Revision as of 10:55, 10 November 2021

DART-MX8M-MINI Basler Camera

Introduction

The following instructions will allow you to add support for the Basler MIPI camera to your Yocto images.
This will allow you to stream images/video from a Basler camera(s) connected to a Variscite evaluation kit.

Download Variscite Yocto BSP

Please follow Build Yocto from source code.
Execute steps 1-4.3 to download the BSP sources, but don't start bitbake yet.

Download and install Basler meta layers

$ wget ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/Basler/Software/basler-dart-bcon-mipi-imx8-cep_1.5.0-for-imx-4.14.98-2.0.0_ga_sumo.tar.gz
$ mkdir basler-dart-bcon-mipi-imx8-cep_1.5.0-for-imx-4.14.98-2.0.0_ga_sumo
$ tar xf basler-dart-bcon-mipi-imx8-cep_1.5.0-for-imx-4.14.98-2.0.0_ga_sumo.tar.gz -C basler-dart-bcon-mipi-imx8-cep_1.5.0-for-imx-4.14.98-2.0.0_ga_sumo
$ mv basler-dart-bcon-mipi-imx8-cep_1.5.0-for-imx-4.14.98-2.0.0_ga_sumo/meta-basler* ../sources

Download and install Variscite kernel patches

$ wget ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/Basler/Software/sumo-fsl-4.14.98-cep-1.5.0/meta-variscite-imx-basler.tar.gz
$ tar xf meta-variscite-imx-basler.tar.gz -C ../sources/

Customize configuration files

Customize bblayers.conf

Add the following lines to conf/bblayers.conf

BBLAYERS += " ${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-basler-imx8 "
BBLAYERS += " ${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-basler-tools/meta-basler-common "
BBLAYERS += " ${BSPDIR}/sources/meta-variscite-imx-basler "

Customize local.conf

Add the following to conf/local.conf under your Yocto build directory:

Add Basler software and driver:

IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " \
        basler-camera-driver \
        pylon \
        python3-pypylon \
        gentl-producer \
        xauth \
"
MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += "kernel-module-basler-camera-driver"

Build Yocto image

Continue following Build Yocto from source code from where you left off, to bitbake and install an image.

Running Basler camera application

Run the following commands at the shell prompt:

$ export DISPLAY=:0.0
$ /usr/bin/pylon

Prebuilt recovery SD card image

A prebuilt recovery SD card image with Basler camera support can be downloaded from:
ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/Basler/Software/DART-MX8M-MINI/sumo-fsl-4.14.98-mx8mm-v2.5/

Note: Some web browsers have removed FTP support. Please see our FTP wiki page.

