Connection for 6 raspberry pi camera modules?

Question

Any ideas, I want to configure 6 cameras for 360 degree view

Answer 1

You probably want a seventh, central Pi controlling 6 other Pis, all connected to the same network.

The master Pi will send a command to the 6 other Pis to take the photograph. The 6 other 'slave' Pis will each have a camera module. Remember you can't have more than one camera module per Pi.

Take a look at this - might give you some ideas http://makezine.com/2014/02/28/building-a-bullet-time-rig-at-the-raspberry-pi-jamboree/

Answer 2

You'll likely need to have atleast six Pis for six camera modules, as each Pi only has one CSI port (next to the ethernet connector). The other similar port on the Pi is a DSI port for a LCD display - from here:

MIPI CSI-2

On the production board_[23] the Raspberry Pi Foundation design brings out the MIPI CSI-2 (Camera Serial Interface_[24]) to a 15-way flat flex connector S5, between the Ethernet and HDMI connectors. A compatible camera_[25] with 5 Megapixels and 1080p video resolution was released in May 2013.

DSI

On the production board, the Raspberry Pi Foundation design brings out the DSI (Display Serial Interface_[26]) to a 15-way flat flex connector labelled S2, next to Raspberry Pi logo. It has two data lanes and a clock lane, to drive a possible future LCD screen device. Some smart phone screens use DSI_[27].