Error running gst-launch-1.0 pipeline with Arducam IMX477 quad camera on Jetson

Nvidia Jetson Cameras
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Hi, I’m trying to set up an Arducam 12MP*4 IMX 477 quad camera on a Jetson Nano, and I keep getting an error when I run the gst-launch-1.0 pipeline from the docs. Installation went fine, but as soon as I run this command it fails and shows an error (screenshot attached):

FRAMERATE=13 # Framerate can go from 2 to 13 for 4032x3040 mode

gst-launch-1.0 nvarguscamerasrc sensor-id=0 ! “video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),width=4032,height=3040,framerate=$FRAMERATE/1” ! nvvidconv ! “video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),width=1432,height=1080,framerate=$FRAMERATE/1” ! nvoverlaysink

I’m following the Arducam quick-start for the multi-camera CamArray. Any idea what’s going wrong?

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Thanks for the details. Before I dig into the pipeline error, can you reboot the device and then run this diagnostic so I can see the full state of the system? Run these in order:

wget -O arducam-camera-bug-report-nvidia https://github.com/ketai-dhr/arducam-camera-bug-report/releases/download/tools/arducam-camera-bug-report-nvidia
chmod +x ./arducam-camera-bug-report-nvidia
./arducam-camera-bug-report-nvidia

It will produce arducam-bug-report.txt in the current directory. Attach that here and I’ll take a look.

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Done. I rebooted and ran the script, and I’m attaching arducam-bug-report.txt as requested.

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Thanks, I’ve gone through the report. I’d like to take a closer look at this live on your Nano. I’ve sent you the remote support details via private message - please check your messages and install the remote tool on the Jetson Nano.

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Okay, I installed the remote tool on the Nano and I’ve sent the access details back through private message. Let me know when you want to connect.

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Got it. During the session we went over the setup and one thing I suggested was updating the system to 32.7.3. Can you go ahead with that update, then reboot and try the camera again?

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I updated to 32.7.3 as suggested, but now the Nano doesn’t detect the camera at all. I restarted the Nano and even moved the camera to a different port, but it still doesn’t show up. Screenshot attached.

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Let’s separate the detection problem from the original gst-launch issue. Can you check whether the sensor is visible at the driver level? Try:

ls /dev/video*

and also run nvgstcapture-1.0 to see if it can open the camera. That will tell us if this is a detection problem or just the pipeline.

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Okay, I got the detection sorted out. The camera shows up again and I can actually take pictures with nvgstcapture-1.0 now. But the original gst-launch-1.0 pipeline still fails with the same error.

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Thanks for the update. To summarize where we are: after the 32.7.3 upgrade we hit a detection regression, but that’s now resolved and nvgstcapture-1.0 can capture images, so the sensor itself is working. The remaining problem is the gst-launch-1.0 pipeline using nvarguscamerasrc at 4032x3040 converted to 1432x1080 with nvoverlaysink, which still fails. As a workaround you can use nvgstcapture-1.0 for capturing, but I still need to investigate why the gst-launch pipeline is failing. I’ll follow up once I’ve reproduced it.