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2 | W996[87]CF JPEG USB Dual Mode Camera Chip | ||
3 | Driver for Linux 2.6 (basic version) | ||
4 | ========================================= | ||
5 | |||
6 | - Documentation - | ||
7 | |||
8 | |||
9 | Index | ||
10 | ===== | ||
11 | 1. Copyright | ||
12 | 2. Disclaimer | ||
13 | 3. License | ||
14 | 4. Overview | ||
15 | 5. Supported devices | ||
16 | 6. Module dependencies | ||
17 | 7. Module loading | ||
18 | 8. Module paramaters | ||
19 | 9. Contact information | ||
20 | 10. Credits | ||
21 | |||
22 | |||
23 | 1. Copyright | ||
24 | ============ | ||
25 | Copyright (C) 2002-2004 by Luca Risolia <luca.risolia@studio.unibo.it> | ||
26 | |||
27 | |||
28 | 2. Disclaimer | ||
29 | ============= | ||
30 | Winbond is a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation. | ||
31 | This software is not sponsored or developed by Winbond. | ||
32 | |||
33 | |||
34 | 3. License | ||
35 | ========== | ||
36 | This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify | ||
37 | it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by | ||
38 | the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or | ||
39 | (at your option) any later version. | ||
40 | |||
41 | This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, | ||
42 | but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of | ||
43 | MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the | ||
44 | GNU General Public License for more details. | ||
45 | |||
46 | You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License | ||
47 | along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software | ||
48 | Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. | ||
49 | |||
50 | |||
51 | 4. Overview | ||
52 | =========== | ||
53 | This driver supports the video streaming capabilities of the devices mounting | ||
54 | Winbond W9967CF and Winbond W9968CF JPEG USB Dual Mode Camera Chips. OV681 | ||
55 | based cameras should be supported as well. | ||
56 | |||
57 | The driver is divided into two modules: the basic one, "w9968cf", is needed for | ||
58 | the supported devices to work; the second one, "w9968cf-vpp", is an optional | ||
59 | module, which provides some useful video post-processing functions like video | ||
60 | decoding, up-scaling and colour conversions. | ||
61 | |||
62 | Note that the official kernels do neither include nor support the second | ||
63 | module for performance purposes. Therefore, it is always recommended to | ||
64 | download and install the latest and complete release of the driver, | ||
65 | replacing the existing one, if present. | ||
66 | |||
67 | The latest and full-featured version of the W996[87]CF driver can be found at: | ||
68 | http://www.linux-projects.org. Please refer to the documentation included in | ||
69 | that package, if you are going to use it. | ||
70 | |||
71 | Up to 32 cameras can be handled at the same time. They can be connected and | ||
72 | disconnected from the host many times without turning off the computer, if | ||
73 | your system supports the hotplug facility. | ||
74 | |||
75 | To change the default settings for each camera, many parameters can be passed | ||
76 | through command line when the module is loaded into memory. | ||
77 | |||
78 | The driver relies on the Video4Linux, USB and I2C core modules. It has been | ||
79 | designed to run properly on SMP systems as well. An additional module, | ||
80 | "ovcamchip", is mandatory; it provides support for some OmniVision image | ||
81 | sensors connected to the W996[87]CF chips; if found in the system, the module | ||
82 | will be automatically loaded by default (provided that the kernel has been | ||
83 | compiled with the automatic module loading option). | ||
84 | |||
85 | |||
86 | 5. Supported devices | ||
87 | ==================== | ||
88 | At the moment, known W996[87]CF and OV681 based devices are: | ||
89 | - Aroma Digi Pen VGA Dual Mode ADG-5000 (unknown image sensor) | ||
90 | - AVerMedia AVerTV USB (SAA7111A, Philips FI1216Mk2 tuner, PT2313L audio chip) | ||
91 | - Creative Labs Video Blaster WebCam Go (OmniVision OV7610 sensor) | ||
92 | - Creative Labs Video Blaster WebCam Go Plus (OmniVision OV7620 sensor) | ||
93 | - Lebon LDC-035A (unknown image sensor) | ||
