The camera is powered by a special power box with screw-in power connectors at exactly the power the cams need. 12VDC 150mA as it is stamped on the camera. I started with a self-crimped BNC cable then switched to a machine made cable from RadioShack.
10 hours later....I have a blue screen when I set the camera in ZM. I'm using RGB24 palette, /dev/video0, channel 0, format 1.
Only strangeness I've noticed is that zmu from the cmd line keeps showing the format switching from PAL to NTSC. i change ZM/xawtv settings accordingly (even tho I think it should be NTSC since i'm in the USA) but still only blue screen
Debian Sarge
Linux 2.6.15.6
K-world 4-input 1-chip card
Intel motherbord chipset
/etc/modprobe.d/bttv:
options bttv card=77 tuner=4
Things I have tried:
- other capture palettes (gray gives black screen. all others besides RGB24 give red screen)
- Tried Sarge's kernel 2.6.8 first. blue screen
- xawtv shows the 4 inputs, but only blue screen. with other drivers xawtv doesn't show all inputs
- tried bttv driver from source. I couldn't get it to compile with kernel 2.6.15.6, but the lastest release is older than the version in my kernel: bttv-0.9.15 release. 0.9.16 in latest kernel
Logs:
- /tmp/zmdc.log
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'zmwatch.pl' started at 06/03/09 05:13:52
'zmwatch.pl' starting at 06/03/09 05:13:52, pid = 4104
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4098, valid
'zma -m 2' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4090, valid
'zmc -d /dev/video0' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4086, valid
'zmfilter.pl' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4094, valid
'zmwatch.pl' running at 06/03/09 05:13:52, pid = 4104, valid
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4098, valid
'zma -m 2' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4090, valid
'zmc -d /dev/video0' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4086, valid
'zmfilter.pl' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4094, valid
'zmwatch.pl' running at 06/03/09 05:13:52, pid = 4104, valid
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4098, valid
'zma -m 2' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4090, valid
'zmc -d /dev/video0' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4086, valid
'zmfilter.pl' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4094, valid
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Linux video capture interface: v1.00
bttv: driver version 0.9.16 loaded
bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:05.0[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 209
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:02:05.0, irq: 209, latency: 32, mmio: 0xf4000000
bttv0: using: GrandTec Multi Capture Card (Bt878) [card=77,insmod option]
bttv0: risc main @ 1ec42000
bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffefe1 [init]
bttv0: BT878A ARESET
bttv0: using tuner=4
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... not found
bttv0: registered device video0
bttv0: registered device vbi0
bttv0: video mux: input=0 mux=2
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
bt878: AUDIO driver version 0.0.0 loaded
bt878: Bt878 AUDIO function found (0).
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:05.1[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 209
bt878(0): Bt878 (rev 17) at 02:05.1, irq: 209, latency: 32, memory: 0xf4001000
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0000:02:05.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11)
0000:02:05.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11)
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### v4l2 device info [/dev/video0] ###
general info
VIDIOC_QUERYCAP
driver : "bttv"
card : "BT878 video (GrandTec Multi Cap"
bus_info : "PCI:0000:02:05.0"
version : 0.9.16
capabilities : 0x5000015 [VIDEO_CAPTURE,VIDEO_OVERLAY,VBI_CAPTURE,READWRITE,STREAMING]
standards
VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(0)
index : 0
id : 0xff [PAL_B,PAL_B1,PAL_G,PAL_H,PAL_I,PAL_D,PAL_D1,PAL_K]
name : "PAL"
frameperiod.numerator : 1
frameperiod.denominator : 25
framelines : 625
VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(1)
index : 1
id : 0x1000 [NTSC_M]
name : "NTSC"
frameperiod.numerator : 1001
frameperiod.denominator : 30000
framelines : 525
VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(2)
index : 2
id : 0x7f0000 [SECAM_B,SECAM_D,SECAM_G,SECAM_H,SECAM_K,SECAM_K1,SECAM_L]
name : "SECAM"
frameperiod.numerator : 1
frameperiod.denominator : 25
framelines : 625
VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(3)
index : 3
id : 0x400 [PAL_Nc]
name : "PAL-Nc"
frameperiod.numerator : 1
frameperiod.denominator : 25
framelines : 625
VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(4)
