The Amp Hour

An Interview with David Kronstein (Tesla500)

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Welcome, David Kronstein (Tesla500)!

  • David is the creator of the Krontech Chronos 1.4 high speed camera currently funding on Kickstarter.
  • Dave has already reviewed this camera...on camera.
  • Check out the tesla500 youtube channel. David also runs the "Will it Mow" channel.
  • PhantomV4
  • David is considering a die cast mold for the case, depending on volumes.
  • The battery is an off the shelf, common camera battery.
  • OurPCB is doing the assembly in China. $100 per board in low volume, with 1000 placements, 130 line items.
  • The main FPGA is the Lattice ECP5.
  • The main processor is the DaVinci TMS320DM8148 running embedded Linux
  • The main sensor is the Lumxima LUX1310
  • CMOS vs CCD
  • The FPGA only has 15% utilization.
  • The KS offers monochrome and color versions because monochrome maintains higher resolution. This is explained by a Bayer Color filter in hardware.
  • The FPS1000 was a lower cost high speed camera on KS.
  • One big risk to the process is David is looking at chaning the toolchain for the TI chip because of processing power. He's looking at ridgerun, a 3rd party embedded development house.
  • The camera has ADC inputs for displaying data over the images.
  • It will be compatible with Genlock.
  • David also desigend a 5 kW LED rig but won't be selling it. He may open source the waterblock design or sell just that piece.
  • We had some great questions from our audience, hopefully we got them all answered.
  • Ben Krasnow did a great "bullet time" video using the camera.
  • Photonic induction doesn't have a camera yet but he did a fun video with a pumpkin at Halloween.
  • Interested in embedded Linux? Send a resume to [email protected]
  • You can learn more about David's company at Krontech.ca
  • Pre purchase your own Chronos 1.4 camera over on Kickstarter. Or check out the Datasheet for the camera.
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