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docs: Update extra build config Raspberry Pi Camera Module section
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Signed-off-by: Jesse Visser <[email protected]>
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## Enable Raspberrypi Camera V2
## Enable Raspberry Pi Camera Module

RaspberryPi does not have the unicam device ( RaspberryPi Camera ) enabled by default.
Raspberry Pi does not have the unicam device ( Raspberry Pi Camera ) enabled by default.
Because this unicam device ( bcm2835-unicam ) as of now is used by libcamera opensource.
So we have to explicitly set in local.conf.
So we have to explicitly enable it in local.conf.

RASPBERRYPI_CAMERA_V2 = "1"

This will add the device tree overlays imx219 ( RaspberryPi Camera sensor V2 driver ) to config.txt.
Also, this will enable adding Contiguous Memory Allocation value in the cmdline.txt.
This will add the device tree overlay imx219 ( Raspberry Pi Camera Module V2 sensor driver
) to config.txt. Also, this will enable adding Contiguous Memory Allocation value in the
cmdline.txt.

Ref.:
* <https://github.com/raspberrypi/documentation/blob/master/linux/software/libcamera/README.md>
Similarly, the Raspberry Pi Camera Module v3 also has to be explicitly enabled in local.conf.

RASPBERRYPI_CAMERA_V3 = "1"

This will add the device tree overlay imx708 ( Raspberry Pi Camera Module V3 sensor driver )
to config.txt.

See:
* <https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/camera_software.html>
* <https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/an-open-source-camera-stack-for-raspberry-pi-using-libcamera/>

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