How to use a microscope under linux (?)

pacho2

Hi!

I have bought a microscope that can be connected to the computer using USB port for view some "shots" catched by the microscope. There are no driver for linux, and window$ driver doesn't work using wine :cry:

When I connect the microscope, "lsusb" says me that it has been detected, but I don't know how to "access" to the microscope. I thought that it was like a camera, but I don't know what driver or module must I use

Thanks a lot for your help

polle · Veteran Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Posts: 1498 Location: Belgium

what microscope is it?

this one?

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-314045-highlight-cpia.htm

frostschutz · Advocate Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 2977 Location: Germany

You should at least say what kind of device it is (vendor, model number, ...?), and probably post as much information about it as you can get from Linux (lsusb output et al). Also, when you say that you thought it was like a camera, does that mean that you actually tried to use it like a camera, or not?

pacho2 · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:35 pm Post subject:

This is the microscope:
http://www.bresser.de/index.php?id=55&act=pdis&actid=5116000

I bought it on Lidl

I will post the lsusb output tomorrow

Thanks

pacho2 · Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:39 pm Post subject:

lsusb output:

pacho2 · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:48 pm Post subject:

Nothing?

frostschutz · Advocate Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 2977 Location: Germany

Looks like a webcam, although I'm not sure which type. Try spca5xx (ebuild is in portage) and saa7134 (comes with the kernel). Try accessing the device with gphoto2. Tell us wether it worked or not.

Drunkula · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 6:32 pm Post subject:

I can only guess it is like a webcam connected to a microscope. You might have to use something like xawtv or other viewer capable of viewing USB video camera output.
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pacho2 · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject:

I will try it

Thanks for info

pacho2 · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 6:29 pm Post subject:

polle · Veteran Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Posts: 1498 Location: Belgium

found this about picart cam in gentoo, but I don't knwo if it's the same model as yours:

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Pixart_Webcam_on_2.6.x_kernel

pacho2 · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:51 pm Post subject:

Thanks, I have visited this link and I have intalled and loaded the module. Now, I am trying to "use" the camera, but I don't know how to do that?

Thanks a lot for your help

Pajarico · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:35 pm Post subject:

Hola Pacho2

Did you try to do a lsusb as the HOWTO posted by pollesuggests?
Do that and post it here, that might give some clues about what chipset does the cam have.

bye

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pacho2 · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject:

This is the output:

Pajarico · Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:57 pm Post subject:

polle · Veteran Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Posts: 1498 Location: Belgium

Have done some googling and this came up:

https://www.linux-community.de/Neues/story?storyid=15475

in the answer from lidle this got my attention:

pacho2 · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:56 pm Post subject:

I will read it

Thanks