{
 "id": "openmv-n6-runs-at-exactly-117-65-fps",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "OpenMV N6 runs at exactly 117.65 fps until you call set_framerate, then 235.33 \u2014 but HD never exceeds 117.65",
 "symptom": "Every combination measured exactly 117.65 fps: QVGA, VGA and HD, in GRAYSCALE, RGB565 and BAYER alike. Nine configurations spanning a 32x range in bytes per frame all returned an identical 8.500 ms period, which looks like a broken measurement rather than a result.",
 "hw": [
  "openmv-n6",
  "camera",
  "pag7936"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "micropython",
  "openmv"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Find the maximum capture rate of an OpenMV N6 and how it varies with resolution and pixel format",
 "date": "2026-08-19",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "body": "",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check"
 ],
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}