UVIDEO(4)

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
•   eMPIA Technology 2761 (ASUS EeePC 701 Notebooks)
•   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.