The Falco -821CRS is a 4K HDR Raspbe y Pi USB Came a built o the O semi AR0821 se so . It is a UVC complia t d ive less USB came a module validated fo Raspbe y Pi 5, embedded Li ux boa ds, a d SBC platfo ms. The came a delive s 8MP colo imagi g with 140 dB eHDR, a 2.1 µm Back-Side Illumi ated pixel a d USB 3.0 co ectivity fo AGV avigatio , su veilla ce, docume t eadi g, machi e visio , a d embedded edge AI deployme ts.
FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswi e / July 2, 2026 /Vadzo Imagi g a p ovide of embedded visio came a p oducts today a ou ces the validatio of the Falco -821CRS as a ative Raspbe y Pi USB Came a fo 4K HDR imagi g o Raspbe y Pi 5. The Falco -821CRS is built o the O semi AR0821 se so . It delive s t ue 8MP colo imagi g with 140 dB eHDR a d USB 3.0 plug a d play ope atio o Raspbe y Pi 5 a d othe embedded Li ux SBC platfo ms. With this validatio , Vadzo co fi ms that e gi ee s deployi g a 4K USB Came a Raspbe y Pi o lo ge equi e custom ke el d ive s o p op ieta y softwa e laye s. The Falco -821CRS ope ates atively u de sta da d UVC class d ive s o Raspbe y Pi OS, Debia based embedded Li ux dist ibutio s, a d a y V4L2-capable host platfo m.
Se so a d Came a Ove view
The Falco -821CRS is a 4K SBC Came a Module built o the O semi AR0821 se so a d pai ed with a high-pe fo ma ce ISP. The AR0821 is a 8MP SBC USB Came a se so co e delive i g a 3848 x 2168 active pixel a ay i a 1/1.7-i ch optical fo mat with 2.1 µm Back-Side Illumi ated pixels a d DR-Pix Dual Co ve sio Gai tech ology f om O semi. The se so delive s full esolutio 8MP colo imagi g with embedded HDR delive i g g eate tha 140 dB of dy amic a ge ac oss th ee a d fou exposu e modes. The se so suppo ts selectable eadout modes i cludi g 2×2 scali g, 2×2 bi i g, a d mo o summi g e abli g flexible esolutio a d f ame ate co figu atio ac oss deployme t sce a ios.
The Falco -821CRS is a compact SBC USB Came a Module validated fo di ect USB 3.0 co ectio . The module i teg ates the AR0821 se so , a high-pe fo ma ce ISP, a S-Mou t fixed focus le s assembly, a d a USB 3.0 co t olle that exposes a sta da d UVC i te face to the host. This UVC Complia t Came a Module desig e su es the Falco -821CRS ope ates as a ze o d ive USB came a o Raspbe y Pi 5, Raspbe y Pi 4, NVIDIA Jetso , Rockchip, a d a y Li ux based SBC with a USB 3.0 po t. Output modes i clude full 8MP, 4K, 1080p, 720p, a d VGA. Multiple exposu e eHDR modes i cludi g 3-exp a d 4-exp p ovide ove 140 dB dy amic a ge fo challe gi g outdoo a d va iable illumi atio e vi o me ts.
Key specs: 8MP (3848 x 2168) | O semi AR0821 1/1.7-i ch 2.1 µm BSI pixel | Colo | Rolli g Shutte | Fixed Focus | eHDR >140 dB | USB 3.0 | 4K / 8MP / 1080p / 720p / VGA | S-Mou t (M12) | UVC Complia t | Raspbe y Pi 5 / Embedded Li ux
Key Capabilities of the O semi AR0821 4K HDR Raspbe y Pi USB Came a
4K HDR Imagi g at 60 FPS Ove USB 3.0
Ma y USB came as ta geti g SBC platfo ms ope ate at 2MP o lowe o sac ifice HDR capability at highe esolutio s. The O semi AR0821 se so d ives the Falco -821CRS to captu e a full 8MP (3848 x 2168) colo f ame at 60 FPS ove li ea eadout, o up to 30 FPS i 4-exposu e eHDR mode with g eate tha 140 dB of measu ed dy amic a ge. The 2.1 µm Back-Side Illumi ated pixel delive s st o g photo captu e efficie cy fo low light SBC came a wo kloads. This combi atio of 4K esolutio a d eHDR pe fo ma ce make the Falco -821CRS a AR0821 4K SBC Came a capable of captu i g sce es that sta da d USB came as will clip o c ush i the same lighti g co ditio s. The adva tage is di ect fo Raspbe y Pi I dust ial Came a deployme ts pe fo mi g lice se plate ecog itio , outdoo su veilla ce, a d AGV avigatio i mixed wa ehouse illumi atio .
