CSI

Introduction

The camera interface is used to connect the camera module to the main control board for transferring picture/video data and control signals.

Support List

The ROCK 5 ITX comes with two 4-lane CSI interfaces. The following is the list of currently supported cameras:

Camera Name	Sensor Model	Resolution
OKDO 5MP Camera	OV5647	5 Megapixel
Radxa Camera 4K	IMX415	8.29 Million Pixels
Radxa Camera 8M 219	IMX219	8.0 Megapixel

Accessories

Radxa Camera 4K

! Radxa Camera 4K

Overview

The Radxa Camera 4K is a high resolution camera module for Radxa products featuring a Sony IMX415 image sensor with 8.29 megapixels and up to 4K resolution. The Radxa Camera 4K Module can be used for the following applications:

• Surveillance cameras
• FA cameras
• Industrial cameras

Specifications

• Sensor:
  • SONY IMX415
  • Diagonal 6.43 mm ( 1/2.8 type )
  • 8.29 megapixels
  • Unit cell size: 1.45 µm (H) × 1.45 µm (V)
• Output: MIPI CSI-2
  • MIPI CSI-2 4-channel serial data outputs
  • RAW10 / RAW12 output
• Lens Specifications.
  • Interface Type: M12XP0.5
  • Focal Length (EFL): 2.95±5%mm
  • Back Focal Length: 4.64mm
  • Mirror distance: 4.00mm
  • Operating Temperature: -40°C ~ +85°C
  • FOV

Field of View (Diagonal/Horizontal/Vertical)	CRA
D=88.2±5° H=75±3° V=59±2°	15°

• Default ribbon cable length: 150 mm

Datasheet

• Radxa Camera 4K
• SONY IMX415

Physical Specifications

! Radxa Display 8 HD ! Radxa Display 8 HD

Interface Test Methodology

The following tutorial describes how to test the camera CSI interface using the Radxa Camera 4K as an example.

Connections

Connect the ROCK 5 ITX via FPC cable as shown in the picture:

Enabling Overlay

• Open the Kconsole terminal via the Application Launcher in the lower left corner, and run the rsetup command:

radxa@rock-5itx:~$ rsetup

• Pass the device tree configuration to enable Overlay for the Rxa 4K camera.

tip

1. Please enable the [] Enable Radxa Camera 4K on CAM1 item Overlay. 2.
2. Quit and reboot after [*] Enable Radxa Camera 4K on CAM1 has been successfully enabled for the configuration to take effect.

Test

Open a terminal and enter the following command to open the camera preview.

gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src device=/dev/video11 io-mode=4 ! videoconvert ! video/x-raw,format=NV12,width=1920,height=1080 ! xvimagesink; !

Take a picture with the following command.

gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src device=/dev/video11 io-mode=4 ! videoconvert ! video/x-raw,format=NV12,width=1920,height=1080 ! jpegenc ! multifilesink location=file.name.jpg; !

Take a video with the following command: ``bash

gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src num-buffers=512 device=/dev/video11 io-mode=4 ! videoconvert ! video/x-raw, format=NV12, width=1920, height=1080, framerate=30/1 ! tee name=t ! queue ! mpph264enc ! queue ! h264parse ! mpegtsmux ! filesink location=/home/radxa/file.name.mp4