From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from ey-out-2122.google.com ([74.125.78.24]:62330 "EHLO ey-out-2122.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S934717AbZKYOiS (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:38:18 -0500 Received: by ey-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 4so1535958eyf.19 for ; Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:38:23 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4B0D415C.2010108@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:38:20 +0100 From: Ryan Raasch MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Guennadi Liakhovetski CC: Linux Media Mailing List Subject: Re: Camera sensor References: <4B0BE393.2080904@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: > On Tue, 24 Nov 2009, Ryan Raasch wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I have implemented a driver for the LZ0P374 Sharp CCD camera sensor. I have >> been using an old kernel, and now i am updating to the new soc_camera >> framework. My question is, is there anyone using this sensor? We bought the >> sensor with absolutely no documents, support to be found (lucky to get driver >> running). > > I've recently implemented a driver for a rj54n1cb0c camera, and I've seen > it being referred to as lz0p398m... A simplified version of it is > currently in the linux-next tree, and a more complete version has been > submitted for review to the list. Would be interesting if you could dig > out that driver from the mailing list archives and see how similar it is > to your camera. > > You can also see the patch-stack here > > http://download.open-technology.de/soc-camera/20091105/ > > apply it to linux 2.6.32-rc5 and look at the resulting > drivers/media/video/rj54n1cb0c.c file. > Thanks. I am looking at the code now. I have found the CMOS sensors are a little less confusing b/c of all the driving and clocking signals in the CCD chip. I will have a look at the code. Thanks again for your input. Ryan >> It was found on the Sandgate 2P Sophia Systems development kit. The sensor is >> mainly (only) sold in Asia. But at the time of our product release (~2006), >> this was the only CCD camera sensor to be found in quantities less than >> millions. > > Thanks > Guennadi > --- > Guennadi Liakhovetski, Ph.D. > Freelance Open-Source Software Developer > http://www.open-technology.de/