<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Tab5 error in schematic? or in block diagrams? Camera MCLK is not connected?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Hi. I've been looking at the Tab5 Schematics a lot recently. And noticed something that appears 'wrong'.</p>
<p dir="auto">In the block diagrams the camera modules <code>CAM_MCLK</code> line is shown as coming from pin G36 of the esp32-p4.<br />
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<p dir="auto">But the schematic tells a different story;</p>
<p dir="auto">On the ESP32-P4 we have <code>CAM_MCLK_GPIO36</code> coming from the esp32-p4:<br />
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<p dir="auto">It has a 10K pullup (<code>R10</code>) to <code>SOC_3.3V</code>:<br />
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<p dir="auto">But then is not used!</p>
<p dir="auto">There are <strong>two</strong> <strong><code>N/C</code></strong> (<strong>N</strong>ot <strong>C</strong>onnected) resistors (<code>R27</code> &amp; <code>R109</code>) on the connection to <code>U35</code> (which drives the camera modules <code>CAM_MCLK_1V8</code> at 1.8v)<br />
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<p dir="auto">But note that the connection shown as <code>PXT24M</code> <strong>is</strong> connected, and comes from <code>X2</code>, a 24 MHz CMOS crystal oscillator.</p>
<h5>Which is correct? The Schematic or the block diagrams?</h5>
<p dir="auto">If setting up a camera driver on the Tab5 can we safely ignore setting up <code>gpio36</code> and just assume the camera <code>MCLK</code> is permanently fixed at 24MHz?</p>
<p dir="auto">Edit: This isnt a criticism, it's quite normal; The board was designed so that it can accommodate two different camera module units. And the decision about which one to use can then be made closer to production time. Circuit designers do this a lot; the appropriate components are added/removed at production time without the PCB layout needing to be changed.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.m5stack.com/topic/7973/tab5-error-in-schematic-or-in-block-diagrams-camera-mclk-is-not-connected</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:46:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://community.m5stack.com/topic/7973.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 09:02:32 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Tab5 error in schematic? or in block diagrams? Camera MCLK is not connected? on Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:19:46 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/felmue" aria-label="Profile: felmue">@<bdi>felmue</bdi></a> Thank you for doing the test :-)</p>
<p dir="auto">I guess this simplifies things for anybody writing a driver; but does prevent people having fun-and-games with under/over clocking the camera module.</p>
<p dir="auto">I think it also means you cannot 'stop' the camera, which may be problem for extreme power saving. But I suspect the reset pin can be used to halt the module too.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.m5stack.com/post/30402</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.m5stack.com/post/30402</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[easytarget]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:19:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Tab5 error in schematic? or in block diagrams? Camera MCLK is not connected? on Fri, 02 Jan 2026 19:13:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Hello <a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/easytarget" aria-label="Profile: easytarget">@<bdi>easytarget</bdi></a></p>
<p dir="auto">from what I can tell the schematic is correct.</p>
<p dir="auto">In the source code for M5Tab5-UserDemo <code>GPIO36</code> is initialized as clock (see <a href="https://github.com/m5stack/M5Tab5-UserDemo/blob/main/platforms/tab5/components/m5stack_tab5/m5stack_tab5.c#L78" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">here</a>).</p>
<p dir="auto">But when I modify function <code>bsp_cam_osc_init()</code> to immediately return (so that the clock setup code is not executed) the camera still works fine.</p>
<p dir="auto">Thanks<br />
Felix</p>
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