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OLinuXino Android / Linux boards and System On Modules => A13 => Topic started by: bruceuk on November 10, 2014, 04:33:30 PM

Title: A13-SOM: Camera CSI pins?
Post by: bruceuk on November 10, 2014, 04:33:30 PM
Hello

I need to revisit this question hence the heavy redaction and editing of this thread.

Are there any notes or examples of how to attach a cmos camera to the A13-SOM?

From my limited understanding, the cmos camera would use the CSI pins: pins 29 - 36  BUT they are shared
with the debug UART.

Therefore, am I correct in thinking that it is possible to attach a cmos camera using pins 29-36, with the understanding that the required DTS definition would disable the debug port (which is probably not needed for a production ready product anyway)?

Thanks for the help!

Bruce

Title: Re: A13-SOM: Camera CSI pins?
Post by: JohnS on November 10, 2014, 05:49:48 PM
What about the ones which include "CSI" in their name?

John
Title: Re: A13-SOM: Camera CSI pins?
Post by: bruceuk on November 26, 2014, 04:19:49 PM

bumping thread in hope of finding an example where somebody has connected a cmos camera to the A13-SOM

Thanks
Title: Re: A13-SOM: Camera CSI pins?
Post by: JohnS on November 26, 2014, 06:23:22 PM
Is it not the same as for the earlier A13 boards?

John
Title: Re: A13-SOM: Camera CSI pins?
Post by: bruceuk on November 26, 2014, 07:04:30 PM
hmm... good idea! ... but couldn't find anything. Also, I'm confusing cmos and Camera Serial Interface...duh!!

I can't find any examples of people using the CSI interface, these exmaples all use the usb:
http://olimex.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/connecting-web-camera-to-a13-olinuxino-for-video-streaming/
http://olimex.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/a13-olinuxino-serving-mod-rgb-and-web-cam-for-live-stream/

BUT....another duh!! on my part, my A20-SOM EVB has a CSI camera attached...so basically a working example. I had another look at the searchable PNG schematic and confirmed processor pins: 114 - 125 are the 12 CSI pins.

Thanks again for all the help, much appreciated!!!
Title: Re: A13-SOM: Camera CSI pins?
Post by: JohnS on November 26, 2014, 07:29:49 PM
Anything that works is progress :)

John