Vadzo’s Wave-821CRS is a8MP 4K HDR WiFi Got here aconstructed o the O semi AR0821 se so , pu pose-built fo i mud ial visio , sma t metropolis, a d obotics deployme ts whe e wi eless i stallatio , pixel HDR accu acy, a d multi-came a sy ch o izatio have t aditio ally equi ed sepa ate ha dwa e paths. As a 4K Wi-Fi Got here a, the Wave-821CRS delive s 8.3MP esolutio , ≥140 dB embedded HDR, dual-ba d Wi-Fi co ectivity, GPIO t igge i g, a d IEEE 1588 PTP sy ch o izatio i a si gle 38mm boa d got here a p oduct.
IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswi e / August 17, 2026 / Vadzo Imagi g, a world p ovide of embedded visio solutio s, as we speak a ou ces the lau ch of the Wave-821CRS, a 4K Wi-Fi Got here a constructed o the o semi AR0821 8.3MP se so . The Wave-821CRS b i gs togethe i -pixel dual-co ve sio gai HDR, dual-ba d Wi-Fi co ectivity, GPIO t igge suppo t, a d IEEE 1588 PTP sy ch o izatio i a compact 38mm boa d got here a p oduct. Desig ed fo i teg atio i to secu ity got here a methods, sma t metropolis i f ast uctu e, a d obotics platfo ms, the Wave-821CRS delive s wi eless IP video t a smissio with ONVIF complia ce a d Powe ove Ethe et suppo t i a si gle p oductio – eady boa d, positio i g it as a 8MP O semi WiFi Got here a fo OEM i teg ato s movi g visio methods off fastened cabli g with out givi g up HDR accu acy o multi-came a timi g co t ol.
Se so a d Got here a Ove view
The Wave-821CRS is constructed o the o semi AR0821, a 1/1.7-i ch CMOS digital picture se so with a 3848 x 2168 lively pixel a ay a d 2.1 µm bottom illumi ated pixels usi g o semi’s DR-Pix twin co ve sio gai pixel tech ology, positio i g the Wave-821CRS as a O semi AR0821 WiFi Got here a constructed a ou d a ative colo Baye filte a ay. Co ve tio al HDR imagi g sometimes stitches togethe a number of exposu es captu ed at diffe e t shutte instances, a way that i t oduces motio a tifacts a d ghosti g whe eve a topic strikes betwee exposu es, a pe siste t p oblem fo machi e visio methods t acki g folks, automobiles, o pa ts o a li e. DR-Pix add esses this on the pixel degree by switchi g betwee a excessive a d low co ve sio gai withi a si gle eadout, letti g the AR0821 captu e full dy amic a ge f om o e exposu e athe tha seve al. The esult is ≥140 dB embedded HDR (4-exposu e eHDR mode) with o motio a tifacts, which is why the Wave-821CRS ope ates as a 8MP HDR WiFi Got here a, esolvi g b ight highlights a d da ok shadow element with out the tempo al smea i g that multi-exposu e HDR wi eless got here a module desig s i t oduce. The se so additionally suppo ts 2×2 bi i g, scali g, a d mo o summi g modes that imp ove low-light se sitivity, alo g with i -pixel wi dowi g fo versatile egio -of-i te est co figu atio .
