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TFA is background for [1] <i>CHC5: Open Camera System -
World's First Commercially available Modular, Customizable, Programmable Machine Vision Camera with Open Source Software</i>.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/circuitvalley/chc5-open-machine-vision-programmable-industrial-camera" rel="nofollow">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/circuitvalley/chc5-open...</a><p>Part 1 - Sensor Specification Comparison (TFA) - <a href="https://www.circuitvalley.com/2026/08/chc5-open-camera-sensor-comparison-specification.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.circuitvalley.com/2026/08/chc5-open-camera-senso...</a><p>Part 2 - Camera System - <a href="https://www.circuitvalley.com/2026/08/chc5-open-camera-system-modular-machine-vision-ai-fpga-hardware-accelerated-advance-camera.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.circuitvalley.com/2026/08/chc5-open-camera-syste...</a><p>Part 3 - Sensor and Lens Mount - <a href="https://www.circuitvalley.com/2026/08/chc5-open-camera-lens-mount-sensor-support.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.circuitvalley.com/2026/08/chc5-open-camera-lens-...</a><p>Part 4 - Software and Architecture - <a href="https://www.circuitvalley.com/2026/08/chc5-open-camera-gige-usb3-vision-software-fpga.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.circuitvalley.com/2026/08/chc5-open-camera-gige-...</a><p>Part 5 - FPGA Architecture - <a href="https://www.circuitvalley.com/2026/08/chc5-open-camera-isp-fpga-architecture-gige-vision-usb3-vision-hdmi.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.circuitvalley.com/2026/08/chc5-open-camera-isp-f...</a>
I got a YouTube recommendation about this open source camera system: the idea of having fully open source programmable FPGA cameras seems pretty interesting, especially with some high quality sensors available. This post is just part 1 of 5 diving deep into the architecture, the software article is also very interesting.<p>This is an ongoing Kickstarter: to be clear: I'm not affiliated with the creator. I want to share this as somebody excited about the idea of an open source camera. I am particularly interested in hacking the firmware for pre-sensor glitching (effectively emulating analog circuit bending)