Camera sensor init failed (GC2053)

[Marc]

Hello,
I’m using the demo HTTPDisplayJPEGContinuous from Arduino IDE, toolchain version AmebaPro2/4.0.9-build20250805, with * Camera Options:”GC2053”. The problem is that the camera sensor cannot initialize correctly:

Interface 0 IP address : 192.168.1.85
[video_voe_presetting] fps:30  w:1920  h:1080   
fwin(1),enc_en(0),IQ_OFFSET = 0x17940
 fwin(1),enc_en(0),SENSOR_OFFSET = 0x27480
sensor id 1 iq_data 17940 sensor_data 27480
VOE not init
VOE_OUT_CMD type 2 command fail -1
hal_voe_ready 0x0 0xbf1208 
 read fcs_status 0x000000bf
[video_init] uvcd iq is null, use default.
[video_init] uvcd SNR is null, use default.
IQ:FW size (64309)
sensor:date 2024/9/12 version:RTL8735B_VOE_1.5.7.0
sensor:FW size (3996)
sensor timestamp: 2024/09/12
iq timestamp: 2024/12/03 17:04:15
voe_heap malloc 0x70440460, size 13912832
ISP:1 ENC:1 H265:1 NN:1
hal_voe_ready 0x0 0xbf1208 
voe   :RTL8735B_VOE_1.6.2.0 
sensor:RTL8735B_VOE_1.5.7.0 
hal   :RTL8735B_VOE_1.6.2.0 
load time sensor:112us iq:1772us itcm:0us dtcm:0us ddr:0us ddr2:0us
[video_pre_init_procedure] START
hal_voe_send2voe too long 165669 cmd 0x00000206 p1 0x00000000 p2 0x00000000
VOE command 0x206 fail ret 0x1
VOE_OPEN_CMD command fail
hal_video_open fail
hal_voe_ready 0x0 0x1718 
[VID Err]Please check sensor id first,the id is 1
[INFO] Create TCP socket successfully

Same result, whatever is selected for Camera FCS mode, disabled or enabled.
The build logs show that the GC2053 option is correctly taken:

cp -r misc/video_img/SENSOR_GC2053/* ./
cp misc/video_img/voe.bin ./
cp misc/video_img/fcs_data_dummy.bin ./
cp misc/video_img/iq.bin ./
cp misc/video_img/sensor.bin ./
cp misc/video_img/SENSOR_GC2053/amebapro2_isp_iq.json ./
cp misc/video_img/fcs_data_gc2053.bin ./
cp misc/video_img/iq_gc2053.bin ./
cp misc/video_img/sensor_gc2053.bin ./

I have 2 new GC2053 cameras bought recently, both fail the same.

How can I debug this ?

Thanks for support.

Marc

[Pammy]

Hi @Marc ,

Do you have the purchase link for GC2053 that you have bought ? Did you use any adapter to connect to the board? Thank you

[Marc]

Hello @Pammy ,
yes, here it is:

https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005009031136307.html

This camera is already equipped with a 24 pin MIPI connector, so I don’t use any extra adaptor.

I need a ~70° FOV camera compatible with the amb82 mini. If you have a better reference I can have a look too

Regards,

Marc

[Pammy]

Hi @Marc ,

From the link you shared, the pinout table for the GC2053 camera is not the same as the pinout table for AMB82 Mini. Thats why you get “ [VID Err]Please check sensor id first,the id is 1 “ error

AMB82 Mini:

GC2053 you bought.

You can download the camera module datasheet here

[Marc]

Hello @Pammy ,

That’s what I feared. So there is no standardization for the 24pin MIPI pinout. Bad luck for me.

Is this possible to adapt the pinout by software ?

Otherwise, where can I find a camera compatible with the amb82-mini pinout ? My only constraint is on the FOV, to be around 70°. For the sensor resolution, it can be 2 or 5MB.

Thanks for your time,

Marc

[M-ichae-l]

What is the mipi connection for AMB82-mini (Ameba-pro2)? — Ameba Arduino AIoT...

[Pammy]

Hi @Marc ,

You can consider using the GC5035 sensor and reach out to Kevin’s lab (https://blog.makdev.net/) to check if they have it available.

[Oleg_L]

hi.

i have bought gc2053 (fov 75°). camera is working.

https://aliexpress.ru/item/1005009683171475.html?businessType=ProductDetail&sku_id=12000049850725226&spreadType=socialShare&srcSns=sns_More&utm_medium=sharing

[M-ichae-l]

We will soon release a new “Sensor Bright-Up User Manual.”

The manual provides guidance on activating the sensor via software after the hardware setup is completed. Please stay tuned for the upcoming document release.

[Sam_Samedi]

Glad to hear that you guys are developing a user manual for this because I am having the same issues trying to operate my own camera sensor. Any updates on whether it will be releasing any time soon?

[M-ichae-l]

Hi, @Sam_Samedi

Lets refer to following links for more information,

https://www.amebaiot.com/en/datasheet-download-amb82-mini/

https://www.amebaiot.com/en/camera-module-bring-up-guide/