94 | - Ezonics EZ-802 EZMega Cam (OmniVision OV8610C sensor) | ||
95 | - OmniVision OV8610-EDE (OmniVision OV8610 sensor) | ||
96 | - OPCOM Digi Pen VGA Dual Mode Pen Camera (unknown image sensor) | ||
97 | - Pretec Digi Pen-II (OmniVision OV7620 sensor) | ||
98 | - Pretec DigiPen-480 (OmniVision OV8610 sensor) | ||
99 | |||
100 | If you know any other W996[87]CF or OV681 based cameras, please contact me. | ||
101 | |||
102 | The list above does not imply that all those devices work with this driver: up | ||
103 | until now only webcams that have an image sensor supported by the "ovcamchip" | ||
104 | module work. Kernel messages will always tell you whether this is case. | ||
105 | |||
106 | Possible external microcontrollers of those webcams are not supported: this | ||
107 | means that still images cannot be downloaded from the device memory. | ||
108 | |||
109 | Furthermore, it's worth to note that I was only able to run tests on my | ||
110 | "Creative Labs Video Blaster WebCam Go". Donations of other models, for | ||
111 | additional testing and full support, would be much appreciated. | ||
112 | |||
113 | |||
114 | 6. Module dependencies | ||
115 | ====================== | ||
116 | For it to work properly, the driver needs kernel support for Video4Linux, USB | ||
117 | and I2C, and the "ovcamchip" module for the image sensor. Make sure you are not | ||
118 | actually using any external "ovcamchip" module, given that the W996[87]CF | ||
119 | driver depends on the version of the module present in the official kernels. | ||
120 | |||
121 | The following options of the kernel configuration file must be enabled and | ||
122 | corresponding modules must be compiled: | ||
123 | |||
124 | # Multimedia devices | ||
125 | # | ||
126 | CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV=m | ||
127 | |||
128 | # I2C support | ||
129 | # | ||
130 | CONFIG_I2C=m | ||
131 | |||
132 | The I2C core module can be compiled statically in the kernel as well. | ||
133 | |||
134 | # OmniVision Camera Chip support | ||
135 | # | ||
136 | CONFIG_VIDEO_OVCAMCHIP=m | ||
137 | |||
138 | # USB support | ||
139 | # | ||
140 | CONFIG_USB=m | ||
141 | |||
142 | In addition, depending on the hardware being used, only one of the modules | ||
143 | below is necessary: | ||
144 | |||
145 | # USB Host Controller Drivers | ||
146 | # | ||
147 | CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=m | ||
148 | CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD=m | ||
149 | CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD=m | ||
150 | |||
151 | And finally: | ||
152 | |||
153 | # USB Multimedia devices | ||
154 | # | ||
155 | CONFIG_USB_W9968CF=m | ||
156 | |||
157 | |||
158 | 7. Module loading | ||
159 | ================= | ||
160 | To use the driver, it is necessary to load the "w9968cf" module into memory | ||
161 | after every other module required. | ||
162 | |||
163 | Loading can be done this way, from root: | ||
164 | |||
165 | [root@localhost home]# modprobe usbcore | ||
166 | [root@localhost home]# modprobe i2c-core | ||
167 | [root@localhost home]# modprobe videodev | ||
168 | [root@localhost home]# modprobe w9968cf | ||
169 | |||
170 | At this point the pertinent devices should be recognized: "dmesg" can be used | ||
171 | to analyze kernel messages: | ||
172 | |||
173 | [user@localhost home]$ dmesg | ||
174 | |||
175 | There are a lot of parameters the module can use to change the default | ||
176 | settings for each device. To list every possible parameter with a brief | ||
177 | explanation about them and which syntax to use, it is recommended to run the | ||
178 | "modinfo" command: | ||
179 | |||
180 | [root@locahost home]# modinfo w9968cf | ||
181 | |||
182 | |||
183 | 8. Module parameters | ||
184 | ==================== | ||
185 | Module parameters are listed below: | ||
186 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
187 | Name: ovmod_load | ||
188 | Type: bool | ||
189 | Syntax: <0|1> | ||
190 | Description: Automatic 'ovcamchip' module loading: 0 disabled, 1 enabled. | ||
191 | If enabled, 'insmod' searches for the required 'ovcamchip' | ||
192 | module in the system, according to its configuration, and | ||
193 | loads that module automatically. This action is performed as | ||
