Re: mt9v034 driver

[Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>]

Hi Igor,

On Wednesday 17 April 2013 16:15:59 Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Apr 2013, Igor Kugasyan wrote:
> > Dear Mr. Guennadi,
> > 
> > Please tell me can I use the soc_camera_ (soc_camera.h, soc_camera.c)
> > interface for a mt9v034 driver as a mt9v022 driver or not?
> 
> I don't know anything about mt9v034. It might or might not be compatible
> with one of supported cameras. If it isn't, a new driver has to be
> developed.

I've put someone on that, so we should get mt9v034 support in mainline in the 
not too distant future.

> > I've read your Video4Linux soc-camera subsystem document and not found a
> > mt9v034 among client drivers. I have the Leopard Board 368 (LI-TB02) with
> > the WVGA camera
> 
> No, you cannot use soc-camera with Leopard Board. Its camera interface
> might be supported by some other driver, but I'm not sure about that.
> 
> >           LI-VM34LP but I haven't a mt9v034 driver for my camera
> > 
> > for the linux-2.6.32 kernel with RidgeRun
> 
> Don't think there's anything that can be done with any kernel apart from
> the current -next, i.e. the forthcoming 3.10.
> 
> >           2011Q2 SDK for LeopardBoardDM365 and
> > 
> > dvsdk_dm365-evm_4_02_00_06. I haven't sufficient experience for
> > comprehension but I learn...
> 
> The only possibility I see is to use a current kernel, adapt an existing
> or write a new camera sensor driver for mt9v034 and use it with the
> appropriate SoC camera interface driver.

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Regards,

Laurent Pinchart