Ze o D ive USB 3.0 I teg atio o Raspbe y Pi 5
Came a i itializatio o embedded Li ux platfo ms histo ically equi es ke el patch cycles, custom device t ee ove lays, o p op ieta y V4L2 b idges. The Falco -821CRS esolves this by impleme ti g a d ive less USB came a module desig . The esult is a d ive less 4K USB came a that e ume ates o Raspbe y Pi 5 u i g Raspbe y Pi OS immediately as a UVC device with o additio al d ive i stallatio . V4L2 tools i cludi g libcame a, GSt eame , a d Ope CV with VideoCaptu e wo k di ectly with the d ive f ee USB came a o fi st co ectio . This elimi ates d ive developme t ove head fo obotics, AGV, a d su veilla ce system i teg ato s wo ki g o Raspbe y Pi 5 USB Came a based platfo ms. The same USB came a ze o co fig behavio applies ac oss all majo ope ati g systems suppo ted by Raspbe y Pi, i cludi g Raspbe y Pi OS Lite a d Ubu tu 24.04 LTS fo ARM.
140 dB eHDR Pe fo ma ce fo Va iable Illumi atio
Outdoo su veilla ce, AGV avigatio i wa ehouses with mixed lighti g, a d docume t sca i g u de u co t olled ambie t co ditio s all p oduce sce es whe e sta da d USB came a exposu e a ge is i sufficie t. The AR0821 eHDR system combi es up to fou exposu es pe f ame o -chip a d the eco st ucts the fi al high dy amic a ge image befo e the data exits the se so . The AR0821 Embedded Li ux Came a delive s multiple eHDR modes i cludi g 3-exp eHDR at 40 FPS a d 4-exp eHDR at 30 FPS at full 4K esolutio . The LI-HDR mode adds 2-exposu e li e i te leaved output at 30 FPS fo applicatio s equi i g low late cy HDR. This o -chip eco st uctio mea s o host side f ame me gi g o GPU load is eeded o the Raspbe y Pi 5 to achieve exte ded dy amic a ge output. E gi ee s deploy a Raspbe y Pi Su veilla ce Came a be efit di ectly f om this a chitectu e because the SBC eceives a fully p ocessed HDR f ame th ough the USB 3.0 po t without additio al compute ove head.
Back-Side Illumi ated 2.1 µm Pixel with DR-Pix Tech ology
Small pixel USB came as used i embedded applicatio s ofte show elevated oise at lowe illumi atio levels due to f o t side ci cuit y blocki g photo captu e. The AR0821 uses a 2.1 µm automotive g ade Back-Side Illumi ated BSI pixel with DR-Pix Dual Co ve sio Gai tech ology f om O semi. BSI a chitectu e emoves the wi i g laye f om the photo captu e path, imp ovi g qua tum efficie cy a d SNR u de educed light. DR-Pix adds pe pixel dual co ve sio gai that exte ds the se so ‘s si gle f ame li ea dy amic a ge befo e multiple exposu e eHDR is applied. This makes the Falco -821CRS a effective Embedded USB 3.2 Came a fo AGV wa ehouse e vi o me ts, i doo su veilla ce, a d docume t eade deployme ts whe e illumi atio is va iable o co st ai ed. The O semi AR0821 USB Module be efits f om the same BSI pixel a chitectu e used i automotive a d i dust ial machi e visio se so s give SBC based deployme ts access to image quality p eviously ese ved fo dedicated embedded imagi g platfo ms.
USB 3.0 Plug a d Play fo SBC a d Embedded Li ux Platfo ms
System i teg ato s deployi g visio modules o SBC platfo ms eed p edictable i itializatio ac oss host ope ati g systems without mai tai i g sepa ate BSP t ees. The Falco -821CRS is a plug a d play USB came a that suppo ts Wi dows, Li ux i cludi g Raspbe y Pi OS a d Ubu tu fo ARM, a d macOS th ough the sta da d UVC class d ive stack. The e is o host side ISP co figu atio equi ed. The ISP withi the module ha dles black level co ectio , auto exposu e, white bala ce, a d colo p ocessi g. The embedded Li ux USB came a co ects to Raspbe y Pi 5 USB 3.0 po ts a d immediately st eams at 4K, 1080p, 720p, o VGA usi g v4l2-ctl o a y UVC-capable captu e applicatio . The USB 3.0 Raspbe y Pi Came a i te face t a sfe s full 8MP f ames at 60 FPS without ba dwidth co st ai ts, e abli g eal time pipeli e i teg atio with GSt eame , MPEG, a d Ope CV o Raspbe y Pi 5 without f ame d oppi g at sta da d esolutio s.
