Just in time to create projects from that huge electronic camera & lens & electronics donation to SplatSpace, Electronics Weekly magazine just published an article about the new R-Pi operating system, with video and camera access improvements:
>From Electronics Weekly: *Raspberry Pi OS updated: camera and video access simplified* https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/products/raspberry-pi-development/raspberry-pi-os-updated-now-based-debian-bullseye-2021-11/ > Raspberry Pi OS, the custom operating system for Raspberry Pis, has had a > major upgrade. It is now based on Debian Bullseye, which has replaced > 2-year old Debian Buster. > [...] > There are some under-the-hood changes to file systems and printing, but > most of the changes are patches and upgrades to existing applications and > features. However, over and above the changes in Debian itself, the > Bullseye version of Raspberry Pi OS has a number of significant changes to > the desktop environment and to the support for Raspberry Pi hardware. > [...] > > - KMS (kernel mode-setting) video driver, an experimental option > before, is now the standard video driver in this release. This means that > any application written using standard Linux display APIs should run on > Raspberry Pi without modification. > - The driver used to access camera modules has been replaced with the > standard Linux libcamera API, making it easier for third parties to develop > camera hardware and software. > > Also from Electronics Weekly: *Digi-Key Makes AR app to support 2021 Boards Guide* https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/distribution/digi-key-makes-ar-app-support-2021-boards-guide-2021-11/ > Digi-Key Electronics has partnered with Make – the publishers behind the > maker magazines and books – to release an augmented reality (AR) app to > accompany its 2021 Boards Guide. > -- Scott G. Hall Raleigh, NC, USA [email protected] *Although kindness is rarely a job, no matter what you do it's always an option.*
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