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Connecting to Pi Camera by Picam in Python

Instrument Card

The v2 Camera Module has a Sony IMX219 8-megapixel sensor (compared to the 5-megapixel OmniVision OV5647 sensor of the original camera).

Pi Camera

Device Specification: here

Manufacturer card: PICAM

PICAM

Raspberry Pi is a series of small single-board computers (SBCs) developed in the United Kingdom by the Raspberry Pi Foundation in association with Broadcom

  • Headquarters: UK
  • Yearly Revenue (millions, USD): 44
  • Vendor Website: here

Connect to the Pi Camera in Python

PROTOCOLS > SCPI

To use Instrumental to connect to a Pi Camera, you can follow these steps:

  1. Import the necessary modules:
from instrumental import instrument, list_instruments
  1. List the available instruments:
instruments = list_instruments()
print(instruments)
  1. Connect to a Pi Camera:
camera = instrument(instruments[0])
  1. Use the camera to capture an image:
image = camera.grab_image()
  1. Display the captured image:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.imshow(image)
plt.show()

Note: Make sure you have the necessary dependencies installed, such as numpy, matplotlib, and picamera.