Ov9218 - EK025 usb camera evaluation kit not working

babybabe · May 20, 2022, 1:09pm

Where did you get the camera module(s)?
UCTRONICS
Model number of the product(s)?
EK025 usb2.0 UC-391 Rev.E
What hardware/platform were you working on?
raspberry pi 4B pi@raspberrypi:~/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield/RaspberryPi/Python/Streaming_demo $ sudo python ArduCam_Py_Demo.py /home/pi/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield/Config/USB2.0_UC-391_Rev.E/MIPI/OV9281/1Lane/OV9281_MIPI_1Lane_RAW8_640x400_120fps.cfg
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/home/pi/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield/RaspberryPi/Python/Streaming_demo/ArduCam_Py_Demo.py”, line 9, in
from ImageConvert import *
File “/home/pi/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield/RaspberryPi/Python/Streaming_demo/ImageConvert.py”, line 2, in
import ArducamSDK
ImportError: /home/pi/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield/RaspberryPi/Python/Streaming_demo/ArducamSDK.so: undefined symbol: _Py_ZeroStruct
pi@ra

PRETTY_NAME=“Raspbian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)”
NAME=“Raspbian GNU/Linux”
VERSION_ID=“11”
VERSION=“11 (bullseye)”
VERSION_CODENAME=bullseye
ID=raspbian
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="_http://www.raspbian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="_http://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianForums"
BUG_REPORT_URL="_http://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianBugs"

kernel version :
pi@raspberrypi:~/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield/RaspberryPi/Python/Streaming_demo $ uname -r
5.15.40-v7l+

pi@raspberrypi:~/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield/RaspberryPi/Python/Streaming_demo $ vcgencmd version
May 16 2022 15:40:46
Copyright (c) 2012 Broadcom
version ae6542a8a3aef192cb3536c39106d19f342fab29 (clean) (release) (start)

Instructions you have followed. (link/manual/etc.)
_www.arducam.com/docs/usb-cameras/

_www.arducam.com/docs/usb-cameras/windows-driver-installation/

Problems you were having?
not working on both raspberrypi and windows10

ON raspberrypi4B:
pi@raspberrypi:~/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield/RaspberryPi/Python/Streaming_demo $ sudo python ArduCam_Py_Demo.py /home/pi/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield/Config/USB2.0_UC-391_Rev.E/MIPI/OV9281/1Lane/OV9281_MIPI_1Lane_RAW8_640x400_120fps.cfg
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/home/pi/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield/RaspberryPi/Python/Streaming_demo/ArduCam_Py_Demo.py”, line 9, in
from ImageConvert import *
File “/home/pi/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield/RaspberryPi/Python/Streaming_demo/ImageConvert.py”, line 2, in
import ArducamSDK
ImportError: /home/pi/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield/RaspberryPi/Python/Streaming_demo/ArducamSDK.so: undefined symbol: _Py_ZeroStruct

ON windows10 with ArduCam USB Camera Demo:
Camera size exceed error

The dmesg log from your hardware?
Troubleshooting attempts you’ve made?
All I can get from arducam website and the others.
What help do you need?
Do we need a driver for USB2.0 instead of USB3.0? How/where to get it?

wong · May 23, 2022, 12:52am

Please try to install the ArducamSDK using pip:
pip install ArducamSDK

babybabe · May 23, 2022, 10:25am

No luck.

On windows 10:
C:\Users\DREAM>pip install ArducamSDK
ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement ArducamSDK (from versions: none)
ERROR: No matching distribution found for ArducamSDK

On raspberry pi4B: same error
pi@raspberrypi:~/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield/RaspberryPi/Python/Streaming_demo $ sudo python ArduCam_Py_Demo.py /home/pi/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield/Config/USB2.0_UC-391_Rev.E/MIPI/OV9281/1Lane/OV9281_MIPI_1Lane_RAW8_640x400_120fps.cfg
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “/home/pi/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield/RaspberryPi/Python/Streaming_demo/ArduCam_Py_Demo.py”, line 9, in
from ImageConvert import *
File “/home/pi/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield/RaspberryPi/Python/Streaming_demo/ImageConvert.py”, line 2, in
import ArducamSDK
ImportError: /home/pi/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield/RaspberryPi/Python/Streaming_demo/ArducamSDK.so: undefined symbol: _Py_ZeroStruct

Other solutions on this matter or have to give up for USB camera at this moment.

wong · May 24, 2022, 12:41am

This doesn’t seem unusual,
Here is my test on pi4b:

babybabe · May 24, 2022, 7:02am

Hi Wong,
Thank you for your prompt reply. The problem still exists.

It seems to have problems with ArducamSDK.so. All files came from https://github.com/ArduCAM/ArduCAM_USB_Camera_Shield.

