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Re: VC Camera with Linux
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lugnet.robotics.vc
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Wed, 1 Nov 2000 11:02:12 GMT
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So am I right in my understanding that the datastream from the USB Lego VC is
the same as a quickcams datastream, plus audio? and what would the audio
portion of the datastream be using for it's format?
Just wondering.. thinking about a Solaris and Linux app if I can get a grasp of
the data stream....
In lugnet.robotics.vc, Hakan Tandogan writes:
> Dean Husby <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> writes:
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> > I know the software is Windows Only (it may work with a Linux Windows
> > Emulator, don't know yet) but has anyone found a driver that works with
> > Linux for using the camera as a standalone?
> > (WebCam or Capturing Video)
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> Please find attached a short mail I sent to Luis Villa for
> inclusion in the next version of the Linux-Mindstorms-HOWTO.
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> Regards,
> Hakan
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> --- cut ---
> Hi,
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> A tidbit of information for the next version of the HOWTO:
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> The Vision Command camera is an USB Quickcam camera with a
> microphone builtin. Unfortunately, there is no real support for
> USB Quickcams (a quick google search shows that there is no vendor
> support and no documentation :-( ).
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> Georg Acher (acher@in.tum.de) wrote a quick-and-dirty driver
> for the Quickcam Express, and I'm on-and-off trying to hack his
> driver to accept the Vision Command camera too, but as for now
> without a lot of success.
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> Georgs Homepage is at <URL:http://www.in.tum.de/~acher>
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> --- cut ---
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| (...) Getting hold of the data stream is indeed the problem... Georgs quick&dirty driver couldn't decode the USB data stream. He gave me a few tips, but I didn't get around to actually dismantle the VC to see which video chip is used in that thing. (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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| (...) Please find attached a short mail I sent to Luis Villa for inclusion in the next version of the Linux-Mindstorms-HOWTO. Regards, Hakan --- cut --- Hi, A tidbit of information for the next version of the HOWTO: The Vision Command camera is an (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.robotics.vc)
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