WSAL19137 – HDMI to CSI Adapter/en
Documentation notice: This technical documentation was independently rewritten from an archived supplier source. Check technical details and commands against the product version and manufacturer documentation before use.
Summary
The Waveshare adapter converts HDMI signals into CSI signals so that HDMI cameras can be used like standard CSI cameras across the Raspberry Pi series. It supports input up to 1080p at 30 fps via the TC358743XBG controller.
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Technical overview
- Controller chip: TC358743XBG
- Input video: HDMI 1.4, RGB888, up to 1080p@30fps
- Input audio: HDMI audio
- Output video: 2-lane MIPI CSI-2
- Output audio: I2S output in LPCM format
- Operating voltage: 3.3 V
- Operating temperature: -30 °C to 70 °C
- Compatible with all Raspberry Pi generations; CSI port location varies by model (Pi 2B/3B/3B+, Pi 4B, Pi Zero)
- Audio requires a separately prepared cable and soldering; pads on the adapter side connect to the I2S pins (WFS/PIN35, SCK/PIN12, SD/PIN38)
- Configuration is done via /boot/config.txt and /boot/cmdline.txt; cma=96M is added
- libcamera driver support is not available
- Video capture is possible with yavta or GStreamer
- For screen extension to the Pi only 720p is currently supported
- Raspberry Pi 5: frame drop issue during capture due to system version limitations
Commands and examples – verify before use:
sudo nano /boot/config.txt
dtoverlay=tc358743
dtoverlay=tc358743-audio
sudo nano /boot/cmdline.txt
cma=96M
wget https://files.waveshare.com/upload/8/89/TC358743-Driver.zip
unzip TC358743-Driver.zip
cd ~/TC358743-Driver
sudo sh set_edid.sh
sudo reboot
cd ~/TC358743-Driver/yavta/yavta/
sudo make clean
make
./yavta --capture=1000 -n 3 --encode-to=file.h264 -f UYVY -m -T /dev/video0
sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-tools -y
gst-launch-1.0 -vvv v4l2src ! "video/x-raw,framerate=30/1,format=UYVY" ! v4l2h264enc extra-controls="controls,h264_profile=4,h264_level=13,video_bitrate=256000;" ! "video/x-h264,profile=high, level=(string)4.2" ! h264parse ! queue ! matroskamux name=mux ! filesink location=file.mkv
sudo raspi-config
raspivid -t 0
arecord -l
arecord -D hw:2 -d 25 -f cd test1.wav
Notes and version constraints
- The driver does not support HDCP-protected content.
- The sound card ID may differ per system; hw:2 must match the actual ID.
- On Raspberry Pi 5, frame drops occur during capture due to system version limitations.
- Screen extension currently supports only 720p; the dtoverlay lines must be removed and Legacy Camera enabled.
- For Pi 5, /boot/firmware/config.txt is used instead of /boot/config.txt.
- The connected device must provide the supported resolution, otherwise capture will not work correctly.
Source and revision record
- HDMI to CSI Adapter - Waveshare Wiki
- Source revision: 111058
- Captured: 2026-09-01T03:57:57+00:00
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