#!/usr/bin/env python2.7 # # Wenet PiCamera2 Wrapper Class. # Supports the 'new' libcamera / picamera2 API # # Copyright (C) 2023 Mark Jessop # Released under GNU GPL v3 or later # # References: # https://github.com/raspberrypi/picamera2 # https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/camera/picamera2-manual.pdf import glob import os import datetime import subprocess import time import traceback from picamera2 import Picamera2 from libcamera import controls, Transform from time import sleep from threading import Thread class WenetPiCamera2(object): """ PiCamera2 Wrapper Class Raspberry Pi Camera 2 Image source for Wenet. Uses the new libcamera-based PiCamera2 library. Captures multiple images, picks the best, then transmits it via a PacketTX object. """ def __init__(self, callsign = "N0CALL", tx_resolution=(1936,1088), num_images=1, image_delay=0.0, vertical_flip = False, horizontal_flip = False, greyworld = False, lens_position = 0.0, temp_filename_prefix = 'picam_temp', debug_ptr = None ): """ Instantiate a WenetPiCam Object used to capture images from a PiCam using 'optimal' capture techniques. Keyword Arguments: callsign: The callsign to be used when converting images to SSDV. Must be <=6 characters in length. tx_resolution: Tuple (x,y) containing desired image *transmit* resolution. NOTE: both x and y need to be multiples of 16 to be used with SSDV. NOTE: This will resize with NO REGARD FOR ASPECT RATIO - it's up to you to get that right. num_images: Number of images to capture in sequence when the 'capture' function is called. The 'best' (largest filesize) image is selected and saved. image_delay: Delay time (seconds) between each captured image. vertical_flip: Flip captured images vertically. horizontal_flip: Flip captured images horizontally. Used to correct for picam orientation. greyworld: Use Greyworld AWB setting, for IR-filtered images. lens_position: Lens Position setting (float), 0.0 = Infinity, 10 = very close. Only usable on Pi Camera v3 modules. temp_filename_prefix: prefix used for temporary files. debug_ptr: 'pointer' to a function which can handle debug messages. This function needs to be able to accept a string. Used to get status messages into the downlink. """ self.debug_ptr = debug_ptr self.temp_filename_prefix = temp_filename_prefix self.num_images = num_images self.image_delay = image_delay self.callsign = callsign self.tx_resolution = tx_resolution self.horizontal_flip = horizontal_flip self.vertical_flip = vertical_flip self.greyworld = greyworld self.lens_position = lens_position self.init_camera() def init_camera(self): # Attempt to start picam. self.cam = Picamera2() self.camera_properties = self.cam.camera_properties self.debug_ptr("Camera Resolution: " + str(self.camera_properties['PixelArraySize'])) # Configure camera, including flip settings. capture_config = self.cam.create_still_configuration( transform=Transform(hflip=self.horizontal_flip, vflip=self.vertical_flip) ) self.cam.configure(capture_config) # Set other settings, White Balance, exposure metering, etc. self.cam.set_controls( {'AwbMode': controls.AwbModeEnum.Daylight, 'AeMeteringMode': controls.AeMeteringModeEnum.Matrix, 'NoiseReductionMode': controls.draft.NoiseReductionModeEnum.Off} ) # Set Pi Camera 3 lens position if 'LensPosition' in self.cam.camera_controls: self.debug_ptr("Configured lens position to " + str(self.lens_position)) self.cam.set_controls({"AfMode": controls.AfModeEnum.Manual, "LensPosition": self.lens_position}) # Enable the camera, effectively opening the 'shutter'. # This lets the camera gain control algs start to settle. #self.cam.start() # NOTE - Trying out starting and stopping the camera just around image capture time. # This may help deal with crashes after the camera is running for a long time, and also # may help decrease CPU usage a little. def debug_message(self, message): """ Write a debug message. If debug_ptr was set to a function during init, this will pass the message to that function, else it will just print it. This is used mainly to get updates on image capture into the Wenet downlink. """ message = "PiCam Debug: " + message if self.debug_ptr != None: self.debug_ptr(message) else: print(message) def close(self): self.cam.stop() self.cam.close() def capture(self, filename='picam.jpg', quality=90, bayer=False): """ Capture an image using the PiCam Keyword Arguments: filename: destination filename. """ # Ensure JPG quality is set as required. self.cam.options['quality'] = quality # Set other settings, White Balance, exposure metering, etc. self.cam.set_controls( {'AwbMode': controls.AwbModeEnum.Daylight, 'AeMeteringMode': controls.AeMeteringModeEnum.Matrix, 