THine Announces the 1st Standalone Camera ISP Driver in the Linux Mainline Kernel
Linux Users Can Now Leverage a Standard Camera Driver to Accelerate the Integration of THine’s ISP Capabilities into Their Vision Systems
Santa Clara, CA | March 26, 2024 - THine Solutions, Inc. (THine) today announced that the Linux kernel driver for THine’s Image Signal Processor (ISP) THP7312 is available in the Linux mainline kernel. The driver development finalization and upstreaming were done under partnership with Ideas on Board, one of the most reputable Linux consulting service companies for camera and display systems.
Until now, there has been no production-ready driver for standalone ISPs in the mainline Linux kernel. It has always been a heavy burden for system design engineers to develop and integrate a Linux kernel driver for the ISP, because it requires deep architectural understanding of the ISP and the Linux kernel structure. THine THP7312 is the first standalone ISP whose Linux driver is available in the mainline kernel. This now makes it easier to use THine’s standalone ISP with high performance image sensors in various SoC platforms to achieve high image quality.
The driver being upstream is beneficial not only for system design engineers but also to SoC platforms suppliers. MediaTek has integrated this driver into the Software Development Kit (SDK) for their Genio family of edge-computing platforms targeting AI and IoT. Pumpkin Evaluation Kits (EVK) for MediaTek Genio with THine THEIA-CAM™ Kit are available from OLogic, Inc.
“For 15 years, we have assisted many different clients with their camera needs in Linux.
It will be a great improvement for users who want to use a high-performance standalone ISP without spending considerable amount of time and effort.”
“Now that the THine’s driver is available in mainline kernel, we could easily integrate it into our Linux SDK for MediaTek Genio SoC family and use standard V4L2 controls.
Customers can quickly develop high resolution camera systems based on THine’s reference camera boards and OLogic’s EVKs.”
“It is a great honor that our Linux driver is now accepted in the mainline kernel thanks to Ideas on Board’s expertise.
As a result, numerous industry device manufacturers are now able to easily integrate our Image Signal Processors into their embedded vision products and applications.”
Availability
The THP7312 driver is found in the mainline Linux kernel at:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/media/i2c/thp7312.c
THEIA-CAM™ for Linux – THSCP101
Key Features
Compatible with OLogic’s Pumpkin i350 and Pumpkin i500 powered by MediaTek Genio up to 2 cameras each
Various High Resolution options including but not limited to 13MP at 20fps, 4K2K at 30fps, and 1080p at 60fps, all in YUV422 format
Ultra-Quick Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF)
Best-in-Class Image Quality with well-optimized Auto White Balance and Auto Exposure
Perfect Unit-to-Unit Image Quality for High Volume Production
Single 1.38” x 1.38” (35mm x 35mm) Camera Board
THSCP101 connected to OLogic Pumpkin EVK
Availability
The THSCP101 is available for purchase at OLogic’s online store and Digi-Key.
About THEIA-CAM™ Family
The THEIA-CAM™ family of kits address wide-ranging camera applications including but not limited to AI + IoT devices, AR Glasses, Barcode Reading Devices, Biometric Devices, Bodycams, Document Scanners, Machine Vision systems, Medical Scopes, Microscopes, Surveillance Cameras, Vision Assistance Glasses, and Webcams. THSCU101, the first Kit in the family, is a 13MP PDAF USB Video Class (UVC) Camera.
About OLogic’s Pumpkin i350 and i500
The Pumpkin i350 and i500 EVKs are an Edge AI platform designed for mainstream AI + IoT applications that require vision and voice edge processing, such as facial, object, gesture, motion recognition, LPR, voice activation and speed recognition, sound isolation, bio-tech and biometric measurements, and more. Built on the success of the high-end Pumpkin i500, the new i350 is a lower cost, mid-range performance platform that enables engineering teams to design for wider market adoption use cases such as door entry systems, personal gym trainers, child sleep companion robots, and much more.