Robotic a d visio -based systems equi e high-ba dwidth came a i te faces with dete mi istic pe fo ma ce a d low late cy, a d GigE came as a e widely used fo thei lo g cable suppo t, stable data t a smissio , a d suitability fo dist ibuted visio a chitectu es. But GigE co ectivity alo e does ot make a came a a ROS2 came a. Without a wo ki g b idge betwee the came a’s ative Ethe et video st eam a d the ROS2 image message fo mat, a Gigabit Ethe et came a sits outside the pe ceptio pipeli e e ti ely, u usable by Isaac ROS odes fo visual SLAM, object detectio , o multi-came a pe ceptio .
Vadzo closes that gap with a validated RTSP b idge a chitectu e: the I ova-662CRS st eams live video ove RTSP with a static IP co figu atio , the Jetso AGX O i eceives that st eam, a d a custom RTSP b idge ode co ve ts it i to a sta da d ROS2 image topic, published as /isaac/came a_ aw a d co fi med visually usi g qt_image_view. O ce i side ROS2, the IMX662 came a st eam behaves like a y othe ative came a i put a d ca be eco ded, visualized, o co sumed di ectly by GPU-accele ated Isaac ROS pe ceptio compo e ts, maki g this a ge ui e ISAAC ROS suppo ted came a, ot just a Ethe et-co ected se so with theo etical compatibility. Read mo e o ou How to St eam GigE Came a Usi g Isaac ROS o NVIDIA Jetso AGX O i
I dust ial obotics cells, AGV a d AMR fleets, UAV i spectio payloads, a d comme cial fleet vehicles sha e a commo imagi g co st ai t: va iable a d ofte poo lighti g, combi ed with a eed fo stable, lo g-cable etwo k co ectivity that a USB o MIPI came a ca ot match at dista ce. The I ova-662CRS a swe s this as a 2MP GigE came a built o the So y STARVIS IMX662 se so , a 1/2.8″ CMOS with a 2.9 µm pixel delive i g Fusio HDR a d NIR se sitivity at 940 m – givi g this IMX662 HDR Gigabit Ethe et Came a co siste t image quality ac oss b ight loadi g docks, dim wa ehouse aisles, a d eflective i doo su faces without a f ame ate pe alty at up to 60 fps.
As a 2MP Gigabit Ethe et Came a, the I ova-662CRS suppo ts o boa d dewa pi g fo le ses up to 200° DFOV, educi g the came a cou t eeded fo wide-a ea cove age o AMRs a d ceili g-mou ted obotics odes, while IEEE 1588 PTP sy ch o izatio e ables sub-mic oseco d timestamp alig me t ac oss multi- obot a d multi-came a fleets. PoE (802.3af) delive s powe a d data ove a si gle RJ45 cable, simplifyi g cabli g o mobile obotic platfo ms a d vehicle-mou ted fleet i stallatio s whe e outi g sepa ate powe li es is imp actical.
Key specs: 2MP (1920×1080) | So y STARVIS IMX662 | 1/2.8″ | 2.9 µm | Fusio HDR | NIR se sitivity 940 m | Up to 200° DFOV | O boa d dewa pi g | GigE (100/1000Base-T) | ONVIF P ofile S/T/M | PoE 802.3af | IEEE 1588 PTP | −40°C to 85°C
The validatio was pe fo med o Jetso AGX O i u i g JetPack 6.1 (ke el 5.15.148-teg a) with the NVIDIA Co tai e Toolkit e abli g GPU access i side Isaac ROS’s Docke -based developme t co tai e s. The I ova-662CRS co ects ove a dedicated Ethe et i te face with a static IP, a d the RTSP b idge package i teg ates di ectly i to the existi g Isaac ROS wo kspace alo gside sta da d Isaac ROS packages, equi i g o modificatio to the co e Isaac ROS co tai e . This co fi ms the I ova-662CRS as a Nvidia Came a platfo m eady fo di ect use i Isaac ROS obotics pipeli es athe tha equi i g bespoke d ive developme t pe deployme t.
As a validated ROS Came a o Jetso AGX O i , the I ova-662CRS gives i dust ial obotics i teg ato s a Gigabit Ethe et Came a with ROS2 I teg atio al eady p ove fo GPU-accele ated pe ceptio . Fusio HDR ha dles the mixed lighti g commo o facto y floo s with ove head skylights a d shadowed machi e bays, while PTP sy ch o izatio suppo ts multi-came a i spectio statio s equi i g f ame-accu ate timi g ac oss the li e.
The I ova-662CRS’s wide-a ea cove age via 200° DFOV dewa pi g a d its validated path i to ROS2 image topics make it well suited to AGV a d AMR avigatio stacks, whe e a si gle 2MP GigE came a ca cove a wide floo a ea while feedi g obstacle detectio a d path-pla i g odes u i g atively o Isaac ROS. NIR se sitivity suppo ts ope atio i dim wa ehouse aisles without additio al illumi atio ha dwa e.