Key specs: 8.3MP AR0821 CMOS Se so (1/1.7 i ch, 2.1 µm DR-Pix BSI pixel) | Rolli g Shutte | Colo | 140 plus dB Embedded HDR | Twin Ba d Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/ /ac), Bluetooth BT 5.0 o equest | S-Mou t (M12) with Elect omecha ical IR-Lower Filte | 105 deg ee DFOV | PoE IEEE 802.3af | -30C to +85C Ope ati g Tempe atu e | 38mm x 38mm, Th ee Boa ds | Wi dows, Li ux, A d oid | ONVIF P ofile S/T/G, RoHS 3, REACH
Key Capabilities of the AR0821 4K HDR Wi-Fi Got here a
Embedded HDR Th ough I -Pixel Twin Co ve sio Gai : Machi e visio a d su veilla ce deployme ts that face each di ect su gentle a d deep shadow i the identical discipline of view have histo ically eeded eithe a multi-exposu e HDR wi eless got here a module that isks ghosti g o movi g topics, o a hard and fast exposu e got here a that clips highlights o c ushes shadows e ti ely. The Wave-821CRS esolves this t ade-off with the AR0821’s DR-Pix tech ology, pe fo mi g twin co ve sio gai switchi g i aspect eve y pixel du i g a si gle exposu e athe tha ac oss seque tial f ames. This provides the Wave-821CRS g eate tha 140 dB of dy amic a ge whereas emai i g a t ue 4K HDR Wi eless Got here a with o f ame ble di g a tifacts, a impo ta t disti ctio fo a y AR0821 HDR Wi-Fi Got here a i te ded fo sce es with movi g folks, automobiles, o co veyo pa ts. Th ee exposu e, fou exposu e, a d li e i te leaved HDR modes a e all accessible, givi g i teg ato s co t ol ove dy amic a ge depth ve sus f ame ate.
Twin Ba d Wi-Fi Co ectivity a d ONVIF Complia ce: As a 4K Twin-Ba d Wi-Fi Got here a, the Wave-821CRS suppo ts IEEE 802.11a/b/g/ /ac ac oss the two.4 GHz a d 5 GHz spect um. The 5 GHz ba d educes co-cha el i te fe e ce i amenities u i g de se wi eless i f ast uctu e, whereas 2.4 GHz exte ds efficient a ge th ough partitions a d ac oss la ge ope a eas, givi g i teg ato s a si gle 8MP Twin Ba d Got here a platfo m tu ed to the RF e vi o me t of every web site athe tha equi i g sepa ate ha dwa e pe ba d. Full ONVIF P ofile S, T, a d G complia ce mea s the Wave-821CRS fu ctio s as a sta da ds-based 8MP ONVIF Colo WiFi Got here a that plugs i to existi g video ma ageme t methods a d etwo ok video eco de s with out customized d ive s, a adva tage fo OEM WiFi Got here a Module buye s eplaci g legacy a alog o wi ed i f ast uctu e i c eme tally.
IEEE 1588 PTP Sy ch o izatio fo Multi-Got here a Methods: Wi eless got here a etwo ks that ely o a number of u its cove i g ove lappi g fields of view eed a f ame-level timi g ag eeme t to make dow st eam a alytics, stitchi g, o t ia gulatio mea i gful. With out sy ch o izatio , two Wi-Fi got here a p oducts obse vi g the identical eve t ca epo t timestamps that d ift by te s of milliseco ds, e ough to b eak motio co elatio ac oss views. The Wave-821CRS add esses this with IEEE 1588 P ecisio Time P otocol suppo t, letti g a number of u its co ve ge o a sha ed clock efe e ce fo f ame-accu ate multi-came a coo di atio , positio i g the Wave-821CRS as mo e tha a O semi 8MP Wi eless Got here a fo si gle-poi t captu e a d i stead as i f ast uctu e fo a dist ibuted, time-co elated visio etwo ok ac oss a web site.
GPIO T igge i g fo Visio I teg atio : Ge e al-pu pose i put/output pi s o the Wave-821CRS suppo t exte al t igge a d sy ch o izatio sig ali g, tu i g the got here a i to a GPIO T igge Wi-Fi Got here a that ca be fi ed f om a PLC, se so , o a othe u it o the etwo ok athe tha elyi g o co ti uous f ee- u i g captu e. This matte s fo i spectio a d entry co t ol sce a ios whe e a f ame have to be captu ed at a p ecise mecha ical o eve t-d ive mome t. As a WiFi GPIO T igge Got here a, the Wave-821CRS additionally suppo ts output sig ali g fo dow st eam automatio , fu ctio i g as a GPIO E abled Visio Got here a i cells whe e lighti g st obes o ala ms eed to fi e i lockstep with captu e. This makes the Wave-821CRS a p actical AR0821 GPIO Got here a fo et ofit i stallatio s whe e u i g a devoted t igge cable is imp actical.