I also tried it on Windows10 with the GUI. It indicated that “Camera size exceed error”. I tried changing the smaller size and with various configuration file. The errors still the same.

Any further suggestion ??

wong · May 24, 2022, 7:38am

I think you need to delete ArducamSDK.so, which is the library for python2.7, which may have caused the conflict.

wong · May 24, 2022, 7:39am

This seems strange, can you send me the cfg file you used?

babybabe · May 25, 2022, 5:17am

after deleted ArducamSDK.so, the error is as follows:

babybabe · May 25, 2022, 5:32am

The file was originally downloaded from Github without any modifications:

OV9281_MIPI_1Lane_RAW8_640x400_120fps.cfg
;**************************************************************************************/
[camera parameter]
CFG_MODE = 0
TYPE = OV9281
SIZE = 640, 400
BIT_WIDTH = 8
FORMAT = 4, 0
I2C_MODE = 2
I2C_ADDR = 0xC0
;TRANS_LVL = 64

[control parameter]
MIN_VALUE = 2
MAX_VALUE = 210
STEP = 1
DEF = 120
CTRL_NAME = Framerate
FUNC_NAME = setFramerate
======CODE_BLOCK_START======
function setFramerate(val)
local pix_clk_hz = 80000000
local hts = 728
local vts = math.floor(pix_clk_hz/(hts*val))
writeReg(0x380E, (vts & 0xFF00) >> 8)
writeReg(0x380F, (vts & 0x00FF) >> 0)
end
======CODE_BLOCK_END======

[control parameter]
MIN_VALUE = 1
MAX_VALUE = 33000
STEP = 1
DEF = 10
CTRL_NAME = Exp(us)
FUNC_NAME = setExposureTime
======CODE_BLOCK_START======
function setExposureTime(val)
local line_length = 728
local pixel_clock = 80000000
local time_per_line = line_length / pixel_clock 1e9
–[[ using math.floor convert float to int]]
local coarse_time = math.floor(val1000 / time_per_line)

local ret, vts_msb = readReg(0x380E)
local ret, vts_lsb = readReg(0x380F)
vts = vts_msb << 8 | vts_lsb
if coarse_time > (vts - 12) then
    coarse_time = vts - 12
end

ret = writeReg(0x3500, (coarse_time & 0xF000) >> 12)
ret = writeReg(0x3501, (coarse_time & 0x0FF0) >> 4)
ret = writeReg(0x3502, (coarse_time & 0x000f) << 4)

end
======CODE_BLOCK_END======

[control parameter]
MIN_VALUE = 100
MAX_VALUE = 1500
STEP = 1
DEF = 100
CTRL_NAME = Gain(0.01x)
FUNC_NAME = setAnalogueGain
======CODE_BLOCK_START======
function setAnalogueGain(val)
gain = math.floor(val / 100)
ret = writeReg(0x3509, (gain & 0x0F) << 4 | math.floor((val / 100) % 1 * 16))
end
======CODE_BLOCK_END======

;**************************************************************************************/

[board parameter]
VRCMD = 0xD7, 0x4600, 0x0100, 1, 0x05
VRCMD = 0xD7, 0x4600, 0x0200, 1, 0x00
VRCMD = 0xD7, 0x4600, 0x0300, 1, 0xC0
VRCMD = 0xD7, 0x4600, 0x0300, 1, 0x40
VRCMD = 0xD7, 0x4600, 0x0400, 1, 0x11
VRCMD = 0xD7, 0x4600, 0x0A00, 1, 0x00
VRCMD = 0xD7, 0x4600, 0x0C00, 1, 0x80
VRCMD = 0xD7, 0x4600, 0x0D00, 1, 0x02
VRCMD = 0xD7, 0x4600, 0x0E00, 1, 0x80
VRCMD = 0xD7, 0x4600, 0x0F00, 1, 0x01
VRCMD = 0xD7, 0x4600, 0x1000, 1, 0x90
VRCMD = 0xD7, 0x4600, 0x1100, 1, 0x00
VRCMD = 0xD7, 0x4600, 0x2300, 1, 0x01
VRCMD = 0xF6, 0x0000, 0x0000, 3, 0x03, 0x04, 0x0C

[board parameter][dev2]

[board parameter][dev3][inf2]
VRCMD = 0xD7, 0x4600, 0x0300, 1, 0x00
VRCMD = 0xD7, 0x4600, 0x0400, 1, 0x00
VRCMD = 0xF3, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0
VRCMD = 0xF9, 0x0004, 0x0000, 0

[board parameter][dev3][inf3]
VRCMD = 0xD7, 0x4600, 0x0300, 1, 0x00
VRCMD = 0xD7, 0x4600, 0x0400, 1, 0x00
VRCMD = 0xF3, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0
VRCMD = 0xF9, 0x0004, 0x0000, 0

