With the two built-in, omnidirectional microphones, the Portenta Vision Shield supports both audio event detection and voice recognition.
You’ll be able to capture, store, and share both video and audio data as well as respond to real-time sound.
Ethernet Connectivity Built for IoT 
If you’re working on an IoT project, you may need high bandwidth, which the ethernet connectivity option of the Portenta Vision Shield provides on top of the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capability already built in to the Portenta device.
In addition, the Portenta Vision Shield comes with a LoRa® module option, designed for long-distance, low-power communication over the LoRaWAN® network, a low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) protocol developed by Semtech specifically for IoT.
Open MV IDE Compatibility
In partnership with OpenMV, Arduino is offering a free license to OpenMV for Arduino Editor. With OpenMV IDE, you’ll join other global users creating machine vision projects with this ability to scan and read images (including QR codes).
You’ll be able to use MicroPython for programming and easily learn to make use of the embedded computer vision that comes with the Portenta Vision Shield. Try it now and browse through a range of AI/ML algorithms.
With the Portenta Vision Shield ready to ship at the end of October, our team here at Vilros is excited to find out the impact it will have for Arduino Portenta users. If you’ll be an early adopter, let us know your story!
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