ipa: libipa: Add ExposureModeHelper

Add a helper for managing exposure modes and splitting exposure times
into shutter and gain values.

Reviewed-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@ideasonboard.com>
Reviewed-by: Paul Elder <paul.elder@ideasonboard.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul Elder <paul.elder@ideasonboard.com>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Scally <dan.scally@ideasonboard.com>
Signed-off-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham@ideasonboard.com>
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/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
/*
* Copyright (C) 2024, Paul Elder <paul.elder@ideasonboard.com>
*
* exposure_mode_helper.cpp - Helper class that performs computations relating to exposure
*/
#include "exposure_mode_helper.h"
#include <algorithm>
#include <libcamera/base/log.h>
/**
* \file exposure_mode_helper.h
* \brief Helper class that performs computations relating to exposure
*
* AEGC algorithms have a need to split exposure between shutter time, analogue
* and digital gain. Multiple implementations do so based on paired stages of
* shutter time and gain limits; provide a helper to avoid duplicating the code.
*/
namespace libcamera {
using namespace std::literals::chrono_literals;
LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(ExposureModeHelper)
namespace ipa {
/**
* \class ExposureModeHelper
* \brief Class for splitting exposure into shutter time and total gain
*
* The ExposureModeHelper class provides a standard interface through which an
* AEGC algorithm can divide exposure between shutter time and gain. It is
* configured with a set of shutter time and gain pairs and works by initially
* fixing gain at 1.0 and increasing shutter time up to the shutter time value
* from the first pair in the set in an attempt to meet the required exposure
* value.
*
* If the required exposure is not achievable by the first shutter time value
* alone it ramps gain up to the value from the first pair in the set. If the
* required exposure is still not met it then allows shutter time to ramp up to
* the shutter time value from the second pair in the set, and continues in this
* vein until either the required exposure time is met, or else the hardware's
* shutter time or gain limits are reached.
*
* This method allows users to strike a balance between a well-exposed image and
* an acceptable frame-rate, as opposed to simply maximising shutter time
* followed by gain. The same helpers can be used to perform the latter
* operation if needed by passing an empty set of pairs to the initialisation
* function.
*
* The gain values may exceed a camera sensor's analogue gain limits if either
* it or the IPA is also capable of digital gain. The configure() function must
* be called with the hardware's limits to inform the helper of those
* constraints. Any gain that is needed will be applied as analogue gain first
* until the hardware's limit is reached, following which digital gain will be
* used.
*/
/**
* \brief Construct an ExposureModeHelper instance
* \param[in] stages The vector of paired shutter time and gain limits
*
* The input stages are shutter time and _total_ gain pairs; the gain
* encompasses both analogue and digital gain.
*
* The vector of stages may be empty. In that case, the helper will simply use
* the runtime limits set through setShutterGainLimits() instead.
*/
ExposureModeHelper::ExposureModeHelper(const Span<std::pair<utils::Duration, double>> stages)
{
minShutter_ = 0us;
maxShutter_ = 0us;
minGain_ = 0;
maxGain_ = 0;
for (const auto &[s, g] : stages) {
shutters_.push_back(s);
gains_.push_back(g);
}
}
/**
* \brief Set the shutter time and gain limits
* \param[in] minShutter The minimum shutter time supported
* \param[in] maxShutter The maximum shutter time supported
* \param[in] minGain The minimum analogue gain supported
* \param[in] maxGain The maximum analogue gain supported
*
* This function configures the shutter time and analogue gain limits that need
* to be adhered to as the helper divides up exposure. Note that this function
* *must* be called whenever those limits change and before splitExposure() is
* used.
*
* If the algorithm using the helpers needs to indicate that either shutter time
* or analogue gain or both should be fixed it can do so by setting both the
* minima and maxima to the same value.
*/
void ExposureModeHelper::setLimits(utils::Duration minShutter,
utils::Duration maxShutter,
double minGain, double maxGain)
{
minShutter_ = minShutter;
maxShutter_ = maxShutter;
minGain_ = minGain;
maxGain_ = maxGain;
}
utils::Duration ExposureModeHelper::clampShutter(utils::Duration shutter) const
{
return std::clamp(shutter, minShutter_, maxShutter_);
}
double ExposureModeHelper::clampGain(double gain) const
{
return std::clamp(gain, minGain_, maxGain_);
}
/**
* \brief Split exposure time into shutter time and gain
* \param[in] exposure Exposure time
*
* This function divides a given exposure time into shutter time, analogue and
* digital gain by iterating through stages of shutter time and gain limits. At
* each stage the current stage's shutter time limit is multiplied by the
* previous stage's gain limit (or 1.0 initially) to see if the combination of
* the two can meet the required exposure time. If they cannot then the current
* stage's shutter time limit is multiplied by the same stage's gain limit to
* see if that combination can meet the required exposure time. If they cannot
* then the function moves to consider the next stage.
*
* When a combination of shutter time and gain _stage_ limits are found that are
* sufficient to meet the required exposure time, the function attempts to
* reduce shutter time as much as possible whilst fixing gain and still meeting
* the exposure time. If a _runtime_ limit prevents shutter time from being
* lowered enough to meet the exposure time with gain fixed at the stage limit,
* gain is also lowered to compensate.
*
* Once the shutter time and gain values are ascertained, gain is assigned as
* analogue gain as much as possible, with digital gain only in use if the
* maximum analogue gain runtime limit is unable to accommodate the exposure
* value.
*
* If no combination of shutter time and gain limits is found that meets the
* required exposure time, the helper falls-back to simply maximising the
* shutter time first, followed by analogue gain, followed by digital gain.
*
* \return Tuple of shutter time, analogue gain, and digital gain
*/
std::tuple<utils::Duration, double, double>
ExposureModeHelper::splitExposure(utils::Duration exposure) const
{
ASSERT(maxShutter_);
ASSERT(maxGain_);
bool gainFixed = minGain_ == maxGain_;
bool shutterFixed = minShutter_ == maxShutter_;
/*
* There's no point entering the loop if we cannot change either gain
* nor shutter anyway.
*/
if (shutterFixed && gainFixed)
return { minShutter_, minGain_, exposure / (minShutter_ * minGain_) };
utils::Duration shutter;
double stageGain;
double gain;
for (unsigned int stage = 0; stage < gains_.size(); stage++) {
double lastStageGain = stage == 0 ? 1.0 : clampGain(gains_[stage - 1]);
utils::Duration stageShutter = clampShutter(shutters_[stage]);
stageGain = clampGain(gains_[stage]);
/*
* We perform the clamping on both shutter and gain in case the
* helper has had limits set that prevent those values being
* lowered beyond a certain minimum...this can happen at runtime
* for various reasons and so would not be known when the stage
* limits are initialised.
*/
if (stageShutter * lastStageGain >= exposure) {
shutter = clampShutter(exposure / clampGain(lastStageGain));
gain = clampGain(exposure / shutter);
return { shutter, gain, exposure / (shutter * gain) };
}
if (stageShutter * stageGain >= exposure) {
shutter = clampShutter(exposure / clampGain(stageGain));
gain = clampGain(exposure / shutter);
return { shutter, gain, exposure / (shutter * gain) };
}
}
/*
* From here on all we can do is max out the shutter time, followed by
* the analogue gain. If we still haven't achieved the target we send
* the rest of the exposure time to digital gain. If we were given no
* stages to use then set stageGain to 1.0 so that shutter time is maxed
* before gain touched at all.
*/
if (gains_.empty())
stageGain = 1.0;
shutter = clampShutter(exposure / clampGain(stageGain));
gain = clampGain(exposure / shutter);
return { shutter, gain, exposure / (shutter * gain) };
}
/**
* \fn ExposureModeHelper::minShutter()
* \brief Retrieve the configured minimum shutter time limit set through
* setShutterGainLimits()
* \return The minShutter_ value
*/
/**
* \fn ExposureModeHelper::maxShutter()
* \brief Retrieve the configured maximum shutter time set through
* setShutterGainLimits()
* \return The maxShutter_ value
*/
/**
* \fn ExposureModeHelper::minGain()
* \brief Retrieve the configured minimum gain set through
* setShutterGainLimits()
* \return The minGain_ value
*/
/**
* \fn ExposureModeHelper::maxGain()
* \brief Retrieve the configured maximum gain set through
* setShutterGainLimits()
* \return The maxGain_ value
*/
} /* namespace ipa */
} /* namespace libcamera */

