[REQUEST] Support imx296

seafurymike commented 6 months ago

Environment

Camera: RPi HQ
OS: Bookworm 64bit
Allsky version:v2024.05.01_04
Pi model and amount of memory (Version 4B, 4GB)

Bug Description

Installation fails, the installer sees the camera and then fails later to load it

xxxx@AllSkyCam:~/allsky $ ./install.sh

Continuing installation. Steps already performed will be skipped. The last status was: Error encountered - No camera detected

Welcome back to the Allsky Installer - v2023.05.01_04!

RPi camera found.

*** NOTICE:

The following steps can take up to an hour depending on the speed of your Pi and how many of the necessary dependencies are already installed. You will see progress messages throughout the process. At the end you will be prompted again for additional steps.

Setting up WebUI options and default settings for RPi cameras.
Making new settings file '/home/seafurymike/allsky/config/settings.json'.

*** ERROR:

No camera detected - installation aborted.

The camera is present and the OS sees it::

xxxx@AllSkyCam:~/allsky $ libcamera-hello --list-cameras Available cameras

0 : imx296 [1456x1088 10-bit RGGB] (/base/soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx296@1a) Modes: 'SRGGB10_CSI2P' : 1456x1088 [60.38 fps - (0, 0)/1456x1088 crop]

EricClaeys commented 6 months ago

@seafurymike, Allsky doesn't support the imx296 sensor. The next release will provide a message saying that versus saying "camera not found". Please run the following:

libcamera-still --list-cameras -v
libcamera-still -v --nopreview --timeout 1 --metadata - --shutter 1 --output /dev/null

and post the output. Also, include a URL for camera information and I can look into supporting it in the next release.

seafurymike commented 6 months ago

Here is the output requested::

AllSkyCam:~ $ libcamera-still --list-cameras -v Available cameras

0 : imx296 [1456x1088 10-bit RGGB] (/base/soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx296@1a) Modes: 'SRGGB10_CSI2P' : 1456x1088 [60.38 fps - (0, 0)/1456x1088 crop]

Available controls for 1456x1088 SRGGB10_CSI2P mode:
----------------------------------------------------
AeConstraintMode : [0..3]
AeEnable : [false..true]
AeExposureMode : [0..3]
AeFlickerMode : [0..1]
AeFlickerPeriod : [100..1000000]
AeMeteringMode : [0..3]
AnalogueGain : [1.000000..251.188644]
AwbEnable : [false..true]
AwbMode : [0..7]
Brightness : [-1.000000..1.000000]
ColourGains : [0.000000..32.000000]
Contrast : [0.000000..32.000000]
ExposureTime : [29..0]
ExposureValue : [-8.000000..8.000000]
FrameDurationLimits : [16562..15534444]
HdrMode : [0..4]
NoiseReductionMode : [0..4]
Saturation : [0.000000..32.000000]
ScalerCrop : [(0, 0)/64x64..(0, 0)/1456x1088]
Sharpness : [0.000000..16.000000]
StatsOutputEnable : [false..true]

