| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | Linux driver for STV0680 based USB cameras |
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| 3 | Copyright, 2001, Kevin Sisson |
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| 5 | |
| 6 | INTRODUCTION: |
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| 8 | STMicroelectronics produces the STV0680B chip, which comes in two |
| 9 | types, -001 and -003. The -003 version allows the recording and downloading |
| 10 | of sound clips from the camera, and allows a flash attachment. Otherwise, |
| 11 | it uses the same commands as the -001 version. Both versions support a |
| 12 | variety of SDRAM sizes and sensors, allowing for a maximum of 26 VGA or 20 |
| 13 | CIF pictures. The STV0680 supports either a serial or a usb interface, and |
| 14 | video is possible through the usb interface. |
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| 16 | The following cameras are known to work with this driver, although any |
| 17 | camera with Vendor/Product codes of 0553/0202 should work: |
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| 19 | Aiptek Pencam (various models) |
| 20 | Nisis QuickPix 2 |
| 21 | Radio Shack 'Kid's digital camera' (#60-1207) |
| 22 | At least one Trust Spycam model |
| 23 | Several other European brand models |
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| 25 | WHAT YOU NEED: |
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| 27 | - USB support |
| 28 | - VIDEO4LINUX support |
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| 30 | More information about USB support for linux can be found at: |
| 31 | http://www.linux-usb.org |
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| 33 | |
| 34 | MODULE OPTIONS: |
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| 36 | When the driver is compiled as a module, you can set a "swapRGB=1" |
| 37 | option, if necessary, for those applications that require it |
| 38 | (such as xawtv). However, the driver should detect and set this |
| 39 | automatically, so this option should not normally be used. |
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| 41 | |
| 42 | KNOWN PROBLEMS: |
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| 44 | The driver seems to work better with the usb-ohci than the usb-uhci host |
| 45 | controller driver. |
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| 47 | HELP: |
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| 49 | The latest info on this driver can be found at: |
| 50 | http://personal.clt.bellsouth.net/~kjsisson or at |
| 51 | http://stv0680-usb.sourceforge.net |
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| 53 | Any questions to me can be send to: kjsisson@bellsouth.net |
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