Dne Ne 22. srpna 2010 22:30:10 Guennadi Liakhovetski napsal(a):
> On Sun, 22 Aug 2010, Janusz Krzysztofik wrote:
> > Hi Guennadi,
> > Thanks for your review time.
> >
> > Sunday 22 August 2010 18:40:13 Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote:
> > > On Sun, 18 Jul 2010, Janusz Krzysztofik wrote:
> > > > This patch provides a V4L2 SoC Camera driver for OV6650 camera
> > > > sensor, found on OMAP1 SoC based Amstrad Delta videophone.
> > >
> > > Have you also had a look at drivers/media/video/gspca/sonixb.c - in
> > > also supports ov6650 among other sensors.
> >
> > Yes, I have, but given up for now since:
> > 1. the gspca seems using the sensor in "Bayer 8 BGGR" mode only, which I
> > was
> >
> > not even able to select using mplayer to test my drivers with,
> >
> > 2. not all settings used there are clear for me, so I've decided to
> > revisit
> >
> > them later, when I first get a stable, even if not perfect, working
> > driver version accepted, instead of following them blindly.
>
> But good that you've looked at it.
>
> > > > + unsigned char data[2] = { reg, val };
> > > > + struct i2c_msg msg = {
> > > > + .addr = client->addr,
> > > > + .flags = 0,
> > > > + .len = 2,
> > > > + .buf = data,
> > > > + };
> > > > +
> > > > + ret = i2c_transfer(client->adapter, &msg, 1);
> > > > + if (ret < 0) {
> > > > + dev_err(&client->dev, "Failed writing register 0x%02x!
\n", reg);
> > > > + return ret;
> > > > + }
> > > > + msleep(1);
> > >
> > > Hm, interesting... Is this really needed?
> >
> > If you mean msleep(1) - yes, the sensor didn't work correctly for me
> > without that msleep().
>
> Yes, I meant msleep(1).
Doesn't surprise me at all actually. Check how this is done on ov9640 and also
NOTE I had to use gpio-spi module instead of pxa-spi to get the communication
running at all ... might be your case.
Cheers
>
> > I you mean reading the register back - I've not tried without, will do.
>
> Ok.
>
> > > > + case V4L2_CID_HUE_AUTO:
> > > > + if (ctrl->value) {
> > > > + ret = ov6650_reg_rmw(client, REG_HUE,
> > > > + SET_HUE(DEF_HUE),
SET_HUE(HUE_MASK));
> > > > + if (ret)
> > > > + break;
> > > > + priv->hue = DEF_HUE;
> > > > + } else {
> > > > + ret = ov6650_reg_rmw(client, REG_HUE, HUE_EN,
0);
> > > > + }
> > > > + if (ret)
> > > > + break;
> > > > + priv->hue_auto = ctrl->value;
> > >
> > > Hm, sorry, don't understand. If the user sets auto-hue to ON, you set
> > > the hue enable bit and hue value to default.
> >
> > No, I reset the hue enable bit here, which I understand is used for
> > applying a non-default hue value if set rather than enabling auto hue.
> > Maybe my understanding of this bit function is wrong.
> >
> > > If the user sets auto-hue to OFF,
> > > you just set the hue enable bit on and don't change the value. Does
> > > ov6650 actually support auto-hue?
> >
> > All I was able to find out was the HUE register bits described like this:
> >
> > Bit[7:6]: Reserved
> > Bit[5]: Hue Enable
> > Bit[4:0]: Hue setting
> >
> > and the register default value: 0x10.
> >
> > What do you think the bit[5] meaning is?
>
> Well, from how I interpret, what you say, I think, there is no auto-hue
> implemented by this sensor, at least, not by this register. Maybe drop
> auto-hue support completely? It seems to me just a manual hue value can be
> set.