Powe ove Ethe et a d Deployme t Flexibility: The Wave-821CRS eceives powe ove the identical Ethe et cable used fo etwo ok co figu atio a d fi mwa e ma ageme t, complia t with IEEE 802.3af ope ati g at 36 to 57V, eve although picture information itself t avels ove the Wi-Fi adio. This hyb id app oach lets i teg ato s u a si gle cable to every mou ti g poi t fo powe whereas keepi g the got here a u tethe ed fo information, a helpful combi atio fo a Twin Ba d WiFi Module deployed o poles, ga t ies o cell fixtu es whe e outi g a full information cable is the ha de co st ai t. The -30°C to +85°C ope ati g a ge suppo ts each i doo i mud ial floo s a d outdoo i f ast uctu e th ough seaso al tempe atu e swi gs.
AR0821 CMOS Se so f om o semi
140+ dB Embedded HDR (DR-Pix twin co ve sio gai )
3-exposu e eHDR, 4-exposu e eHDR, li e-i te leaved HDR
S-Mou t (M12 Sta da d) with Auto Change IR-Lower Filte
Twin Ba d Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/ /ac), Bluetooth BT 5.0 (o equest)
Powe ove Ethe et, PoE 802.3af, 36 to 57V
Th ee Boa ds, 38mm (L) x 38mm (B)
ONVIF Complia t, RoHS 3, REACH
“Wi eless HDR imagi g has at all times fo ced a comp omise betwee dy amic a ge accu acy a d clea motio captu e. With the Wave-821CRS we wa ted to emove that comp omise usi g the AR0821’s i -pixel twin co ve sio gai athe tha softwa e stitchi g, so i teg ato s get t ue si gle-exposu e HDR with out ghosti g o movi g topics. Pai that with dual-ba d Wi-Fi, PTP sy ch o izatio fo multi-came a etwo ks a d GPIO t igge i g, a d you might have a got here a p oduct that lets OEMs deploy accu ate, time-co elated visio etwo ks with out u i g devoted information cable to eve y mou ti g poi t.” – Alwi Vi ce t, P oduct Ma age at Vadzo Imagi g.
Secu ity a d Video Su veilla ce: Pe imete secu ity, etail loss p eve tio a d buildi g entry co t ol all depe d o esolvi g element i sce es whe e doo methods, pa ki g a eas o buildi g e t ies sit i shadow agai st b ight exte io gentle, precisely the co ditio that defeats si gle-exposu e fixed- a ge imagi g. The Wave-821CRS’s embedded HDR add esses this di ectly, fu ctio i g as a Wi eless Secu ity Got here a Module that captu es usable element ac oss each the shadowed i te io a d su lit exte io of a e t yway i o e f ame. As a Su veilla ce Got here a, the Wave-821CRS even be efits f om ONVIF complia ce Got here a fo di ect i teg atio i to existi g video ma ageme t platfo ms, a d GPIO t igge i g permits the got here a to be fi ed i coo di atio with doo co tacts o motio se so s athe tha u i g co ti uously.
Sma t Metropolis a d Multi Got here a I f ast uctu e:Sma t Metropolis got here a etwo ks ac oss i te sectio s, t a sit co ido s a d public i f ast uctu e equi e wi eless flexibility fo i stallatio with out ew cable u s, a d f ame-accu ate timi g ac oss u its obse vi g the identical i te sectio f om diffe e t a gles. The Wave-821CRS’s IEEE 1588 PTP suppo t provides sma t metropolis i teg ato s 4K Wi eless Got here a platfo m whe e a number of u its ca be co elated fo dow st eam a alytics akin to car t acki g ac oss got here a bou da ies, whereas dual-ba d Wi-Fi retains i stallatio p actical ac oss websites whe e t e chi g ew Ethe et u s is expensive.
I mud ial Automatio , Robotics a d Machi e Visio : Automated guided automobiles, auto omous cell obots a d fastened i spectio statio s o a p oductio floo f eque tly ope ate u de blended lighti g f om ove head fixtu es, atu al gentle th ough bay doo s a d eflective metallic su faces, co ditio s whe e a WiFi Machi e Visio Got here a with embedded HDR avoids the blow highlights that defeat pa t i spectio a d ba code eadi g. As a Twin Ba d I mud ial Got here a, the Wave-821CRS’s u tethe ed co ectivity fits AGV a d AMR platfo ms whe e a wi ed information co ectio is ot bodily potential, whereas GPIO t igge i g suppo ts sy ch o ized captu e with co veyo e code s o obotic a m cycles. Fo fastened i spectio poi ts, the identical se so fu ctio s as a Wi eless I spectio Got here a able to esolvi g each e g aved element a d gla e-p o e eflective su faces i a si gle cross, maki g the Wave-821CRS a p actical AR0821 Wi eless Got here a fo groups sta da dizi g o o e se so platfo m ac oss cell a d fastened visio poi ts o the identical li e.
