A working reference design, not a finished product. It films full matches, but the build takes effort and the path is not yet smooth. Calibration accuracy is being improved by the maintainer; the items below are where outside help goes furthest.
- A simpler rig. Make the 3D case easier to build, print, and assemble.
- A better sensor. The IMX477 is a compromise (noisy in low light). A cleaner sensor choice, with driver + calibration to match, would help a lot.
- A better lens. The current lens choice is a compromise too.
- Audio. There is no microphone / audio path yet.
- Sensor porting. Adapt the driver + calibration to another CSI sensor.
- Docs. Clearer build/flash/calibration guides, troubleshooting, photos.
Calibration accuracy is largely the maintainer's to improve, so it is lower-value as an unsolicited PR unless coordinated. The rig already works; the useful mechanical contribution is a simpler, faster-to-build design (above), not fine polish. A USB-C power bank is the intentional default; other battery setups are possible but unexplored and low priority.
- Match the license of the area you touch (see
docs/licensing.md): hardware CERN-OHL-W-2.0, tooling Apache-2.0, docs CC-BY-SA-4.0, driver GPL-2.0-only (cannot be relicensed). - Never commit footage, calibration frames, secrets, or private hostnames/keys. Scripts take host/user as arguments; keep them generic.
- Keep the driver's NVIDIA + RidgeRun copyright and GPL-2.0 header intact.
The stitch/track/record engine is video-stitcher; a record/stream app (gameday) is coming. This repo is the hardware, driver, and tooling. Engine changes go there.