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author | Michael Krufky <mkrufky@linuxtv.org> | 2006-04-02 01:14:11 -0500 |
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committer | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org> | 2006-04-02 03:55:56 -0400 |
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V4L/DVB (3653h): Move usb v4l docs into Documentation/video4linux
- Move documentation for usb v4l devices from
Documentation/usb to Documentation/video4linux.
- Removed trailing whitespace.
- Update Kconfig help text links to reflect the new file locations.
Signed-off-by: Michael Krufky <mkrufky@linuxtv.org>
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>
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2 | ZC0301 Image Processor and Control Chip | ||
3 | Driver for Linux | ||
4 | ======================================= | ||
5 | |||
6 | - Documentation - | ||
7 | |||
8 | |||
9 | Index | ||
10 | ===== | ||
11 | 1. Copyright | ||
12 | 2. Disclaimer | ||
13 | 3. License | ||
14 | 4. Overview and features | ||
15 | 5. Module dependencies | ||
16 | 6. Module loading | ||
17 | 7. Module parameters | ||
18 | 8. Supported devices | ||
19 | 9. Notes for V4L2 application developers | ||
20 | 10. Contact information | ||
21 | 11. Credits | ||
22 | |||
23 | |||
24 | 1. Copyright | ||
25 | ============ | ||
26 | Copyright (C) 2006 by Luca Risolia <luca.risolia@studio.unibo.it> | ||
27 | |||
28 | |||
29 | 2. Disclaimer | ||
30 | ============= | ||
31 | This software is not developed or sponsored by Z-Star Microelectronics Corp. | ||
32 | Trademarks are property of their respective owner. | ||
33 | |||
34 | |||
35 | 3. License | ||
36 | ========== | ||
37 | This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify | ||
38 | it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by | ||
39 | the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or | ||
40 | (at your option) any later version. | ||
41 | |||
42 | This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, | ||
43 | but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of | ||
44 | MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the | ||
45 | GNU General Public License for more details. | ||
46 | |||
47 | You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License | ||
48 | along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software | ||
49 | Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. | ||
50 | |||
51 | |||
52 | 4. Overview and features | ||
53 | ======================== | ||
54 | This driver supports the video interface of the devices mounting the ZC0301 | ||
55 | Image Processor and Control Chip. | ||
56 | |||
57 | The driver relies on the Video4Linux2 and USB core modules. It has been | ||
58 | designed to run properly on SMP systems as well. | ||
59 | |||
60 | The latest version of the ZC0301 driver can be found at the following URL: | ||
61 | http://www.linux-projects.org/ | ||
62 | |||
63 | Some of the features of the driver are: | ||
64 | |||
65 | - full compliance with the Video4Linux2 API (see also "Notes for V4L2 | ||
66 | application developers" paragraph); | ||
67 | - available mmap or read/poll methods for video streaming through isochronous | ||
68 | data transfers; | ||
69 | - automatic detection of image sensor; | ||
70 | - video format is standard JPEG; | ||
71 | - dynamic driver control thanks to various module parameters (see "Module | ||
72 | parameters" paragraph); | ||
73 | - up to 64 cameras can be handled at the same time; they can be connected and | ||
74 | disconnected from the host many times without turning off the computer, if | ||
75 | the system supports hotplugging; | ||
76 | |||
77 | |||
78 | 5. Module dependencies | ||
79 | ====================== | ||
80 | For it to work properly, the driver needs kernel support for Video4Linux and | ||
81 | USB. | ||
82 | |||
83 | The following options of the kernel configuration file must be enabled and | ||
84 | corresponding modules must be compiled: | ||
85 | |||
86 | # Multimedia devices | ||
87 | # | ||
88 | CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV=m | ||
89 | |||
90 | # USB support | ||
91 | # | ||
92 | CONFIG_USB=m | ||
93 | |||
94 | In addition, depending on the hardware being used, the modules below are | ||
95 | necessary: | ||
96 | |||
97 | # USB Host Controller Drivers | ||
98 | # | ||
99 | CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=m | ||
100 | CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD=m | ||
101 | CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD=m | ||
102 | |||
103 | The ZC0301 controller also provides a built-in microphone interface. It is | ||
104 | supported by the USB Audio driver thanks to the ALSA API: | ||
105 | |||
106 | # Sound | ||
107 | # | ||
108 | CONFIG_SOUND=y | ||
109 | |||
110 | # Advanced Linux Sound Architecture | ||
111 | # | ||
112 | CONFIG_SND=m | ||
113 | |||
114 | # USB devices | ||
115 | # | ||
116 | CONFIG_SND_USB_AUDIO=m | ||
117 | |||
118 | And finally: | ||
119 | |||
120 | # USB Multimedia devices | ||
121 | # | ||
122 | CONFIG_USB_ZC0301=m | ||
123 | |||
124 | |||
125 | 6. Module loading | ||
126 | ================= | ||
127 | To use the driver, it is necessary to load the "zc0301" module into memory | ||
128 | after every other module required: "videodev", "usbcore" and, depending on | ||
129 | the USB host controller you have, "ehci-hcd", "uhci-hcd" or "ohci-hcd". | ||
130 | |||
131 | Loading can be done as shown below: | ||
132 | |||
133 | [root@localhost home]# modprobe zc0301 | ||
134 | |||
135 | At this point the devices should be recognized. You can invoke "dmesg" to | ||
136 | analyze kernel messages and verify that the loading process has gone well: | ||
137 | |||
138 | [user@localhost home]$ dmesg | ||
139 | |||
140 | |||
141 | 7. Module parameters | ||
142 | ==================== | ||
143 | Module parameters are listed below: | ||
144 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
145 | Name: video_nr | ||
146 | Type: short array (min = 0, max = 64) | ||
147 | Syntax: <-1|n[,...]> | ||
148 | Description: Specify V4L2 minor mode number: | ||
149 | -1 = use next available | ||
150 | n = use minor number n | ||
151 | You can specify up to 64 cameras this way. | ||
152 | For example: | ||
153 | video_nr=-1,2,-1 would assign minor number 2 to the second | ||
154 | registered camera and use auto for the first one and for every | ||
155 | other camera. | ||
156 | Default: -1 | ||
157 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
158 | Name: force_munmap | ||
159 | Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 64) | ||
160 | Syntax: <0|1[,...]> | ||
161 | Description: Force the application to unmap previously mapped buffer memory | ||
162 | before calling any VIDIOC_S_CROP or VIDIOC_S_FMT ioctl's. Not | ||
163 | all the applications support this feature. This parameter is | ||
164 | specific for each detected camera. | ||
165 | 0 = do not force memory unmapping | ||
166 | 1 = force memory unmapping (save memory) | ||
167 | Default: 0 | ||
168 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
169 | Name: frame_timeout | ||
170 | Type: uint array (min = 0, max = 64) | ||
171 | Syntax: <n[,...]> | ||
172 | Description: Timeout for a video frame in seconds. This parameter is | ||
173 | specific for each detected camera. This parameter can be | ||
174 | changed at runtime thanks to the /sys filesystem interface. | ||
175 | Default: 2 | ||
176 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
177 | Name: debug | ||
178 | Type: ushort | ||
179 | Syntax: <n> | ||
180 | Description: Debugging information level, from 0 to 3: | ||
181 | 0 = none (use carefully) | ||
182 | 1 = critical errors | ||
183 | 2 = significant informations | ||
184 | 3 = more verbose messages | ||
185 | Level 3 is useful for testing only, when only one device | ||
186 | is used at the same time. It also shows some more informations | ||
187 | about the hardware being detected. This module parameter can be | ||
188 | changed at runtime thanks to the /sys filesystem interface. | ||
189 | Default: 2 | ||
190 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
191 | |||
192 | |||
193 | 8. Supported devices | ||
194 | ==================== | ||
195 | None of the names of the companies as well as their products will be mentioned | ||
196 | here. They have never collaborated with the author, so no advertising. | ||
197 | |||
198 | From the point of view of a driver, what unambiguously identify a device are | ||
199 | its vendor and product USB identifiers. Below is a list of known identifiers of | ||
200 | devices mounting the ZC0301 Image Processor and Control Chips: | ||
201 | |||
202 | Vendor ID Product ID | ||
203 | --------- ---------- | ||
204 | 0x041e 0x4017 | ||
205 | 0x041e 0x401c | ||
206 | 0x041e 0x401e | ||
207 | 0x041e 0x4034 | ||
208 | 0x041e 0x4035 | ||
209 | 0x046d 0x08ae | ||
210 | 0x0ac8 0x0301 | ||
211 | 0x10fd 0x8050 | ||
212 | |||
213 | The list above does not imply that all those devices work with this driver: up | ||
214 | until now only the ones that mount the following image sensors are supported; | ||
215 | kernel messages will always tell you whether this is the case: | ||
216 | |||
217 | Model Manufacturer | ||
218 | ----- ------------ | ||
219 | PAS202BCB PixArt Imaging, Inc. | ||
220 | |||
221 | |||
222 | 9. Notes for V4L2 application developers | ||
223 | ======================================== | ||
224 | This driver follows the V4L2 API specifications. In particular, it enforces two | ||
225 | rules: | ||
226 | |||
227 | - exactly one I/O method, either "mmap" or "read", is associated with each | ||
228 | file descriptor. Once it is selected, the application must close and reopen the | ||
229 | device to switch to the other I/O method; | ||
230 | |||
231 | - although it is not mandatory, previously mapped buffer memory should always | ||
232 | be unmapped before calling any "VIDIOC_S_CROP" or "VIDIOC_S_FMT" ioctl's. | ||
233 | The same number of buffers as before will be allocated again to match the size | ||
234 | of the new video frames, so you have to map the buffers again before any I/O | ||
235 | attempts on them. | ||
236 | |||
237 | |||
238 | 10. Contact information | ||
239 | ======================= | ||
240 | The author may be contacted by e-mail at <luca.risolia@studio.unibo.it>. | ||
241 | |||
242 | GPG/PGP encrypted e-mail's are accepted. The GPG key ID of the author is | ||
243 | 'FCE635A4'; the public 1024-bit key should be available at any keyserver; | ||
244 | the fingerprint is: '88E8 F32F 7244 68BA 3958 5D40 99DA 5D2A FCE6 35A4'. | ||
245 | |||
246 | |||
247 | 11. Credits | ||
248 | =========== | ||
249 | - Informations about the chip internals needed to enable the I2C protocol have | ||
250 | been taken from the documentation of the ZC030x Video4Linux1 driver written | ||
251 | by Andrew Birkett <andy@nobugs.org>; | ||
252 | - The initialization values of the ZC0301 controller connected to the PAS202BCB | ||
253 | image sensor have been taken from the SPCA5XX driver maintained by | ||
254 | Michel Xhaard <mxhaard@magic.fr>. | ||