Install the raspberry pi camera module by inserting the cable into the raspberry pi camera port.
Raspberry pi camera ribbon cable orientation.
On the camera pcb the blue backing on the cable should face away.
On the raspberry pi b 2 and 3 the camera port is between the audio port and the hdmi port.
A popular way to actually make the connections to the raspberry pi is to use a pi cobbler plus or a pi t cobbler breakout for older 26 pin versions.
How to connect raspberry pi camera module to raspberry pi zero w and the official case equipped with a wireless lan and priced at only 10 i see the raspberry pi zero w as a good candidate for a low cost cctv that i can deploy at my house for surveillance purposes.
They are installed and work in the same way.
If in doubt just make sure.
The camera module is a small circuit board with a strip of ribbon cable that plugs directly into the raspberry pi board.
On the original raspberry pi b it is between the ethernet port and the hdmi port.
Close the connector clamp by pushing down on both sides of it.
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Orientation of the display ribbon cable connection to the raspberry pi.
The ribbon cable needs to be attached to the camera pcb and to the raspberry pi itself.
This uses a ribbon cable to connect the gpio connector to solderless breadboard where you can add your own components.
Open the camera port on the raspberry pi.
There are lots of accessories and add ons available for the raspberry pi but the raspberry pi camera module has the rare status of being an official product from the raspberry pi foundation so here you see how to connect it.
Connecting the display power cable to the raspberry pi header.
The cable slots into the connector situated between the usb and micro hdmi ports with the silver connectors facing the micro hdmi ports.
With the arrival of my raspberry pi zero w and the official case i could free up the raspberry pi 3 that i had been using for.
To open the port use two fingers and lift the ends up slightly.
The standard camera module is green.
The camera board attaches to the raspberry pi via a 15 way ribbon cable.
Display ribbon cable connected to the raspberry pi.
Insert the ribbon cable into the connector with the silver contacts facing the usb connectors.