SOLVED Install camera to rpi4

Viktor

Hi Meng,

I am trying to test veye imx327 with rpi4.

What OS version does it support? Ubuntu Desktop/Server 64bit is ok or i should install rpi os 32bit?

And then if Ubuntu supports, how to install drivers?
Can you explain main steps? It is building from source?

That manual only for Rpi OS? http://wiki.veye.cc/index.php/VEYE-MIPI-290/327_for_Raspberry_Pi

Best regards, Viktor.

veye_xumm

@viktor
Hi Viktor,
We use Pi OS32 bit for now. We support two application scenarios:

veye_raspcam toolkit:
Do not need any driver. It's raspcam like toolkit.
v4l2 driver:
v4l2 driver is provided. We test it on piOS 32bit.

Here is the application index.
http://wiki.veye.cc/index.php/Raspberry_Pi_Application_Note_Index

If you want to use this camera on ubuntu OS or piOS 64bit, please try to build from sources, I will help you if necessary.

Viktor

I have tried:

crosscompile kinux image veye327 driver for Ubuntu Desktop 21.04 Rpi4

on rpi4

uname -r

5.11.0-1008-raspi

uname -a

Linux number 5.11.0-1008-raspi #8-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT Thu May 6 17:46:38 UTC 2021 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 GNU/Linux

on host

sudo apt install git bc bison flex libssl-dev make libc6-dev libncurses5-dev crossbuild-essential-arm64

mkdir rpi_ubuntu_source
cd rpi_ubuntu_source

git clone --depth=1 git://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/+git/hirsute

git clone https://github.com/veyeimaging/raspberrypi_v4l2.git


cp raspberrypi_v4l2/driver_source/cam_drv_src/rpi-5.x_all/veye327.c hirsute/drivers/media/i2c

edit hirsute/drivers/media/i2c/Kconfig

find section imx219 and after it add:

config VIDEO_VEYE327
	tristate "VEYE VEYE327 sensor support"
	depends on I2C && VIDEO_V4L2
	select MEDIA_CONTROLLER
	select VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API
	select V4L2_FWNODE
	help
	  This is a Video4Linux2 sensor driver for the VEYE
	  IMX327 camera.

	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
	  module will be called veye327.

edit hirsute/drivers/media/i2c/Makefile

find line imx219 and after it add:

obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_VEYE327)	+= veye327.o


cp raspberrypi_v4l2/driver_source/dts/rpi-5.10.y/veye327-overlay.dts hirsute/arch/arm64/boot/dts/overlays

edit hirsute/arch/arm64/boot/dts/overlays/Makefile

find line imx219 and after it add:

veye327.dtbo \

build

cd hirsute

KERNEL=kernel8
make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- bcm2711_defconfig

make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- menuconfig

got to Device Drivers --> Multimedia Support --> Media ancillary drivers --> Camera sensor devices

select veye327 and save

make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- Image modules dtbs -j4

copy image and dtb

on rpi4 replace vmlinuz-* with compiled hirsute/arch/arm64/boot/Image

on rpi4 copy to /boot/firmware/overlays dtb file hirsute/arch/arm64/boot/dst/overlays/veye327.dtbo

Before was imx219 connected and it works on Ubuntu Desktop 21.04 rpi4 as /dev/video0

Was replaced imx219 to veye327E.

After reboot rpi4 loaded but /dev/video0 gone.

Can you help me to understand what files i need to copy?
May be config, system.map, initrd or other dtb files?

Viktor

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Viktor

Here is rpi boot contents:

number@number:/boot$ ls
config-5.11.0-1008-raspi  dtb-5.11.0-1008-raspi  grub                          
System.map-5.11.0-1008-raspi
config.txt                
dtbs                  
initrd.img                    
vmlinuz-5.11.0-1008-raspi
dtb                       
firmware               
initrd.img-5.11.0-1008-raspi

Viktor

I tried installing veye327 to rpiOs.

I have 5.10.36 firmware. veye drivers don't have this version.

