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My concern is, frankly, if I can't get enough current to drive the device, there is no value in going htis far, since cost of the hardware is a major constraint. Alternatively, as you suggest, some sort of hardware would need to be assembled to get around these issues. This issue may have killed it, at least for iOS, which is a shame.
I am not sure wifi is compatible with the end use of this device / solution. Like I said, it was confusing as some places said yes, others no. Thank you for clearing up the OTG and Apple question. I assumed iOS would as well due to the multitude of things that can be done with the devices.
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From what I have been reading, Android may have something similar, i.e., there is a library that will handle most of the heavy lifting.
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I know in Windows doing this is fairly easy as you direct the USB feed to the DirectX libraries (specifically DirectX Show, if I remember correctly) and it takes care of the hand-holding and convertion that is required. The same app works with multiple cameras, as well as a true webcam. Windows recognizes it simply as a webcam. The camera does not have any specific APIs, that I am aware of. I am not familiar with Apple in general, so I am not sure what is proprietary and what is not. The camera is fairly generic, as it borrows the same scheme as a USB webcam. This is somewhat connected to question 4, as I am wondering if it is a recognized / authorized device, if the current limit is increased.Īs for proprietary, I am assuming you mean the iOS / Apple side. That said, it appears from trying that 20 mA is not enough to even connect to a USB thumb drive.
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Question 1 was meant in general, is the output current limit hardware or software enforced?Ī coworker has a thermal camera attachment, which I am assuming would the same power requirements as what I am trying to use. Is there a software / hardware limitation with iOS? That seems a bit extreme when all other configurations can be tethered. However, not sure if this is true.ĥ) The only camera systems that I have been able to find like this that are compatible with iOS are wireless based. Which is it?ģ) Is there an app to allow for streaming of a USB camera to the display? Could one be made?Ĥ) For a USB device to work with iOS, does it require anything hardware wise? I have read somewhere that Apple devices requier an identification chip (forget proper term) to allow them to communicate with the device. Is this limit hardware or software set? If software, I am assuming it can be overridden.(?)Ģ) I have read some places that iOS does not support OTG, while other places say it does.
For testing this works, but going forward this presents a problem, which leads to the following questions.ġ) I found somewhere that the current limit in iOS devices was changed from 100 mA to 20 mA. The hub connects to the iOS device(s) by a USB->lightning adapter made by Apple. To combat problem 1, I have purchased a powered USB hub. Later, there may be a desire to either record the video or at least capture frames as images. I need to stream the video from the camera to the screen. The problems thus far are two fold:ġ) When the camera is plugged in, iOS recognizes it, but states it is not supported and draws too much power.Ģ) I have been unable to find an app for communicating with a USB camera, in the way I want. I have coworkers that have iPads and iPhones, but they have had hte same problem in trying to get this to work. The iOS device I have for testing is an iPod Touch running iOS 9.3. I have tried iOS and have hit what is a brick wall. For Windows, I used National Instruments Vision software to talk to it (overkill, really, but it was already installed).
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For Mac / Windows, the cameras come with software, but for Mac, I believe Photobooth works for talking to the cameras.
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On Android, the cameras use the on-the-go (OTG) protocol to handle the communications, and there was an app that I needed to install (Basic USB Camera works for what I need, at least for testing). These cameras are readily available from Amazon and the like, and are interpreted as webcams by Android / Mac / Windows. I am working on a project where we would like to use a USB endoscope with Android / Mac / Windows and iOS.