Reference

uvideo(4)

USB video devices

NAME

uvideo – USB video devices

SYNOPSIS

uvideo* at uhub? video* at uvideo?

DESCRIPTION

The uvideo driver supports a range of USB Video Class (UVC) devices including webcams, camcorders and other cameras. UVC is a generic specification and many USB video devices follow it. The following models are known to work:

  • Apple built-in iSight

  • Chen-Source CM12402 Eagle IR Cam

  • Chicony Electronics 4807 (Lenovo X300 647815G Notebooks)

  • Dynex 1.3MP Webcam

  • Elgato Facecam Pro

  • eMPIA Technology 2761 (ASUS EeePC 701 Notebooks)

  • Jabra PanaCast 20

  • Lenovo EasyCamera (Lenovo IdeaPad s10e Notebooks)

  • Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Pro

  • Logitech QuickCam Communicate Deluxe

  • Logitech QuickCam Communicate MP

  • Logitech QuickCam Deluxe for Notebooks

  • Logitech QuickCam E 3500 Plus

  • Logitech QuickCam Fusion

  • Logitech QuickCam OEM (Dell Notebooks)

  • Logitech QuickCam Orbit AF

  • Logitech QuickCam Orbit MP

  • Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks

  • Logitech QuickCam Pro 5000

  • Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000

  • Logitech QuickCam Sphere AF

  • Logitech QuickCam Sphere MP

  • Logitech QuickCam Ultra Vision

  • Logitech Webcam C200

  • Logitech Webcam C310

  • Logitech Webcam C500

  • Logitech Webcam C920 Pro

  • Logitech Webcam C922 Pro

  • Logitech Webcam C930e

  • Logitech Webcam Pro 9000

  • Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000

  • Microsoft LifeCam VX-500

  • Microsoft LifeCam VX-700

  • OmniVision OV7670 (Dell XPS M1330 Notebooks)

  • Panasonic NV-GS320 Camcorder

  • Rocketfish 2MP AF Webcam

  • Sonix USB 2.0 Camera

  • SunplusIT Inc (Lenovo X1 Carbon 6th Generation Notebooks)

  • SuYin Acer Crystal Eye (Acer AspireOne Notebooks)

  • Vimicro Corp USB 2.0 Camera

If the uvideo device attaches successfully, it will attach the video(4) driver to provide higher-level access.

FILES

The driver needs a set of firmware for some devices which are loaded when a device gets attached:

/etc/firmware/uvideo_isight_05ac-8300
/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-1803
/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-1810
/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-1812
/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-1835
/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-1836
/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-1837
/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-1839
/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-183a
/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-183b
/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-183e
/etc/firmware/uvideo_r5u87x_05ca-1841

A prepackaged version of the firmware can be installed using fw_update(8).

SEE ALSO

intro(4), usb(4), video(4)

HISTORY

The uvideo driver first appeared in OpenBSD 4.4.

History