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To: bob who wrote (6182)	2/7/1999 1:18:00 AM
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-wow- someone is actually using this thing. Sounds interesting. logitech.com ---------From Usenet Re: Connectix Quickcam VC Interfacing For Robotic Vision ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From Skip Carter Organization Taygeta Scientific Inc. Date Thu, 31 Dec 1998 04:31:30 -0800 Newsgroups comp.robotics.misc Message-ID References 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ R.B. Howey wrote: > > I am looking for any information on the I/O protocol required to interface > to the Logitech/Connectix "eyeball" style camera's. I would like to > interrogate it from DOS (lighter footprint than WIN95 for an on-board > controller) or from a microcontroller (possibly Tern TD40) using the > parallel port. > > Any hints would be appreciated. > The Linux community has developed code for these cameras, go to any Linux site and get the "HOWTO" for it. This doc gives the control protocol. Several programs implementing this in C are available, see for example the code at: ftp://ftp.taygeta.com/pub/Linux/misc/quickcam Be aware that all the different cameras have different control protocols, even from the same manufaturer. I have written code for PSC1000 microprocessor control of two Connectix cameras, the original B&W one and the Color 2, and they are quite different. The control protocol for VC version has not yet been made public, but I know that it EXPECTS to be talking to a PC DMA controller and so its essentially impossible to use on a microcontroller. -- Everett (Skip) Carter Phone: 831-641-0645 FAX: 831-641-0647 Taygeta Scientific Inc. INTERNET: skip@taygeta.com 1340 Munras Ave., Suite 314 WWW: taygeta.com Monterey, CA. 93940