Multi-Resolutio Output fo SBC Wo kload Scali g
Edge AI i fe e ce, video st eami g, a d machi e visio pipeli es u i g o Raspbe y Pi 5 equi e the ability to t ade esolutio fo f ame ate based o applicatio compute budget. The Falco -821CRS suppo ts selectable output esolutio s at USB 3.0 t a sfe ates. Full 8MP mode delive s maximum spatial detail fo docume t eade USB came a deployme ts a d lice se plate captu e. 4K mode bala ces esolutio a d ba dwidth fo eal time su veilla ce. 1080p a d 720p modes suppo t highe f ame ate visual i fe e ce wo kloads. VGA mode e ables lightweight motio detectio a d AGV embedded visio came a guida ce tasks whe e mi imal host p ocessi g load is equi ed. The se so also suppo ts 2×2 bi i g a d 2×2 scali g eadout modes fo flexible esolutio switchi g without st eam esta t. This a ge of output co figu atio s makes the AR0821 4K HDR USB Came a capable of se vi g i spectio , su veilla ce, edge AI, a d avigatio oles f om a si gle module ac oss Raspbe y Pi 5, NVIDIA Jetso , a d Rockchip platfo ms.
“Raspbe y Pi 5” has become a efe e ce platfo m fo a wide a ge of embedded visio p ototypes a d p oductio deployme ts. Getti g a 4K HDR USB came a u i g o it without custom d ive s has histo ically bee a f ictio poi t. The Falco -821CRS solves this di ectly. By validati g the Falco -821CRS as a ative Raspbe y Pi USB Came a usi g the AR0821 se so with eHDR we give e gi ee s a platfo m eady came a that sta ts st eami g i mi utes a d ha dles the dy amic a ge challe ges of eal deployme t e vi o me ts. F om AGV avigatio i mixed light wa ehouses to outdoo su veilla ce a d docume t eadi g, the Falco -821CRS delive s 4K imagi g a d 140 dB HDR ove a si gle USB 3.0 cable with o d ive developme t equi ed.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age , Vadzo Imagi g
Applicatio s
Raspbe y Pi 5 Su veilla ce a d Secu ity: Raspbe y Pi 5 deployme ts i pe imete secu ity, access co t ol, a d etail su veilla ce equi e a came a that delive s high esolutio HDR output without custom BSP wo k. The Falco -821CRS ope ates as a Raspbe y Pi Secu ity Came a a d Raspbe y Pi Su veilla ce Came a with plug a d play USB 3.0 co ectio to Raspbe y Pi 5. The AR0821 eHDR system captu es detail i both b ight outdoo a eas a d shadowed i doo zo es simulta eously. At 4K esolutio , the came a p ovides e ough spatial detail fo face ecog itio a d lice se plate ext actio without dual came a setups. UVC complia ce mea s the came a wo ks with sta da d Raspbe y Pi OS video tools i cludi g libcame a a d GSt eame without d ive compilatio .
AGV a d Embedded Visio Platfo ms: Automated guided vehicles ope ati g i dist ibutio ce te s a d ma ufactu i g facilities e cou te wide va iatio s i illumi atio betwee ope wa ehouse floo s a d loadi g zo es. The Falco -821CRS delive s embedded AGV came a module pe fo ma ce with 140 dB eHDR that p eve ts exposu e failu e as a AGV t a sitio betwee light a d da k zo es. The AR0821 SBC USB Came a co ects di ectly to Raspbe y Pi 5 based AGV co t olle s a d o boa d Jetso compute platfo ms ove USB 3.0. Fixed focus optics a d o -chip auto exposu e elimi ate the eed fo ma ual illumi atio tu i g du i g AGV oute commissio i g. The embedded visio SBC came a fo m facto fits compact AGV chassis desig s, a d the d ive less USB i te face simplifies i teg atio with existi g fleet ma ageme t softwa e stacks.