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 --> {{PageHeader|{{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}} Basler Camera}} {{DocImage|category1=Yocto|category2={{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}}}} __toc__
+<!-- {{#ifeq: {{#urlget:whoami}} | DEVELOPER | -->
 {{#ifeq: {{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}} | DART-MX8M-PLUS |
-{{#ifeq: {{#var:FSL_BSP_VERSION}}|L5.4.70_2.3.0|
+{{#ifeq: {{#var:FSL_BSP_VERSION}} | L5.4.70_2.3.0 |
-{{#vardefine:BASLER_BRANCH|"1.2.0.12-imx8mp-5.4.70-2.3.0"}}
+{{#vardefine:BASLER_BRANCH | 1.2.0.12-imx8mp-5.4.70-2.3.0 }}
+{{#vardefine:BASLER_CEP_PREF_VER | 4.2.2.8+basler }}
+{{#vardefine:BASLER_GST_MODE | 1 }}
+{{#vardefine:BASLER_SDCARD_FOLDER | zeus-fsl-5.4.70-mx8mp-v2.1 }}
 |
-{{#vardefine:BASLER_BRANCH|"1.3.1.9-imx8mp-5.4.70-2.3.2"}}
+{{#vardefine:BASLER_BRANCH| 1.3.1.9-imx8mp-5.4.70-2.3.2 }}
+{{#vardefine:BASLER_CEP_PREF_VER| 4.2.2.13+basler }}
+{{#vardefine:BASLER_GST_MODE | 2 }}
+{{#vardefine:BASLER_SDCARD_FOLDER | zeus-fsl-5.4.70-mx8mp-v2.3 }}
 }}
+| {{#ifeq: {{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}} | DART-MX8M-MINI |
+{{#ifeq: {{#var:YOCTO_NAME}} | Sumo |
+<!-- BASLER_BRANCH should always be defined except for older Sumo version -->
+{{#vardefine:BASLER_SDCARD_FOLDER | sumo-fsl-4.14.98-mx8mm-v2.5 }}
 | {{#ifeq: {{#var:YOCTO_NAME}} | Dunfell |
-{{#vardefine:BASLER_BRANCH|"1.6.0-imx8m-5.4-2.1.x"}}
+{{#vardefine:BASLER_BRANCH| 1.6.0-imx8m-5.4-2.1.x }}
-}}}}
+{{#vardefine:BASLER_SDCARD_FOLDER | dunfell-fsl-5.4.x-mx8mm-v6.5 }}
+| {{#ifeq: {{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}} | DART-MX8M |
+{{#ifeq: {{#var:YOCTO_NAME}} | Sumo |
+<!-- BASLER_BRANCH should always be defined except for older Sumo version -->
+{{#vardefine:BASLER_SDCARD_FOLDER | sumo-fsl-4.14.98-mx8mq-v2.5 }}
+| {{#ifeq: {{#var:YOCTO_NAME}} | Dunfell |
+{{#vardefine:BASLER_BRANCH| 1.6.0-imx8m-5.4-2.1.x }}
+{{#vardefine:BASLER_SDCARD_FOLDER | dunfell-fsl-5.4.x-mx8mq-v6.2 }}
+}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
 = Introduction =
@@ Line 32: / Line 52: @@
   $ git clone https://github.com/varigit/meta-basler-tools -b {{#var:BASLER_BRANCH}} ../sources/meta-basler-tools
 |
+<!-- if BASLER_BRANCH is correctly defined this content is displayed only with older Sumo version -->
 = Download and install Basler meta layers =
@@ Line 45: / Line 66: @@
   }}
-{{#ifeq: {{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}} | DART-MX8M-PLUS |
+{{#if: {{#var:BASLER_CEP_PREF_VER}} |
 = Customize configuration files =
@@ Line 59: / Line 80: @@
 <br>
 Add Basler software and driver:
-{{#ifeq: {{#var:FSL_BSP_VERSION}}|L5.4.70_2.3.0|
 <pre>
 IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " \
@@ Line 72: / Line 92: @@
          xauth \
 "
-PREFERRED_VERSION_isp-imx                 = "4.2.2.8+basler"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_isp-imx                 = "{{#var:BASLER_CEP_PREF_VER}}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_basler-camera           = "4.2.2.8+basler"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_basler-camera           = "{{#var:BASLER_CEP_PREF_VER}}"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_kernel-module-isp-vvcam = "4.2.2.8+basler"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_kernel-module-isp-vvcam = "{{#var:BASLER_CEP_PREF_VER}}"
-</pre>
-|
-<pre>
-IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " \
-        kernel-module-basler-camera \
-        pylon \
-        python3-pypylon \
-        gentl-producer \
-        kernel-module-isp-vvcam \
-        imx8mp-modprobe-config \
-        basler-camera \
-        isp-imx \
-        xauth \
-"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_isp-imx                 = "4.2.2.13+basler"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_basler-camera           = "4.2.2.13+basler"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_kernel-module-isp-vvcam = "4.2.2.13+basler"
 </pre>
-}}
 | {{#ifeq: {{#var:YOCTO_NAME}} | Sumo |
 = Customize configuration files =
@@ Line 137: / Line 139: @@
   $ /usr/bin/pylon
-{{#ifeq: {{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}} | DART-MX8M-PLUS |
+{{#if: {{#var:BASLER_GST_MODE}} |
 = Running gstreamer =
 Run the following command at the shell prompt:
-{{#ifeq: {{#var:FSL_BSP_VERSION}}|L5.4.70_2.3.0|
+{{#ifeq: {{#var:BASLER_GST_MODE}} | 1 |
 <br>
   $ gst-launch-1.0 -v v4l2src device=/dev/video0 ! waylandsink sync=false
-|
+| {{#ifeq: {{#var:BASLER_GST_MODE}} | 2 |
 <br>
 * 1920x1080@30fps:
@@ Line 150: / Line 152: @@
 * 3840x2160@30fps:
   # gst-launch-1.0 -v v4l2src device=/dev/video0 ! "video/x-raw,format=YUY2,width=3840,height=2160" ! waylandsink sync=false
-}}
+}}}}}}
-|}}
 = Prebuilt recovery SD card image =
 A prebuilt recovery SD card image with Basler camera support can be downloaded from:<br>
-ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/Basler/Software/{{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}}/<!--
+ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/Basler/Software/{{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}}/{{#var:BASLER_SDCARD_FOLDER}}/
--->{{#ifeq: {{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}} | DART-MX8M-MINI |{{#ifeq: {{#var:YOCTO_NAME}} | Sumo | sumo-fsl-4.14.98-mx8mm-v2.5 | {{#ifeq: {{#var:YOCTO_NAME}} | Dunfell | dunfell-fsl-5.4.x-mx8mm-v6.5}}}}}}<!--
--->{{#ifeq: {{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}} | DART-MX8M      |{{#ifeq: {{#var:YOCTO_NAME}} | Sumo | sumo-fsl-4.14.98-mx8mq-v2.5 | {{#ifeq: {{#var:YOCTO_NAME}} | Dunfell |dunfell-fsl-5.4.x-mx8mq-v6.2 }}}}}}<!--
--->{{#ifeq: {{#var:HARDWARE_NAME}} | DART-MX8M-PLUS |{{#ifeq: {{#var:FSL_BSP_VERSION}}|L5.4.70_2.3.0|zeus-fsl-5.4.70-mx8mp-v2.1|zeus-fsl-5.4.70-mx8mp-v2.3}}}}/
 <br>
 <br>
 '''Note:''' Some web browsers have removed FTP support. Please see our [[FTP|FTP wiki page]].<br>
+<!-- }} -->

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