OSS + ELC EU 2026

An exploration into the complexities of physically connecting cameras to your embedded development board, and configuring them through device tree, and hopefully how we can make it easier in the future!


Small board computers are now prolific with their ability to connect RAW MIPI cameras directly to the board, and now that libcamera provides an open camera stack, connecting cameras to all your favourite boards should be easy.

But it's not. The connectors might have 15, 22 or 30 pins. The functions of each pin differ between boards. There's TypeA and TypeB cables.... And they better not be too long!

The lack of standardisation means it can still be difficult to connect your camera, and the combinatorial explosion of potential device tree overlays will soon become unmaintainable.

Lets look at suggestions that have been around for a decade already, and where that work is now leading to make connecting cameras easier!