Setup Instructions¶
Software¶
Install the debian package for tcampimipisrc and its dependencies
sudo apt install ./tiscamera_<version>.deb
sudo apt install ./tcampimipisrc_<version>.deb
You can find the appropiate tiscamera version under : https://www.theimagingsource.com/support/downloads-for-linux/install/tiscameraarm6432/ or https://github.com/TheImagingSource/tiscamera/releases/download/v-tiscamera-0.13.1/tiscamera_0.13.1.3020_armhf_pi4_raspbian_10.deb
PI4 setup¶
Note: Installing the package does these steps for you. So this is only informational.
To enable the camera interface:
- sudo raspi-config to start tool.
- Select Interfacing Options -> I2C and enable this
- Select Interfacing Options -> Camera and enable this
- sudo nano /boot/config.txt
- Add line dtparam=i2c_vc=on under the other dtparam stuff
- sudo cp /usr/share/theimagingsource/tcampimipisrc/blacklist-tcam-bcm2835_v4l2.conf /etc/modprobe.d/
- Reboot
Dependencies¶
- MMAL libraries
- tcamprop-0.1
- libgstreamer1.0 (1.14.0)
- libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0 (1.14.0)
Note
These will be installed by apt when installing the .deb file