[v3,1/7] controls: Add FrameWallClock control
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Message ID 20250109143211.11939-2-david.plowman@raspberrypi.com
State New
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  • Camera synchronisation
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David Plowman Jan. 9, 2025, 2:32 p.m. UTC 
Add a FrameWallClock control that reports the same moment as the
frame's SensorTimestamp, but in wallclock units.

Signed-off-by: David Plowman <david.plowman@raspberrypi.com>
Reviewed-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham@ideasonboard.com>
Reviewed-by: Naushir Patuck <naush@raspberrypi.com>
Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
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 src/libcamera/control_ids_core.yaml | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

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diff --git a/src/libcamera/control_ids_core.yaml b/src/libcamera/control_ids_core.yaml
index 1dfaee0c..b0555d76 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/control_ids_core.yaml
+++ b/src/libcamera/control_ids_core.yaml
@@ -1049,4 +1049,19 @@  controls:
       description: |
         Enable or disable the debug metadata.
 
+  - FrameWallClock:
+      type: int64_t
+      direction: out
+      description: |
+        This timestamp corresponds to the same moment in time as the
+        SensorTimestamp, but is represented as a wall clock time as measured by
+        the CLOCK_REALTIME clock.
+
+        Being a wall clock measurement, it can be used to synchronise timing
+        across different devices.
+
+        \sa SensorTimestamp
+
+        The FrameWallClock control can only be returned in metadata.
+
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