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Re: VC Camera with Linux
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Date: 
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:

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)

Please find attached a short mail I sent to Luis Villa for
inclusion in the next version of the Linux-Mindstorms-HOWTO.


Regards,
Hakan

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Hi,

A tidbit of information for the next version of the HOWTO:

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 :-( ).

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.

Georgs Homepage is at <URL:http://www.in.tum.de/~acher>

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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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