Vadzo NXT Softwa e a d SDK Suppo t
The Wave-821CRS ca be evaluated instantly usi g Vadzo’s NXT softwa e fo IP co figu atio a d st eami g, givi g e gi ee s a wo ki g 4K Wi eless Got here a o the etwo ok withi mi utes of powe up. Fo groups buildi g customized applicatio s, the Vadzo NXT SDK exposes adva ced exposu e ma ageme t, HDR mode selectio betwee 3-exposu e, 4-exposu e, a d li e i te leaved modes, a d picture tu i g APIs ac oss Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid, so the Wave-821CRS fu ctio s as a ge ui ely Plug a d Play WiFi Got here a fo evaluatio whereas nonetheless offe i g the p og ammatic depth that p oductio i teg atio s equi e. This tie ed entry, f om fast NXT softwa e st eami g th ough to full SDK co t ol, is desig ed to sho te the trail f om be ch evaluatio to deployed OEM WiFi Got here a Module with out equi i g a ebuild of the co t ol stack pa tway th ough a p oject.
F eque tly Requested Questio s
Q: What’s a twin ba d Wi-Fi got here a a d why does it matte fo i mud ial deployme ts?
A: A twin ba d Wi-Fi got here a suppo t each the two.4 GHz a d 5 GHz f eque cy ba ds athe tha bei g locked to o e, letti g i teg ato s select the ba d greatest suited to a web site’s RF co ditio s. The 5 GHz ba d offe s highe th oughput a d much less i te fe e ce i amenities al eady u i g de se wi eless i f ast uctu e, whereas 2.4 GHz exte ds a efficient a ge th ough partitions a d ac oss la ge ope a eas whe e fewe entry poi ts a e accessible. Vadzo Imagi g’s Wave-821CRS is constructed a ou d this precise equi eme t, pai i g 802.11a/b/g/ /ac dual-ba d Wi-Fi with ONVIF P ofile S, T, a d G complia ce so the got here a i teg ates di ectly with existi g video ma ageme t softwa e ega dless of which ba d a i teg ato selects. Fo i mud ial websites, this flexibility mea s the identical 4K Wi-Fi Got here a ca be deployed ac oss a wa ehouse floo with heavy 2.4 GHz co gestio f om othe wi eless equipme t o ac oss a mode facility sta da dized o 5 GHz, with out eedi g two diffe e t got here a p oducts to cove each sce a ios.
Q: How does GPIO t igge wo ok o a wi eless machi e visio got here a?
A: GPIO t igge i g permits a got here a to captu e a f ame i espo se to a exte al elect ical sig al, akin to a PLC output o a photoelect ic se so , athe tha co ti uously st eami g f ames a d hopi g the ight mome t falls withi the buffe . That is esse tial i spectio a d entry co t ol sce a ios whe e the mea i gful f ame co espo ds to a p ecise mecha ical o eve t-d ive mome t. The Wave-821CRS suppo ts GPIO fo precisely this pu pose, fu ctio i g as a GPIO T igge Got here a Module that ca additionally output sig als to fi e lighti g st obes o dow st eam automatio i sy c with captu e. As a result of the Wave-821CRS is wi eless, this exte ds to mou ti g poi ts whe e u i g a devoted t igge cable alo gside etwo ok cable would othe sensible be imp actical.
Q: What’s embedded HDR a d how is it diffe e t f om multi-exposu e HDR stitchi g?
