Linux OV511 Driver: Status

Status of Chipsets and Features:

Status of support for various sensors, tuners, decoders, etc...:

Monochrome Sensors:

Sensor	Equivalent Color Sensor	Contrast Control	Brightness Control	Detected by Driver	Supported by Driver	Notes
OV6120	OV6620	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial**
OV6130	OV6630	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Partial**
OV6150	OV6650			No	No
OV7120	OV7620	Simulated with gamma control	Yes	Yes*	Yes
OV7135	OV7635	Unknown	Unknown	Yes (ov51x)	Partial** (ov51x)	Untested
OV7141	OV7640?	Simulated with gain control	Yes	Yes (ov51x)	Partial** (ov51x)	Untested
OV7148	OV7648	Simulated with gain control	Yes	Yes (ov51x)	Partial** (ov51x)	Untested
OV7149	OV7649	Simulated with gain control	Yes	Yes (ov51x)	Partial** (ov51x)	Untested
OV9120	OV9620			No	No
OV9121	OV9625			No	No

Notes:

*	Chip will be detected as the equivalent color sensor. If chip is fully supported, you can force detection as monochrome under the 2.xx drivers by loading ovcamchip with the "mono=1" param.
**	No explicit support for chip, although the equivalent color sensor is supported.

Color Sensors:

Sensor	Color Control	Contrast Control	Brightness Control	Hue Control	Detected by Driver	Supported by Driver	Notes
OV5017					Not an I2C chip	Not required	An ancient sensor. 384x288, no I2C. Probably no reason to support it.
OV5610					No documentation	No documentation	5.17 megapixel sensor. Unlikely to be used in webcams.
OV6620	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Should work fairly well with driver 1.60. 352x288 max resolution. Usage notes: 1. You should manually turn down the saturation (color) setting all the way. Most applications (e.g. xawtv) let you do this. 2. There might be a delay of a few seconds after starting capture before the image has stabilized and reached full brightness
OV6630(7)	Yes?	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yes (as 66308)	Yes (as 66308)	An older version of OV66308? I'll probably need to support this eventually.
OV6630(8)	Yes?	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Yes	Used in some OV518 cameras. It is a 3.3 volt version of the OV6620, with some minor differences.
OV6630(8)AE	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Not yet	Yes (treated as an OV6630)	Unstable	Similar to OV6630. I don't know the differences yet.
OV6630(8)AF	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yes (treated as an OV6630)	Unstable	Similar to OV6630. I don't know the differences yet.
OV6640					No	Not required yet	Same as OV6645, but also has analog output.
OV6645					No	Not required yet	Updated version of OV6630.
OV6650					No documentation	No documentation	More advanced version of OV6630/OV6640, with improved image processing. Intended for use in camera phones. Not documented yet.
OV7610	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Picture is noisy. This is partly the fault of the sensor itself.
OV76BE	Yes	Not yet	Yes (1.32)	Not yet	Yes	Yes	Image quality is good. Less noise than OV7610.
OV7620AE	Yes (1.40)	Simulated with gamma control (1.32)	Yes (1.32)	Not yet	Yes	Yes	A different version of the OV7620. OV says that it can be treated just like an OV7620 from the driver's perspective.
OV7620	Yes (1.40)	Simulated with gamma control (1.32)	Yes (1.32)	Not yet	Yes	Yes	Image is slightly underexposed. Quality is relatively good though.
OV7630					Yes (ov51x)	No	Same as OV7635, but also has analog output.
OV7630C					No (76h:31h)	No	Newer revision of OV7630?
OV7635					Yes (ov51x)	No	Updated version of OV7620.
OV7640	Yes	Simulated with gain control	Yes	Yes	Yes (ov51x)	Yes (ov51x)	Updated version of OV7620. Used in Sony EyeToy?
OV7645	Unknown				Yes (ov51x)	Unknown	Not sure what this is
OV7645B	Unknown				Yes (ov51x)	Unknown	Not sure what this is either
OV7648	Yes	Simulated with gain control	Yes	Yes	Yes (ov51x)	Yes (ov51x, as OV7640)	Chip scale package (smaller) version of OV7640. Not documented yet. Might be detected as OV7640.
OV7649					No documentation	No documentation	Same as OV7648, but different optics, and GBR4:2:2 output? Not documented or used yet. Might be detected as OV7640.
OV7650					No documentation	No documentation
OV7660					No documentation	No documentation	Can subsample to many standard resolutions
OV7663					No documentation	No documentation
OV7668					No documentation	No documentation
OV7670					No documentation	No documentation
OV7710					No (79:51@0x60)	No documentation
OV8600					No	No documentation	An 800x600 3.3 volt sensor.
OV8610	Yes	Simulated with gamma control	Yes	Yes	Yes (ov51x)	Yes (ov51x)	Updated version of OV8600.
OV86108					No	No	Unknown. Used in Aplux MU2-48
OV8610B					No	No	Saw it in the OV681 driver. Could have been a typo.
OV8610C					No	No	Variant of OV8610. Not sure what the differences are.
OV9610					No	No	Not used anywhere yet. 1280x1024 3.3 volt sensor. I can't detect it until I know the slave IDs.
OV9620					No	No	Updated version of OV9610. Used in combination with Sunplus bridge.
OV9625					No	No	Seems to be improved version of OV9630.
OV9630					No	No	Updated version of OV9620.
OV9640					No documentation	No documentation	Updated version of OV9630. Intended for use in camera phones.
OV9650					No documentation	No documentation	Can subsample to many standard resolutions
OV9652					No documentation	No documentation
OV9655					No documentation	No documentation	Supports scaling and other mobile applications features
OV9656					No documentation	No documentation
OV9657					No documentation	No documentation
OV2610					No (96/40?)	No	1600x1200 sensor.
OV2610AE					No (96/41?)	No	Who knows what this is...
OV2620					No documentation	No documentation	Updated version of OV2610. Intended for use in camera phones.
OV2630					No documentation	No documentation	Another 1600x1200 (2.0 MP) sensor
OV2631					No documentation	No documentation
OV2633					No documentation	No documentation
OV2640					No documentation	No documentation	Another 1600x1200 (2.0 MP) sensor
OV3610					No	No	2048x1536 (3.2MP) sensor.
OV3620					No documentation	No documentation	2040x1536 (3.2MP) 1/2" sensor with built-in shutter/zoom/focus/pan controller.
OV3630AA					No documentation	No documentation
OV3630AC					No documentation	No documentation