>
> > > > +/* select nearest higher resolution for capture */
> > > > +static void ov6650_res_roundup(u32 *width, u32 *height)
> > > > +{
> > > > + int i;
> > > > + enum { QCIF, CIF };
> > > > + int res_x[] = { 176, 352 };
> > > > + int res_y[] = { 144, 288 };
> > > > +
> > > > + for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(res_x); i++) {
> > > > + if (res_x[i] >= *width && res_y[i] >= *height) {
> > > > + *width = res_x[i];
> > > > + *height = res_y[i];
> > > > + return;
> > > > + }
> > > > + }
> > > > +
> > > > + *width = res_x[CIF];
> > > > + *height = res_y[CIF];
> > > > +}
> > >
> > > This can be replaced by a version of
> > >
> > > http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-media/msg21893.html
> > >
> > > when it is fixed and accepted;) I'll try to send an updated version of
> > > that patch tomorrow.
> >
> > Fine, I'll use this instead of my dirty workarounds.
>
> /me has to update that patch... Will try to do that asap.
>
> > > > +
> > > > +/* program default register values */
> > > > +static int ov6650_prog_dflt(struct i2c_client *client)
> > > > +{
> > > > + int i, ret;
> > > > +
> > > > + dev_dbg(&client->dev, "reinitializing\n");
> > > > +
> > > > + for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ov6650_regs_dflt); i++) {
> > > > + ret = ov6650_reg_write(client, ov6650_regs_dflt[i].reg,
> > > > +
ov6650_regs_dflt[i].val);
> > > > + if (ret)
> > > > + return ret;
> > > > + }
> > >
> > > Hm, please, don't. I generally don't like such register - value array
> > > magic for a number of reasons, and in your case it's just one (!)
> > > register write operation - please, remove this array and just write
> > > the register explicitly.
> >
> > OK (with a reservation that I can probably end up with more than just
> > one, non-default settings written explicitly).
>
> Thas's ok. I find a sequence of explicit register writes nicer, e.g.,
> because then you can insert comments / delays / meaningful debugging /
> other branching between them. Pushing an array of register values to the
> hardware looks like "no idea what this stuff is good for, I just copied
> this from vendor's example / sniffed from the hardware..."
>
> > > > + ret = ov6650_reg_write(client, REG_HSTRT, hstrt);
> > > > + if (!ret)
> > > > + ret = ov6650_reg_write(client, REG_HSTOP, hstop);
> > > > + if (!ret)
> > > > + ret = ov6650_reg_write(client, REG_VSTRT, vstrt);
> > > > + if (!ret)
> > > > + ret = ov6650_reg_write(client, REG_VSTOP, vstop);
> > >
> > > Are cropping and scaling on this camera absolutely independent? I.e.,
> > > you can set any output format (CIF or QCIF) and it will just scale
> > > whatever rectangle has been configured? And the other way round - you
> > > set arbitrary cropping and output format stays the same?
> >
> > I believe it works like I have put it here, but will try to recheck to
> > make sure. Simply using v4l2-debug for this seems insufficient, since
> > changing a frame format on the fly will get DMA out of sync immediately.
> > What tool or utility could you advise for testing?
>
> firstly, soc-camera is quite restrictive about s_crop ATM: it disallows
> changes to the cropping sizes (only position can be changed). Whereby, now
> that I think about it again, perhaps this wasn't a very good idea:
> effectively this kills live zooming. Maybe we can lift that restriction
> again. In any case, I don't know any existing programs, that can stream
> video and simultaneously allow the user to issue crop and scale commands.
> I just hacked mplayer and gstreamer for that. Or, to test changing left
> and top offsets, I had mplayer running and issued crops and scales from
> another window with a command-line tool like v4l2-dbg.
>
> > > > +static struct v4l2_subdev_video_ops ov6650_video_ops = {
> > > > + .s_stream = ov6650_s_stream,
> > > > + .s_mbus_fmt = ov6650_s_fmt,
> > > > + .try_mbus_fmt = ov6650_try_fmt,
> > >
> > > Please, implement.g_mbus_fmt.
> >
> > OK (in addition to what I've already implemented, I guess).
>
> Of course
>
> Thanks
> Guennadi
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