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-
- W996[87]CF JPEG USB Dual Mode Camera Chip
- Driver for Linux 2.6 (basic version)
- =========================================
-
- - Documentation -
-
-
-Index
-=====
-1. Copyright
-2. Disclaimer
-3. License
-4. Overview
-5. Supported devices
-6. Module dependencies
-7. Module loading
-8. Module parameters
-9. Contact information
-10. Credits
-
-
-1. Copyright
-============
-Copyright (C) 2002-2004 by Luca Risolia <luca.risolia@studio.unibo.it>
-
-
-2. Disclaimer
-=============
-Winbond is a trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation.
-This software is not sponsored or developed by Winbond.
-
-
-3. License
-==========
-This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-(at your option) any later version.
-
-This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-
-
-4. Overview
-===========
-This driver supports the video streaming capabilities of the devices mounting
-Winbond W9967CF and Winbond W9968CF JPEG USB Dual Mode Camera Chips. OV681
-based cameras should be supported as well.
-
-The driver is divided into two modules: the basic one, "w9968cf", is needed for
-the supported devices to work; the second one, "w9968cf-vpp", is an optional
-module, which provides some useful video post-processing functions like video
-decoding, up-scaling and colour conversions.
-
-Note that the official kernels do neither include nor support the second
-module for performance purposes. Therefore, it is always recommended to
-download and install the latest and complete release of the driver,
-replacing the existing one, if present.
-
-The latest and full-featured version of the W996[87]CF driver can be found at:
-http://www.linux-projects.org. Please refer to the documentation included in
-that package, if you are going to use it.
-
-Up to 32 cameras can be handled at the same time. They can be connected and
-disconnected from the host many times without turning off the computer, if
-your system supports the hotplug facility.
-
-To change the default settings for each camera, many parameters can be passed
-through command line when the module is loaded into memory.
-
-The driver relies on the Video4Linux, USB and I2C core modules. It has been
-designed to run properly on SMP systems as well. An additional module,
-"ovcamchip", is mandatory; it provides support for some OmniVision image
-sensors connected to the W996[87]CF chips; if found in the system, the module
-will be automatically loaded by default (provided that the kernel has been
-compiled with the automatic module loading option).
-
-
-5. Supported devices
-====================
-At the moment, known W996[87]CF and OV681 based devices are:
-- Aroma Digi Pen VGA Dual Mode ADG-5000 (unknown image sensor)
-- AVerMedia AVerTV USB (SAA7111A, Philips FI1216Mk2 tuner, PT2313L audio chip)
-- Creative Labs Video Blaster WebCam Go (OmniVision OV7610 sensor)
-- Creative Labs Video Blaster WebCam Go Plus (OmniVision OV7620 sensor)
-- Lebon LDC-035A (unknown image sensor)
-- Ezonics EZ-802 EZMega Cam (OmniVision OV8610C sensor)
-- OmniVision OV8610-EDE (OmniVision OV8610 sensor)
-- OPCOM Digi Pen VGA Dual Mode Pen Camera (unknown image sensor)
-- Pretec Digi Pen-II (OmniVision OV7620 sensor)
-- Pretec DigiPen-480 (OmniVision OV8610 sensor)
-
-If you know any other W996[87]CF or OV681 based cameras, please contact me.
-
-The list above does not imply that all those devices work with this driver: up
-until now only webcams that have an image sensor supported by the "ovcamchip"
-module work. Kernel messages will always tell you whether this is case.
-
-Possible external microcontrollers of those webcams are not supported: this
-means that still images cannot be downloaded from the device memory.
-
-Furthermore, it's worth to note that I was only able to run tests on my
-"Creative Labs Video Blaster WebCam Go". Donations of other models, for
-additional testing and full support, would be much appreciated.
-
-
-6. Module dependencies
-======================
-For it to work properly, the driver needs kernel support for Video4Linux, USB
-and I2C, and the "ovcamchip" module for the image sensor. Make sure you are not
-actually using any external "ovcamchip" module, given that the W996[87]CF
-driver depends on the version of the module present in the official kernels.
-
-The following options of the kernel configuration file must be enabled and
-corresponding modules must be compiled:
-
- # Multimedia devices
- #
- CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV=m
-
- # I2C support
- #
- CONFIG_I2C=m
-
-The I2C core module can be compiled statically in the kernel as well.
-
- # OmniVision Camera Chip support
- #
- CONFIG_VIDEO_OVCAMCHIP=m
-
- # USB support
- #
- CONFIG_USB=m
-
-In addition, depending on the hardware being used, only one of the modules
-below is necessary:
-
- # USB Host Controller Drivers
- #
- CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=m
- CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD=m
- CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD=m
-
-And finally:
-
- # USB Multimedia devices
- #
- CONFIG_USB_W9968CF=m
-
-
-7. Module loading
-=================
-To use the driver, it is necessary to load the "w9968cf" module into memory
-after every other module required.