AllSkyCam:~ $ libcamera-still -v --nopreview --timeout 1 --metadata - --shutter 1 --output /dev/null [0:01:43.688918622] [2074] INFO Camera camera_manager.cpp:284 libcamera v0.2.0+120-eb00c13d [0:01:43.729296168] [2077] WARN RPiSdn sdn.cpp:40 Using legacy SDN tuning - please consider moving SDN inside rpi.denoise [0:01:43.731446592] [2077] INFO RPI vc4.cpp:446 Registered camera /base/soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx296@1a to Unicam device /dev/media1 and ISP device /dev/media0 [0:01:43.731544352] [2077] INFO RPI pipeline_base.cpp:1102 Using configuration file '/usr/share/libcamera/pipeline/rpi/vc4/rpi_apps.yaml' Options: verbose: 2 info_text: timeout: 1ms width: 0 height: 0 output: /dev/null post_process_file: preview: none qt-preview: 0 transform: identity roi: all shutter: 1us metering: centre exposure: normal ev: 0 awb: auto flush: false wrap: 0 brightness: 0 contrast: 1 saturation: 1 sharpness: 1 framerate: 30 denoise: auto viewfinder-width: 0 viewfinder-height: 0 tuning-file: (libcamera) lores-width: 0 lores-height: 0 autofocus-range: normal autofocus-speed: normal autofocus-window: all hdr: off mode: unspecified viewfinder-mode: unspecified metadata: - metadata-format: json encoding: jpg quality: 93 raw: 0 restart: 0 timelapse: 0ms framestart: 0 datetime: 0 timestamp: 0 keypress: 0 signal: 0 thumbnail width: 320 thumbnail height: 240 thumbnail quality: 70 latest: immediate 0 AF on capture: 0 Zero shutter lag: 0 Running without preview window Opening camera... Acquired camera /base/soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx296@1a Configuring viewfinder... Viewfinder size chosen is 728x544 Mode selection for 728:544:12:P SRGGB10_CSI2P,1456x1088/0 - Score: 1318 Stream configuration adjusted [0:01:43.733129290] [2074] INFO Camera camera.cpp:1183 configuring streams: (0) 728x544-YUV420 (1) 1456x1088-SBGGR10_CSI2P [0:01:43.733486756] [2077] INFO RPI vc4.cpp:621 Sensor: /base/soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx296@1a - Selected sensor format: 1456x1088-SBGGR10_1X10 - Selected unicam format: 1456x1088-pBAA Camera streams configured Available controls: Sharpness : [0.000000..16.000000] AwbEnable : [false..true] Contrast : [0.000000..32.000000] Saturation : [0.000000..32.000000] Brightness : [-1.000000..1.000000] AeFlickerPeriod : [100..1000000] HdrMode : [0..4] ExposureValue : [-8.000000..8.000000] ColourGains : [0.000000..32.000000] StatsOutputEnable : [false..true] ScalerCrop : [(0, 0)/64x64..(0, 0)/1456x1088] ExposureTime : [29..0] AeEnable : [false..true] NoiseReductionMode : [0..4] AeConstraintMode : [0..3] FrameDurationLimits : [16562..15534444] AnalogueGain : [1.000000..251.188644] AeFlickerMode : [0..1] AwbMode : [0..7] AeMeteringMode : [0..3] AeExposureMode : [0..3] Buffers allocated and mapped Viewfinder setup complete Requests created Camera started! Viewfinder frame 0 Camera stopped! Tearing down requests, buffers and configuration Configuring still capture... Mode selection for 1456:1088:12:P SRGGB10_CSI2P,1456x1088/0 - Score: 1000 [0:01:44.626254868] [2074] INFO Camera camera.cpp:1183 configuring streams: (0) 1456x1088-YUV420 (1) 1456x1088-SBGGR10_CSI2P [0:01:44.628375513] [2077] INFO RPI vc4.cpp:621 Sensor: /base/soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx296@1a - Selected sensor format: 1456x1088-SBGGR10_1X10 - Selected unicam format: 1456x1088-pBAA Camera streams configured Available controls: Sharpness : [0.000000..16.000000] AwbEnable : [false..true] Contrast : [0.000000..32.000000] Saturation : [0.000000..32.000000] Brightness : [-1.000000..1.000000] AeFlickerPeriod : [100..1000000] HdrMode : [0..4] ExposureValue : [-8.000000..8.000000] ColourGains : [0.000000..32.000000] StatsOutputEnable : [false..true] ScalerCrop : [(0, 0)/64x64..(0, 0)/1456x1088] ExposureTime : [29..15534385] AeEnable : [false..true] NoiseReductionMode : [0..4] AeConstraintMode : [0..3] FrameDurationLimits : [16562..15534444] AnalogueGain : [1.000000..251.188644] AeFlickerMode : [0..1] AwbMode : [0..7] AeMeteringMode : [0..3] AeExposureMode : [0..3] Buffers allocated and mapped Still capture setup complete Requests created Camera started! Camera stopped! Still capture image received Exposure time: 29 Ag 11.885 Dg 1.00967 Total 12 Thumbnail dimensions are 320 x 240 Thumbnail size 2108 JPEG size is 183257 EXIF data len 298 Saved image 1456 x 1088 to file /dev/null { "ExposureTime": 29, "AnalogueGain": 11.885022, "SensorBlackLevels": [ 3840, 3840, 3840, 3840 ], "FrameDuration": 16577, "Lux": 321.316742, "AeLocked": true, "DigitalGain": 1.009674, "ColourGains": [ 2.563697, 2.082299 ], "ColourTemperature": 4000, "FocusFoM": 213, "ColourCorrectionMatrix": [ 2.045146, -0.739536, -0.305616, -0.471715, 2.133571, -0.661861, -0.108284, -0.576562, 1.684846 ], "ScalerCrop": "(0, 0)/1456x1088", "SensorTimestamp": 104709006000 }Closing RPiCam application(frames displayed 0, dropped 0) Camera stopped! Tearing down requests, buffers and configuration Camera closed

