Jon, I've recently been working with a USB "fiberscope" (a microscope camera for inspecting the ends of optical fibers).
When we got the device in, I plugged it into my Linux box and the correct video4linux drivers automatically loaded, and within minutes I was looking at output with the "Cheese" webcam viewer. The camera was identifying as a known USB webcam device . I'd expect the one you're looking at would as well. There's no guarantee, of course. For my application, I used the video4linux library to read in frames and process them for my own purposes. Hope this helps, --Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Elson" <el...@pico-systems.com> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Friday, May 2, 2014 11:15:21 AM Subject: [Emc-users] center finder camera I know there has been some discussion about using cameras for center/edge finding with LinuxCNC. I just found a camera/microscope that looks REALLY ideal, but have no idea if there is a Linux driver for the camera chip. See eBay item http://www.ebay.com/itm/321060396782?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 eBay item # is 321060396782 if the above line is messed up. it is 7 mm diameter, says 200X magnification. What I'd do is take a 3/4" R-8 end mill holder and fab a ring to permanently hold the scope, and have a groove for the cord to come out. Then, I'd find whatever pixel on the camera is at the center of rotation and make a permanent assignment of that pixel for the crosshairs. But, the eBay listing only specifies XP drivers. So, does anybody know how to find out whether there is a Linux driver for this camera? Any other comments on suitability of this unit? Thanks, Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available. Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available. Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