194 | once soon as the 'w9968cf' module is loaded into memory. | ||
195 | Default: 1 | ||
196 | Note: The kernel must be compiled with the CONFIG_KMOD option | ||
197 | enabled for the 'ovcamchip' module to be loaded and for | ||
198 | this parameter to be present. | ||
199 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
200 | Name: simcams | ||
201 | Type: int | ||
202 | Syntax: <n> | ||
203 | Description: Number of cameras allowed to stream simultaneously. | ||
204 | n may vary from 0 to 32. | ||
205 | Default: 32 | ||
206 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
207 | Name: video_nr | ||
208 | Type: int array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
209 | Syntax: <-1|n[,...]> | ||
210 | Description: Specify V4L minor mode number. | ||
211 | -1 = use next available | ||
212 | n = use minor number n | ||
213 | You can specify up to 32 cameras this way. | ||
214 | For example: | ||
215 | video_nr=-1,2,-1 would assign minor number 2 to the second | ||
216 | recognized camera and use auto for the first one and for every | ||
217 | other camera. | ||
218 | Default: -1 | ||
219 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
220 | Name: packet_size | ||
221 | Type: int array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
222 | Syntax: <n[,...]> | ||
223 | Description: Specify the maximum data payload size in bytes for alternate | ||
224 | settings, for each device. n is scaled between 63 and 1023. | ||
225 | Default: 1023 | ||
226 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
227 | Name: max_buffers | ||
228 | Type: int array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
229 | Syntax: <n[,...]> | ||
230 | Description: For advanced users. | ||
231 | Specify the maximum number of video frame buffers to allocate | ||
232 | for each device, from 2 to 32. | ||
233 | Default: 2 | ||
234 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
235 | Name: double_buffer | ||
236 | Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
237 | Syntax: <0|1[,...]> | ||
238 | Description: Hardware double buffering: 0 disabled, 1 enabled. | ||
239 | It should be enabled if you want smooth video output: if you | ||
240 | obtain out of sync. video, disable it, or try to | ||
241 | decrease the 'clockdiv' module parameter value. | ||
242 | Default: 1 for every device. | ||
243 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
244 | Name: clamping | ||
245 | Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
246 | Syntax: <0|1[,...]> | ||
247 | Description: Video data clamping: 0 disabled, 1 enabled. | ||
248 | Default: 0 for every device. | ||
249 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
250 | Name: filter_type | ||
251 | Type: int array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
252 | Syntax: <0|1|2[,...]> | ||
253 | Description: Video filter type. | ||
254 | 0 none, 1 (1-2-1) 3-tap filter, 2 (2-3-6-3-2) 5-tap filter. | ||
255 | The filter is used to reduce noise and aliasing artifacts | ||
256 | produced by the CCD or CMOS image sensor. | ||
257 | Default: 0 for every device. | ||
258 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
259 | Name: largeview | ||
260 | Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
261 | Syntax: <0|1[,...]> | ||
262 | Description: Large view: 0 disabled, 1 enabled. | ||
263 | Default: 1 for every device. | ||
264 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
265 | Name: upscaling | ||
266 | Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
267 | Syntax: <0|1[,...]> | ||
268 | Description: Software scaling (for non-compressed video only): | ||
269 | 0 disabled, 1 enabled. | ||
270 | Disable it if you have a slow CPU or you don't have enough | ||
271 | memory. | ||
272 | Default: 0 for every device. | ||
273 | Note: If 'w9968cf-vpp' is not present, this parameter is set to 0. | ||
274 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
275 | Name: decompression | ||
276 | Type: int array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
277 | Syntax: <0|1|2[,...]> | ||
278 | Description: Software video decompression: | ||
279 | 0 = disables decompression | ||
280 | (doesn't allow formats needing decompression). | ||
281 | 1 = forces decompression | ||
