1. What is QCARCAM? QCARCAM (Qualcomm Car Camera) is a proprietary framework and API set developed by Qualcomm for automotive-grade camera subsystems. It is part of the larger Qualcomm Automotive Development Platform (QAP) . The API provides low-level control over camera hardware (sensors, ISPs, serializers/deserializers) for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), surround-view systems, dashcams, and in-cabin monitoring.

for i in range(100): frame = lib.qcarcam_get_frame(cam, timeout=100) save_to_file(frame.data, f"frame_i.raw") lib.qcarcam_put_frame(cam, frame)

cam = lib.qcarcam_open("/dev/cam0") lib.qcarcam_set_format(cam, 1280, 720, "YUYV") lib.qcarcam_start(cam)