With the release of version 2.0 of the FlyCapture SDK, users can program and operate Point Grey FireWire and USB imaging cameras in a Linux environment. FlyCapture 2.0 is compatible with the Ubuntu 8.04 distribution. Support for Ubuntu 10.04, including the Juju FireWire kernel driver stack, was added to the FlyCapture 2.1 release. For more information about getting started with FlyCapture 2.0 and Linux, see Related Article 330 below. 

For users who seek an alternative to the FlyCapture SDK, Point Grey recommends using the libdc1394 package from SourceForge to develop Linux-compatible applications for FireWire or USB cameras. The libdc1394 package includes some sample programs that demonstrate basic image acquisition and camera control.

libdc1394 Support for USB Cameras

Point Grey USB 2.0 cameras are designed to implement the IIDC 1394-based Digital Camera Specification. Beginning with version 2.1.0, you can use the libdc1394 package to program applications against Point Grey USB cameras. To enable the libdc implementation of IIDC over USB, you must have libusb-1.0 or later installed on the machine on which you compile applications. In most cases, no other modifications are necessary.  

Note: The current libdc1394 release does not recognize the Firefly FMVU-13S2 camera model. To use the FMVU-13S2 with your application, you must perform the following modifications:

• Edit the USB/control.c file, located in the libdc1394 source directory, by adding the camera vendor ID and camera ID to struct vendor_product_t as follows:
  
  { 0x1e10, 0x2002 }, // Point Grey High Res Firefly MV Color
  { 0x1e10, 0x2003 }, // Point Grey High Res Firefly MV Mono

• Recompile the application and re-install libdc1394. The FMVU-13S2 camera should now be compatible with your libdc1394 installation.

Note: The libdc1394 implementation of IIDC over USB is not supported with other USB cameras. It is only supported on Point Grey USB cameras because of our implementation of the IIDC specification.

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