Fo UAV a d d o e platfo ms usi g tethe ed o g ou d-statio GigE li ks, the IMX662 came a’s low-light Fusio HDR pe fo ma ce a d validated RTSP-to-ROS2 pipeli e p ovide a eliable Nvidia O i AGX came a path fo i spectio payloads that eed to feed captu ed video di ectly i to o boa d o g ou d-based Isaac ROS pe ceptio without a custom i teg atio laye .
As a validated Nvidia Came a fo AGX O i , the I ova-662CRS suppo ts i -vehicle safety a d mo ito i g systems whe e PoE simplifies i stallatio , IEEE 1588 PTP timi g suppo ts multi-came a sy ch o izatio ac oss a vehicle, a d Fusio HDR mai tai s image quality th ough the va iable lighti g fleet vehicles e cou te betwee depot, oad, a d loadi g dock e vi o me ts.
“Getti g a Gigabit Ethe et Came a o to AGX O i is o ly half the job – the eal equi eme t f om obotics teams is a wo ki g, docume ted path i to ROS2 image topics that Isaac ROS ca actually co sume. We validated the full RTSP b idge pipeli e fo the I ova-662CRS specifically so OEM i teg ato s a e ‘t buildi g that i gestio laye themselves befo e they ca eve sta t o thei pe ceptio pipeli e.” – P oduct E gi ee i g Team, Vadzo Imagi g
1) What se so powe s the I ova-662CRS IMX662 came a?
The I ova-662CRS is built o the So y STARVIS IMX662, a 1/2.8″ CMOS se so with a 2.9 µm pixel, delive i g 2MP (1920×1080) esolutio at up to 60 fps. As a IMX662 Gigabit Ethe et Came a, it suppo ts Fusio HDR a d NIR se sitivity at 940 m fo co siste t imagi g ac oss va iable lighti g co ditio s.
2) How is the I ova-662CRS i teg ated with ROS2 o Jetso AGX O i ?
The came a st eams video ove RTSP with a static IP co figu atio . A custom RTSP b idge ode u i g i side the Isaac ROS Docke co tai e o Jetso AGX O i co ve ts this st eam i to a sta da d ROS2 image topic (/isaac/came a_ aw), co fi mi g the I ova-662CRS as a validated ROS2 Came a I teg atio path athe tha a theo etical GigE-to-ROS co ectio .
3) Does the I ova-662CRS equi e custom d ive s fo Isaac ROS?No p op ieta y d ive developme t is equi ed. The validated RTSP b idge package i teg ates di ectly i to a existi g Isaac ROS wo kspace a d builds alo gside sta da d Isaac ROS packages, maki g the I ova-662CRS a ge ui e ISAAC ROS Suppo ted Came a. Vadzo p ovides the RTSP b idge package f ee of cost o equest.
4) Is the I ova-662CRS suitable as a HDR GigE came a fo AGVs a d AMRs ope ati g i low light?Yes. As a HDR Gigabit Ethe et Came a with Fusio HDR a d NIR se sitivity at 940 m, the I ova-662CRS mai tai s image quality ac oss dim wa ehouse aisles a d eflective i doo su faces, while o boa d dewa pi g fo le ses up to 200° DFOV educes the came a cou t eeded fo AGV a d AMR floo cove age.
5) What NVIDIA platfo m a d softwa e stack was used fo validatio ?Validatio was pe fo med o Jetso AGX O i u i g JetPack 6.1 (ke el 5.15.148-teg a) with the NVIDIA Co tai e Toolkit fo GPU-accele ated co tai e suppo t, co fi mi g the I ova-662CRS as a wo ki g Nvidia O i AGX came a withi the Isaac ROS developme t a d u time e vi o me t.
The I ova-662CRS So y STARVIS IMX662 Gigabit Ethe et Came a is available ow fo evaluatio a d p oductio o de s, with o mi imum o de equi eme t. The validated Isaac ROS RTSP b idge package is available f ee of cost to qualified i teg ato s. Co tact
Vadzo Imagi g develops embedded a d machi e visio came as fo OEMs a d system i teg ato s buildi g p oductio – eady visio systems ac oss i dust ial obotics, auto omous mobile obotics, UAV a d d o e platfo ms, a d fleet ma ageme t. The compa y’s imagi g platfo ms spa MIPI CSI-2, USB, GigE, Wi-Fi, a d Se Des i te faces, suppo ti g the full a ge of embedded deployme t a chitectu es f om si gle-se so payloads to sy ch o ized multi-came a systems validated agai st mode obotics softwa e stacks i cludi g ROS2 a d NVIDIA Isaac ROS.
