QX5 USB microscope - Revision history

Donannie at 19:14, 10 December 2011

2011-12-10T19:14:46Z

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	both lights $ v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=lights=3		both lights $ v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=lights=3
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		+	If you'd like a gui to control lights and other QX5 features try qv4l2 while vlc is running. v4l2-ctl and qv4l2 are parts of the v4l-utils package in Debian Wheezy. This all worked with kernel version 3.1.0-1-686-pae.

Donannie at 14:49, 9 December 2011

2011-12-09T14:49:28Z

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	lights off: $ v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=lights=0		lights off: $ v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=lights=0
-	top light only $ v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=lights=1	+
-	bottom light only $ v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=lights=2	+	top light only $ v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=lights=1
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		+	bottom light only $ v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=lights=2
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	both lights $ v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=lights=3		both lights $ v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=lights=3

Donannie at 14:48, 9 December 2011

2011-12-09T14:48:27Z

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	You will then be able to start qx5view which should detect your microscope.		You will then be able to start qx5view which should detect your microscope.
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		+	Oops! qx5view doesn't compile since kernel 2.6.38 or so, but the QX5 does work as a capture device in vlc as /dev/video0. The lights can be controlled from the command line while vlc is running using:
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		+	lights off: $ v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=lights=0
		+	top light only $ v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=lights=1
		+	bottom light only $ v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=lights=2
		+	both lights $ v4l2-ctl --set-ctrl=lights=3
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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

Jimbley: Added category: Hardware

2009-05-07T00:11:01Z

Added category: Hardware

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	* [http://cpia2.sourceforge.net/ cpia2 driver on sourceforge]		* [http://cpia2.sourceforge.net/ cpia2 driver on sourceforge]
	* [http://www.playdigitalblue.com/products/qx5/info/ product website]		* [http://www.playdigitalblue.com/products/qx5/info/ product website]
		+	[[Category:Hardware]]

CityK: add link

2008-11-22T18:07:43Z

add link

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	The '''QX5 USB microscope''' is a computer-only microscope with magnification power of 10x, 60x and 200x. The QX5 is sold by Intel Play. Intel Play claims that the QX5 is not supported under GNU/Linux, but in fact the cpia2 kernel module supports it well.		The '''QX5 USB microscope''' is a computer-only microscope with magnification power of 10x, 60x and 200x. The QX5 is sold by Intel Play. Intel Play claims that the QX5 is not supported under GNU/Linux, but in fact the cpia2 kernel module supports it well.

-	The ~~cpia2~~ driver was recently ported to v4l2 and version 2.0 of the driver was released in September 2005; in February 2006 it was accepted into Andrew Morton's 2.6.16-rc4-mm2 experimental kernel branch; cf. [http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.16-rc4/2.6.16-rc4-mm2/broken-out/add-cpia2-camera-support.patch submission patch]. It will likely make it into the 2.6.16 kernel.	+	The [[Cpia2]] driver was recently ported to v4l2 and version 2.0 of the driver was released in September 2005; in February 2006 it was accepted into Andrew Morton's 2.6.16-rc4-mm2 experimental kernel branch; cf. [http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.16-rc4/2.6.16-rc4-mm2/broken-out/add-cpia2-camera-support.patch submission patch]. It will likely make it into the 2.6.16 kernel.

	This driver comes with two small applications: mview, a modified version of gqcam to view the output, and qx5view, a viewer that also controls the lights on the qx5 microscope. MJPEG Tools		This driver comes with two small applications: mview, a modified version of gqcam to view the output, and qx5view, a viewer that also controls the lights on the qx5 microscope. MJPEG Tools

CityK: 3 revision(s)

2008-11-04T02:25:14Z

3 revision(s)

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Revision as of 02:25, 4 November 2008

Liontooth: Updated -- the driver is on its way into 2.6

2006-03-19T22:10:22Z

Updated -- the driver is on its way into 2.6

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-	The '''QX5 USB microscope''' is a computer only microscope with magnification power of 10x, 60x and 200x. The QX5 is sold by Intel Play. Intel Play claims that the QX5 is not supported under GNU/Linux but the cpia2 kernel module supports it well. ~~In order~~ to ~~use~~ the ~~QX5 with a~~ 2.6.~~x Linux~~ kernel, it ~~is required~~ to get the latest version of cpia2 and qx5view from the cpia2 CVS.	+	The '''QX5 USB microscope''' is a computer-only microscope with magnification power of 10x, 60x and 200x. The QX5 is sold by Intel Play. Intel Play claims that the QX5 is not supported under GNU/Linux, but in fact the cpia2 kernel module supports it well.
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		+	The cpia2 driver was recently ported to v4l2 and version 2.0 of the driver was released in September 2005; in February 2006 it was accepted into Andrew Morton's 2.6.16-rc4-mm2 experimental kernel branch; cf. [http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.16-rc4/2.6.16-rc4-mm2/broken-out/add-cpia2-camera-support.patch submission patch]. It will likely make it into the 2.6.16 kernel.
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		+	This driver comes with two small applications: mview, a modified version of gqcam to view the output, and qx5view, a viewer that also controls the lights on the qx5 microscope. MJPEG Tools
		+	[http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net MJPEG Tools] can be used to record.
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		+	Until the driver reaches mainline, you will need to get the latest version of cpia2 and qx5view from the [http://cpia2.sourceforge.net/download.php cpia2 CVS] in order to use the QX5 with a 2.6.x Linux kernel.

	To build and load cpia2, you only have to do		To build and load cpia2, you only have to do
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	* [http://ygingras.net/images/wasp-eye2-60x.jpg image taken under GNU/Linux]		* [http://ygingras.net/images/wasp-eye2-60x.jpg image taken under GNU/Linux]
	* [http://cpia2.sourceforge.net/ cpia2 driver on sourceforge]		* [http://cpia2.sourceforge.net/ cpia2 driver on sourceforge]
-	* [http://www.playdigitalblue.com/products/qx5/info/ ~~company~~ website]	+	* [http://www.playdigitalblue.com/products/qx5/info/ product website]

Liontooth: /* External Links */

2006-03-19T21:48:10Z

External Links

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
-	*[http://www.playdigitalblue.com/products/qx5/info/ official website]	+	* [http://ygingras.net/images/wasp-eye2-60x.jpg image taken under GNU/Linux]
-	*[http://ygingras.net/images/wasp-eye2-60x.jpg image taken under GNU/Linux]	+	* [http://cpia2.sourceforge.net/ cpia2 driver on sourceforge]
		+	* [http://www.playdigitalblue.com/products/qx5/info/ company website]

YGingras: added some doc about support for the QX5

2005-10-07T02:55:55Z

added some doc about support for the QX5

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The '''QX5 USB microscope''' is a computer only microscope with magnification power of 10x, 60x and 200x. The QX5 is sold by Intel Play. Intel Play claims that the QX5 is not supported under GNU/Linux but the cpia2 kernel module supports it well. In order to use the QX5 with a 2.6.x Linux kernel, it is required to get the latest version of cpia2 and qx5view from the cpia2 CVS.

To build and load cpia2, you only have to do
: make install
: modprobe cpia2

You will then be able to start qx5view which should detect your microscope.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.playdigitalblue.com/products/qx5/info/ official website]
*[http://ygingras.net/images/wasp-eye2-60x.jpg image taken under GNU/Linux]