Camera Streaming and Integration on Multiple SOC Platform

Introduction

This project focused on the successful integration of the IMX477 camera sensor across multiple embedded platforms, notably NVIDIA Jetson, Xilinx KV260, iMX6, iMX8 and STM32MP257F. The work involved comprehensive Board Support Package (BSP) development, including hardware interfacing, device tree customization, and ensuring compatibility with the V4L2 subsystem. Media pipeline functionality was rigorously tested using frameworks such as GStreamer, FFmpeg, and direct V4L2 API access. The integration leveraged technologies including the Yocto build system, Embedded Linux kernel development, and advanced media framework integration.

Key Features

Multi-Platform Sensor Integration: Successfully integrated the IMX477 camera sensor on embedded platforms such as NVIDIA Jetson, Xilinx KV260, iMX6, iMX8 and STM32MP257F.
End-to-End Media Pipeline Validation: Ensured robust capture, streaming, and processing using tools like GStreamer, FFmpeg, and V4L2 APIs.

Technical Highlights

BSP Development: Customized Board Support Packages including device tree modifications, sensor initialization, and V4L2 subsystem compatibility.
Media Framework Integration: Validated the full video pipeline across multiple layers using GStreamer and FFmpeg for encoding, decoding, and format conversion.
Embedded Linux Expertise: Leveraged the Yocto build system, Linux kernel-level changes, and device tree configurations tailored for specific platform architectures.

Supported Use Cases

Industrial Vision Systems
Surveillance and Security
IoT and Edge Computing
Custom Camera Support in HMI

Architecture Overview

The camera integration architecture is divided into four layers: hardware, Linux kernel, V4L2 framework, and userspace application.

Camera data flows from the sensor to system memory via the CSI controller, while control commands (via V4L2 ioctls) flow from the user application to the hardware through kernel drivers and v4l2 frameworks.

Services offered

Service offered	Description
Custom BSP Development	Complete Board Support Package development for embedded platforms – device tree customization, driver adaptation, and platform optimization for camera sensor integration.
Media Pipeline Optimization	Performance tuning for specific applications – latency reduction, throughput optimization, and resource utilization improvements.
Custom Solution Development	End-to-end development for specialized camera integration – custom applications, driver modifications, and unique hardware configuration support.