Re: [ql-users] WebCam
Wed, 06 Aug 2003 14:30:39 +0100,() Tarquin Mills [EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote: Peter Graf wrote: Tarquin Mills wrote: Am doing several secret projects for the QL, one was writing a Webcam driver. So there I am mottled black Q60 with webcam plugged in. Printed copy of a manual on how to develop non-wintel webcam drivers for my webcam's chipset, lying open on the desk. So I enter an SBASIC program to read the webcam version numbers from the cam. To find that SMSQ/E can only transmit from the par device. Where do I go from here? You'd probably need to jumper your IO card into EPP/ECP mode and directly access the parallel port hardware. A have plenty of documentation on how the original Sinclair QL worked (and know where to get more), but none on the Q60's ISA system and I/O card. Please could someone tell me where to buy the documentation? That said the manual that comes with the Q60 is better than Wintel PC documentation. The manual needs to be used in conjuction with passed QL manuals, while I know there will be few Q60 owners who are new to the QL, we all hope there are some. There's nothing to buy. You should download the tech ref manual from the website URL:http://www.q40.de/ Also have a look into the serial/par driver on the SMSQ/E sources to see how things are accessed. If you don't have that a very good reference is QDOS classic's sources from Mark Swift's site: URL:http://www.mswift.unisonplus.net/ql/ Also be advised that Peter does not read QL-Users (he unsubscribed again AFAIK) so you should direct other questions to the ql-developers mailing list (if you expect him to answer via the list)... or of course directly to his email. Finally the Qx0 manual that I am producing currently will be a full replacement manual for use with SMSQ/E and Qx0 so you won't have to resort to prior material. Regards, Phoebus -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
Re: [ql-users] WebCam
Peter Graf wrote: Tarquin Mills wrote: Am doing several secret projects for the QL, one was writing a Webcam driver. So there I am mottled black Q60 with webcam plugged in. Printed copy of a manual on how to develop non-wintel webcam drivers for my webcam's chipset, lying open on the desk. So I enter an SBASIC program to read the webcam version numbers from the cam. To find that SMSQ/E can only transmit from the par device. Where do I go from here? You'd probably need to jumper your IO card into EPP/ECP mode and directly access the parallel port hardware. A have plenty of documentation on how the original Sinclair QL worked (and know where to get more), but none on the Q60's ISA system and I/O card. Please could someone tell me where to buy the documentation? That said the manual that comes with the Q60 is better than Wintel PC documentation. The manual needs to be used in conjuction with passed QL manuals, while I know there will be few Q60 owners who are new to the QL, we all hope there are some. -- Tarquin Mills Bring back YS http://www.planet14.sonow4u.co.uk/
Re: [ql-users] WebCam
Tarquin Mills wrote: Am doing several secret projects for the QL, one was writing a Webcam driver. So there I am mottled black Q60 with webcam plugged in. Printed copy of a manual on how to develop non-wintel webcam drivers for my webcam's chipset, lying open on the desk. So I enter an SBASIC program to read the webcam version numbers from the cam. To find that SMSQ/E can only transmit from the par device. Where do I go from here? You'd probably need to jumper your IO card into EPP/ECP mode and directly access the parallel port hardware. Peter
Re: [ql-users] WebCam
On Sat, 2 Aug 2003 at 20:11:40, Tarquin Mills wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Hi Am doing several secret projects for the QL, one was writing a Webcam driver. So there I am mottled black Q60 with webcam plugged in. Printed copy of a manual on how to develop non-wintel webcam drivers for my webcam's chipset, lying open on the desk. So I enter an SBASIC program to read the webcam version numbers from the cam. To find that SMSQ/E can only transmit from the par device. Where do I go from here? All parallel printer interfaces for the QL are output only I am afraid, as far as I recall. Looking at the superQboard circuit diagram, that was output only. Certainly the Medic is. The only others I think are the serial port versions, which certainly are output only. Sturat did think of input on SGC (8-(# -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG
Re: [ql-users] WebCam
On Sat, 2 Aug 2003 at 22:46:45, Peter Graf wrote: (ref: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Tarquin Mills wrote: Am doing several secret projects for the QL, one was writing a Webcam driver. So there I am mottled black Q60 with webcam plugged in. Printed copy of a manual on how to develop non-wintel webcam drivers for my webcam's chipset, lying open on the desk. So I enter an SBASIC program to read the webcam version numbers from the cam. To find that SMSQ/E can only transmit from the par device. Where do I go from here? Ah sorry Tarquin - I didn't see the magic words Q60 I was confused by your closing comment on the SGC. -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@surname.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG
