Camera Device Driver

This section describes how to create camera device drivers on the NVIDIA DRIVE® platform. It discusses:

• SIPL architecture overview

• Camera Device Interface (CDI) and Device Driver Interface (DDI)

• How to create the Camera Device Driver (CDD) for sensor, serializer, and deserializer

• How to test the new Camera Device Driver

• How to support new type of devices

• How to get detailed error information from devices

• How to create custom API for devices

• How to modify the system configuration for new platforms

• Assumptions, Restrictions, and Recommendations (ARRs) for Camera Device Drivers

• How to update camera device drivers from older DriveOS releases

• Limitation for multiple camera test cases

• Camera Frame Synchronization
  • Camera Frame Synchronization (FSYNC)
  • Operating Modes
  • Customizing Frequency, Duty Cycle, and Offsets
  • Configuring Custom Start Times
  • Programming Custom Start Times
  • Integration With SIPL Sample Application
• SIPL Architecture
  • Camera SIPL Interrupts Localization
  • Camera Device Interface (CDI)
  • Device Driver Interface (DDI)
• Creating a New Camera Device Driver (CDD) Using the SIPL Framework
  • Prerequisites
  • Ownership
  • Architecture of a SIPL Device Block Camera Device Driver (CDD)
  • Creating a New SIPL Device Block Camera Device Driver
  • Creating a New SIPL Query Driver
• Camera Authentication
  • Integration, Deployment, and Configuration
• Supporting a New SerDes Using the SIPL Framework
  • Creating a New Serializer Driver
  • Creating a New Deserializer Driver
  • Creating a New Deserializer Camera Module Class
  • Creating a New SerDes Camera Module Class
  • Creating a New Transport Link
• Working with the New SIPL Camera Device Driver
  • Deploying the New Driver
  • Testing the New Driver
  • Deploying the Modified Deserializer Driver
• Adding Support for New Type of Devices
  • Create a New Device Class
  • Glue Logic for Camera Modules
  • Create a New Driver for the New Device
  • How to Access the New Device
  • Camera Power Load Switch Driver
• Retrieve Detailed Error Information from Devices
  • Glue Logic for Deserializer
  • Glue Logic for Camera Module Class
  • Glue Logic for Sensor and Serializer
  • How to Use the New API in Client Applications
• Custom API for Devices
  • Creating a New Custom Interface
  • Creating the Glue Logic for Deserializer
  • How to Use the New Custom API
• Software Configurations for New Platform
  • SIPL Device Tree Structure & Configuration
  • CSI Tuning Interface
• Development Guidelines for Camera Device Drivers
  • Required Functions
  • Override Functions
• Limitation for Multiple Camera Test Cases