topic imx8m-plus Basler daA4200-30mci camera not using Pylon software in i.MX Processors

imx8m-plus Basler daA4200-30mci camera not using Pylon software

malik_cisse — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:36:28 GMT

Hi,

Hi,
Is there a way to launch Basler daA4200-30mci camera module not using Pylon software.
I was able to make the camera module work from within Basler's Pylon software UI interface.

However I would also like to use the camera using gst-launch-1.0 (gstreamer command line) directly since this would be the way the QT application will use the camera.
So far I am unable to see any video playing when using similar commands to:
gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src device=/dev/video1 ! waylandsink

also variants to this command will not give any error messages but no video is playing.
Any idea?
Thank you

Re: imx8m-plus Basler daA4200-30mci camera not using Pylon software

joanxie — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 04:03:04 GMT

did you use nxp imx8mp board and demo images? if yes, current bsp supports this with gstreamer as default, this is from my test

root@imx8mpevk:~# gst-launch-1.0 -v v4l2src ! "video/x-raw,width=3840,height=2160" ! waylandsink
Setting pipeline to PAUSED ...
Pipeline is live and does not need PREROLL ...
Pipeline is PREROLLED ...
Setting pipeline to PLAYING ...
New clock: GstSystemClock
/GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstV4l2Src:v4l2src0.GstPad:src: caps = video/x-raw, width=(int)3840, height=(int)2160, format=(string)YUY2, framerate=(fraction)30/1, colorimetry=(string)2:6:5:1
/GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstCapsFilter:capsfilter0.GstPad:src: caps = video/x-raw, width=(int)3840, height=(int)2160, format=(string)YUY2, framerate=(fraction)30/1, colorimetry=(string)2:6:5:1
/GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstWaylandSink:waylandsink0.GstPad:sink: caps = video/x-raw, width=(int)3840, height=(int)2160, format=(string)YUY2, framerate=(fraction)30/1, colorimetry=(string)2:6:5:1
/GstPipeline:pipeline0/GstCapsFilter:capsfilter0.GstPad:sink: caps = video/x-raw, width=(int)3840, height=(int)2160, format=(string)YUY2, framerate=(fraction)30/1, colo[ 91.271506] unsupported dwe command 259
rimetry=(string)2:6:5:1
[ 91.271513] unsupported dwe command 260
[ 91.371595] enter isp_mi_stop
[ 91.380610] Not supported 3dnr
[ 91.911276] unsupported function isp_disable_bls
[ 91.911287] unsupported function isp_s_bls
[ 91.915991] unsupported function isp_enable_bls
[ 91.920136] unsupported function isp_enable_bls
[ 91.924712] enter isp_s_comp
[ 91.932180] enter isp_s_comp
[ 91.935205] enter isp_s_comp
[ 91.950880] enter isp_s_comp
[ 91.953892] enter wdr3_hw_init
[ 91.957021] wdr3 res: 3840 2160
[ 91.960861] enter isp_mi_start
[ 97.118141] ###### 30.49 fps ######
^Chandling interrupt.
Interrupt: Stopping pipeline ...
Execution ended after 0:00:08.425076875
Setting pipeline to NULL ...
[ 99.652238] enter isp_mi_stop
Total showed frames (227), playing for (0:00:08.425097500), fps (26.943).

Re: imx8m-plus Basler daA4200-30mci camera not using Pylon software

malik_cisse — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:39:33 GMT

Hi Joanxie,

I am using DART-MX8M-PLUS Evaluation Kit from Variscite:

https://www.variscite.com/product/system-on-module-som/cortex-a53-krait/dart-mx8m-plus-nxp-i-mx-8m-plus/

Are you sure you are Basler daA4200-30mc? From your debug log I can see that imx8mp embedded ISP is used however daA4200-30mci has its own independent inbuilt ISP and it does not use imx8mp-ISP. daA4200-30mci is rather based on ISI interface directly.

Therefore I am not sure if your example uses this particular camera module.
Please give me your thoughts on this,

BR, M.Cisse

Re: imx8m-plus Basler daA4200-30mci camera not using Pylon software

joanxie — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:21:20 GMT

my module is DEV KIT DAA3840-30MC -IMXSAS, and which uses ISP, since you use the third party company board, I suggest that you can contact them to double confirm

Re: imx8m-plus Basler daA4200-30mci camera not using Pylon software

dianapredescu — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 11:09:58 GMT

Hi @malik_cisse,

Did you check https://github.com/basler/meta-basler-imx8 ? I think it should be helpful. It's a yocto layer for Basler dart BCON MIPI cameras for i.MX8 platform.

I've seen they list in the example:

daA2500-60mci connected on CSI1, no camera on CSI2: imx8mp-evk-basler-isi0.dtb

It's not the same camera as yours, but it still has in-built ISP. Unfortunately we don't have any other Basler camera to test except for daA3840-30mc.

Let me know what you think.

Best regards,

Diana

Re: imx8m-plus Basler daA4200-30mci camera not using Pylon software

malik_cisse — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:55:52 GMT

Hi Diana

Thank you for your feedback which I often find very helpful.

The current statement from Basler is that basler-daa4200-30mci is only accessible via Basler Pylon software. Gstreamer support is provided via extra Pylon-plugin

https://www.baslerweb.com/en/company/news-press/news/pylon-gstreamer-plug-in-for-basler-cameras/877440/

I did not tested this yet but if it works fine, I don't mind using that.

Re: imx8m-plus Basler daA4200-30mci camera not using Pylon software

dianapredescu — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 07:50:54 GMT

Dear @malik_cisse ,

Thanks for the information. Please let me know if you manage to build and try that pylonsrc plugin. I might be interested as well. I'll let you know if I'm going to try it on my side.

Best regards,

Diana

Re: imx8m-plus Basler daA4200-30mci camera not using Pylon software

dadi — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:49:59 GMT

How can I build the pluin with yocto?