Docume t Readi g a d ID Ve ificatio : Docume t eade s a d ID ve ificatio kiosks equi e 4K imagi g with a high dy amic a ge to captu e fi e p i t, holog ams, a d machi e- eadable zo es o docume ts u de u co t olled ambie t lighti g. The Falco -821CRS ope ates as a ID docume t USB came a a d ID eade embedded came a delive i g full 8MP esolutio with eHDR to ha dle specula highlights o lami ated ID su faces. The fixed focus S-Mou t le s is calib ated fo co siste t docume t captu e dista ces. USB 3.0 UVC complia ce mea s the docume t eade USB came a i teg ates immediately with Raspbe y Pi 5 a d embedded Li ux docume t p ocessi g pipeli es u i g OCR a d ba code decodi g lib a ies without additio al came a middlewa e.
SBC-Based Edge AI a d Machi e Visio : Edge AI i fe e ce u i g o Raspbe y Pi 5 a d simila SBC platfo ms equi es came a i put that ca be scaled to match the compute available fo the eu al etwo k wo kload. The Falco -821CRS suppo ts output esolutio selectio f om full 8MP dow to VGA th ough sta da d V4L2 comma ds. A AR0821 Raspbe y Pi Came a captu e at 4K fo high esolutio i spectio the scales to 1080p o 720p fo eal time object detectio pipeli es that equi e highe f ame ates. The o -chip ISP delive s colo co ected f ames that feed di ectly i to Ope CV a d Te so Flow Lite i fe e ce pipeli es o 4K HDR Raspbe y Pi 5 Came a Module based systems without host side image p ep ocessi g. HDR output suppo ts i fe e ce accu acy i va iable illumi atio co ditio s whe e sta da d li ea came a i put would deg ade classificatio pe fo ma ce.
Video Co fe e ci g a d I te active Kiosks: Raspbe y Pi 5 is widely deployed i video co fe e ci g e dpoi ts, digital sig age co t olle s, a d i te active kiosk te mi als. The Falco -821CRS p ovides 4K USB came a capability th ough a UVC i te face that wo ks atively with WebRTC applicatio s, V4L2 based co fe e ci g softwa e, a d b owse -based video captu e APIs o Raspbe y Pi OS. The Raspbe y Pi I dust ial Came a quality of the AR0821 se so delive s clea colo ep oductio u de fluo esce t a d LED lighti g co ditio s typical of co fe e ce ooms a d lobby deployme ts. The S-Mou t le s mou t allows system desig e s to select app op iate field of view optics fo specific kiosk i te actio dista ces without cha gi g the came a module o USB i te face.
F eque tly Asked Questio s
Q: Why does UVC complia ce matte whe selecti g a USB came a fo Raspbe y Pi o embedded Li ux platfo ms?
A: UVC complia ce mea s the came a commu icates with the host th ough a sta da dized USB device class p otocol that all majo ope ati g systems suppo t atively. O Raspbe y Pi OS the Raspbe y Pi 5 e ume ates a UVC device i sta tly th ough the ke el ative uvc video d ive with o custom ove lay, DKMS package, o ve do bi a y equi ed. This matte s fo p oductio deployme ts because it elimi ates the mai te a ce cost of keepi g a custom came a d ive compatible ac oss ke el ve sio upg ades. Vadzo Imagi g desig s its UVC came a Raspbe y Pi modules to full UVC complia ce sta da ds e su i g that field deployme ts o Raspbe y Pi 5 a d embedded Li ux SBC platfo ms emai stable ac oss softwa e updates without a y ve do side d ive mai te a ce depe de cy.
Q: How does eHDR imp ove 4K image quality fo outdoo su veilla ce a d AGV systems u i g o Raspbe y Pi?
A: Sta da d USB came as that attempt HDR to me ge multiple exposu es o the host side placi g GPU o CPU load o the SBC fo eco st uctio . The AR0821 eHDR system pe fo ms this eco st uctio o chip befo e the image data eaches the USB 3.0 co t olle . The se so captu es up to fou exposu es pe f ame at diffe e t gai levels a d me ges them i to a si gle 4K HDR output st eam. This mea s Raspbe y Pi 5 eceives a fully eco st ucted HDR f ame th ough the USB po t without a y additio al p ocessi g pipeli e. The esulti g 140 dB dy amic a ge cove s the b ight ess diffe e ce betwee a shadowed wa ehouse aisle a d a su lit loadi g dock e t a ce i a si gle f ame which is c itical fo AGV avigatio accu acy a d Raspbe y Pi su veilla ce came a evide ce quality i mixed outdoo e vi o me ts. Vadzo Imagi g validates this eHDR pe fo ma ce ac oss the ope ati g tempe atu e a ge of the AR0821 se so .