KS0127					Yes (1.xx driver only)	No	Video decoder, used in at least one video capture device.
KS0127B					Yes (1.xx driver only)	No	Video decoder. I don't know if it is used in an OV511 device yet. This is about the same as KS0127, but supports more captioning/intercast stuff.
SAA7111A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Another video decoder, similar to KS0127 but simpler. 320x240 and 640x480 are the supported resolutions.

4036 FY5 3X 1981	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes (2.23, with I2C support enabled)	Yes (2.23)	A TV tuner module. Supported by special tuner driver (included in driver package; not installed by default to prevent conflicts)
LG TPI8PSB02	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes (2.23, with I2C support enabled)	Partial (2.23)	A TV/FM tuner module. TV is supported by special tuner driver (included in driver package; not installed by default to prevent conflicts). FM support is not implemented yet.
LG TPI8PSB12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes (2.23, with I2C support enabled)	Probably (2.23)	A TV tuner module. Supported by special tuner driver (included in driver package; not installed by default to prevent conflicts)
Philips FI1216	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes (2.23, with I2C support enabled)	Probably (2.23)	A TV tuner module. Supported by special tuner driver (included in driver package; not installed by default to prevent conflicts)
Philips FI1216MF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes (2.23, with I2C support enabled)	Yes (2.23)	A TV tuner module. Supported by special tuner driver (included in driver package; not installed by default to prevent conflicts)

PT2313L	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes (2.23)	Yes (2.23)	Audio processor, used in Lifeview USB LifeTV. Supported by tda7313 driver (included in driver package)

Status of support for various USB bridge chips:

Device Detected by
Driver Supported by
Driver Notes

OV511 Yes Yes

OV511+ Yes Yes Slight corruption when viewing moving objects. This is not the sensor's fault, because I see it with the SAA7111A decoder too.

OV518 Yes Yes (2.16 required for color)
Requires ov518_decomp module when using 1.xx drivers. You can also grab single frames with the "d518" test software on the download page.

OV518+ Yes (1.44) Usually; some people can't make it work.
Same as OV518, but with more RAM and an 8 KHz audio interface (supported by usbaudio driver).

