The DepthVista_HSB is a 3D pulsed indirect Time-of-Flight camera from e-con Systems, purpose-built for edge AI applications on NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin and Thor platforms. Its defining feature is the custom HSB (Holoscan Sensor Bridge) board with an FPGA-based TintE ISP that performs hardware-accelerated depth computation on-camera — offloading ISP processing from the host GPU and CPU to reduce end-to-end system latency for real-time robotics workloads.

How does the HSB variant differ from other DepthVista interface options?

While the DepthVista series is available with USB, GMSL, and GMSL2 interfaces, the HSB variant integrates a dedicated FPGA-based ISP via a 10G RJ45 connection. This hardware acceleration pipeline computes depth maps within the camera hardware rather than on the host system, freeing NVIDIA GPU resources for AI inference. The HSB variant is the correct choice for latency-sensitive applications on Jetson AGX platforms where every millisecond of processing time matters.

What operating range and environments does it support?

Dual VCSEL laser diodes at 850 nm (indoor) and 940 nm (outdoor, daylight-robust) enable the camera to operate in near mode (0.2–1.2 m) and far mode (1–6 m, extendable to 8.5 m) with less than 1% depth accuracy. The camera requires no ambient light — it functions in complete darkness — making it suitable for 24/7 AMR and AGV navigation, robotic pick-and-place, and people-counting applications in both controlled indoor facilities and outdoor environments.