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I guess you could skip step 3 entirely if you go for the ''Generic Analog Camera'' template instead, but where's the fun in that?
 
I guess you could skip step 3 entirely if you go for the ''Generic Analog Camera'' template instead, but where's the fun in that?
  
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Unfortunately the camera won't move, I have tried enableling the ''Pan/Tilt/Zoom'' (as well as the ''Camera Commands'') ''Commands'' in the device template but that didn't do much.  Basicly all that needs to be done is ''echo "<x-angle> <y-angle>" > /sys/class/video4linux/video0/pan_tilt'' to move it, which already works from the command line, but I'm not sure how to get LMCE to do it.
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Unfortunately the camera won't move, I have tried enabeling the ''Pan/Tilt/Zoom'' (as well as the ''Camera Commands'') ''Commands'' in the device template but that didn't do much.  Basicly all that needs to be done is ''echo "<x-angle> <y-angle>" > /sys/class/video4linux/video0/pan_tilt'' to move it, which already works from the command line, but I'm not sure how to get LMCE to do it.
  
  

Revision as of 04:42, 16 July 2007

How to add to your system

  1. Go to the webadmin, click on Show devices tree (at the bottom of the menu) and select the machine to which the camera is attached
  2. Create child device > Pick device template and pick the Motion Wrapper device template (#64)
  3. Go to the Motion Wrapper device if it's not already selected, Create child device > Pick device template
    1. Add a device category called USB Cameras and select Surveillance Cameras as the parent, save and close the window.
    2. Select logitech for the manufacturer and the newly created USB Cameras as the Device Category and hit Add device template
    3. Choose the 3rd option It's a simple, generic serial device... and type QuickCam Sphere as the name, then chose Add.
    4. Now go to Advanced > Device Templates (in the top bar) and pick the Device Template you have just created.
    5. Click Add a new controlled via category device, select Interfaces - Surveillance Video Interfaces #111 from the list and save
    6. Set Packages: to PWC Camera Drivers
    7. Under Device data add all of the same parameters that the Generic Analog Camera #66 template has.
    8. Save and close
  4. Go back to the Motion Wrapper device you added earlier in the devices tree, Create child device > Pick device template
  5. You should be able to select your newly added QuickCam Sphere from the list now.
  6. With a bit of patience some software will be installed automaticly and after regenerating the orbiter screens and a reload of the router your QuickCam Sphere should be available now.

I guess you could skip step 3 entirely if you go for the Generic Analog Camera template instead, but where's the fun in that?

Unfortunately the camera won't move, I have tried enabeling the Pan/Tilt/Zoom (as well as the Camera Commands) Commands in the device template but that didn't do much. Basicly all that needs to be done is echo "<x-angle> <y-angle>" > /sys/class/video4linux/video0/pan_tilt to move it, which already works from the command line, but I'm not sure how to get LMCE to do it.

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