index : 4
id : 0x100 [PAL_M]
name : "PAL-M"
frameperiod.numerator : 1001
frameperiod.denominator : 30000
framelines : 525
VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(5)
index : 5
id : 0x200 [PAL_N]
name : "PAL-N"
frameperiod.numerator : 1
frameperiod.denominator : 25
framelines : 625
VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(6)
index : 6
id : 0x2000 [NTSC_M_JP]
name : "NTSC-JP"
frameperiod.numerator : 1001
frameperiod.denominator : 30000
framelines : 525
VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(7)
index : 7
id : 0x800 [PAL_60]
name : "PAL-60"
frameperiod.numerator : 1
frameperiod.denominator : 25
framelines : 625
inputs
VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT(0)
index : 0
name : "Composite0"
type : CAMERA
audioset : 0
tuner : 0
std : 0x7f3fff [PAL_B,PAL_B1,PAL_G,PAL_H,PAL_I,PAL_D,PAL_D1,PAL_K,PAL_M,PAL_N,PAL_Nc,PAL_60,NTSC_M,NTSC_M_JP,SECAM_B,SECAM_D,SECAM_G,SECAM_H,SECAM_K,SECAM_K1,SECAM_L]
status : 0x102 [NO_SIGNAL,NO_H_LOCK]
VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT(1)
index : 1
name : "Composite1"
type : CAMERA
audioset : 0
tuner : 0
std : 0x7f3fff [PAL_B,PAL_B1,PAL_G,PAL_H,PAL_I,PAL_D,PAL_D1,PAL_K,PAL_M,PAL_N,PAL_Nc,PAL_60,NTSC_M,NTSC_M_JP,SECAM_B,SECAM_D,SECAM_G,SECAM_H,SECAM_K,SECAM_K1,SECAM_L]
status : 0x0 []
VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT(2)
index : 2
name : "Composite2"
type : CAMERA
audioset : 0
tuner : 0
std : 0x7f3fff [PAL_B,PAL_B1,PAL_G,PAL_H,PAL_I,PAL_D,PAL_D1,PAL_K,PAL_M,PAL_N,PAL_Nc,PAL_60,NTSC_M,NTSC_M_JP,SECAM_B,SECAM_D,SECAM_G,SECAM_H,SECAM_K,SECAM_K1,SECAM_L]
status : 0x0 []
VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT(3)
index : 3
name : "Composite3"
type : CAMERA
audioset : 0
tuner : 0
std : 0x7f3fff [PAL_B,PAL_B1,PAL_G,PAL_H,PAL_I,PAL_D,PAL_D1,PAL_K,PAL_M,PAL_N,PAL_Nc,PAL_60,NTSC_M,NTSC_M_JP,SECAM_B,SECAM_D,SECAM_G,SECAM_H,SECAM_K,SECAM_K1,SECAM_L]
status : 0x0 []
video capture
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(0,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 0
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "8 bpp, gray"
pixelformat : 0x59455247 [GREY]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(1,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 1
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "8 bpp, dithered color"
pixelformat : 0x34324948 [HI24]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(2,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 2
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "15 bpp RGB, le"
pixelformat : 0x4f424752 [RGBO]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(3,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 3
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "15 bpp RGB, be"
pixelformat : 0x51424752 [RGBQ]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(4,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 4
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "16 bpp RGB, le"
pixelformat : 0x50424752 [RGBP]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(5,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 5
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "16 bpp RGB, be"
pixelformat : 0x52424752 [RGBR]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(6,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 6
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "24 bpp RGB, le"
pixelformat : 0x33524742 [BGR3]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(7,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 7
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "32 bpp RGB, le"
pixelformat : 0x34524742 [BGR4]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(8,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 8
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "32 bpp RGB, be"
pixelformat : 0x34424752 [RGB4]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(9,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 9
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "4:2:2, packed, YUYV"
pixelformat : 0x56595559 [YUYV]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(10,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 10
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "4:2:2, packed, YUYV"
pixelformat : 0x56595559 [YUYV]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(11,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 11
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "4:2:2, packed, UYVY"
pixelformat : 0x59565955 [UYVY]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(12,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 12
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "4:2:2, planar, Y-Cb-Cr"
pixelformat : 0x50323234 [422P]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(13,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 13
