[SOLVED] Custom camera v1.3PCB board for CM not really working

[zontar]

Hello,

at last I've got my shipment from China with my custom camera board for camera v1.3. Why 1.3? Because it looked simpler to design and cheaper to but.
Anyway, I've connected everything and tested:

• 3V3 arrives at the board
• the oscillator generates a steady 25Mhz clock
• two LDOs generate 2V8 and 1V5 as required

Of course to test the 2V8 1V5 and Clock I had to force the camera enable signal High while doing the tests, since otherwise the LDOs and Oscillator are not enabled.

Afterwards I've connected all the signals from the ComputeModule as expected.

When I launch raspivid I got the usual:

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pi@raspcm(ro):~$ vcgencmd get_camera
supported=1 detected=1
pi@raspcm(ro):~$ sudo raspivid -t 0 -f
Camera control callback  cmd=0x4f525245mmal: No data received from sensor. Check all connections, including the Sunny one on the camera board

But maybe I'm getting some specification wrong? Can anybody tell me if this wiring is correct for the fine pitch SUNNY connector receptacle?
I'am using the camera module V1.3 from a working raspberry camera module, simply unplugged and replugged on my custom PCB

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Any outstanding idea?
Thanks
Z

[6by9]

The datasheet for OV5647 says there should be a minimum of 5ms between the AVDD being stable and PWDN going low. I'm guessing that's pin 24 that you've tied low and you get away with it.

I've looked at the schematic for the V1.3 camera module. You've got the two sides of the connector numbered the opposite way to that (ie pin 1 is pin 24, etc), but if the I2C is working then you it is correct in reality.
The order of the CSI2 signals matches yours.

Which CSI2 interface on the CM have you connected to? All the Pis use Unicam1 for the first (or only) camera module. Wiring into Unicam0 would result in no CSI2 data being received. You can alter that via the "pin_define@CAMERA_0_UNICAM_PORT" line in dt-blob.dts - see https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati ... -camera.md

[zontar]

Hello,
i am a bit worried about numbers being the opposite.. but if you sai this is correct..
another try Ive done is to revere 180 degrees the sunny+camera: raspivid spat out a terrible error, even worse than the usual one, so I tend to agree with you, even in my ignorance. I2C seems to work

I use CAM1, if this is the question you ask. I've built a custom device tree that works with the usual camera board module V1.3 (the official one).

See the last post here.
viewtopic.php?f=43&t=283406

where

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pin_define@CAMERA_0_UNICAM_PORT {
          type = "internal";
          number = <1>;
 };
 pin_define@CAMERA_0_I2C_PORT {
          type = "internal";
          number = <1>;
 }
 ;

Thanks
Z

[6by9]

i am a bit worried about numbers being the opposite.. but if you sai this is correct..

You've got I2C comms working, so those two lines and the supplies had to be correct.

another try Ive done is to revere 180 degrees the sunny+camera: raspivid spat out a terrible error, even worse than the usual one, so I tend to agree with you, even in my ignorance. I2C seems to work

Eek, that's likely to blow it if you're not careful.

I use CAM1, if this is the question you ask. I've built a custom device tree that works with the usual camera board module V1.3 (the official one).

See the last post here.
viewtopic.php?f=43&t=283406

where

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pin_define@CAMERA_0_UNICAM_PORT {
          type = "internal";
          number = <1>;
 };
 pin_define@CAMERA_0_I2C_PORT {
          type = "internal";
          number = <1>;
 }
 ;

Thanks
Z

OK, so your wiring from this bit to the CM socket is
CAM_D0+ to 159 (CAM1_DP0)
CAM_D0- to 161 (CAM1_DN0)
CAM_CLK+ to 147 (CAM1_CP)
CAM_CLK- to 149 (CAM1_CN)
CAM_D1+ to 153 (CAM1_DP1)
CAM_D1- to 155 (CAM1_DN1)
In which case that should work.
Sorry, I don't always link forum handles back to older threads.

[Amornthep]

Take a look at EagleEYE Samart camera circuit.

https://github.com/QWaveSystems/QwaveSm ... a_EagleEYE

PDF Schematic
https://github.com/QWaveSystems/QwaveSm ... strial.PDF

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[Amornthep]

This is a schematic of image sensor part.

EagleEYE Circuit.png (153.47 KiB) Viewed 250 times

[zontar]

Thanks Amornthep,
the camera you dseigned seems very interesting. But if I get it right, you don't use the small connector that binds the camera to the socket on the camera module, instead you just use the camera sensor in your PCB.

And this, at the moment, is too much complicated I fear. Or maybe not.. but I don't even know where to find the raw OV5647 sensor (on digikey there is no such component). I am still stuck with the small SUNNY connector, but I will look into your diagram and schematics.

Thanks!
Z

[zontar]

Hi Amornthep,
one difference I see from your schematics and mine is regarding the signals and power input that (in your schematics to RUBY_OV5647_B) go to the camera (or camera module).

I can see all the logical signals but i can see several different power going there

• 1V5
• 1V8
• 2V8
• 3V3

whereas my PCB has only

• 1V5
• 2V8

I wonder why.. and I doubt that the tiny SUNNY connector has components that boost or buck voltage.

Then of course there are many signals that I don't know of, for example FLEX, STROBE, PWRDOWN and RESETB, but I hope they derive their value from for other signals.
Btw I've copied the general layout from the only project that I have found on line https://hackaday.io/project/167794-dual-camera-board-for-ov5674 with a PCB layout of "a" camera module or similar..


Another difference seems to be that the Oscillator in your schematics is 24Mhz while mine is 25Mhz.

Could these be the reasons?
Thanks
Z

[zontar]

Ok.. I've rechecked everything and.. very simply I had mismatched the data lanes/clock lanes etc...
after careful rechecking and rewiring, it works as you can see from these pictures.

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Moreover signal travels from CM to camera module via a standard miniDP cable.

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And I can confirm that the schematics posted was correct

Thanks everybody for your help.. really awesome. Now of course I have a product still to be designed, with CM3+ (which is now superseded by CM4) and camera v1.3 (which is supposed end of life.. but.. since the proof of concept works I can at least just design a newer PCB for the camera v2, since I remember there are official schematics somewhere.
here

Thanks everybody!

W