Sony IMX214 Linux Driver

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Sony IMX214 CMOS image sensor features

IMX214 is a diagonal 5.867mm(Type 1/3.06) 13 Mega-pixel CMOS active pixel type stacked image sensor with a square pixel array. It adopts Exmor RS™ technology to achieve high speed image capturing by column parallel A/D converter circuits and high sensitivity and low noise image (comparing with conventional CMOS image sensor) through the backside illuminated imaging pixel structure. R, G, and B pigment primary color mosaic filter is employed. (Taken from Mouser webpage).

Linux driver support

• NVIDIA Jetson Nano

Linux driver features

Nano	Feature Details SDK Support RG10 Capture L4T 32.6.1 / Jetpack 4.6.1 4160x3120@30fps 4 Lanes L4T 32.6.1 / Jetpack 4.6.1 2 simultaneous cameras L4T 32.6.1 / Jetpack 4.6.1

Enabling IMX214 Linux Driver

In order to use this driver, you have to patch and compile the kernel source using JetPack:

• Follow the instructions in (Downloading sources) to get the kernel source code.

• Once you have the source code, apply the following patch in order to add the changes required for the IMX214 camera at the kernel and dtb level.

4.6_B-82_03_imx214_v0.1.patch

• Follow the instructions in (Build Kernel) for building the kernel, and then flash the image.

Make sure to enable IMX214 driver support:

make menuconfig

-> Device Drivers                                                                                                                        
  -> Multimedia support                                                                                           
    -> NVIDIA overlay Encoders, decoders, sensors and other helper chips 
       -> <*> IMX214 camera sensor support

Testing the IMX214 Linux Driver==

GStreamer

Video capture with a single camera.

gst-launch-1.0 nvarguscamerasrc sensor-id=<0 or 1> ! nvvidconv ! xvimagesink

Video capture with simultaneous dual cameras.

gst-launch-1.0 nvarguscamerasrc sensor-id=0 ! nvvidconv ! xvimagesink nvarguscamerasrc sensor-id=1 ! nvvidconv ! xvimagesink

v4l2-ctl

Capture an image.

v4l2-ctl -d /dev/video<0 or 1> --set-fmt-video=width=4160,height=3120,pixelformat=RG10 --set-ctrl bypass_mode=0 --stream-mmap --stream-count=1 --stream-to=test.raw

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