1. Article purpose[edit | edit source]
The purpose of this article is to:
- briefly introduce the DCMIPP peripheral and its main features,
- indicate the peripheral instances assignment at boot time and their assignment at runtime (including whether instances can be allocated to secure contexts),
- list the software frameworks and drivers managing the peripheral,
- explain how to configure the peripheral.
2. Peripheral overview[edit | edit source]
The DCMIPP (digital camera memory interface pixel processor) peripheral is used to receive video data from an external parallel camera sensor device, or from any other digital video equipment supporting a parallel interface.
The DCMIPP hardware block can receive various frame data formats such as: RAW8, RGB565, YUV422 and other formats, as well as compressed data such as JPEG.
Refer to the STM32MP13 reference manuals for the complete list of features, and to the software frameworks and drivers, introduced below, to see which features are implemented.
3. Peripheral usage[edit | edit source]
This chapter is applicable in the scope of the OpenSTLinux BSP running on the Arm® Cortex®-A processor(s), and the STM32CubeMPU Package running on the Arm® Cortex®-M processor.
3.1. Boot time assignment[edit | edit source]
The DCMIPP peripheral is not used at boot time.
3.2. Runtime assignment[edit | edit source]
3.2.1. On STM32MP13x lines [edit | edit source]
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Check boxes illustrate the possible peripheral allocations supported by STM32 MPU Embedded Software:
- ☐ means that the peripheral can be assigned (☑) to the given runtime context.
- ⬚ means that the peripheral can be assigned to the given runtime context, but this configuration is not supported in STM32 MPU Embedded Software distribution.
- ✓ is used for system peripherals that cannot be unchecked because they are statically connected in the device.
Refer to How to assign an internal peripheral to a runtime context for more information on how to assign peripherals manually or via STM32CubeMX.
The present chapter describes STMicroelectronics recommendations or choice of implementation. Additional possibilities might be described in STM32MP13 reference manuals.
Domain | Peripheral | Runtime allocation | Comment | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Instance | Cortex-A7 secure (OP-TEE) |
Cortex-A7 non-secure (Linux) | |||
Visual | DCMIPP | DCMIPP | ☐ |
4. Software frameworks and drivers[edit | edit source]
Below are listed the software frameworks and drivers managing the DCMIPP peripheral for the embedded software components listed in the above tables.
- Linux®: V4L2 framework
- STM32Cube: DCMIPP HAL driver
5. How to assign and configure the peripheral[edit | edit source]
The peripheral assignment can be done via the STM32CubeMX graphical tool (and manually completed if needed).
This tool also helps to configure the peripheral:
- partial device trees (pin control and clock tree) generation for the OpenSTLinux software components,
- HAL initialization code generation for the STM32CubeMPU Package.
The configuration is applied by the firmware running in the context in which the peripheral is assigned.
See also additional information in the DCMIPP device tree configuration article for Linux®.