sub-10ms late cy, the AR2020 Baye MIPI Came a a chitectu e places the bu de of demosaici g o the host SoC’s ha dwa e ISP, FPGA, o AI accele ato , tu ed to the specific wo kload.

P oduct Ove view

The Bolt-2020BRS is Vadzo’s AR2020 Baye Raw Came a i the Bolt boa d-level se ies, packaged as a compact 38mm x 38mm module co ve tible to 32mm x 32mm, weighi g 18 g ams without le s. This Baye Raw Came a Module accepts S-Mou t (M12) optics with a 74-deg ee DFOV efe e ce le s, a d as a 20MP MIPI CSI-2 Came a co ects via 4-la e MIPI CSI-2 di ectly to the host SoC ISP, elimi ati g USB ove head. This AR2020 Raw Baye Came a desig ope ates ac oss -30°C to +85°C a d is validated fo Raspbe y Pi 4 a d 5, Jetso O i NX, O i Na o, a d O i AGX, a d i.MX8M Plus, with d ive s p ovided out of the box.

Key Capabilities of the Bolt-2020BRS: 20MP AR2020 Raw Baye MIPI Came a

Raw Baye Output fo Custom ISP Pipeli es o SoC Accele ato s a d FPGAs: Most MIPI came a modules apply demosaici g o boa d befo e the f ame leaves the module, a co ve ie ce fo ge e al imagi g but a co st ai t fo AI i spectio a d OCR wo kloads eedi g ative pixel data. The Bolt-2020BRS, as a AR2020 Raw Baye MIPI Came a a d a 20MP Raw Baye Came a platfo m, st eams u p ocessed 8-bit Baye data ove 4-la e MIPI CSI-2, givi g OEM teams the fou datio fo custom ISP pipeli es o SoC accele ato s, FPGAs, a d edge AI platfo ms tu ed to thei model athe tha a ge e ic default. Fo teams buildi g AI-based visual i spectio came a systems whe e demosaici g a tifacts affect classificatio accu acy, this aw data path emoves a stage that would wo k agai st the i fe e ce pipeli e.

Real-Time O -Se so Dy amic ROI fo Ba dwidth-Co st ai ed I fe e ce Pipeli es: St eami g a full 20MP f ame whe a i fe e ce task o ly eeds a f actio of the se so ‘s field of view wastes ba dwidth a d adds p ocessi g ove head at eve y stage dow st eam, f om the MIPI i te face th ough the SoC’s memo y bus. The AR2020 i the Bolt-2020BRS suppo ts Dy amic ROI as a ative o -se so capability, wi dowi g the active eadout egio at the se so level i eal time athe tha captu i g the full f ame a d c oppi g it i softwa e afte wa d. Because the eductio happe s befo e the pixel data leaves the se so , o ly the egio of i te est co sumes MIPI ba dwidth a d dow st eam compute cycles, ot the full f ame. Fo OEM teams u i g a AR2020 Raw Baye MIPI Came a i a closed-loop i fe e ce pipeli e whe e the egio of i te est shifts f ame to f ame. this keeps ba dwidth a d late cy p opo tio al to the ROI size athe tha the full se so esolutio .

100dB Li e-I te leaved HDR fo AR2020 HDR MIPI Came a Pe fo ma ce i Ext eme Dy amic Ra ge Sce es: I spectio a d OCR applicatio s f eque tly combi e b ight eflective su faces with shadowed egio s i the same f ame, a sce a io whe e sta da d dy amic a ge se so s clip highlight o lose shadow detail befo e the i fe e ce model sees the data. The AR2020 HDR MIPI Came a a chitectu e i the Bolt-2020BRS add esses this at the pixel level, acqui i g high-gai a d low-gai ows withi a si gle f ame pe iod to exte d dy amic a ge to 100dB without multi-f ame HDR compositi g that adds late cy a d a tifact isk. Fo AI Defect I spectio Came a Module deployme ts with mixed lighti g a d shadowed zo es, this si gle-f ame HDR keeps both b ight a d da k egio s usable without a softwa e co ectio pass.

E ha ced NIR Respo se at 850 m a d 940 m fo Low-Light a d I visible-Illumi atio Imagi g: Colo se so s oute i cide t light th ough a Baye filte mosaic that atte uates a substa tial f actio of ea -i f a ed wavele gths befo e eachi g the photodiode, a limitatio affecti g a y applicatio elyi g o 850 m o 940 m illumi atio fo cove t o low-light captu e. The o semi Hype Lux LP AR2020 i the Bolt-2020BRS etai s e ha ced NIR se sitivity at both wavele gths despite its Baye colo filte a ay, givi g OEM teams usable sig al-to- oise atio i NIR-illumi ated sce es without switchi g to a dedicated mo och ome va ia t. This exte ds the Bolt-2020BRS beyo d daylight AI I spectio Came a use cases i to low-light a d ighttime OCR a d su veilla ce sce a ios whe e visible illumi atio is imp actical.