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/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
/*
* Copyright (C) 2024, Paul Elder <paul.elder@ideasonboard.com>
*
* exposure_mode_helper.h - Helper class that performs computations relating to exposure
*/
#pragma once
#include <tuple>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>
#include <libcamera/base/span.h>
#include <libcamera/base/utils.h>
namespace libcamera {
namespace ipa {
class ExposureModeHelper
{
public:
ExposureModeHelper(const Span<std::pair<utils::Duration, double>> stages);
~ExposureModeHelper() = default;
void setLimits(utils::Duration minShutter, utils::Duration maxShutter,
double minGain, double maxGain);
std::tuple<utils::Duration, double, double>
splitExposure(utils::Duration exposure) const;
utils::Duration minShutter() const { return minShutter_; }
utils::Duration maxShutter() const { return maxShutter_; }
double minGain() const { return minGain_; }
double maxGain() const { return maxGain_; }
private:
utils::Duration clampShutter(utils::Duration shutter) const;
double clampGain(double gain) const;
std::vector<utils::Duration> shutters_;
std::vector<double> gains_;
utils::Duration minShutter_;
utils::Duration maxShutter_;
double minGain_;
double maxGain_;
};
} /* namespace ipa */
} /* namespace libcamera */

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libipa_headers = files([ libipa_headers = files([
'algorithm.h', 'algorithm.h',
'camera_sensor_helper.h', 'camera_sensor_helper.h',
'exposure_mode_helper.h',
'fc_queue.h', 'fc_queue.h',
'histogram.h', 'histogram.h',
'module.h', 'module.h',
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libipa_sources = files([ libipa_sources = files([
'algorithm.cpp', 'algorithm.cpp',
'camera_sensor_helper.cpp', 'camera_sensor_helper.cpp',
'exposure_mode_helper.cpp',
'fc_queue.cpp', 'fc_queue.cpp',
'histogram.cpp', 'histogram.cpp',
'module.cpp', 'module.cpp',