OV519
Yes (ov51x)
Yes (ov51x)
Replacement for the OV511 and OV518. JPEG compression, up to 800x600, 24Khz audio, 8051 microcontroller. Used in Sony EyeToy. Supported by experimental ov51x driver (you need an application that supports JPEG). Supposedly there is a 100-pin version of this, in addition to the more common 64-pin version.

OV528
N/A N/A This is a digital video/I2C to serial (RS-232?) bridge. Has internal JPEG compression engine. Is used in some PDA and phone cameras.

OV529 No, or N/A
No, or N/A Seems like an updated version of OV528. Probably no need to support this.

OV530
Yes (ov51x-1.12) Yes (ov51x-1.12) "Enhanced single-chip processor for USB PC camera". Seems to be an OV519, possibly with dual-mode and other features.

OV531 Unknown Unknown Dual-mode camera. Not much else known.

OV534
Unknown
Unknown Unknown. Same chip as OV531?

OV550
Unknown Unknown Unknown

OV681 N/A N/A This appears to be a clone of the Winbond W9967CF chip. Specs: "Dual mode JPEG USB controller. Fully compliant with ISO/IEC 10918-1 international JPEG standart,128L QFP". Supported by W9968CF project.

OV651 N/A
N/A Used in conjunction with OV681. Specs: "DSC Microcontroller (8-bit, 44QFP)"
FX2 "2800"
Yes (2.15)
Yes (2.17)
This is a high-speed USB chip (CY7C68013) made by Cypress Semi., with OmniVision firmware, for 640x480 sensors. I don't know the exact name of it yet. It's used in at least five cameras (Orange Micro iBot2, Trust 380 Aplux MU2-35/48/130). Works, but has some minor bugs relating to image stability.

FX2 "9000" No No This is a high-speed USB chip made by Cypress Semi., with OmniVision firmware. I don't know the exact name of it yet. OV sells an evaluation board for it, but I don't know if it's used in any retail devices yet. I think the "9000" design is for the >1.3 MPixel cameras.

Device	Detected by Driver	Supported by Driver	Notes
OV511	Yes	Yes
OV511+	Yes	Yes	Slight corruption when viewing moving objects. This is not the sensor's fault, because I see it with the SAA7111A decoder too.
OV518	Yes	Yes (2.16 required for color)	Requires ov518_decomp module when using 1.xx drivers. You can also grab single frames with the "d518" test software on the download page.
OV518+	Yes (1.44)	Usually; some people can't make it work.	Same as OV518, but with more RAM and an 8 KHz audio interface (supported by usbaudio driver).
OV519	Yes (ov51x)	Yes (ov51x)	Replacement for the OV511 and OV518. JPEG compression, up to 800x600, 24Khz audio, 8051 microcontroller. Used in Sony EyeToy. Supported by experimental ov51x driver (you need an application that supports JPEG). Supposedly there is a 100-pin version of this, in addition to the more common 64-pin version.
OV528	N/A	N/A	This is a digital video/I2C to serial (RS-232?) bridge. Has internal JPEG compression engine. Is used in some PDA and phone cameras.
OV529	No, or N/A	No, or N/A	Seems like an updated version of OV528. Probably no need to support this.
OV530	Yes (ov51x-1.12)	Yes (ov51x-1.12)	"Enhanced single-chip processor for USB PC camera". Seems to be an OV519, possibly with dual-mode and other features.
OV531	Unknown	Unknown	Dual-mode camera. Not much else known.
OV534	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown. Same chip as OV531?
OV550	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
OV681	N/A	N/A	This appears to be a clone of the Winbond W9967CF chip. Specs: "Dual mode JPEG USB controller. Fully compliant with ISO/IEC 10918-1 international JPEG standart,128L QFP". Supported by W9968CF project.
OV651	N/A	N/A	Used in conjunction with OV681. Specs: "DSC Microcontroller (8-bit, 44QFP)"
FX2 "2800"	Yes (2.15)	Yes (2.17)	This is a high-speed USB chip (CY7C68013) made by Cypress Semi., with OmniVision firmware, for 640x480 sensors. I don't know the exact name of it yet. It's used in at least five cameras (Orange Micro iBot2, Trust 380 Aplux MU2-35/48/130). Works, but has some minor bugs relating to image stability.
FX2 "9000"	No	No	This is a high-speed USB chip made by Cypress Semi., with OmniVision firmware. I don't know the exact name of it yet. OV sells an evaluation board for it, but I don't know if it's used in any retail devices yet. I think the "9000" design is for the >1.3 MPixel cameras.