BT656 is what you want (and I believe it is the exact same thing as CCIR656).

For the EVM you will need to switch the mux if you are using the connector - I'm not sure but I think there is code in the tvp5146 driver to do this, you would just need to switch it the other way.

Based on what you have told me - I think you can get away with changing the tvp5146.c driver to suit your sensor. You'll need to compare the setup of the decoder to what needs to get done with the sensor. Personally I'd start by copying the tvp5146.c file and creating a new driver.

There is some code already written for the 7620, in linux/drivers/media/video/ovcamchip/ov7x20.c. The problem with this code is that it is written for v4l1 and it's not integrated into the VPFE. But you can use it to figure out register settings....

Yes there are functions for the I2C bus in the tvp driver. No, there isn't any documentation other than the code.

It looks like your 7620 also has auto exposure and white balance modes... thats good news. Otherwise your application would need to do it.

   Steve

Anthony Gutierrez wrote:
The camera module I have can uses an Omnivision OV7620: http://www.electronics123.com/s.nl/it.A/id.42/.f

It has a resolution of 640x480 and can output the CCIR 601/656 standard, which is just the former name of and should be the same as BT 601/656 correct? Assuming my camera output is pretty close to the decoder output will I just need to select the imager interface as the input into the VPFE instead of the tvp5146 decoder and configure my camera via I2C? How can I do this? Are there functions for using the I2C bus already? I'm having trouble following the davinci_vpfe.c, tvp5146.c, ccdc_dm355.c etc. driver files and there seems to be no documentation on these.

Stephen Berry wrote:

If your sensor is generating BT656 (that is YCbCr with embedded sync's, horizontal and vertical blanking etc) in D1 format, then you might not have to do too much. The default input to the 355 is from the NTSC decoder which uses BT656.

If the sensor output is not identical to the output of an NTSC decoder, then you will need to modify the ccdc so that you can capture your frames correctly. If your sync signals are external you will need to enable the inputs to the VPFE. It is likely that you may need to modify dm355_vpfe.c and tvp5146.c as well if the sensor raw output is a different resolution or the sensor itself needs to be setup differently.

If your sensor does not have an automatic AWB/AE mode, then you will need to write an application level control loop to manage this.

If you haven't guessed - this can be a big job if your sensor isn't a direct substitute for a decoder.

    Steve

Anthony Gutierrez wrote:
I want to use a CMOS imager outputting 8bit YCbCr 4:2:2 with the dm355 EVM. What do I need to modify within the davinci_VPFE.c and ccdc_dm355.c driver files to do something like this? And are there any other files I need to modify? Is there any guide or documentation for using these drivers?
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There is some code already written for the 7620,

Anthony Gutierrez wrote:
The camera module I have can uses an Omnivision OV7620: http://www.electronics123.com/s.nl/it.A/id.42/.f

It has a resolution of 640x480 and can output the CCIR 601/656 standard, which is just the former name of and should be the same as BT 601/656 correct? Assuming my camera output is pretty close to the decoder output will I just need to select the imager interface as the input into the VPFE instead of the tvp5146 decoder and configure my camera via I2C? How can I do this? Are there functions for using the I2C bus already? I'm having trouble following the davinci_vpfe.c, tvp5146.c, ccdc_dm355.c etc. driver files and there seems to be no documentation on these.

Stephen Berry wrote:

If your sensor is generating BT656 (that is YCbCr with embedded sync's, horizontal and vertical blanking etc) in D1 format, then you might not have to do too much. The default input to the 355 is from the NTSC decoder which uses BT656.

If the sensor output is not identical to the output of an NTSC decoder, then you will need to modify the ccdc so that you can capture your frames correctly. If your sync signals are external you will need to enable the inputs to the VPFE. It is likely that you may need to modify dm355_vpfe.c and tvp5146.c as well if the sensor raw output is a different resolution or the sensor itself needs to be setup differently.

If your sensor does not have an automatic AWB/AE mode, then you will need to write an application level control loop to manage this.

If you haven't guessed - this can be a big job if your sensor isn't a direct substitute for a decoder.

    Steve

Anthony Gutierrez wrote:
I want to use a CMOS imager outputting 8bit YCbCr 4:2:2 with the dm355 EVM. What do I need to modify within the davinci_VPFE.c and ccdc_dm355.c driver files to do something like this? And are there any other files I need to modify? Is there any guide or documentation for using these drivers?
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