Ov7251 and Raspberry Pi Zero 2 w

amcelroy · November 7, 2021, 6:31pm

Howdy,

We are trying to use the ov7251 camera with the new Raspberry Pi 2 W. The camera works (and is an amazing product!), and has been tested on the Pi 4 and original Pi Zero W.

The camera reports “init camera status = 4099” when trying to get the camera up and running using the Arducam MIPI repo, specifically the “./list_format” program. The issue may stem from the Wiring Pi library, as this error looks similar to an issues on the Pi 4 when not using the Wiring Pi 2.52 package.

gpio readall returns: Oops - unable to determine board type… model: 18

Is there any guidance on getting the ov7251 working on the Pi Zero 2 W?

amcelroy · November 7, 2021, 8:52pm

There is a branch of the open source WiringPi with a pull request for the Pi Zero 2 W. Using this repo (https://github.com/WiringPi/WiringPi/pull/128), gpio readall works, but the camera still reports “init camera status = 4099”.

lvbin · November 8, 2021, 12:31am

Take it easy. Have you use camera_i2c script to detect if the sensor’s address is exist?

github.com

ArduCAM/MIPI_Camera/blob/master/RPI/utils/camera_i2c

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We have updated the lib and it will be not depend on the wiringPi library.
Please keep me informed on your latest progress.

amcelroy · November 8, 2021, 1:07am

That script returned:

setting GPIO for board revsion: 902120
Failed: don’t know how to set GPIO for this board!

lvbin · November 9, 2021, 2:17am

OK，
It is due to the script does not support your hardware version.
Please try to open the camera_i2c script amd move on to line 67 and add 902120 verson.
Then retry it.

amcelroy · November 9, 2021, 3:00pm

Changing the camera_i2c script and running it gives:

setting GPIO for board revsion: 902120
A+, B+, B2, B2 (2837), and Zero (not W) all revisions - I2C 0 on GPIOs 28 & 29. GPIOs 32 & 41 for LED and power

However, when trying to run the list_formats program after the successful script execution, list_formats still reports:

init camera status = 4099

lvbin · November 10, 2021, 9:48am

OK,
Take it easy. We will bought a pi2 w and test it.

lvbin · November 12, 2021, 9:07am

Hi,
I have tested it. I found that rpi has released latest firmware and it does not support our MIPI Camera driver now.
Now rpi releaase libcamera-still for users, for the OV7251 sensor, you can try to use libcamera.

amcelroy · November 12, 2021, 3:14pm

Ok, but we can’t acquire at 130 to 160 FPS with the libcamera, correct?

lvbin · November 15, 2021, 12:40am

It depends on the ov7251 driver. It should be 120fps configuration I think.

amcelroy · November 18, 2021, 1:46am

I still can’t get the camera working, even using the default camera drivers. Will you support the Pi Zero 2 W in the future?

geocybrid · November 20, 2021, 8:46pm

I just bought Arducam OV9281 with Zero 2 W and am in exactly the same situation as OP.
Default driver fails with
[ 9.846525] ov9281 10-0060: Unexpected sensor id(0200), ret(-5)
Arducam drivers fail as described in this thread.

Please help.

P.S. Sorry for posting in a Ov7251 thread, but I don’t think this is camera specific, this is likely for all of your cameras on Pi Zero 2.

lvbin · November 25, 2021, 12:28am

Hi,
Take it easy. What about the 5MP and 8MP? We will test ov7251 and ov9281 on pi zero 2 platform using source driver rpi released.

lvbin · November 26, 2021, 2:12am

Hi,
I have tested just now and find that for the latest version firmware, the camera does not work on the pi zero w 2. But the old version firmware can work normally.

ubiety.world · November 26, 2021, 5:22pm

I’m also having troubles with the Pi Zero 2 w and the AR0234, FYI to everyone. I’ll also check to see if it works with the old firmware version after the weekend, but @lvbin, could you guys also keep that camera in mind when you are coming up with the necessary fixes? Thanks.

lvbin · November 29, 2021, 12:43am

Hi,
Absolutely. I will report the problem to the pi official, it should be a problem with their firmware.

amcelroy · November 30, 2021, 10:06pm

Hi Bin,

How do I downgrade the firmware? Is this just using an older kernel / distro or is there a method for downgrading firmware and keeping that latest distro?

Thanks,
Austin

lvbin · December 1, 2021, 12:39am

Hi,
We can focus on this topic Pi Zero W2 and Bullseye: *** no cameras available *** - Raspberry Pi Forums