Hey everyone, hoping someone here can point me in the right direction. I just got my hands on the Arducam 200MP Camera Module and I’m hitting a wall trying to get the software set up. I contacted Arducam directly and they told me I should have received an email with a file for the camera — some kind of configuration or driver file, I think. But I never got anything. No email, no attachment, nothing. I’m completely stuck. Does anyone know what file they’re talking about, or where I can find it?
That’s a bit strange. The Arducam 200MP module is actually a UVC-compliant device, so it shouldn’t need any proprietary config files to operate — it follows standard USB Video Class protocols. Can you describe what happens when you plug it in? Also, are you working from any particular demo or codebase, or were you just told to wait for an emailed file?
That’s the thing — I wasn’t pointed to any specific codebase at first. Just ‘wait for the email.’ After not getting the file, I reached out to the reseller I bought it from, and they mentioned a GitHub repo — something called ArducamUVCPythonDemo. They said they’d check with Arducam support about which version I should be using. They also forwarded me this link: GitHub - ArduCAM/ArducamUVCPythonDemo · GitHub. But I’m not sure if that’s the right one, or if I still need that mystery file on top of it. I haven’t really gotten a clear answer yet.
Okay, that helps narrow things down. The reseller is on the right track — the ArducamUVCPythonDemo is what you want, but the main branch might not have the 200MP-specific code. Let me confirm: can you try pulling from the Arducam200MPDemo branch specifically?
That branch should have the proper support for the 200MP module. Give that a shot and let me know if you still run into trouble.
That branch link is actually the same one the reseller mentioned they were waiting for confirmation on — so good to know that’s the right one. But I’m still hung up on something: Arducam’s initial response made it sound like there was a specific file I had to have. Some kind of cfg file that was supposed to be emailed. Do I need to track that down separately, or is everything I need already in that GitHub branch?
I looked into this, and here’s the bottom line: there is no separate cfg file, and there never was one for this module. The Arducam 200MP Camera Module is a standard UVC (USB Video Class) device — it doesn’t need any additional configuration files to be recognized or to stream video. The initial message about an emailed file appears to have been a misunderstanding.
Everything you need is publicly available. Here’s what I’d recommend:
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Start with the official Quick Start Guide on Windows:
Quick Start Guide on Windows - Arducam Wiki -
Then grab the Python demo from the Arducam200MPDemo branch:
GitHub - ArduCAM/ArducamUVCPythonDemo at Arducam200MPDemo · GitHub
No emailed file required — the camera should enumerate as a standard UVC device and the demo code in that branch is written specifically for the 200MP module. Let us know how it goes.