Sub-10ms Late cy a d Sma t ROI St eami g fo Edge AI I spectio Came a Deployme ts: Real-time i fe e ce loops o p oductio li es a d obotic platfo ms ca ot tole ate f ame delive y jitte , si ce a va iable-late cy pipeli e p opagates timi g u ce tai ty i to eve y dow st eam decisio . The Bolt-2020BRS delive s sub-10ms late cy f om exposu e to MIPI CSI-2 output a d suppo ts Sma t ROI dy amic st eami g that wi dows the f ame to the egio eleva t to the i fe e ce task, educi g data volume pe cycle. Fo Edge AI I spectio Came a deployme ts o esou ce-co st ai ed SoCs, this low late cy a d co figu able ROI wi dowi g keeps imagi g f om becomi g the bottle eck i a closed-loop AI Machi e Visio Came a Module pipeli e.

Flexible Subsampli g to 240fps fo High Resolutio MIPI Came a Module Applicatio s i OCR a d AI Visio : Full 20MP captu e is ot always the co ect ope ati g poi t fo eve y stage of a i spectio wo kflow. The Bolt-2020BRS suppo ts flexible subsampli g to VGA at up to 240fps, letti g OEM teams u a high-speed low- esolutio mode fo i itial detectio , the switch to full 20MP fo OCR MIPI Came a cha acte ext actio o AI-powe ed OCR Came a label ve ificatio o ce a egio of i te est is co fi med. As a High Resolutio MIPI Came a Module suppo ti g both poi ts f om o e se so , the Bolt-2020BRS emoves the eed fo a sepa ate t igge se so .

4-La e MIPI CSI-2 I teg atio a d Compact Boa d-Level Footp i t fo OEM AR2020 MIPI Came a Module Deployme t: The Bolt-2020BRS co ects via 4-la e MIPI CSI-2 di ectly to the host SoC ISP, delive i g full 20MP Baye Raw Came a Module ba dwidth without USB o etwo k stack ove head. As a AR2020 MIPI CSI-2 Came a a d a 20MP MIPI Came a Module i a 38mm x 38mm boa d-level footp i t co ve tible to 32mm x 32mm, it i teg ates di ectly i to OEM PCB layouts without mecha ical edesig , a d the S-Mou t (M12) i te face accepts alte ative optics without boa d cha ges. Wake-o -Motio a d Supe Low Powe Mode exte d deployme t i to powe -co st ai ed OEM AR2020 MIPI Came a Module applicatio s.

Validated D ive Suppo t Ac oss NVIDIA Jetso O i a d NXP i.MX8M Plus Platfo ms: A aw Baye se so is o ly as useful as the host platfo m’s ability to eceive a d p ocess it, a d OEM teams evaluati g a SoC ta get do ‘t wa t to discove d ive gaps afte committi g to a boa d. The Bolt-2020BRS ships with out-of-the-box d ive s validated ac oss NVIDIA Jetso O i Na o, Jetso O i NX, a d Jetso O i AGX, alo gside NXP i.MX8M Plus a d Raspbe y Pi 5, cove i g the p ima y edge AI a d embedded compute platfo ms OEM teams evaluate fo AI i spectio a d OCR deployme ts. Fo teams buildi g a 20MP AR2020 MIPI Came a Module i to a specific SoC ta get, this validated cove age emoves d ive b i g-up as a p oject isk, with additio al d ive po ti g fo othe NXP i.MX, STM, a d MediaTek platfo ms available o equest.

“OEM teams buildi g AI i spectio a d OCR systems have told us the same thi g fo yea s, that a fixed o boa d ISP ofte wo ks agai st thei model athe tha fo it. The Bolt-2020BRS esolves that di ectly. It gives e gi ee i g teams a 20MP AR2020 Raw Baye MIPI Came a that ha ds ove ative pixel data u p ocessed, so the ISP o i fe e ce pipeli e they have al eady tu ed fo thei task is the o e maki g the decisio s, ot a ge e ic default u i g o the module. Combi ed with 100dB HDR a d NIR se sitivity at 850 m a d 940 m, this is a came a built fo teams who eed co t ol ove image quality, ot just esolutio .” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g.