-
-Loading can be done this way, from root:
-
- [root@localhost home]# modprobe usbcore
- [root@localhost home]# modprobe i2c-core
- [root@localhost home]# modprobe videodev
- [root@localhost home]# modprobe w9968cf
-
-At this point the pertinent devices should be recognized: "dmesg" can be used
-to analyze kernel messages:
-
- [user@localhost home]$ dmesg
-
-There are a lot of parameters the module can use to change the default
-settings for each device. To list every possible parameter with a brief
-explanation about them and which syntax to use, it is recommended to run the
-"modinfo" command:
-
- [root@locahost home]# modinfo w9968cf
-
-
-8. Module parameters
-====================
-Module parameters are listed below:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: ovmod_load
-Type: bool
-Syntax: <0|1>
-Description: Automatic 'ovcamchip' module loading: 0 disabled, 1 enabled.
- If enabled, 'insmod' searches for the required 'ovcamchip'
- module in the system, according to its configuration, and
- loads that module automatically. This action is performed as
- once soon as the 'w9968cf' module is loaded into memory.
-Default: 1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: simcams
-Type: int
-Syntax: <n>
-Description: Number of cameras allowed to stream simultaneously.
- n may vary from 0 to 32.
-Default: 32
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: video_nr
-Type: int array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <-1|n[,...]>
-Description: Specify V4L minor mode number.
- -1 = use next available
- n = use minor number n
- You can specify up to 32 cameras this way.
- For example:
- video_nr=-1,2,-1 would assign minor number 2 to the second
- recognized camera and use auto for the first one and for every
- other camera.
-Default: -1
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-Name: packet_size
-Type: int array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <n[,...]>
-Description: Specify the maximum data payload size in bytes for alternate
- settings, for each device. n is scaled between 63 and 1023.
-Default: 1023
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: max_buffers
-Type: int array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <n[,...]>
-Description: For advanced users.
- Specify the maximum number of video frame buffers to allocate
- for each device, from 2 to 32.
-Default: 2
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-Name: double_buffer
-Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <0|1[,...]>
-Description: Hardware double buffering: 0 disabled, 1 enabled.
- It should be enabled if you want smooth video output: if you
- obtain out of sync. video, disable it, or try to
- decrease the 'clockdiv' module parameter value.
-Default: 1 for every device.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: clamping
-Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <0|1[,...]>
-Description: Video data clamping: 0 disabled, 1 enabled.
-Default: 0 for every device.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: filter_type
-Type: int array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <0|1|2[,...]>
-Description: Video filter type.
- 0 none, 1 (1-2-1) 3-tap filter, 2 (2-3-6-3-2) 5-tap filter.
- The filter is used to reduce noise and aliasing artifacts
- produced by the CCD or CMOS image sensor.
-Default: 0 for every device.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: largeview
-Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <0|1[,...]>
-Description: Large view: 0 disabled, 1 enabled.
-Default: 1 for every device.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: upscaling
-Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <0|1[,...]>
-Description: Software scaling (for non-compressed video only):
- 0 disabled, 1 enabled.
- Disable it if you have a slow CPU or you don't have enough
- memory.
-Default: 0 for every device.
-Note: If 'w9968cf-vpp' is not present, this parameter is set to 0.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: decompression
-Type: int array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <0|1|2[,...]>
-Description: Software video decompression:
- 0 = disables decompression
- (doesn't allow formats needing decompression).
- 1 = forces decompression
- (allows formats needing decompression only).
- 2 = allows any permitted formats.
- Formats supporting (de)compressed video are YUV422P and
- YUV420P/YUV420 in any resolutions where width and height are
- multiples of 16.
-Default: 2 for every device.
-Note: If 'w9968cf-vpp' is not present, forcing decompression is not
- allowed; in this case this parameter is set to 2.
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-Name: force_palette
-Type: int array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <0|9|10|13|15|8|7|1|6|3|4|5[,...]>
-Description: Force picture palette.
- In order:
- 0 = Off - allows any of the following formats:
- 9 = UYVY 16 bpp - Original video, compression disabled
- 10 = YUV420 12 bpp - Original video, compression enabled
- 13 = YUV422P 16 bpp - Original video, compression enabled
- 15 = YUV420P 12 bpp - Original video, compression enabled
- 8 = YUVY 16 bpp - Software conversion from UYVY
- 7 = YUV422 16 bpp - Software conversion from UYVY
- 1 = GREY 8 bpp - Software conversion from UYVY
- 6 = RGB555 16 bpp - Software conversion from UYVY
- 3 = RGB565 16 bpp - Software conversion from UYVY
- 4 = RGB24 24 bpp - Software conversion from UYVY
- 5 = RGB32 32 bpp - Software conversion from UYVY
- When not 0, this parameter will override 'decompression'.
