I'd prefer if they gave us the full functionality of the device though - the imager is capable of global shutter but it is locked out.
Re:Raspberry Pi 4
by kingosticks on Monday June 24, 2019 @05:20AM
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That's a fair point. Perhaps when camera v3 is released they'll have the option of updating start.elf and removing the restrictions on using this hardware.
> You can plug any CSI camera into the Raspberry Pi. There's even a kernel driver for the CSI receiver, which we paid for ((link: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9951525/) patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9951525/). What you can't do is clone the official v2 camera module and use the default ISP tuning, which we also paid for.
https://mobile.twitter.com/EbenUpton/status/1088440503622909...
Personally I have no problem at all with protecting the investments around add-ons like this module, if it means they continue to persue them.