From b7eee616ad8db5db5441a7d82083003df3ab6d3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Antoine Jacquet Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:30:59 -0300 Subject: V4L/DVB (5257): USB: add zr364xx V4L2 driver This patch adds a V4L2 driver giving support for USB webcams based on the zr364xx chipsets. Signed-off-by: Antoine Jacquet Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab --- Documentation/video4linux/zr364xx.txt | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/video4linux/zr364xx.txt (limited to 'Documentation/video4linux/zr364xx.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/zr364xx.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/zr364xx.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c76992d0ff4d --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/zr364xx.txt @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +Zoran 364xx based USB webcam module version 0.72 +site: http://royale.zerezo.com/zr364xx/ +mail: royale@zerezo.com + +introduction: +This brings support under Linux for the Aiptek PocketDV 3300 in webcam mode. +If you just want to get on your PC the pictures and movies on the camera, you should use the usb-storage module instead. +The driver works with several other cameras in webcam mode (see the list below). +Maybe this code can work for other JPEG/USB cams based on the Coach chips from Zoran? +Possible chipsets are : ZR36430 (ZR36430BGC) and maybe ZR36431, ZR36440, ZR36442... +You can try the experience changing the vendor/product ID values (look at the source code). +You can get these values by looking at /var/log/messages when you plug your camera, or by typing : cat /proc/bus/usb/devices. +If you manage to use your cam with this code, you can send me a mail (royale@zerezo.com) with the name of your cam and a patch if needed. +This is a beta release of the driver. +Since version 0.70, this driver is only compatible with V4L2 API and 2.6.x kernels. +If you need V4L1 or 2.4x kernels support, please use an older version, but the code is not maintained anymore. +Good luck! + +install: +In order to use this driver, you must compile it with your kernel. +Location: Device Drivers -> Multimedia devices -> Video For Linux -> Video Capture Adapters -> V4L USB devices + +usage: +modprobe zr364xx debug=X mode=Y + - debug : set to 1 to enable verbose debug messages + - mode : 0 = 320x240, 1 = 160x120, 2 = 640x480 +You can then use the camera with V4L2 compatible applications, for example Ekiga. +To capture a single image, try this: dd if=/dev/video0 of=test.jpg bs=1 count=1 + +links : +http://mxhaard.free.fr/ (support for many others cams including some Aiptek PocketDV) +http://www.harmwal.nl/pccam880/ (this project also supports cameras based on this chipset) + +supported devices: +------ ------- ----------- ----- +Vendor Product Distributor Model +------ ------- ----------- ----- +0x08ca 0x0109 Aiptek PocketDV 3300 +0x08ca 0x0109 Maxell Maxcam PRO DV3 +0x041e 0x4024 Creative PC-CAM 880 +0x0d64 0x0108 Aiptek Fidelity 3200 +0x0d64 0x0108 Praktica DCZ 1.3 S +0x0d64 0x0108 Genius Digital Camera (?) +0x0d64 0x0108 DXG Technology Fashion Cam +0x0546 0x3187 Polaroid iON 230 +0x0d64 0x3108 Praktica Exakta DC 2200 +0x0d64 0x3108 Genius G-Shot D211 +0x0595 0x4343 Concord Eye-Q Duo 1300 +0x0595 0x4343 Concord Eye-Q Duo 2000 +0x0595 0x4343 Fujifilm EX-10 +0x0595 0x4343 Ricoh RDC-6000 +0x0595 0x4343 Digitrex DSC 1300 +0x0595 0x4343 Firstline FDC 2000 +0x0bb0 0x500d Concord EyeQ Go Wireless +0x0feb 0x2004 CRS Electronic 3.3 Digital Camera +0x0feb 0x2004 Packard Bell DSC-300 +0x055f 0xb500 Mustek MDC 3000 +0x08ca 0x2062 Aiptek PocketDV 5700 +0x052b 0x1a18 Chiphead Megapix V12 +0x04c8 0x0729 Konica Revio 2 +0x04f2 0xa208 Creative PC-CAM 850 +0x0784 0x0040 Traveler Slimline X5 +0x06d6 0x0034 Trust Powerc@m 750 +0x0a17 0x0062 Pentax Optio 50L + -- cgit v1.2.3