diff --git a/Documentation/Doxyfile.in b/Documentation/Doxyfile.in
index af006724..213adb9b 100644
--- a/Documentation/Doxyfile.in
+++ b/Documentation/Doxyfile.in
@@ -844,7 +844,6 @@ EXCLUDE                = @TOP_SRCDIR@/include/libcamera/span.h \
 			 @TOP_SRCDIR@/src/libcamera/pipeline/ \
 			 @TOP_SRCDIR@/src/libcamera/tracepoints.cpp \
 			 @TOP_BUILDDIR@/include/libcamera/internal/tracepoints.h \
-			 @TOP_BUILDDIR@/include/libcamera/ipa/ \
 			 @TOP_BUILDDIR@/src/libcamera/proxy/
 
 # The EXCLUDE_SYMLINKS tag can be used to select whether or not files or
@@ -861,7 +860,8 @@ EXCLUDE_SYMLINKS       = NO
 # Note that the wildcards are matched against the file with absolute path, so to
 # exclude all test directories for example use the pattern */test/*
 
-EXCLUDE_PATTERNS       =
+EXCLUDE_PATTERNS       = @TOP_BUILDDIR@/include/libcamera/ipa/*_serializer.h \
+			 @TOP_BUILDDIR@/include/libcamera/ipa/*_proxy.h
 
