• DepthAI-v2
  • Outdoor Enclosures for depthai and OAK-D

In terms of outdoor enclosures, we are building the OAK-D-POE enclosures now, and they are IP67 for outdoor application, but these are just prototypes at this point:

This design is a custom aluminum enclosure, we'll probably make it silver, like below, for better thermal/lower-temperatures in direct sunlight.

For the existing OAK-D though, we have had many customers use polycase and like them. So here's the search query (I think, double-check me) that will fit the OAK-D well:

There may be some others, but that's just a quick search.

So in particular, this one looks good:

https://www.polycase.com/wc-24f

That said there are probably smaller ones that would work.

So Polycase is awesome because they'll add IP67 ports to these with the customize button. Which is pretty awesome. I haven't tried it, but customers have told me about it. So actually I just ordered that one to try it out. Also, a dirty little secret is actually I know quite a few outdoor cameras that actually just white-label polycase enclosures. (Polycase makes that super easy for you too).

When you go to check out, you can see the IP67 cable glands as an option:

And in terms of checking me on that size, the OAK-D dimensions are approximately 4.3" x 2.2" x 1.4". I mention to check me because I once fat-fingered entering dimensions into polycase, and a customer ended up with the wrong enclosure on the first attempt. Fortunately, the enclosures are quite economical, which is great.

And for reference, here is an initial build from an alpha tester who wanted a wider stereo baseline for longer-distance depth:

Brandon, 2 questions regarding enclosures and power,

Q1: Can a fixture be glued to the bottom of the above enclosure (perhaps a smaller enclosure) and the following be used to mount the OAK-D as-is with current Aluminum Housing? See this url,
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D8PXJ8Y/ ?

And...

Q2. In Regards to Power, is there any reason these 2 components could not be used to supply power to OAK-D,

(a) Portable 1200 mAh UPS Lithium Battery Power Module for Raspberry Pi, Connected to...
(b) Female 5.5x2.1mm to Male 4.0x1.7mm, 3.5x1.35mm, 3.0x1.1mm, 2.5x0.7mm Jack, USB to DC 5.5x2.1mm Cord (DC4+1) ?

Thanks,
Robert

15 days later

Hi @Robert ,

Sorry I missed this somehow!

Q1: Can a fixture be glued to the bottom of the above enclosure (perhaps a smaller enclosure) and the following be used to mount the OAK-D as-is with current Aluminum Housing? See this url,
?

Yes, I do think that would work.

Q2. In Regards to Power, is there any reason these 2 components could not be used to supply power to OAK-D,

(a) Portable 1200 mAh UPS Lithium Battery Power Module for Raspberry Pi, Connected to...
(b) Female 5.5x2.1mm to Male 4.0x1.7mm, 3.5x1.35mm, 3.0x1.1mm, 2.5x0.7mm Jack, USB to DC 5.5x2.1mm Cord (DC4+1) ?

Yes, I think that should work. Note that OAK-D can also be powered by any device that can provide USB3 power (900mA). So potentially you could just power OAK-D via USB only w/out the external power adapter.

More info is here: https://docs.luxonis.com/en/latest/pages/faq/#can-i-power-depthai-completely-from-usb

Sorry again about missing this... not sure how I did.

-Brandon