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Subject: 
Re: X-10 camera interface
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Fri, 10 Nov 2000 11:30:15 GMT
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Dean Husby <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> writes:
Rainer Balzerowski wrote:

I have a feeling Lego put in a "Ident Chip" that tells what it is.

This is standard for USB devices, there are codes and strings for
vendor and device, and a code for the device class.

That's why it comes up as a Lego Camera in the USB
settings. It may fall back to Logitec mode but I don't
know if it works the other way around.

Not if the LEGO Software looks for the LEGO id.

Jürgen "waiting for a free open source equivalent for Linux"

--
Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr>
http://www.loria.fr/~stuber/



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  Linux & VC (was: X-10 camera interface)
 
(...) You are right, the QuickCam Express and the Lego camera have identical vendor IDs (0x046d), but the Product IDs are different (0x0840 for the qce and 0x0850 for the Lego camera). The software can easily check for the right camera ;-) (...) I'm (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.vc)

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  Re: X-10 camera interface
 
(...) I have a feeling Lego put in a "Ident Chip" that tells what it is. That's why it comes up as a Lego Camera in the USB settings. It may fall back to Logitec mode but I don't know if it works the other way around. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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