-Default: 0 for every device. Initial palette is 9 (UYVY).
-Note: If 'w9968cf-vpp' is not present, this parameter is set to 9.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: force_rgb
-Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <0|1[,...]>
-Description: Read RGB video data instead of BGR:
- 1 = use RGB component ordering.
- 0 = use BGR component ordering.
- This parameter has effect when using RGBX palettes only.
-Default: 0 for every device.
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-Name: autobright
-Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <0|1[,...]>
-Description: Image sensor automatically changes brightness:
- 0 = no, 1 = yes
-Default: 0 for every device.
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-Name: autoexp
-Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <0|1[,...]>
-Description: Image sensor automatically changes exposure:
- 0 = no, 1 = yes
-Default: 1 for every device.
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-Name: lightfreq
-Type: int array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <50|60[,...]>
-Description: Light frequency in Hz:
- 50 for European and Asian lighting, 60 for American lighting.
-Default: 50 for every device.
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-Name: bandingfilter
-Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <0|1[,...]>
-Description: Banding filter to reduce effects of fluorescent
- lighting:
- 0 disabled, 1 enabled.
- This filter tries to reduce the pattern of horizontal
- light/dark bands caused by some (usually fluorescent) lighting.
-Default: 0 for every device.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: clockdiv
-Type: int array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <-1|n[,...]>
-Description: Force pixel clock divisor to a specific value (for experts):
- n may vary from 0 to 127.
- -1 for automatic value.
- See also the 'double_buffer' module parameter.
-Default: -1 for every device.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: backlight
-Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <0|1[,...]>
-Description: Objects are lit from behind:
- 0 = no, 1 = yes
-Default: 0 for every device.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: mirror
-Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <0|1[,...]>
-Description: Reverse image horizontally:
- 0 = no, 1 = yes
-Default: 0 for every device.
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-Name: monochrome
-Type: bool array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <0|1[,...]>
-Description: The image sensor is monochrome:
- 0 = no, 1 = yes
-Default: 0 for every device.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: brightness
-Type: long array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <n[,...]>
-Description: Set picture brightness (0-65535).
- This parameter has no effect if 'autobright' is enabled.
-Default: 31000 for every device.
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-Name: hue
-Type: long array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <n[,...]>
-Description: Set picture hue (0-65535).
-Default: 32768 for every device.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: colour
-Type: long array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <n[,...]>
-Description: Set picture saturation (0-65535).
-Default: 32768 for every device.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: contrast
-Type: long array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <n[,...]>
-Description: Set picture contrast (0-65535).
-Default: 50000 for every device.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: whiteness
-Type: long array (min = 0, max = 32)
-Syntax: <n[,...]>
-Description: Set picture whiteness (0-65535).
-Default: 32768 for every device.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Name: debug
-Type: int
-Syntax: <n>
-Description: Debugging information level, from 0 to 6:
- 0 = none (use carefully)
- 1 = critical errors
- 2 = significant information
- 3 = configuration or general messages
- 4 = warnings
- 5 = called functions
- 6 = function internals
- Level 5 and 6 are useful for testing only, when only one
- device is used.
-Default: 2
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-Name: specific_debug
-Type: bool
-Syntax: <0|1>
-Description: Enable or disable specific debugging messages:
- 0 = print messages concerning every level <= 'debug' level.
- 1 = print messages concerning the level indicated by 'debug'.
-Default: 0
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-
-
-9. Contact information
-======================
-I may be contacted by e-mail at <luca.risolia@studio.unibo.it>.
-
-I can accept GPG/PGP encrypted e-mail. My GPG key ID is 'FCE635A4'.
-My public 1024-bit key should be available at your keyserver; the fingerprint
-is: '88E8 F32F 7244 68BA 3958 5D40 99DA 5D2A FCE6 35A4'.
-
-
-10. Credits
-==========
-The development would not have proceed much further without having looked at
-the source code of other drivers and without the help of several persons; in
-particular:
-
-- the I2C interface to kernel and high-level image sensor control routines have
- been taken from the OV511 driver by Mark McClelland;
-
-- memory management code has been copied from the bttv driver by Ralph Metzler,
- Marcus Metzler and Gerd Knorr;
-
-- the low-level I2C read function has been written by Frederic Jouault;
-
-- the low-level I2C fast write function has been written by Piotr Czerczak.