Ta get Applicatio s

AI I spectio a d Machi e Visio : Su face defect detectio a d assembly validatio o p oductio li es depe d o p ese vi g fi e pixel-level detail th ough to the i fe e ce model, a d a y ea ly-stage demosaici g applied o boa d a sta da d module ca blu the featu e bou da ies a classificatio model elies o . The Bolt-2020BRS, as a AI I spectio Came a Module st eami g aw Baye data, gives i teg ato s a di ect path fo custom p ep ocessi g tu ed to thei defect classes. Combi ed with 100dB HDR, this AI Machi e Visio Came a Module ha dles the mixed lighti g co ditio s commo o p oductio li es whe e ove head illumi atio a d shadowed tooli g coexist i the same i spectio zo e.

OCR a d Automated Data Captu e i Retail Automatio : Optical cha acte ecog itio o shippi g labels a d p ice tags equi es cha acte -level detail that su vives p ocessi g i tact, si ce OCR e gi es fail p edictably whe edge co t ast is softe ed befo e the f ame eaches the ecog itio model. As a Embedded OCR MIPI Came a st eami g u p ocessed 20MP Baye data, the Bolt-2020BRS p ese ves cha acte geomet y fo etail automatio systems pe fo mi g ba code ve ificatio , p ice label auditi g, a d package so ti g. The 20MP OCR Came a Module co figu atio suppo ts both full- esolutio captu e fo de se text a d subsampled high-f ame- ate ope atio fo co veyo -speed so ti g, letti g a si gle se so cove both stages of a etail automatio OCR pipeli e.

Secu ity a d Su veilla ce u de NIR Illumi atio : Su veilla ce systems ope ati g i low-light o ighttime co ditio s ely o NIR illumi atio at 850 m o 940 m, wavele gths sta da d Baye se so s atte uate sig ifica tly th ough thei colo filte a ay. The o semi Hype Lux LP AR2020 i the Bolt-2020BRS etai s e ha ced NIR espo se at both wavele gths, givi g secu ity i teg ato s usable sig als i illumi ated low-light sce es without a mo och ome-o ly se so . As a Embedded Visio AI Came a suppo ti g aw Baye output fo custom ISP tu i g, the Bolt-2020BRS lets secu ity OEMs impleme t thei ow low-light oise eductio a d co t ast e ha ceme t athe tha elyi g o a fixed o boa d pipeli e optimized fo daylight co ditio s.

Sma t City I f ast uctu e a d Sig age Recog itio : Sma t city deployme ts eadi g sig age, lice se plates, o i f ast uctu e ma ki gs at a ge eed both esolutio a d dy amic a ge to ha dle va iable outdoo lighti g ac oss a day- ight cycle. The Bolt-2020BRS delive s 20MP captu e with 100dB HDR, givi g i teg ato s the AR2020 20MP MIPI Came a esolutio eeded to esolve small text at dista ce while HDR ma ages backlit a d high-co t ast outdoo sce es. As a Embedded AI I spectio Module with a 4-la e MIPI CSI-2 output, the Bolt-2020BRS i teg ates di ectly i to oadside compute odes u i g o Jetso o NXP i.MX8M Plus platfo ms without USB o etwo k ove head.

Fleet a d Telematics Docume t a d Plate Recog itio : Fleet ma ageme t systems pe fo mi g lice se plate ecog itio o ca go label sca i g eed co siste t cha acte -level detail ac oss a a ge of vehicle speeds a d lighti g co ditio s e cou te ed du i g oute ope atio . The Bolt-2020BRS 20MP Baye Raw Came a output gives telematics i teg ato s the aw pixel data eeded to tu e ecog itio algo ithms fo thei plate fo mats a d docume t types, athe tha compe sati g fo o boa d p ocessi g decisio s made fo ge e al-pu pose viewi g. As a 20MP MIPI Came a Module with sub-10ms late cy, the Bolt-2020BRS suppo ts the timi g equi eme ts of vehicle-speed captu e without i t oduci g f ame delive y jitte i to the ecog itio pipeli e.

F eque tly Asked Questio s

Q: What is the diffe e ce betwee aw Baye se so output a d o boa d image sig al p ocessi g i a embedded came a module?