A: Embedded HDR efe s to a dy amic a ge of p ocessi g pe fo med i aspect the pixel du i g a si gle exposu e, athe tha combi i g seve al seque tial f ames captu ed at diffe e t exposu e instances. Multi-exposu e stitchi g is p o e to motio a tifacts a d ghosti g whe eve a topic strikes betwee the f ames bei g combi ed, a commo failu e mode i su veilla ce a d machi e visio sce es with folks o automobiles i motio . The o semi AR0821 se so on the co e of Vadzo’s Wave-821CRS makes use of DR-Pix twin co ve sio gai tech ology to modify betwee excessive a d low co ve sio gai withi a si gle eadout, delive i g g eate tha 140 dB of dy amic a ge with out the tempo al a tifacts of f ame stitchi g. This makes the Wave-821CRS a t ue AR0821 HDR Wi-Fi Got here a suited fo sce es whe e lighti g ext emes a d topic motio occu togethe , histo ically tough to esolve with wi eless got here a platfo ms.
Q: Which WiFi got here a suppo ts IEEE 1588 PTP sy ch o izatio fo multi-came a etwo ks?
A: A WiFi got here a able to IEEE 1588 P ecisio Time P otocol sy ch o izatio lets a number of wi eless u its co ve ge o a sha ed clock efe e ce so timestamps keep accu ate to the milliseco d ac oss a dist ibuted etwo ok, which is esse tial fo a y a alytics that co elate footage ac oss ove lappi g fields of view. Vadzo Imagi g’s Wave-821CRS is o e of the few dual-ba d WiFi got here a p oducts o the ma ket with built-i IEEE 1588 PTP suppo t, positio i g it as mo e tha a O semi 8MP Wi eless Got here a fo si gle-poi t captu e a d i stead as i f ast uctu e fo time-co elated sma t metropolis a d i mud ial WiFi got here a etwo ks. With out this ki d of sy ch o izatio , two wi eless got here as obse vi g the identical eve t ca d ift by te s of milliseco ds, e ough to b eak car t acki g, multi-came a stitchi g, o t ia gulatio ac oss a co ido o p oductio floo .
Q: Does Vadzo Imagi g offe SDK suppo t fo buildi g customized WiFi got here a applicatio s?
A: Sure, Vadzo Imagi g p ovides the Vadzo NXT SDK to custome s buildi g customized applicatio s a ou d its WiFi got here a po tfolio, givi g develope s p og ammatic co t ol ove exposu e ma ageme t, HDR mode selectio , a d picture tu i g pa amete s ac oss Wi dows, Li ux, a d A d oid. O the Wave-821CRS particularly, this i cludes co t ol ove the AR0821’s 3-exposu e, 4-exposu e, a d li e i te leaved eHDR modes, letti g i teg ato s tu e dy amic a ge behavio to thei precise sce e athe tha accepti g a hard and fast HDR p ofile out of the field. Groups ca additionally sta t with Vadzo’s NXT softwa e fo fast IP co figu atio a d st eami g befo e committi g to full SDK i teg atio , which makes Vadzo a p actical OEM WiFi Got here a Module pa t e fo groups at a y stage of developme t, f om be ch evaluatio th ough p oductio deployme t.
The Wave-821CRS, a 8.3MP AR0821 4K Wi eless Got here a with embedded HDR, is offered fo evaluatio a d p oductio o de s. Evaluatio kits i clude the got here a p oduct, M12 le s meeting, Ethe et cable, a d Vadzo NXT SDK docume tatio with o mi imum o de equi eme t. Go to the 4K HDR Wi-Fi Got here a p oduct web page o co tact Vadzo at [email p otected]
About Vadzo Imagi g
Vadzo Imagi g is a world p ovide of embedded visio solutio s, delive i g high-pe fo ma ce got here a tech ologies a d imagi g platfo ms fo obotics, i mud ial automatio , UAVs, edge AI a d sma t i f ast uctu e. Its got here a p oducts i teg ate with leadi g embedded platfo ms akin to NVIDIA Jetso , Raspbe y Pi, Qualcomm RB se ies, a d NXP i.MX. As a WiFi Got here a Ma ufactu e , Vadzo suppo ts custome s th ough ha dwa e customizatio , fi mwa e developme t, a d its Vadzo NXT SDK. Explo e the complete Vadzo Wi-Fi got here a po tfolio o go to www.vadzoimagi g.com.
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