Inside the plain cardboard box were the two small white boxes, each containing a PineCube board in a little baggy. This tracking ended somewhere at the customs office, so that one day I suddenly was handed the parcel with the PineCubes. There was no estimated shipping date, but after waiting for a few weeks and wondering whether I would ever get an update, I got a notification that my order had shipped, along with a tracking link. After clicking through the dialogs in the Pine64 Store and paying for the order (selecting standard shipping), I got a confirmation email. Ordering these two PineCube boards (PineCubes?) was a somewhat curious experience, even if one is used to ordering hardware online. There are many reasons for this, which I’ll try to explain in this article.įirst Impressions The front of the PineCube, with the lens cap removed. After spending many hours with the PineCube, I’m not able to recommend it for those seeking an IP camera. Unfortunately, my experiences were anything but positive. With existing Linux-on-SBC and MIPI (CSI) camera experience on my end ranging from the Raspberry Pi to the Odroid, Orange Pi and Banana Pi boards, I felt fairly confident that I could make it work with minimal fuss. As a bonus, the system could be powered either via an optional battery pack as well as passive PoE, in addition to MicroUSB.Ī few weeks ago I bought two of these boards, as part of a client project, and set out to use it for a custom IP camera implementation. Add an enclosure to it, and you would have a neat little package combining a 5 MP camera module with 100 Mbit Ethernet and WiFi.
Most of this was due to the appeal of a single-board computer (SBC) in a network-based (IP) camera form factor with integrated camera module, for a mere $29.99. When the PineCube was announced by the Pine64 project in 2020, it created a fair bit of interest.
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