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TechNexion TEVS Cameras on Intel Arrow Lake CRB

Introduction​

This article will explain how to enable the TechNexion TEVS Cameras on Intel Arrow Lake Platform. It will cover the necessary steps and configurations to ensure proper integration and functionality of the TEVS Cameras with Intel Arrow Lake Platform.

Hardware Installation Instruction​

Supported Cameras List​

Camera SeriesProducts
TEVS Series
TEVS-AR0144
TEVS-AR0145
TEVS-AR0234
TEVS-AR0521
TEVS-AR0522
TEVS-AR0821
TEVS-AR0822
TEVS-AR1335

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Software Installation Instruction​

BIOS Configurations​

You need to configure the camera settings in the BIOS first. Please follow the steps below

  1. Power on the Intel Arrow Lake CRB device and press the F2 key to enter the BIOS setup.

  2. Using the arrow keys and navigate to Intel Advanced Menu -> Power & performance -> CPU - Power Management Control and set C states to Disabled.

  3. Using the arrow keys and navigate to Intel Advanced Menu -> System Agent (SA) Configuration -> MIPI Camera Configuration and set CVF/CVS Support to Disabled.

  4. Using the arrow keys and navigate to Intel Advanced Menu -> System Agent (SA) Configuration -> MIPI Camera Configuration.

  5. Enable Control Logic 1 and Control Logic 2 and they will show Control Logic options.

  6. Setup up the configuration of Control Logic 1 and Control Logic 2 and follow the table below.

Control Logic 1 Options

OptionsParameter
Control Logic Type<Discrete>
CRD Version[CRD-D]
Input Clock<20 MHz>
PCH Clock Source<IMGCLKOUT_2>
Number of GPIO Pins[1]
GPIO 0
Group Pad Number[23]
Group Number<D_E_F_V>
Com number<COM0>
Function<Reset>
Active Value[1]
Initial Value[0]

Control Logic 2 Options

OptionsParameter
Control Logic Type<Discrete>
CRD Version[CRD-D]
Input Clock<19.2 MHz>
PCH Clock Source<IMGCLKOUT_0>
Number of GPIO Pins[1]
GPIO 0
Group Pad Number[0]
Group Number<A_B_H_S>
Com number<COM3>
Function<Reset>
Active Value[1]
Initial Value[0]

  1. Enable Camera 1 and Camera 2 and they will show Link options.

  2. Setup up the camera configuration in link options of Camera 1 and Camera 2 and follow the table below.

Camera 1 Link Options

OptionsParameter
Sensor Model<User Custom>
Custom HIDTN_TEVS
Lanes Clock division<4 4 2 2>
CRD Version<CRD-D>
GPIO control<Control Logic 1>
Camera position<back>
Flash Support<Driver default>
Privacy LED<Driver default>
Rotation<0>
PPR Value[4]
PPR Unit[2]
Camera module nametevs
MIPI port[0]
LaneUsed<x4>
MCLK[19200000]
EEPROM Type<ROM_NONE>
VCM Type<VCM_NONE>
Number of I2C Components[3]
I2C Channel<I2C1>
Device 0
I2C Address[48]
Device Type<Sensor>
Customize Device ID List
Customize Device1 ID Number[17]
Customize Device1 ID Number[18]
Customize Device1 ID Number[19]
Flash Driver Selection<Disabled>

Camera 2 Link Options

OptionsParameter
Sensor Model<User Custom>
Custom HIDTN_TEVS
Lanes Clock division<4 4 2 2>
CRD Version<CRD-D>
GPIO control<Control Logic 2>
Camera position<back>
Flash Support<Driver default>
Privacy LED<Driver default>
Rotation<0>
Voltage Rail<3 voltage rail>
PPR Value[4]
PPR Unit[2]
Camera module nametevs
MIPI port[4]
LaneUsed<x4>
MCLK[19200000]
EEPROM Type<ROM_NONE>
VCM Type<VCM_NONE>
Number of I2C Components[1]
I2C Channel<I2C0>
Device 0
I2C Address[48]
Device Type<Sensor>
Customize Device ID List
Customize Device1 ID Number[17]
Customize Device1 ID Number[18]
Customize Device1 ID Number[19]
Flash Driver Selection<Disabled>

OS Configurations​

It needs to install Ubuntu 24.04, and you can download it from the following website.

Download latest LTS Ubuntu 24.04

Camera Drivers Installation​

After installing and setting up Ubuntu 24.04, please follow the steps below to complete the Camera Driver installation.

  1. Download the driver packages to the device. Download DEB Packages You can use the following command to download the packages:
wget https://download.technexion.com/demo_software/EVK/Intel/ARL/release/intel-cam-setup-arl-rel.tar.gz
  1. Next, extract the file and run the install.sh script to install the camera driver packages.
tar xf intel-cam-setup-arl-rel.tar.gz
cd intel-cam-setup/
./install.sh
  1. After the installation is complete, reboot the device and make sure the kernel version is updated to 6.12.36-tn-intel-test after reboot.
$ uname -r
6.12.36-tn-intel-test

Enable Cameras​

There is a test script to easily enable the cameras.

cd intel-cam-setup/test/
./launch_video_pipeline.sh  # run the command to enable cameras

By default setting, it will enable TEVS-AR0144 with a resolution of 640x480. If you want to enable other cameras or resolutions you can run the following command:

./launch_video_pipeline.sh  <cam_type> <resolution> <format>

For example:

  1. Enable TEVS-AR0234 on CAM1 with resolution 1920x1080:
./launch_video_pipeline.sh  tevs-ar0234 1920x1080 UYVY
  1. Enable TEVS-AR0521 on CAM2 with resolution 2560x1440:
./launch_video_pipeline.sh  tevs-ar0521-2 2560x1440 UYVY