{
 "id": "openmv-rt1062-ships-with-firmware-4-8-1",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "OpenMV RT1062 ships with firmware 4.8.1, not 5.0; sensor API and alloc_extra_fb are alive",
 "symptom": "Firmware reported as 4.8.1 by `os.uname(release)`, not 5.0. The `sensor` module is active; `sensor.alloc_extra_fb()` and `sensor.dealloc_extra_fb()` exist and work. Bench notes stating 'firmware 5.0 / csi module / alloc_extra_fb deprecated' do not apply.",
 "hw": [
  "openmv-cam"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "firmware-4.8.1"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Avoid API mismatches when writing capture code for RT1062",
 "date": "2026-08-26",
 "status": "provisional",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}