Troubleshoot No Camera Detected - IMX519 Autofocus Synchronized Quad-Camera

Raspberry Pi Cameras libcamera
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Hi,

I am trying to setup my rasp pi camera quad camera kit, but no camera is being detected. I have tried both the Rasp Pi OS (Legacy) 32-bit and 64-bit and both did not work (not sure if that matters).

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This is my config file:

For more options and information see

http://rpf.io/configtxt

Some settings may impact device functionality. See link above for details

uncomment if you get no picture on HDMI for a default “safe” mode

#hdmi_safe=1

uncomment the following to adjust overscan. Use positive numbers if console

goes off screen, and negative if there is too much border

#overscan_left=16
#overscan_right=16
#overscan_top=16
#overscan_bottom=16

uncomment to force a console size. By default it will be display’s size minus

overscan.

#framebuffer_width=1280
#framebuffer_height=720

uncomment if hdmi display is not detected and composite is being output

#hdmi_force_hotplug=1

uncomment to force a specific HDMI mode (this will force VGA)

#hdmi_group=1
#hdmi_mode=1

uncomment to force a HDMI mode rather than DVI. This can make audio work in

DMT (computer monitor) modes

#hdmi_drive=2

uncomment to increase signal to HDMI, if you have interference, blanking, or

no display

#config_hdmi_boost=4

uncomment for composite PAL

#sdtv_mode=2

#uncomment to overclock the arm. 700 MHz is the default.
#arm_freq=800

Uncomment some or all of these to enable the optional hardware interfaces

#dtparam=i2c_arm=on
#dtparam=i2s=on
#dtparam=spi=on

Uncomment this to enable infrared communication.

#dtoverlay=gpio-ir,gpio_pin=17
#dtoverlay=gpio-ir-tx,gpio_pin=18

Additional overlays and parameters are documented /boot/overlays/README

Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835)

dtparam=audio=on

Automatically load overlays for detected cameras

camera_auto_detect=1

Automatically load overlays for detected DSI displays

display_auto_detect=1

Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver

dtoverlay=vc4-kms-v3d
max_framebuffers=2

Disable compensation for displays with overscan

disable_overscan=1

[cm4]

Enable host mode on the 2711 built-in XHCI USB controller.

This line should be removed if the legacy DWC2 controller is required

(e.g. for USB device mode) or if USB support is not required.

otg_mode=1

[all]

[pi4]

Run as fast as firmware / board allows

arm_boost=1

[all]
dtoverlay=imx519

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Hi,
Could you post the output of the commands below?

dmesg | grep imx519
dpkg -l | grep libcamera
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pi@raspberrypi:~ $ dmesg | grep imx519
[ 0.071228] platform fe801000.csi: Fixed dependency cycle(s) with /soc/i2c0mux/i2c@1/imx519@1a
[ 8.675226] imx519 10-001a: failed to read chip id 519, with error -5
[ 8.809066] imx519: probe of 10-001a failed with error -5
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ dpkg -l | grep libcamera
ii libcamera-apps 1.2.1-1 arm64 libcamera-apps
ii libcamera-dev:arm64 0~git20230724+ad9428b4-1 arm64 complex camera support library (development files)
ii libcamera0:arm64 0~git20230724+ad9428b4-1 arm64 complex camera support library
ii python3-libcamera 0~git20230720+bde9b04f-1 arm64 complex camera support library (Python 3 bindings)

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Hi @Hollywood
Can you send us pictures of the hardware connection :slight_smile:

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I keep getting an error whenever I try to use to preformatted chat and upload image. I am not sure if it is an issue with the forum or my own.

This is a google drive link to the photos showing the hardware connectings:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-2am2H7_XqLwNCgXeMxxzbFMFFYy___A?usp=sharing

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Hi @Hollywood
Why did you use four Raspberry Pi MIPI cables? Did you try the original cable?

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I did try the original ribbon cables, but I wasn’t sure if it the camera connection issue or being undetected was due to due raspbery pi ribbon cables being bent. However, even with the new ones are not connecting.

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Hi,
I’m curious if this quad kit could work as expected with the original cable once you receive it.