'NoiseReductionMode': controls.draft.NoiseReductionModeEnum.Off} ) # Set Pi Camera 3 lens position if 'LensPosition' in self.cam.camera_controls: self.debug_ptr("Configured lens position to " + str(self.lens_position)) self.cam.set_controls({"AfMode": controls.AfModeEnum.Manual, "LensPosition": self.lens_position}) self.debug_message("Enabling camera for image capture") try: self.cam.start() except Exception as e: self.debug_message("Could not enable camera! - " + str(e)) sleep(1) return False sleep(3) # Attempt to capture a set of images. for i in range(self.num_images): self.debug_message("Capturing Image %d of %d" % (i+1,self.num_images)) # Wrap this in error handling in case we lose the camera for some reason. try: self.cam.capture_file("%s_%d.jpg" % (self.temp_filename_prefix,i)) print(f"Image captured: {time.time()}") if self.image_delay > 0: sleep(self.image_delay) except Exception as e: # TODO: Narrow this down... self.debug_message("Capture Error: %s" % str(e)) # Immediately return false. Not much point continuing to try and capture images. return False self.debug_message("Disabling camera.") self.cam.stop() # Otherwise, continue to pick the 'best' image based on filesize. self.debug_message("Choosing Best Image.") pic_list = glob.glob("%s_*.jpg" % self.temp_filename_prefix) pic_sizes = [] # Iterate through list of images and get the file sizes. for pic in pic_list: pic_sizes.append(os.path.getsize(pic)) largest_pic = pic_list[pic_sizes.index(max(pic_sizes))] # Copy best image to target filename. self.debug_message("Copying image to storage with filename %s" % filename) os.system("cp %s %s" % (largest_pic, filename)) # Clean up temporary images. os.system("rm %s_*.jpg" % self.temp_filename_prefix) return True def ssdvify(self, filename="output.jpg", image_id=0, quality=6): """ Convert a supplied JPEG image to SSDV. Returns the filename of the converted SSDV image. Keyword Arguments: filename: Source JPEG filename. Output SSDV image will be saved to to a temporary file (webcam_temp.jpg) which should be transmitted immediately. image_id: Image ID number. Must be incremented between images. quality: JPEG quality level: 4 - 7, where 7 is 'lossless' (not recommended). 6 provides good quality at decent file-sizes. """ # Wrap image ID field if it's >255. image_id = image_id % 256 # Resize image to the desired resolution. self.debug_message("Resizing image.") return_code = os.system("convert %s -resize %dx%d\! picam_temp.jpg" % (filename, self.tx_resolution[0], self.tx_resolution[1])) if return_code != 0: self.debug_message("Resize operation failed!") return "FAIL" # Get non-extension part of filename. file_basename = filename[:-4] # Construct SSDV command-line. ssdv_command = "ssdv -e -n -q %d -c %s -i %d picam_temp.jpg picam_temp.ssdv" % (quality, self.callsign, image_id) print(ssdv_command) # Update debug message. self.debug_message("Converting image to SSDV.") # Run SSDV converter. return_code = os.system(ssdv_command) if return_code != 0: self.debug_message("ERROR: Could not perform SSDV Conversion.") return "FAIL" else: return "picam_temp.ssdv" auto_capture_running = False def auto_capture(self, destination_directory, tx, post_process_ptr=None, delay = 0, start_id = 0): """ Automatically capture and transmit images in a loop. Images are automatically saved to a supplied directory, with file-names defined using a timestamp. Use the run() and stop() functions to start/stop this running. Keyword Arguments: destination_directory: Folder to save images to. Both raw JPEG and SSDV images are saved here. tx: A reference to a PacketTX Object, which is used to transmit packets, and interrogate the TX queue. post_process_ptr: An optional function which is called after the image is captured. This function will be passed the path/filename of the captured image. This can be used to add overlays, etc to the image before it is SSDVified and transmitted. NOTE: This function need to modify the image in-place. delay: An optional delay in seconds between capturing images. Defaults to 0. This delay is added on top of any delays caused while waiting for the transmit queue to empty. start_id: Starting image ID. Defaults to 0. """ image_id = start_id while self.auto_capture_running: # Sleep before capturing next image. sleep(delay) # Grab current timestamp. capture_time = datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%SZ") capture_filename = destination_directory + "/%s_picam.jpg" % capture_time # Attempt to capture. capture_successful = self.capture(capture_filename) # If capture was unsuccessful, try again in a little bit if not capture_successful: sleep(5) self.debug_message("Capture failed! Attempting to reset camera...") try: self.cam.stop() self.cam.close() except: self.debug_message("Closing camera object failed.") try: self.init_camera() except: self.debug_message("Error initializing camera!") sleep(1) continue # Otherwise, proceed to post-processing step. if post_process_ptr != None: try: self.debug_message("Running Image Post-Processing") post_process_ptr(capture_filename) except: error_str = traceback.format_exc() self.debug_message("Image Post-Processing Failed: %s" % error_str) # SSDV'ify the image. ssdv_filename = self.ssdvify(capture_filename, image_id=image_id) # Check the SSDV Conversion has completed properly. If not, continue if ssdv_filename == "FAIL": sleep(1) continue # Otherwise, read in the file and push into the TX buffer. file_size = os.path.getsize(ssdv_filename) # Wait until the transmit queue is empty before pushing in packets. self.debug_message("Waiting for SSDV TX queue to empty.") while tx.image_queue_empty() == False: sleep(0.05) # Sleep for a short amount of time. if self.auto_capture_running == False: return # Inform ground station we are about to send an image. self.debug_message("Transmitting %d PiCam SSDV Packets." % (file_size//256)) # Push SSDV file into transmit queue. tx.queue_image_file(ssdv_filename) # Increment image ID. image_id = (image_id + 1) % 256 _cpu_temp = self.get_cpu_temperature() _cpu_freq = self.get_cpu_speed() self.debug_message(f"CPU State: Temperature: {_cpu_temp:.1f} degC, Frequency: {_cpu_freq} MHz") # Loop! self.debug_message("Uh oh, we broke out of the main thread. This is not good!") def run(self, destination_directory, tx, post_process_ptr=None, delay = 0, start_id = 0): """ Start auto-capturing images in a thread. Refer auto_capture function above. Keyword Arguments: destination_directory: Folder to save images to. Both raw JPEG and SSDV images are saved here. tx: A reference to a PacketTX Object, which is used to transmit packets, and interrogate the TX queue. post_process_ptr: An optional function which is called after the image is captured. This function will be passed the path/filename of the captured image. This can be used to add overlays, etc to the image before it is SSDVified and transmitted. NOTE: This function need to modify the image in-place. delay: An optional delay in seconds between capturing images. Defaults to 0. This delay is added on top of any delays caused while waiting for the transmit queue to empty. start_id: Starting image ID. Defaults to 0. """ self.auto_capture_running = True capture_thread = Thread(target=self.auto_capture, kwargs=dict( destination_directory=destination_directory, tx = tx, post_process_ptr=post_process_ptr, delay=delay, start_id=start_id)) capture_thread.start() def stop(self): self.auto_capture_running = False # TODO: Non-blocking image capture. capture_finished = False def trigger_capture(): pass def get_cpu_temperature(self): """ Grab the temperature of the RPi CPU """ try: data = subprocess.check_output("/usr/bin/vcgencmd measure_temp", shell=True) temp = data.decode().split('=')[1].split('\'')[0] return float(temp) except Exception as e: self.debug_message("Error reading temperature - %s" % str(e)) return -999 def get_cpu_speed(self): """ Get the current CPU Frequency """ try: data = subprocess.check_output("cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_cur_freq", shell=True) freq = int(data.decode().strip())/1000 return freq except Exception as e: self.debug_message("Error reading CPU Freq - %s" % str(e)) return -1 # Basic transmission test script. if __name__ == "__main__": import PacketTX import argparse parser = argparse.ArgumentParser() parser.add_argument("callsign", default="N0CALL", help="Payload Callsign") parser.add_argument("--txport", default="/dev/ttyAMA0", type=str, help="Transmitter serial port. Defaults to /dev/ttyAMA0") parser.add_argument("--baudrate", default=115200, type=int, help="Transmitter baud rate. Defaults to 115200 baud.") args = parser.parse_args() callsign = args.callsign print("Using Callsign: %s" % callsign) def post_process(filename): print("Doing nothing with %s" % filename) tx = PacketTX.PacketTX(serial_port=args.txport, serial_baud=args.baudrate, callsign=callsign) tx.start_tx() picam = WenetPiCam(src_resolution=(1920,1088), tx_resolution=(1920,1088), callsign=callsign, num_images=5, debug_ptr=tx.transmit_text_message, vertical_flip=False, horizontal_flip=False) picam.run(destination_directory="./tx_images/", tx = tx, post_process_ptr = post_process ) try: while True: tx.transmit_text_message("Waiting...") sleep(5) except KeyboardInterrupt: print("Closing") picam.stop() tx.close()