Q: What is Back-Side Illumi ated pixel a chitectu e a d why does it matte fo a plug a d play USB came a o a SBC?
A: Back-Side Illumi ated pixel a chitectu e positio s the photodiode at the f o t of the silico die with the i te co ect wi i g movi g to the back. This emoves the optical obst uctio that limits light captu e i co ve tio al f o t side illumi ated pixels a d i c eases the umbe of photo s that each the photodiode at the same pixel pitch. Fo a 2.1 µm pixel as used i the AR0821 BSI a chitectu e sig ifica tly imp oves qua tum efficie cy compa ed to FSI desig s at the same size. I a plug a d play USB came a deployed o a SBC platfo m like Raspbe y Pi 5 this t a slates to lowe oise at the same exposu e setti g, bette colo accu acy u de educed ambie t light, a d a wide usable exposu e a ge befo e oise becomes a system co st ai t. Vadzo Imagi g selects BSI-based se so s specifically fo embedded applicatio s whe e illumi atio co t ol is limited o whe e came a placeme t ea wi dows, skylights, o va iable LED fixtu es is equi ed.
Q: What softwa e tools ca develope s use o Raspbe y Pi 5 to captu e 4K video f om a USB came a immediately afte co ectio ?
A: Because the came a is UVC complia t, all sta da d Raspbe y Pi video tools wo k immediately without a y d ive i stallatio . libcame a a d libcame a-apps suppo t UVC devices a d e able di ect captu e f om the USB came a at a y suppo ted esolutio . GSt eame pipeli es usi g the v4l2s c eleme t captu e at 4K a d scale fo display o e codi g dow st eam. Ope CV VideoCaptu e ope s the device by i dex with o additio al i itializatio code. v4l2-ctl e ume ates suppo ted fo mats, sets esolutio a d f ame ate, a d st eams aw f ames. Fo Pytho develope s, the Ope CV w appe p ovides ze o i stallatio access to 4K USB came a f ames o Raspbe y Pi 5. Vadzo Imagi g p ovides tested captu e co figu atio s fo libcame a, GSt eame , a d Ope CV as pa t of its embedded Li ux USB came a docume tatio package to accele ate i teg atio f om u boxi g to a wo ki g captu e pipeli e withi hou s athe tha days.
Q: How does Vadzo Imagi g suppo t OEM teams deployi g USB came as o Raspbe y Pi based p oductio systems?
A: Vadzo Imagi g suppo ts OEM custome s ac oss the full AR0821 SBC USB Came a p oduct stack f om evaluatio th ough volume p oductio . Customizatio optio s i clude alte ate S-Mou t le s assemblies fo specific wo ki g dista ces o fields of view, alte ate cable co figu atio s a d co ecto types fo specific e closu e desig s, modified PCB fo m facto s fo i teg atio with custom ca ie boa ds, a d fi mwa e level adjustme ts fo specific UVC desc ipto co figu atio s o esolutio tables. Vadzo mai tai s p oductio supply chai s fo AR0821-based USB came a modules a d suppo ts both small batch evaluatio o de s a d volume p oductio with sta da d lead times. E gi ee i g teams ca co tact Vadzo Imagi g to discuss OEM equi eme ts o visit the p oduct page to i itiate a evaluatio o de with o mi imum qua tity.
Availability
The Falco -821CRS Raspbe y Pi USB Came a built o the O semi AR0821 se so is available ow fo evaluatio a d p oductio o de s. Evaluatio kits i clude the came a module, S-Mou t fixed focus le s, USB 3.0 cable, a d platfo m docume tatio fo Raspbe y Pi 5 a d embedded Li ux boa ds with o mi imum o de equi eme t. B owse the full Vadzo USB came a po tfolio at https://www.vadzoimagi g.com/ o co tact Vadzo at [email p otected] to equest a evaluatio kit o discuss OEM i teg atio equi eme ts.
About Vadzo Imagi g
Vadzo Imagi g is a global p ovide of embedded visio solutio s a d delive s high-pe fo ma ce came a tech ologies a d imagi g platfo ms fo applicatio s i obotics, i dust ial automatio , UAVs, edge AI, a d medical systems. Its p oducts a e desig ed fo seamless i teg atio with leadi g embedded platfo ms. Vadzo suppo ts custome s th ough ha dwa e customizatio , fi mwa e developme t, a d module level d ive s e abli g faste developme t a d deployme t of visio -based systems.
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