---
name: "picoproj"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libam7xxx0.1-bin"
version: "0.1.7-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/picoproj"
---

# picoproj(1)

test program for libam7xxx

## NAME

picoproj - test program for libam7xxx

## SYNOPSIS

**picoproj** \[*OPTIONS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

[picoproj(1)](/picoproj/1.md) is a minimal example to show how to use libam7xxx to display a static image; it will not perform any image rescaling or conversion, images larger than the device native resolution can be wrongly displayed.

## OPTIONS

- **-d** *\<index\>*

  the device index (default is 0)

- **-f** *\<filename\>*

  the image file to upload

- **-F** *\<format\>*

  the image format to use (default is JPEG)

  **SUPPORTED FORMATS:**

  • 1 - JPEG

  • 2 - NV12

**-l** *\<log level\>*

the verbosity level of libam7xxx output (0-5)

**-p** *\<power mode\>*

the power mode of device, between 0 (off) and 4 (turbo)

WARNING: Level 2 and greater require the master AND the slave connector to be plugged in.

**-z** *\<zoom mode\>*

the display zoom mode, between 0 (original) and 4 (tele)

**-W** *\<image width\>*

the width of the image to upload

**-H** *\<image height\>*

the height of the image to upload

- **-h**

  show the help message

## EXAMPLE OF USE

```
picoproj -f file.jpg -F 1 -l 5 -W 800 -H 480
```

## EXIT STATUS

**0**

Success

**!0**

Failure (libam7xxx error)

## AUTHORS

Antonio Ospite and Reto Schneider

## RESOURCES

Main web site: http://git.ao2.it/libam7xxx.git

## COPYING

Copyright (C) 2012-2014 Antonio Ospite \<ao2@ao2.it\>

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.