Unable to run inference pipeline using csi camera source in deepstream python app

Below is a working main function. Please note that image flip is currently not supported. The nvvidconv plugin is deprecated and not fully compatible with other deepstream plugins due to buffer format differences. This will be addressed in an upcoming release of the SDK.

def main(args):
    # Standard GStreamer initialization
    GObject.threads_init()
    Gst.init(None)

    # Create gstreamer elements
    # Create Pipeline element that will form a connection of other elements
    print("Creating Pipeline \n ")
    pipeline = Gst.Pipeline()

    if not pipeline:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create Pipeline \n")

    # Source element for reading from the file
    print("Creating Source \n ")
    source = Gst.ElementFactory.make("nvarguscamerasrc", "src-elem")
    if not source:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create Source \n")

    # Converter to scale the image
    nvvidconv_src = Gst.ElementFactory.make("nvvideoconvert", "convertor_src")
    if not nvvidconv_src:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create nvvidconv_src \n")

    # Caps for NVMM and resolution scaling
    caps_nvvidconv_src = Gst.ElementFactory.make("capsfilter", "nvmm_caps")
    if not caps_nvvidconv_src:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create capsfilter \n")

    # Create nvstreammux instance to form batches from one or more sources.
    streammux = Gst.ElementFactory.make("nvstreammux", "Stream-muxer")
    if not streammux:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create NvStreamMux \n")

    # Use nvinfer to run inferencing on decoder's output,
    # behaviour of inferencing is set through config file
    pgie = Gst.ElementFactory.make("nvinfer", "primary-inference")
    if not pgie:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create pgie \n")

    tracker = Gst.ElementFactory.make("nvtracker", "tracker")
    if not tracker:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create tracker \n")

    sgie1 = Gst.ElementFactory.make("nvinfer", "secondary1-nvinference-engine")
    if not sgie1:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to make sgie1 \n")

    sgie2 = Gst.ElementFactory.make("nvinfer", "secondary2-nvinference-engine")
    if not sgie1:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to make sgie2 \n")

    sgie3 = Gst.ElementFactory.make("nvinfer", "secondary3-nvinference-engine")
    if not sgie3:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to make sgie3 \n")

    nvvidconv = Gst.ElementFactory.make("nvvideoconvert", "convertor")
    if not nvvidconv:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create nvvidconv \n")

    # Create OSD to draw on the converted RGBA buffer
    nvosd = Gst.ElementFactory.make("nvdsosd", "onscreendisplay")

    if not nvosd:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create nvosd \n")

    # Finally render the osd output
    if is_aarch64():
        transform = Gst.ElementFactory.make("nvegltransform", "nvegl-transform")

    print("Creating EGLSink \n")
    sink = Gst.ElementFactory.make("nveglglessink", "nvvideo-renderer")
    if not sink:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create egl sink \n")

    source.set_property('bufapi-version', True)

    caps_nvvidconv_src.set_property('caps', Gst.Caps.from_string('video/x-raw(memory:NVMM), width=1280, height=720'))

    streammux.set_property('width', 1280)
    streammux.set_property('height', 720)
    streammux.set_property('batch-size', 1)
    streammux.set_property('batched-push-timeout', 4000000)

    #Set properties of pgie and sgie
    pgie.set_property('config-file-path', "dstest2_pgie_config.txt")
    sgie1.set_property('config-file-path', "dstest2_sgie1_config.txt")
    sgie2.set_property('config-file-path', "dstest2_sgie2_config.txt")
    sgie3.set_property('config-file-path', "dstest2_sgie3_config.txt")

    #Set properties of tracker
    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
    config.read('dstest2_tracker_config.txt')
    config.sections()

    for key in config['tracker']:
        if key == 'tracker-width' :
            tracker_width = config.getint('tracker', key)
            tracker.set_property('tracker-width', tracker_width)
        if key == 'tracker-height' :
            tracker_height = config.getint('tracker', key)
            tracker.set_property('tracker-height', tracker_height)
        if key == 'gpu-id' :
            tracker_gpu_id = config.getint('tracker', key)
            tracker.set_property('gpu_id', tracker_gpu_id)
        if key == 'll-lib-file' :
            tracker_ll_lib_file = config.get('tracker', key)
            tracker.set_property('ll-lib-file', tracker_ll_lib_file)
        if key == 'll-config-file' :
            tracker_ll_config_file = config.get('tracker', key)
            tracker.set_property('ll-config-file', tracker_ll_config_file)
        if key == 'enable-batch-process' :
            tracker_enable_batch_process = config.getint('tracker', key)
            tracker.set_property('enable_batch_process', tracker_enable_batch_process)

    print("Adding elements to Pipeline \n")
    pipeline.add(source)
    pipeline.add(nvvidconv_src)
    pipeline.add(caps_nvvidconv_src)
    pipeline.add(streammux)
    pipeline.add(pgie)
    pipeline.add(tracker)
    pipeline.add(sgie1)
    pipeline.add(sgie2)
    pipeline.add(sgie3)
    pipeline.add(nvvidconv)
    pipeline.add(nvosd)
    pipeline.add(sink)
    if is_aarch64():
        pipeline.add(transform)

    # we link the elements together
    print("Linking elements in the Pipeline \n")
    source.link(nvvidconv_src)
    nvvidconv_src.link(caps_nvvidconv_src)

    sinkpad = streammux.get_request_pad("sink_0")
    if not sinkpad:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to get the sink pad of streammux \n")
    srcpad = caps_nvvidconv_src.get_static_pad("src")
    if not srcpad:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to get source pad of source \n")
    srcpad.link(sinkpad)
    streammux.link(pgie)
    pgie.link(tracker)
    tracker.link(sgie1)
    sgie1.link(sgie2)
    sgie2.link(sgie3)
    sgie3.link(nvvidconv)
    nvvidconv.link(nvosd)
    if is_aarch64():
        nvosd.link(transform)
        transform.link(sink)
    else:
        nvosd.link(sink)


    # create and event loop and feed gstreamer bus mesages to it
    loop = GObject.MainLoop()

    bus = pipeline.get_bus()
    bus.add_signal_watch()
    bus.connect ("message", bus_call, loop)

    # Lets add probe to get informed of the meta data generated, we add probe to
    # the sink pad of the osd element, since by that time, the buffer would have
    # had got all the metadata.
    osdsinkpad = nvosd.get_static_pad("sink")
    if not osdsinkpad:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to get sink pad of nvosd \n")
    osdsinkpad.add_probe(Gst.PadProbeType.BUFFER, osd_sink_pad_buffer_probe, 0)


    print("Starting pipeline \n")

    # start play back and listed to events
    pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.PLAYING)
    try:
      loop.run()
    except:
      pass

    # cleanup
    pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.NULL)
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