 # The EXCLUDE_SYMBOLS tag can be used to specify one or more symbol names
 # (namespaces, classes, functions, etc.) that should be excluded from the
diff --git a/Documentation/meson.build b/Documentation/meson.build
index c8521574..86f1134b 100644
--- a/Documentation/meson.build
+++ b/Documentation/meson.build
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ if doxygen.found() and dot.found()
                   input : [
                       doxyfile,
                       libcamera_internal_headers,
+                      libcamera_ipa_docs,
                       libcamera_ipa_headers,
                       libcamera_public_headers,
                       libcamera_sources,
diff --git a/include/libcamera/ipa/core_ipa_interface.cpp b/include/libcamera/ipa/core_ipa_interface.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9820b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/libcamera/ipa/core_ipa_interface.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
+
+namespace libcamera {
+
+/**
+ * \struct CameraSensorInfo
+ * \brief Report the image sensor characteristics
+ *
+ * The structure reports image sensor characteristics used by IPA modules to
+ * tune their algorithms based on the image sensor model currently in use and
+ * its configuration.
+ *
+ * The reported information describes the sensor's intrinsics characteristics,
+ * such as its pixel array size and the sensor model name, as well as
+ * information relative to the currently configured mode, such as the produced
+ * image size and the bit depth of the requested image format.
+ *
+ * Instances of this structure are meant to be assembled by the CameraSensor
+ * class by inspecting the sensor static properties as well as information
+ * relative to the current configuration.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \var CameraSensorInfo::model
+ * \brief The image sensor model name
+ *
+ * The sensor model name is a free-formed string that uniquely identifies the
+ * sensor model.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \var CameraSensorInfo::bitsPerPixel
+ * \brief The number of bits per pixel of the image format produced by the
+ * image sensor
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \var CameraSensorInfo::activeAreaSize
+ * \brief The size of the pixel array active area of the sensor
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \var CameraSensorInfo::analogCrop
+ * \brief The portion of the pixel array active area which is read-out and
+ * processed
+ *
+ * The analog crop rectangle top-left corner is defined as the displacement
+ * from the top-left corner of the pixel array active area. The rectangle
+ * horizontal and vertical sizes define the portion of the pixel array which
+ * is read-out and provided to the sensor's internal processing pipeline, before
+ * any pixel sub-sampling method, such as pixel binning, skipping and averaging
+ * take place.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \var CameraSensorInfo::outputSize
+ * \brief The size of the images produced by the camera sensor
+ *
+ * The output image size defines the horizontal and vertical sizes of the images
+ * produced by the image sensor. The output image size is defined as the end
+ * result of the sensor's internal image processing pipeline stages, applied on
+ * the pixel array portion defined by the analog crop rectangle. Each image
+ * processing stage that performs pixel sub-sampling techniques, such as pixel
+ * binning or skipping, or perform any additional digital scaling concur in the
+ * definition of the output image size.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \var CameraSensorInfo::pixelRate
+ * \brief The number of pixels produced in a second
+ *
+ * To obtain the read-out time in seconds of a full line:
+ *
+ * \verbatim
+	lineDuration(s) = lineLength(pixels) / pixelRate(pixels per second)
+   \endverbatim
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \var CameraSensorInfo::lineLength
+ * \brief Total line length in pixels
+ *
+ * The total line length in pixel clock periods, including blanking.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \var CameraSensorInfo::minFrameLength
+ * \brief The minimum allowable frame length in units of lines
+ *
+ * The sensor frame length comprises of active output lines and blanking lines
+ * in a frame. The minimum frame length value dictates the minimum allowable
+ * frame duration of the sensor mode.
+ *
+ * To obtain the minimum frame duration:
+ *
+ * \verbatim
+	frameDuration(s) = minFrameLength(lines) * lineLength(pixels) / pixelRate(pixels per second)
+   \endverbatim
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \var CameraSensorInfo::maxFrameLength
+ * \brief The maximum allowable frame length in units of lines
+ *
+ * The sensor frame length comprises of active output lines and blanking lines
+ * in a frame. The maximum frame length value dictates the maximum allowable
+ * frame duration of the sensor mode.
+ *
+ * To obtain the maximum frame duration:
+ *
+ * \verbatim
+	frameDuration(s) = maxFrameLength(lines) * lineLength(pixels) / pixelRate(pixels per second)
+   \endverbatim
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \struct IPABuffer
+ * \brief Buffer information for the IPA interface
+ *
+ * The IPABuffer structure associates buffer memory with a unique ID. It is
+ * used to map buffers to the IPA with IPAInterface::mapBuffers(), after which
+ * buffers will be identified by their ID in the IPA interface.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \var IPABuffer::id
+ * \brief The buffer unique ID
+ *
+ * Buffers mapped to the IPA are identified by numerical unique IDs. The IDs
+ * are chosen by the pipeline handler to fulfil the following constraints:
+ *
+ * - IDs shall be positive integers different than zero
+ * - IDs shall be unique among all mapped buffers
+ *
+ * When buffers are unmapped with IPAInterface::unmapBuffers() their IDs are
+ * freed and may be reused for new buffer mappings.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \var IPABuffer::planes
+ * \brief The buffer planes description
+ *
+ * Stores the dmabuf handle and length for each plane of the buffer.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \struct IPASettings
+ * \brief IPA interface initialization settings
+ *
+ * The IPASettings structure stores data passed to the IPAInterface::init()
+ * function. The data contains settings that don't depend on a particular camera
+ * or pipeline configuration and are valid for the whole life time of the IPA
+ * interface.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \var IPASettings::configurationFile
+ * \brief The name of the IPA configuration file
+ *
+ * This field may be an empty string if the IPA doesn't require a configuration
+ * file.
+ */
+
+ /**
+ * \var IPASettings::sensorModel
+ * \brief The sensor model name
+ *
+ * Provides the sensor model name to the IPA.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \struct IPAStream
+ * \brief Stream configuration for the IPA interface
+ *
+ * The IPAStream structure stores stream configuration parameters needed by the
+ * IPAInterface::configure() method. It mirrors the StreamConfiguration class
+ * that is not suitable for this purpose due to not being serializable.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \var IPAStream::pixelFormat
+ * \brief The stream pixel format
+ */
+
+/**
+ * \var IPAStream::size
+ * \brief The stream size in pixels
+ */
+
+} /* namespace libcamera */
diff --git a/include/libcamera/ipa/meson.build b/include/libcamera/ipa/meson.build
index 40c4e737..69bc855e 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/ipa/meson.build
+++ b/include/libcamera/ipa/meson.build
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ libcamera_ipa_headers = files([
     'ipa_module_info.h',
 ])
 
+libcamera_ipa_docs = files([
+    'core_ipa_interface.cpp',
+])
+
 install_headers(libcamera_ipa_headers,
                 subdir: libcamera_include_dir / 'ipa')
 