282 | (allows formats needing decompression only). | ||
283 | 2 = allows any permitted formats. | ||
284 | Formats supporting (de)compressed video are YUV422P and | ||
285 | YUV420P/YUV420 in any resolutions where width and height are | ||
286 | multiples of 16. | ||
287 | Default: 2 for every device. | ||
288 | Note: If 'w9968cf-vpp' is not present, forcing decompression is not | ||
289 | allowed; in this case this parameter is set to 2. | ||
290 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
291 | Name: force_palette | ||
292 | Type: int array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
293 | Syntax: <0|9|10|13|15|8|7|1|6|3|4|5[,...]> | ||
294 | Description: Force picture palette. | ||
295 | In order: | ||
296 | 0 = Off - allows any of the following formats: | ||
297 | 9 = UYVY 16 bpp - Original video, compression disabled | ||
298 | 10 = YUV420 12 bpp - Original video, compression enabled | ||
299 | 13 = YUV422P 16 bpp - Original video, compression enabled | ||
300 | 15 = YUV420P 12 bpp - Original video, compression enabled | ||
301 | 8 = YUVY 16 bpp - Software conversion from UYVY | ||
302 | 7 = YUV422 16 bpp - Software conversion from UYVY | ||
303 | 1 = GREY 8 bpp - Software conversion from UYVY | ||
304 | 6 = RGB555 16 bpp - Software conversion from UYVY | ||
305 | 3 = RGB565 16 bpp - Software conversion from UYVY | ||
306 | 4 = RGB24 24 bpp - Software conversion from UYVY | ||
307 | 5 = RGB32 32 bpp - Software conversion from UYVY | ||
308 | When not 0, this parameter will override 'decompression'. | ||
309 | Default: 0 for every device. Initial palette is 9 (UYVY). | ||
310 | Note: If 'w9968cf-vpp' is not present, this parameter is set to 9. | ||
311 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
312 | Name: force_rgb | ||
313 | Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
314 | Syntax: <0|1[,...]> | ||
315 | Description: Read RGB video data instead of BGR: | ||
316 | 1 = use RGB component ordering. | ||
317 | 0 = use BGR component ordering. | ||
318 | This parameter has effect when using RGBX palettes only. | ||
319 | Default: 0 for every device. | ||
320 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
321 | Name: autobright | ||
322 | Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
323 | Syntax: <0|1[,...]> | ||
324 | Description: Image sensor automatically changes brightness: | ||
325 | 0 = no, 1 = yes | ||
326 | Default: 0 for every device. | ||
327 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
328 | Name: autoexp | ||
329 | Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
330 | Syntax: <0|1[,...]> | ||
331 | Description: Image sensor automatically changes exposure: | ||
332 | 0 = no, 1 = yes | ||
333 | Default: 1 for every device. | ||
334 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
335 | Name: lightfreq | ||
336 | Type: int array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
337 | Syntax: <50|60[,...]> | ||
338 | Description: Light frequency in Hz: | ||
339 | 50 for European and Asian lighting, 60 for American lighting. | ||
340 | Default: 50 for every device. | ||
341 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
342 | Name: bandingfilter | ||
343 | Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
344 | Syntax: <0|1[,...]> | ||
345 | Description: Banding filter to reduce effects of fluorescent | ||
346 | lighting: | ||
347 | 0 disabled, 1 enabled. | ||
348 | This filter tries to reduce the pattern of horizontal | ||
349 | light/dark bands caused by some (usually fluorescent) lighting. | ||
350 | Default: 0 for every device. | ||
351 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
352 | Name: clockdiv | ||
353 | Type: int array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
354 | Syntax: <-1|n[,...]> | ||
355 | Description: Force pixel clock divisor to a specific value (for experts): | ||
356 | n may vary from 0 to 127. | ||
357 | -1 for automatic value. | ||
358 | See also the 'double_buffer' module parameter. | ||
359 | Default: -1 for every device. | ||
360 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
361 | Name: backlight | ||
362 | Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
363 | Syntax: <0|1[,...]> | ||
364 | Description: Objects are lit from behind: | ||
365 | 0 = no, 1 = yes | ||