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "4:2:0, planar, Y-Cb-Cr"
pixelformat : 0x32315559 [YU12]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(14,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 14
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "4:2:0, planar, Y-Cr-Cb"
pixelformat : 0x32315659 [YV12]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(15,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 15
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "4:1:1, planar, Y-Cb-Cr"
pixelformat : 0x50313134 [411P]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(16,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 16
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "4:1:0, planar, Y-Cb-Cr"
pixelformat : 0x39565559 [YUV9]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(17,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
index : 17
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "4:1:0, planar, Y-Cr-Cb"
pixelformat : 0x39555659 [YVU9]
VIDIOC_G_FMT(VIDEO_CAPTURE)
type : VIDEO_CAPTURE
fmt.pix.width : 320
fmt.pix.height : 240
fmt.pix.pixelformat : 0x33524742 [BGR3]
fmt.pix.field : INTERLACED
fmt.pix.bytesperline : 960
fmt.pix.sizeimage : 230400
fmt.pix.colorspace : unknown
fmt.pix.priv : 0
video overlay
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(0,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
index : 0
type : VIDEO_OVERLAY
flags : 0
description : "8 bpp, gray"
pixelformat : 0x59455247 [GREY]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(1,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
index : 1
type : VIDEO_OVERLAY
flags : 0
description : "8 bpp, dithered color"
pixelformat : 0x34324948 [HI24]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(2,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
index : 2
type : VIDEO_OVERLAY
flags : 0
description : "15 bpp RGB, le"
pixelformat : 0x4f424752 [RGBO]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(3,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
index : 3
type : VIDEO_OVERLAY
flags : 0
description : "15 bpp RGB, be"
pixelformat : 0x51424752 [RGBQ]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(4,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
index : 4
type : VIDEO_OVERLAY
flags : 0
description : "16 bpp RGB, le"
pixelformat : 0x50424752 [RGBP]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(5,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
index : 5
type : VIDEO_OVERLAY
flags : 0
description : "16 bpp RGB, be"
pixelformat : 0x52424752 [RGBR]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(6,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
index : 6
type : VIDEO_OVERLAY
flags : 0
description : "24 bpp RGB, le"
pixelformat : 0x33524742 [BGR3]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(7,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
index : 7
type : VIDEO_OVERLAY
flags : 0
description : "32 bpp RGB, le"
pixelformat : 0x34524742 [BGR4]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(8,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
index : 8
type : VIDEO_OVERLAY
flags : 0
description : "32 bpp RGB, be"
pixelformat : 0x34424752 [RGB4]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(9,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
index : 9
type : VIDEO_OVERLAY
flags : 0
description : "4:2:2, packed, YUYV"
pixelformat : 0x56595559 [YUYV]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(10,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
index : 10
type : VIDEO_OVERLAY
flags : 0
description : "4:2:2, packed, YUYV"
pixelformat : 0x56595559 [YUYV]
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(11,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
index : 11
type : VIDEO_OVERLAY
flags : 0
description : "4:2:2, packed, UYVY"
pixelformat : 0x59565955 [UYVY]
VIDIOC_G_FMT(VIDEO_OVERLAY)
type : VIDEO_OVERLAY
fmt.win.w.left : 0
fmt.win.w.top : 0
fmt.win.w.width : 320
fmt.win.w.height : 240
fmt.win.field : ANY
fmt.win.chromakey : 0
fmt.win.clips : (nil)
fmt.win.clipcount : 0
fmt.win.bitmap : (nil)
VIDIOC_G_FBUF
capability : 0x4 [LIST_CLIPPING]
flags : 0x0 []
base : (nil)
fmt.width : 0
fmt.height : 0
fmt.pixelformat : 0x00000000 [....]
fmt.field : ANY
fmt.bytesperline : 0
fmt.sizeimage : 0
fmt.colorspace : unknown
fmt.priv : 0
vbi capture
VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(0,VBI_CAPTURE)
index : 0
type : VBI_CAPTURE
flags : 0
description : "vbi data"
pixelformat : 0x59455247 [GREY]
VIDIOC_G_FMT(VBI_CAPTURE)
type : VBI_CAPTURE
fmt.vbi.sampling_rate : 35468950
fmt.vbi.offset : 244
fmt.vbi.samples_per_line: 2048
fmt.vbi.sample_format : 0x59455247 [GREY]
fmt.vbi.start[0] : 7
fmt.vbi.start[1] : 319
fmt.vbi.count[0] : 16
fmt.vbi.count[1] : 16
fmt.vbi.flags : 0
