Image Quality Labs Gives the Arduino UNO Q Eyes, Adds Raspberry Pi Camera Module Compatibility
Single-camera or dual-camera stereo vision now available with low-cost Raspberry Pi Camera Modules, thanks to IQL's Camera Bridge board.
Image Quality Labs is aiming to make it easier to use common camera modules, including the popular Raspberry Pi Camera Module family, with the Arduino UNO Q single-board computer — by adapting its board-to-board connectors into MIPI Camera Serial Interface (CSI) ports.
"IQL Camera Bridge for Arduino UNO Q makes it easy to add real camera functionality to Arduino's newest high-performance platform," IQL's Jason Cope says of the company's design. "It provides a clean, supported hardware interface that connects thousands of readily available camera modules to the UNO Q, without requiring custom camera hardware. Whether you're prototyping computer vision, teaching embedded imaging, or evaluating cameras for a future product, the IQL Camera Bridge offers a practical, well-engineered starting point."
The IQL Camera Bridge itself is a carrier board that makes use of the board-to-board connectors on the underside of the Arduino UNO Q, announced back in October 2025 as the first fruit of Arduino's acquisition by Qualcomm and the first Linux-capable single-board computer in the UNO family. Sitting underneath the board and sharing its footprint, the IQL Camera Bridge provides two MIPI Camera Serial Interface (CSI) connectors for flat flexible circuits (FFCs) — the exact same connectivity, and pin-out, as used on the Raspberry Pi family of single-board computers.
Cope says the board can be used in either single- or dual-camera modes, supports stereo vision in the latter, and includes pass-through connectors for board stacking — without blocking access to the expansion interfaces on the Arduino UNO Q. For software, the board is compatible with standard Linux camera frameworks including Video For Linux 2 (V4L2), GStreamer, and OpenCV, and draws its power directly from the Arduino UNO Q.
IQL is preparing to launch a crowdfunding campaign for the board, with interested parties invited to sign up on Crowd Supply to be notified when it goes live; "full documentation" including "connectors, pinouts, and interfaces" will be made available to backers prior to shipping, Cope says, though the company has not yet announced specific licensing for the board.