WSAL18510 – IMX477 12.3MP Camera/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 IMX477 camera uses a 12.3 MP CMOS sensor with C/CS-mount lens support and is designed for Jetson Nano and certain Raspberry Pi Compute Modules.

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• WSAL18510 – High Quality Camera for Raspberry Pi / Raspberry Pi Compute Module / Jetson Nano / RDK Series, 12.3MP IMX477 Sensor, High Sensitivity, Supports C- and CS-mount Lenses

Technical overview

• Sensor: Sony IMX477R, 4056×3040 pixels (~12.3 MP), 1.55 µm pixel pitch, 7.9 mm diagonal.
• Output formats: RAW12, RAW10, RAW8, COMP8; integrated IR filter included.
• Jetson Nano compatibility: supported on JetPack 4.6+; older versions require an extra driver install.
• Raspberry Pi: only works with Compute Module boards; set camera_auto_detect=0 and add dtoverlay=imx477 in /boot/config.txt.
• Available lenses: 6mm wide-angle, 16mm telephoto, 25mm telephoto, 35mm telephoto, 8–50mm zoom.
• Lens mounts: C-mount and CS-mount options; CS kit includes a C/CS adapter ring.
• Jetson Nano test: GStreamer pipeline using nvarguscamerasrc, NV12 format, 1920×1080 at 20 fps.
• Dual-camera setup: use sensor-id=0 or sensor-id=1 to select the respective camera feed.
• Raspberry Pi test: run libcamera-hello -t 0; output appears on an HDMI/DP display.
• White balance may be inaccurate in varying lighting; manual gain adjustments can correct it.

Commands and examples – verify before use: 

sudo /opt/nvidia/jetson-io/jetson-io.py
DISPLAY=:0.0 gst-launch-1.0 nvarguscamerasrc ! 'video/x-raw(memory:NVMM), width=1920, height=1080, format=(string)NV12, framerate=(fraction)20/1' ! nvoverlaysink -e
DISPLAY=:0.0 gst-launch-1.0 nvarguscamerasrc sensor-id=0 ! 'video/x-raw(memory:NVMM), width=1920, height=1080, format=(string)NV12, framerate=(fraction)20/1' ! nvoverlaysink -e
DISPLAY=:0.0 gst-launch-1.0 nvarguscamerasrc sensor-id=1 ! 'video/x-raw(memory:NVMM), width=1920, height=1080, format=(string)NV12, framerate=(fraction)20/1' ! nvoverlaysink -e
sudo nano /boot/config.txt
libcamera-hello -t 0

Notes and version constraints

• Camera only supports specific Raspberry Pi Compute Module boards – not standard Raspberry Pi boards.
• JetPack versions below 4.6 need an extra driver install; back up the system first.
• NV12 format: the “12” is a number, not a letter – mind this when entering commands.
• An HDMI or DP monitor must be connected before testing, as preview output goes there.
• White balance can drift under different lighting; manual adjustment may be required.

Source and revision record

• IMX477 12.3MP Camera - Waveshare Wiki
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