controls
VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(BASE+0)
id : 9963776
type : INTEGER
name : "Brightness"
minimum : 0
maximum : 65535
step : 256
default_value : 32768
flags : 0
VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(BASE+1)
id : 9963777
type : INTEGER
name : "Contrast"
minimum : 0
maximum : 65535
step : 128
default_value : 32768
flags : 0
VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(BASE+2)
id : 9963778
type : INTEGER
name : "Saturation"
minimum : 0
maximum : 65535
step : 128
default_value : 32768
flags : 0
VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(BASE+3)
id : 9963779
type : INTEGER
name : "Hue"
minimum : 0
maximum : 65535
step : 256
default_value : 32768
flags : 0
VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(BASE+9)
id : 9963785
type : BOOLEAN
name : "Mute"
minimum : 0
maximum : 1
step : 0
default_value : 0
flags : 0
VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+0)
id : 134217728
type : BOOLEAN
name : "chroma agc"
minimum : 0
maximum : 1
step : 0
default_value : 0
flags : 0
VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+1)
id : 134217729
type : BOOLEAN
name : "combfilter"
minimum : 0
maximum : 1
step : 0
default_value : 0
flags : 0
VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+2)
id : 134217730
type : BOOLEAN
name : "automute"
minimum : 0
maximum : 1
step : 0
default_value : 0
flags : 0
VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+3)
id : 134217731
type : BOOLEAN
name : "luma decimation filter"
minimum : 0
maximum : 1
step : 0
default_value : 0
flags : 0
VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+4)
id : 134217732
type : BOOLEAN
name : "agc crush"
minimum : 0
maximum : 1
step : 0
default_value : 0
flags : 0
VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+5)
id : 134217733
type : BOOLEAN
name : "vcr hack"
minimum : 0
maximum : 1
step : 0
default_value : 0
flags : 0
VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+6)
id : 134217734
type : INTEGER
name : "whitecrush upper"
minimum : 0
maximum : 255
step : 1
default_value : 207
flags : 0
VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+7)
id : 134217735
type : INTEGER
name : "whitecrush lower"
minimum : 0
maximum : 255
step : 1
default_value : 127
flags : 0
VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+8)
id : 134217736
type : INTEGER
name : "uv ratio"
minimum : 0
maximum : 100
step : 1
default_value : 50
flags : 0
VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+9)
id : 134217737
type : BOOLEAN
name : "full luma range"
minimum : 0
maximum : 1
step : 0
default_value : 0
flags : 0
VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+10)
id : 134217738
type : INTEGER
name : "coring"
minimum : 0
maximum : 3
step : 1
default_value : 0
flags : 0
### video4linux device info [/dev/video0] ###
general info
VIDIOCGCAP
name : "BT878 video (GrandTec Multi Cap"
type : 0xab [CAPTURE,TUNER,OVERLAY,CLIPPING,SCALES]
channels : 4
audios : 0
maxwidth : 924
maxheight : 576
minwidth : 48
minheight : 32
channels
VIDIOCGCHAN(0)
channel : 0
name : "Composite0"
tuners : 0
flags : 0x2 [AUDIO]
type : CAMERA
norm : 0
VIDIOCGCHAN(1)
channel : 1
name : "Composite1"
tuners : 0
flags : 0x2 [AUDIO]
type : CAMERA
norm : 0
VIDIOCGCHAN(2)
channel : 2
name : "Composite2"
tuners : 0
flags : 0x2 [AUDIO]
type : CAMERA
norm : 0
VIDIOCGCHAN(3)
channel : 3
name : "Composite3"
tuners : 0
flags : 0x2 [AUDIO]
type : CAMERA
norm : 0
tuner
ioctl VIDIOCGTUNER: Invalid argument
audio
VIDIOCGAUDIO
audio : 0
volume : 0
bass : 0
treble : 0
picture
VIDIOCGPICT
brightness : 32768
hue : 32768
colour : 32768
contrast : 32768
whiteness : 0
depth : 24
palette : RGB24
buffer
VIDIOCGFBUF
base : (nil)
height : 0
width : 0
depth : 1
bytesperline : 0
window
VIDIOCGWIN
x : 0
y : 0
width : 320
height : 240
chromakey : 0
flags : 0
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Video Capabilities
Name: BT878 video (GrandTec Multi Cap
Type: 171
Can capture
Can tune
Overlay onto frame buffer
Can clip
Scalable
Video Channels: 4
Audio Channels: 0
Maximum Width: 924
Maximum Height: 576
Minimum Width: 48
Minimum Height: 32
Window Attributes
X Offset: 0
Y Offset: 0
Width: 320
Height: 240
Picture Attributes
Palette: 4 - 24bit RGB
Colour Depth: 24
Brightness: 32768
Hue: 32768
Colour :32768
Contrast: 32768
Whiteness: 0
Channel 0 Attributes
Name: Composite0
Channel: 0
Flags: 2
Channel has audio
Type: 2 - Camera
Format: 0 - PAL
Channel 1 Attributes
Name: Composite1
Channel: 1
Flags: 2
Channel has audio
Type: 2 - Camera
Format: 0 - PAL
Channel 2 Attributes
Name: Composite2
Channel: 2
Flags: 2
Channel has audio
Type: 2 - Camera
Format: 0 - PAL
Channel 3 Attributes
Name: Composite3
Channel: 3
Flags: 2
Channel has audio
Type: 2 - Camera
Format: 0 - PAL
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