I tried build from source, but failed.
Copied built zImage and veye327.dtbo to rpi and got load kernel modules failed on startup.

Updated: i did modules_install and veye327 works on rpiOs now.

Can you help build kernel for Ubuntu Desktop Rpi?

Viktor

I did it.

crosscompile kinux image veye327 driver for Ubuntu Desktop 21.04 Rpi4

on rpi4

uname -r
5.11.0-1008-raspi

uname -a
Linux number 5.11.0-1008-raspi #8-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT Thu May 6 17:46:38 UTC 2021 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 GNU/Linux

on host

sudo apt install git bc bison flex libssl-dev make libc6-dev libncurses5-dev crossbuild-essential-arm64

mkdir rpi_ubuntu_source
cd rpi_ubuntu_source

git clone --depth=1 git://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/+git/hirsute linux

git clone https://github.com/veyeimaging/raspberrypi_v4l2.git


cp raspberrypi_v4l2/driver_source/cam_drv_src/rpi-5.x_all/veye327.c linux/drivers/media/i2c

edit linux/drivers/media/i2c/Kconfig

find section imx219 and after it add:

config VIDEO_VEYE327
	tristate "VEYE VEYE327 sensor support"
	depends on I2C && VIDEO_V4L2
	select MEDIA_CONTROLLER
	select VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API
	select V4L2_FWNODE
	help
	  This is a Video4Linux2 sensor driver for the VEYE
	  IMX327 camera.

	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
	  module will be called veye327.

edit linux/drivers/media/i2c/Makefile

find line imx219 and after it add:

obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_VEYE327)	+= veye327.o


cp raspberrypi_v4l2/driver_source/dts/rpi-5.10.y/veye327-overlay.dts linux/arch/arm64/boot/dts/overlays

edit linux/arch/arm64/boot/dts/overlays/Makefile

find line imx219 and after it add:

veye327.dtbo \

build kernel

cd linux

KERNEL=kernel8
make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- bcm2711_defconfig

make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- menuconfig

go to Device Drivers --> Multimedia Support --> Media ancillary drivers --> Camera sensor devices

select veye327 and save

make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- Image modules dtbs -j4

mount sd to host

mkdir mnt
mkdir mnt/fat32
mkdir mnt/ext4
sudo mount /dev/sdd1 mnt/fat32
sudo mount /dev/sdd2 mnt/ext4

copy modules

sudo env PATH=$PATH make ARCH=arm64 CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- INSTALL_MOD_PATH=mnt/ext4 modules_install

copy kernel and dtb

sudo cp mnt/fat32/vmlinuz mnt/fat32/vmlinuz.old
sudo cp arch/arm64/boot/Image mnt/fat32/vmlinuz
sudo cp arch/arm64/boot/dts/broadcom/*.dtb mnt/fat32/
sudo cp arch/arm64/boot/dts/overlays/*.dtb* mnt/fat32/overlays/
sudo cp arch/arm64/boot/dts/overlays/README mnt/fat32/overlays/
sudo umount mnt/fat32
sudo umount mnt/ext4

on rpi4

edit /boot/firmware/config.txt

add lines

gpu_mem=400
dtparam=i2c_vc=on
cma=128M
dtoverlay=veye327.dtbo
start_x=1

sudo reboot

dmesg | grep veye

veye327 probed

preview

gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src device=/dev/video0 ! "video/x-raw,format=(string)UYVY, width=(int)1920, height=(int)1080,framerate=(fraction)30/1" ! videoconvert ! autovideosink sync=false text-overlay=false -v

success

Viktor

Add to /etc/modules

i2c-dev

i2c bus 10,11 for sensor control

veye_xumm

@viktor
Great! Thank you for trying and sharing.

Viktor

fire

@viktor
Thanks very much.
I wonder how did you set camera parameters, I found that the cs_mipi_i2c.sh not working.

Viktor

@fire Veye327 i2c fully works.

fire

@viktor
Can you use the original pi commands (e.g. raspistill raspivid), instead of using gst-launch?

Viktor

@fire Yes, raspivid and raspistill works too on Ubuntu.