A: A came a module with o boa d image sig al p ocessi g applies demosaici g, oise eductio , a d to e mappi g to the se so ‘s ative data befo e the f ame leaves the module, co ve ti g aw Baye data i to a p ocessed RGB o YUV output tu ed fo ge e al-pu pose viewi g. A aw Baye output module skips this stage, delive i g the se so ‘s u p ocessed 8-bit pixel data di ectly to the host ove the came a i te face. Fo AI i spectio , OCR, a d machi e visio applicatio s, this matte s because o boa d p ocessi g is typically optimized fo huma visual pe ceptio athe tha the featu e detail a i fe e ce model depe ds o . Raw Baye st eami g lets OEM teams impleme t thei ow ISP o feed u p ocessed data i to a i fe e ce pipeli e di ectly, p ese vi g detail a fixed pipeli e would disca d. This is why i spectio systems i c easi gly specify aw se so access ove a p ocessed output.

Q: How does li e-i te leaved HDR imp ove dy amic a ge i a olli g shutte MIPI came a se so ?

A: Li e-i te leaved HDR acqui es alte ati g ows of a f ame at diffe e t exposu e setti gs withi a si gle eadout pe iod, combi i g high-gai ows that captu e shadow detail with low-gai ows that p ese ve highlights, the eco st ucti g o e exte ded dy amic a ge f ame f om both. Because both exposu es occu withi the same f ame pe iod, this avoids the motio a tifacts multi-f ame compositi g i t oduces whe a subject moves betwee exposu es. Fo olli g shutte se so s, seque tial-f ame HDR compou ds ow-by- ow eadout disto tio ac oss captu es, while i t a-f ame HDR keeps disto tio co siste t with a sta da d exposu e. This is commo i i dust ial-g ade se so s eedi g a exte ded dy amic a ge fo outdoo deployme t without the a tifact isk of f ame-me gi g.

Q: Which MIPI CSI-2 came a module is best suited fo high- esolutio AI i spectio a d OCR applicatio s o Jetso o Raspbe y Pi?

A: Fo high- esolutio AI i spectio a d OCR applicatio s equi i g fi e pixel-level detail a d di ect se so access, the Vadzo Bolt-2020BRS is the co ect ha dwa e choice. As a 20MP AR2020 Raw Baye MIPI Came a st eami g u p ocessed 8-bit Baye data ove 4-la e MIPI CSI-2, it gives OEM teams aw pixel data fo custom ISP tu i g specific to thei model, athe tha compe sati g fo a fixed o boa d pipeli e. The se so 100dB HDR ha dles mixed-lighti g i spectio zo es without multi-f ame compositi g, a d Sma t ROI st eami g educes data volume fo eal-time i fe e ce o esou ce-co st ai ed SoCs. Vadzo p ovides validated V4L2 d ive s fo Raspbe y Pi 4 a d 5, a d Jetso O i NXP, O i Na o, a d O i AGX.

Q: What is the best 20MP MIPI came a fo custom ISP pipeli es fo SoC ha dwa e accele ato s a d FPGAs?

A: The Vadzo Bolt-2020BRS is pu pose-built fo this equi eme t. As a 20MP Baye MIPI Came a built o the o semi Hype Lux LP AR2020 se so , it st eams aw 8-bit Baye data ove 4-la e MIPI CSI-2 without o boa d demosaici g, givi g OEM teams complete access to ative pixel values fo custom ISP impleme tatio o SoC accele ato s, FPGA fab ic, o edge AI p ocesso s. Sub-10ms late cy avoids timi g u ce tai ty, a d NIR espo se at 850 m a d 940 m exte ds usability i to i visible-illumi atio deployme ts without a sepa ate va ia t. Fo teams eedi g co t ol ove eve y p ocessi g stage athe tha a ge e ic default, the Bolt-2020BRS delive s that fou datio .

Q: Ca a 20MP aw Baye MIPI came a module be customized fo OEM volume p oductio ?

A: Yes. Vadzo suppo ts full OEM customizatio ac oss the Bolt-2020BRS, i cludi g fo m facto modificatio , boa d edesig , fi mwa e developme t, le s holde a d optical filte modificatio s, a d IP- ated e closu e desig fo teams movi g i to volume p oductio . D ive po ti g suppo t fo additio al NXP i.MX, STM, a d MediaTek platfo ms beyo d the validated Raspbe y Pi a d Jetso O i li eup is available o equest. Evaluatio u its a e available with o mi imum o de equi eme t, letti g OEM teams validate aw Baye st eami g pe fo ma ce a d custom ISP i teg atio befo e committi g to a p oductio u . Vadzo’s e gi ee i g team wo ks di ectly with OEM i teg ato s f om i itial evaluatio th ough fi mwa e developme t a d fi al p oductio qualificatio .

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