# custom camera config for imx214 Source: https://forum.modalai.com/topic/4636/custom-camera-config-for-imx214 Category: General Questions (https://forum.modalai.com/category/2/general-questions) Posted: 2025-07-28 22:47:54 UTC by skn256 Replies: 0 · Views: 382 ## skn256 · 2025-07-28 22:47:54 UTC Hi!, I'm currently using a imx214 camera with a voxl2 board. I'm trying to setup the hires imx214 only so I am trying to setup a custom config. I'm using the latest voxl-suite (1.4.1) which no longer has default configurations for imx214. **/data/modalai/custom_camera_config.txt** ``` #!/bin/bash ################################################################################ # # This file allows setting of custom camera configurations by defining what # sensors are plugged into which port. # # There is no guarantee that any arbitrary configuration will work. Only the # predefined camera configs at https://docs.modalai.com/voxl2-camera-configs/ # are supported. # # each slot can be one of the following sensors: # # pmd-tof # pmd-tof-liow2 # ov7251 # ov7251-combo # ov9782 # ov9782-combo # ar0144 # ar0144-fsin (for use with m0173 and Starling 2 only) # ar0144-fsin-combo (for use with m0173 and Starling 2 only) # ar0144-12bit # ar0144-12bit-fsin (for use with m0173 and Starling 2 only) # ar0144-12bit-fsin-combo (for use with m0173 and Starling 2 only) # imx214 # imx412 # imx412-fpv (low latency mode) # imx678 # # # When using a combo mode pair, you must also add a JX_COMBO_MODE field which # specifies is the pair is to be set up as either a stereo pair ordered # left-right, right-left, or treated as two independent cameras. If you are # using a combo-mode flex but only physically connect one of the two cameras # then select "single" it does not matter which one you connect. # # For example: # J6_LOWER_COMBO_MODE="left-right" # J6_LOWER_COMBO_MODE="right-left" # J6_LOWER_COMBO_MODE="independent" # J6_LOWER_COMBO_MODE="single" # # when running "independent" combo mode, also add a NAME2 field for the second cam # e.g J6_LOWER_NAME2="tracking_rear" # # for all sensors except TOF, you can specify a "rotate" flag to # rotate the image 180 degrees e.g. J6_LOWER_ROTATE="true" or "false" # for stereo pairs (e.g. ov7251 combo or ar0144-slave-strereo) you can specify # "rotate-first-only" or "rotate-second-only" to only rotate one, other wise # when setting the rotate option to "true" both will be rotated. # # # Once configured, this file should live in /data/modalai/custom_camera-config.txt # then run voxl-configure-cameras custom to load it in # # # cp /usr/share/modalai/voxl-camera-server/custom_camera_config.txt /data/modalai/ # # We also suggest changing your /data/modalai/sku.txt file to have a camera # config term "CC" such as MRB-D0005-4-V2-CC ################################################################################ J6_LOWER_SENSOR="" J6_LOWER_NAME="" J6_LOWER_ROTATE="false" J6_UPPER_SENSOR="" J6_UPPER_NAME="" J6_UPPER_ROTATE="false" J7_LOWER_SENSOR="" J7_LOWER_NAME="" J7_LOWER_ROTATE="false" J7_UPPER_SENSOR="imx214" J7_UPPER_NAME="hires" J7_UPPER_ROTATE="false" J8_LOWER_SENSOR="" J8_LOWER_NAME="" J8_LOWER_ROTATE="false" J8_UPPER_SENSOR="" J8_UPPER_NAME="" J8_UPPER_ROTATE="false" ``` ``` voxl-inspect-services Scanning services... Service Name | Enabled | Running | CPU Usage ------------------------------------------------------------------- docker-autorun | Disabled | Not Running | modallink-relink | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-auto-logger | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-camera-server | Enabled | Not Running | voxl-cpu-monitor | Enabled | Running | 0.0% voxl-dfs-server | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-elrs-startup | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-feature-tracker | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-flow-server | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-imu-server | Enabled | Running | 4.0% voxl-io-server | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-lepton-server | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-lepton-tracker | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-logger | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-mavcam-manager | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-mavlink-server | Enabled | Running | 2.5% voxl-microdds-agent | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-modem | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-open-vins-server | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-osd | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-portal | Enabled | Running | 0.1% voxl-px4-imu-server | Enabled | Running | 1.1% voxl-px4 | Enabled | Running | 34.5% voxl-qvio-server | Enabled | Not Running | voxl-rangefinder-server | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-remote-id | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-softap | Enabled | Completed | voxl-state-estimator | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-static-ip | Enabled | Not Running | voxl-streamer | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-tag-detector | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-tflite-server | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-time-sync | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-uvc-server | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-vision-hub | Enabled | Running | 1.5% voxl-vrx | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-vtx | Disabled | Not Running | voxl-wait-for-fs | Enabled | Completed | ``` when I try to run voxl-camera-server after configuring. ``` voxl-camera-server detected system image 1.8.2 using new imx214 defaults ================================================================= configuration for 1 cameras: cam #0 name: hires sensor type: imx214 isEnabled: 1 camId: 0 camId2: -1 fps: 30 en_rotate: 0 en_rotate2: 0 en_preview: 0 pre_width: 640 pre_height: 480 en_raw_preview: 0 en_small_video: 1 small_video_width: 1024 small_video_height: 768 en_large_video: 1 large_video_width: 4208 large_video_height: 3120 en_misp: 0 misp_width: -1 misp_height: -1 en_snapshot: 1 snap_width: 4208 snap_height: 3120 exif_focal_length: 0.000000 exif_focal_len_35mm_format:0 exif_fnumber: 0.000000 ae_mode: isp msv_exposure_min_us: 20 msv_exposure_max_us: 33000 gain_min : 54 gain_max : 8000 standby_enabled: 0 decimator: 1 independent_exposure:0 fsync_en: 0 fsync_gpio: 109 ================================================================= ERROR: Found zero cameras connected, need at least one. ``` I have made all connections as per the [C-08 configuration] however the camera is not being detected. (https://docs.modalai.com/voxl2-camera-configs/#c-08-hires-only) ![](https://docs.modalai.com/images/voxl2/M0054-imx214.jpg) I appreciate any advice that can help me resolve this issue.