1.Which seller did you purchase the product(s) from?
RobotShop
2.The Model number of the product(s) you have purchased?
https://www.robotshop.com/uk/arducam-mini-camera-module-shield-5-mp-ov5642-arduino.html
3.Which Platform are you using the product(s) on?
Arduino UNO R3
4.Which instruction are you following?
Following ArduCam’s instructions and OmniVision’s OV5642 datasheet
5.Has your product ever worked properly?
Yes
6.What problems are you experiencing?
Dear ArduCam team,
I have an ArduCam Mini 5MP Plus OV5642 that is working quite well for the applications that I am working on (which involve manual control of the exposure). However, once having validated the control of the exposure through registers 0x3500-0x3502, I need to characterise the actual exposure time that the values that I am putting in these registers map to. I looked into the datasheets from:
ArduCam (https://arducam.com/downloads/shields/ArduCAM_Mini_5MP_Plus_OV5642_Camera_Module_DS.pdf)
OmniVision (https://www.uctronics.com/download/cam_module/OV5642DS.pdf)
and I was not able to compute the actual exposure time from the frame lines*16 that I am introducing in the registers. Looking around, seems that there is a correlation between exposure time and the pixel clock but I see that the pixel clock is marked by a signal fed into OV5642 via the H6 pin which, I assume, is hardcoded and generated by the ArduChip.
My questions here are:
Do you know how to pass from frame lines*16 to exposure time?
In case you don't, do you know what the missing parameter(s)/information to calculate the exposure time is and to who I should refer to? (Omnivision?)
Thank you very much!
7.What attempts at troubleshooting have you already made?
NA
8.How would you like us to help you?
Answering these questions