Hi Martin,

On Friday 28 September 2007, Martin Rubli wrote:
> Jörg, Laurent,
>
> On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:45:20 +0800, Laurent Pinchart
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> does the uvcvideo module export some controls that can be set via the
> >> sysfs filesystem? I'm looking for a way to toggle the status LED on and
> >> off. Or is this directly controlled my the hardware?
> >>
> >> My cam is the Logitech QuickCam Sphere MP.
> >
> > The LED is directly controlled by the hardware. There is no way to turn
> > it on or off from the computer.
>
> What Laurent said is partially true, the LED is by default controlled by
> the hardware. However, there is a way of influencing the behavior of the
> LED. There is an extension unit control that allows to set the LED to
> states like On, Off, Blinking, and Auto. The latter one is just the
> default.

My bad, I didn't know about that.

> I'll try to write up the necessary information in a quick spec and then
> post it. I may take me a few days though before I'll get around to do it,
> so if you're in a hurry feel free to drop me a quick e-mail and I can give
> you some raw information.

Ok. No hurry in my side. I'll try to merge the dynamic controls branch to the 
trunk this weekend to make playing with vendor controls easier.

Cheers,

Laurent Pinchart
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