Understanding OAK 4 S camera capabilities

Chetan_Barker

Hi everyone,

I’d like to confirm whether the OAK-4 S camera supports the USB-C interface for both powering the device and data transfer/programming. (Windows 10 OS)

And also, possible to achieve 30 fps with full res of video quality? (Providing all the required hardware)

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

OskarSonc

Hey @Chetan_Barker

When connected via USB-C, the OAK-4 will enumerate as a standard USB device and can be accessed through ADB (Android Debug Bridge). This is handy for debugging and development, but it does not support running DepthAI pipelines or tools like oakctl.

Also note: the OAK-4 can draw up to 25 W peak, so powering directly from a computer USB port isn’t supported and may cause crashes. The Y-Adapter is also incompatible due to the high power demand — we recommend PoE+ (802.3at, 30 W) injector/switch for stable use.

More info here under 4. ADB:
https://docs.luxonis.com/hardware/platform/deploy/oak4-deployment-guide/

Thanks,
Oskar

Chetan_Barker

Hey OskarSonc

Thanks for the response. Noted I will try out as per suggestion.

How about "And also, possible to achieve 30 fps with full res of video quality? (Providing all the required hardware)" ? Kindly advise.

Thanks & Rgds,

Chetan

OskarSonc

Yep — OAK-4 S uses the IMX586 and supports 48 MP (8000×6000) at up to 30 FPS at the sensor level, but full-res streaming is only practical with on-device encoding.

Chetan_Barker

Full-res streaming is only practical with on-device encoding means? compressed video?

Also, to program the camera from host IPC/machine, I can't use ADB right? this is for just debugging purpose only.