Basler pylon on Raspberry Pi with Yocto

Peter McLaughlin

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Camera vendors are increasing offering Yocto layers to simplify the integration of drivers and the creation of cross-compilation environments. This article demonstrates how Yocto can be used to integrate Basler pylon into a Raspberry Pi Linux...

Summary

This blog demonstrates how to use Yocto to integrate the Basler pylon camera SDK into a Raspberry Pi Linux image, covering layer integration, cross-compilation, and runtime validation. Readers will see practical steps for adding vendor Yocto layers, writing BitBake recipes, and building a deployable image that includes the pylon runtime and sample applications.

Key Takeaways

Add and configure a Basler pylon Yocto layer and integrate it into a Raspberry Pi BSP.
Cross-compile the pylon SDK and produce BitBake recipes that package SDK, libraries, and runtime samples.
Adjust kernel configuration and device tree entries as needed for camera interfaces (USB/GigE) and V4L2 support.
Validate and debug the camera runtime on the target using sample apps, GStreamer pipelines, and sysroot inspection.
Package a reproducible Yocto image including pylon and automate builds via BitBake for consistent CI workflows.

Who Should Read This

Embedded Linux engineers and firmware developers with some Yocto/Yocto BSP experience who need to integrate Basler cameras into Raspberry Pi-based Linux products.

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