366 | Default: 0 for every device. | ||
367 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
368 | Name: mirror | ||
369 | Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
370 | Syntax: <0|1[,...]> | ||
371 | Description: Reverse image horizontally: | ||
372 | 0 = no, 1 = yes | ||
373 | Default: 0 for every device. | ||
374 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
375 | Name: monochrome | ||
376 | Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
377 | Syntax: <0|1[,...]> | ||
378 | Description: The image sensor is monochrome: | ||
379 | 0 = no, 1 = yes | ||
380 | Default: 0 for every device. | ||
381 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
382 | Name: brightness | ||
383 | Type: long array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
384 | Syntax: <n[,...]> | ||
385 | Description: Set picture brightness (0-65535). | ||
386 | This parameter has no effect if 'autobright' is enabled. | ||
387 | Default: 31000 for every device. | ||
388 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
389 | Name: hue | ||
390 | Type: long array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
391 | Syntax: <n[,...]> | ||
392 | Description: Set picture hue (0-65535). | ||
393 | Default: 32768 for every device. | ||
394 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
395 | Name: colour | ||
396 | Type: long array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
397 | Syntax: <n[,...]> | ||
398 | Description: Set picture saturation (0-65535). | ||
399 | Default: 32768 for every device. | ||
400 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
401 | Name: contrast | ||
402 | Type: long array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
403 | Syntax: <n[,...]> | ||
404 | Description: Set picture contrast (0-65535). | ||
405 | Default: 50000 for every device. | ||
406 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
407 | Name: whiteness | ||
408 | Type: long array (min = 0, max = 32) | ||
409 | Syntax: <n[,...]> | ||
410 | Description: Set picture whiteness (0-65535). | ||
411 | Default: 32768 for every device. | ||
412 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
413 | Name: debug | ||
414 | Type: int | ||
415 | Syntax: <n> | ||
416 | Description: Debugging information level, from 0 to 6: | ||
417 | 0 = none (use carefully) | ||
418 | 1 = critical errors | ||
419 | 2 = significant informations | ||
420 | 3 = configuration or general messages | ||
421 | 4 = warnings | ||
422 | 5 = called functions | ||
423 | 6 = function internals | ||
424 | Level 5 and 6 are useful for testing only, when only one | ||
425 | device is used. | ||
426 | Default: 2 | ||
427 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
428 | Name: specific_debug | ||
429 | Type: bool | ||
430 | Syntax: <0|1> | ||
431 | Description: Enable or disable specific debugging messages: | ||
432 | 0 = print messages concerning every level <= 'debug' level. | ||
433 | 1 = print messages concerning the level indicated by 'debug'. | ||
434 | Default: 0 | ||
435 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
436 | |||
437 | |||
438 | 9. Contact information | ||
439 | ====================== | ||
440 | I may be contacted by e-mail at <luca.risolia@studio.unibo.it>. | ||
441 | |||
442 | I can accept GPG/PGP encrypted e-mail. My GPG key ID is 'FCE635A4'. | ||
443 | My public 1024-bit key should be available at your keyserver; the fingerprint | ||
444 | is: '88E8 F32F 7244 68BA 3958 5D40 99DA 5D2A FCE6 35A4'. | ||
445 | |||
446 | |||
447 | 10. Credits | ||
448 | ========== | ||
449 | The development would not have proceed much further without having looked at | ||
450 | the source code of other drivers and without the help of several persons; in | ||
451 | particular: | ||
452 | |||
453 | - the I2C interface to kernel and high-level image sensor control routines have | ||
454 | been taken from the OV511 driver by Mark McClelland; | ||
455 | |||
456 | - memory management code has been copied from the bttv driver by Ralph Metzler, | ||
457 | Marcus Metzler and Gerd Knorr; | ||
458 | |||
459 | - the low-level I2C read function has been written by Frederic Jouault; | ||
460 | |||
461 | - the low-level I2C fast write function has been written by Piotr Czerczak. | ||