The following is a link to the datasheet for the camera I have connected::

https://www.farnell.com/datasheets/3929135.pdf

EricClaeys commented 6 months ago

Thanks. I think you are going to find it doesn't make a very good allsky camera since it is limited to 15 second exposures.

seafurymike commented 6 months ago

Damn, didnt realise. Thought using the HQ camera would be a good option. Will have to rethink what i should do for a camera then. Is there any details on good options and potentially outputs from those options?

EricClaeys commented 6 months ago

I always recommend the HQ camera. It's a good one and a lot less expensive than ZWO. And you can get lenses that give 180 FOV. T Module 3 and other cameras with an attached lens are 80 - 120 FOV which might be fine if you can't see a lot of the sky.

EricClaeys commented 5 months ago

Closing Issue. Will not support - this sensor has a short maximum exposure so will not work as an allsky camera.

Polar-Axis commented 3 months ago

I swapped from the HQ IMX477 camera to the IMX296, for a sky plate solving application, and the latter is superior for sensitivity due to the much larger pixel size. Stars are bright with just 1s exposure. I would think supporting any RPi compatible camera should be possible without too much effort?

Polar-Axis commented 3 months ago

Aha! Excellent, I see other cameras will be supported in a future release. I have installed branch 2024.xx.xx and it recognises other cameras. Thanks!

EricClaeys commented 3 months ago

v2024.xx.xx doesn't support the imx296 though. Is a 15 second Max exposure good enough?

Polar-Axis commented 3 months ago

I think 15s should be good enough for the imx296.

I've tried the IMX219 briefly with v2024.xx.xx, it shows brighter stars (Big Dipper, Lyra etc) but it a bit marginal for use because at night with high gain and 11.76s exposure it is quite noisy. I've swaped back to the IMX477 HQ camera temporarily now, but I want to use that camera for another purpose eventually.

I have another IMX296 on order and it should be with me in a few days time. I have one working well with this software: https://github.com/githubdoe/skysolve With that software the 1s exposures show a significant number of stars (16mm f1.2 lens) so I think that camera sensor will work well in an allsky application too (if high resolution is not needed as it is only 1.6Mpix).

Don't add that sesnor just for me though, I could just get another HQ camera which seems to work well despite the small pixel size.

EricClaeys commented 3 months ago

@Polar-Axis, Alan, Thanks for the info. I've spent more time telling people that the 296 probably won't make a good camera than it would have taken me to add it. Would you please run allsky-config with the 296 connected and choose the last option? Then upload the file it creates. And let me know how that went - allsky-config is new and we're hoping to add a lot more to it going forward.

Thanks - Eric

Polar-Axis commented 3 months ago

Great, will do as soon as the camera arrives.

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