;**************************************************************************************/

[register parameter]

REG=0x0103, 0x01
REG=0xFFFE, 0x64
REG=0x0302, 0x32
REG=0x030d, 0x50
REG=0x030e, 0x02
REG=0x3001, 0x00
REG=0x3004, 0x00
REG=0x3005, 0x00
REG=0x3006, 0x04
REG=0x3011, 0x0a
REG=0x3013, 0x18
REG=0x301c, 0xf0
REG=0x3022, 0x01
REG=0x3030, 0x10
REG=0x3039, 0x32
REG=0x303a, 0x00
REG=0x3500, 0x00
REG=0x3501, 0x01
REG=0x3502, 0xf4
REG=0x3503, 0x08
REG=0x3505, 0x8c
REG=0x3507, 0x03
REG=0x3508, 0x00
REG=0x3509, 0x10
REG=0x3610, 0x80
REG=0x3611, 0xa0
REG=0x3620, 0x6e
REG=0x3632, 0x56
REG=0x3633, 0x78
REG=0x3662, 0x03
REG=0x3666, 0x00
REG=0x366f, 0x5a
REG=0x3680, 0x84
REG=0x3712, 0x80
REG=0x372d, 0x22
REG=0x3731, 0x80
REG=0x3732, 0x30
REG=0x3778, 0x10
REG=0x377d, 0x22
REG=0x3788, 0x02
REG=0x3789, 0xa4
REG=0x378a, 0x00
REG=0x378b, 0x4a
REG=0x3799, 0x20
REG=0x3800, 0x00
REG=0x3801, 0x00
REG=0x3802, 0x00
REG=0x3803, 0x00
REG=0x3804, 0x05
REG=0x3805, 0x0f
REG=0x3806, 0x03
REG=0x3807, 0x2f
REG=0x3808, 0x02
REG=0x3809, 0x80
REG=0x380a, 0x01
REG=0x380b, 0x90
REG=0x380c, 0x02
REG=0x380d, 0xd8
REG=0x380e, 0x03
REG=0x380f, 0x93
REG=0x3810, 0x00
REG=0x3811, 0x04
REG=0x3812, 0x00
REG=0x3813, 0x04
REG=0x3814, 0x31
REG=0x3815, 0x22
REG=0x3820, 0x60
REG=0x3821, 0x01
REG=0x382c, 0x05
REG=0x382d, 0xb0
REG=0x389d, 0x00
REG=0x3881, 0x42
REG=0x3882, 0x01
REG=0x3883, 0x00
REG=0x3885, 0x02
REG=0x38a8, 0x02
REG=0x38a9, 0x80
REG=0x38b1, 0x00
REG=0x38b3, 0x02
REG=0x38c4, 0x00
REG=0x38c5, 0xc0
REG=0x38c6, 0x04
REG=0x38c7, 0x80
REG=0x3920, 0xff
REG=0x4003, 0x40
REG=0x4008, 0x02
REG=0x4009, 0x05
REG=0x400c, 0x00
REG=0x400d, 0x03
REG=0x4010, 0x40
REG=0x4043, 0x40
REG=0x4307, 0x30
REG=0x4317, 0x00
REG=0x4501, 0x00
REG=0x4507, 0x03
REG=0x4509, 0x80
REG=0x450a, 0x08
REG=0x4601, 0x04
REG=0x470f, 0x00
REG=0x4f07, 0x00
REG=0x4800, 0x00
REG=0x5000, 0x9f
REG=0x5001, 0x00
REG=0x5e00, 0x00
REG=0x5d00, 0x07
REG=0x5d01, 0x00
REG=0x4f00, 0x04
REG=0x4f10, 0x00
REG=0x4f11, 0x98
REG=0x4f12, 0x0f
REG=0x4f13, 0xc4
REG=0x0100, 0x01
REG=0x3501, 0x20
REG=0x3502, 0x20

[register parameter][dev3][inf2]

[register parameter][dev3][inf3]

wong · May 25, 2022, 7:21am

Can you run lsusb? Or run dmesg -w and replug the camera.
It looks like the program doesn’t find the device.

wong · May 25, 2022, 7:25am

Thank you very much for your information,
The config file looks fine,
It should be able to work with USBTest on Windows, “Camera size exceed error” thise error is caused by the SIZE parameter in the configuration file not meeting the requirements, not sure if it’s a file encoding problem, as it is now compliant. Could you try a few other configuration file?

babybabe · May 26, 2022, 8:12am

Yeah!!! … It is working on Streaming_demo after following your instruction on both raspberry and Windows. Thanks for your supports.

I will try next on Trigger demo.

Best Regards,