I just got my CMUcam5 Pixy and I notice that linux do not recognize it as a video device, I can not open it in cheese.
IS it possible to use Pixy cam as a video4liinux2 device?
Hello Mario,
We don’t have a video4linux driver for Pixy, sorry. (although I agree it would be cool 
Edward
Edward, I bought the pixy thinking on using it as a development board to learn how to develop my own v4l2 hardware and software, so hopefully I will develop a driver. but I have never wrote a linux driver nor a USB video device firmware. SO if you have any suggestions I will really appreciate it.
Hi Mario,
I don’t have much of a clue about v4l to be honest. But I assume that there is some kind of kernel-based USB api, not unlike the libusb API that libpixyusb uses. (have you played with libpixyusb?)
You might first write a bogus v4l module that outputs just a pure green frame (for example) to give yourself some confidence with the v4l ins and outs before tackling the USB related issues.
Edward
It just arrive few days ago I haven’t play much with it yet. I will start digging about vfl2 kernel modules.
Is pixy a USB video device class (UVC)?
Hi Mario,
It is not. It’s a custom USB device. Pixy is also does more than a webcam, so we thought UVC wasn’t a good fit.
Edward