Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Red vision is here, and we are bringing computer vision to the RedBoard form factor.
Find the SparkFun Red Vision Kit for Redboard here: sparkfun.com/sparkfun-red-vision-kit-for-redboard.html
Find the SparkFun Red Vision Touch Display for RedBoard here: sparkfun.com/sparkfun-red-vision-touch-display-for-redboard.html
And the SparkFun Red Vision Touch Display for RedBoard (Without Display) here: sparkfun.com/sparkfun-red-vision-touch-display-for-redboard-without-display.html
In this video, we introduce the SparkFun Red vision Kit for RedBoard, built to make computer vision on microcontrollers practical and fun. Red vision is powered by our MicroPython port of OpenCV, letting you run classic computer vision pipelines directly on a microcontroller with a camera and display.
We walk through:
1. Choosing a supported development board, including the IoT RedBoard RP2350
2. Flashing the Red vision MicroPython firmware (and what to back up first)
3. Simple hardware assembly with the touch display and camera
4. Running included Red vision example projects to verify everything works
5. A live OpenCV demo that detects the SparkFun flame logo on-device
6. Touchscreen demos, including drawing and UI possibilities
7. Swapping camera modules and what changes in image quality and performance
8. A high frame rate camera preview mode that can hit smooth video when conditions match
9. Outputting video to a larger HDMI display using DVI over HDMI
10. Tips for performance and stability when working with external RAM buffers
11. Using the kit with other boards, including an ESP32 demo for wireless camera streaming
Whether you are building object detection, robotics vision, UI driven camera tools, or embedded display projects, this kit is designed to help you prototype quickly and learn fast.
Red vision is here, and we are bringing computer vision to the RedBoard form factor.
Find the SparkFun Red Vision Kit for Redboard here: sparkfun.com/sparkfun-red-vision-kit-for-redboard.html
Find the SparkFun Red Vision Touch Display for RedBoard here: sparkfun.com/sparkfun-red-vision-touch-display-for-redboard.html
And the SparkFun Red Vision Touch Display for RedBoard (Without Display) here: sparkfun.com/sparkfun-red-vision-touch-display-for-redboard-without-display.html
In this video, we introduce the SparkFun Red vision Kit for RedBoard, built to make computer vision on microcontrollers practical and fun. Red vision is powered by our MicroPython port of OpenCV, letting you run classic computer vision pipelines directly on a microcontroller with a camera and display.
We walk through:
1. Choosing a supported development board, including the IoT RedBoard RP2350
2. Flashing the Red vision MicroPython firmware (and what to back up first)
3. Simple hardware assembly with the touch display and camera
4. Running included Red vision example projects to verify everything works
5. A live OpenCV demo that detects the SparkFun flame logo on-device
6. Touchscreen demos, including drawing and UI possibilities
7. Swapping camera modules and what changes in image quality and performance
8. A high frame rate camera preview mode that can hit smooth video when conditions match
9. Outputting video to a larger HDMI display using DVI over HDMI
10. Tips for performance and stability when working with external RAM buffers
11. Using the kit with other boards, including an ESP32 demo for wireless camera streaming
Whether you are building object detection, robotics vision, UI driven camera tools, or embedded display projects, this kit is designed to help you prototype quickly and learn fast.
