PMD ToF not detected on VOXL2
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Hello ModalAI Team,
I am working with VOXL2 / VOXL2 Mini and PMD ToF V2 (M0169), and I am facing an issue where the PMD ToF camera is not detected/started by voxl-camera-server.
System details
Platform: VOXL2
System Image: 1.7.4
PMD Module: M0169 (PMD ToF)
Use case: Tracking + ToF + HiRes
Hardware connection (Option 1)
VOXL2 → M0076 → M0074 extender → M0169 (external regulated 5V supplied) → ToFExternal 5V is provided to M0169.
Camera configuration
Cameras enabled: PMD ToF + IMX214 (HiRes) + OV7251 (Tracking)
IMX214 and OV7251 start correctly, but not pmd-tof
kindly look at the screenshots.
/home/idr/Pictures/Screenshots/Screenshot from 2025-12-25 17-40-44.png
/home/idr/Pictures/Screenshots/Screenshot from 2025-12-25 17-40-54.png
/home/idr/Pictures/Screenshots/Screenshot from 2025-12-25 17-41-05.png
/home/idr/Downloads/WhatsApp Image 2025-12-25 at 6.00.04 PM.jpeg -
S Sarika Sharma referenced this topic on
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Hello ModalAI Team,
I am working with VOXL2 / VOXL2 Mini and PMD ToF V2 (M0169), and I am facing an issue where the PMD ToF camera is not detected/started by voxl-camera-server.
System details
Platform: VOXL2
System Image: 1.7.4
PMD Module: M0169 (PMD ToF)
Use case: Tracking + ToF + HiRes
Hardware connection (Option 1)
VOXL2 → M0076 → M0074 extender → M0169 (external regulated 5V supplied) → ToFExternal 5V is provided to M0169.
Camera configuration
Cameras enabled: PMD ToF + IMX214 (HiRes) + OV7251 (Tracking)
IMX214 and OV7251 start correctly, but not pmd-tof
kindly look at the screenshots.
/home/idr/Pictures/Screenshots/Screenshot from 2025-12-25 17-40-44.png
/home/idr/Pictures/Screenshots/Screenshot from 2025-12-25 17-40-54.png
/home/idr/Pictures/Screenshots/Screenshot from 2025-12-25 17-41-05.png
/home/idr/Downloads/WhatsApp Image 2025-12-25 at 6.00.04 PM.jpeg@Sarika-Sharma Now TOF is detected. I have choosed pmd-tof instead of pmd-tof-liow2.
But please give solution for the following problem.
When I used J7 according to the following configuration
Hardware Setup
M0104 Connector Interposer Sensor HW ID
J7 M0135 JL Tracking (M0014 ) 2
J7 M0135 JU Hires (M0025-2 ) 3
OR
J7 M0135 JL Hires (M0025-2 ) 2
J7 M0135 JU Tracking (M0014 ) 3ONLY , The camera which is connected to JL is working either tracking or hires.
Cameras connected to JU is not working.
When i run voxl-camera-server it gives this
WARNING: cam tracking (id 1) does not seem to be alive------ voxl-camera-server: Started 1 of 2 cameras
------ voxl-camera-server: Camera server is now running
OR
When i run voxl-camera-server it gives this
WARNING: cam hires (id 1) does not seem to be alive------ voxl-camera-server: Started 1 of 2 cameras
------ voxl-camera-server: Camera server is now running/home/idr/Downloads/WhatsApp Image 2025-12-26 at 5.31.01 PM.jpeg
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