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23. Other hardware

23.1 Amateur Radio

The following cards etc. are supported:

• KISS based Terminal Node Controllers
• Ottawa PI card
• Gracilis PacketTwin card
• Other Z8530 SCC based cards
• Parallel and serial port Baycom modems
• Soundblaster cards
• Soundcards based on the Crystal chipset

23.2 VESA Power Savings Protocol (DPMS) monitors

Support for power savings is included in the Linux kernel. Use setterm to enable support in the Linux console, and xset to enable support under X.

23.3 Touch screens

The Metro-X X-server is supporting the following touch screen controllers:

• Carrol Touch serial touch screen
  http://www.carrolltouch.com
• EloGraphics
• Lucas Deeco
• MicroTouch

23.4 Terminals on serial port

Old terminals can easily be used under Linux by connecting them to the serial port of your system. At least the following terminals will be supported:

• VT52
• VT100
• VT220
• VT320
• VT420

23.5 Joysticks

Joystick support is in the latest XFree86 distributions (3.3.x) and in kernel versions 2.1.xx and 2.2.xx. For older kernels the links below are usefull.

• Joystick driver
  For information check http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~vojtech/joystick. An FTP archive can be found at ftp://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/pub/linux/joystick.

Currently supported joysticks are:

• Amiga joysticks on Amiga
• CH Flightstick Pro compatibles with additional two hats and two buttons
• DirectPad Pro parallel port joystick interfaces ( http://www.ziplabel.com/dpadpro/index.html)
• FP Gaming Assasin 3D ( http://www.fpgaming.com/portfolio/assn3d.html)
• Gamepads with 6 and 8 buttons
• Genius Flight2000 Digital F-23 ( http://www.genius.kye.de/english/product/game.html)
• Gravis Blackhawk Digital ( http://www.gravis.com/products/js_blackhawkdigital.html)
• Gravis GamePad Pro ( http://www.gravis.com/products/gp_gamepadpro.html)
• Gravis Xterminator GamePad ( http://www.gravis.com/products/xterminator.html)
• Logitech CyberMan 2 ( http://www.cyberman2.de)
• Logitech ThunderPad Digital ( http://www.logitech.ch/Game+Controllers/ThunderPadDigital.html)
• Logitech WingMan Extreme Digital ( http://www.logitech.ch/Game+Controllers/WingManExtremeDigital.html)
• MadCatz Panther ( http://www.fpgaming.com/portfolio/panther.html)
• MadCatz Panther XL ( http://www.fpgaming.com/portfolio/panthxl.html)
• Microsoft SideWinder 3D Pro ( http://www.eu.microsoft.com/products/hardware/sidewinder/3Dpro/default.htm)
• Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro ( http://www.eu.microsoft.com/products/hardware/sidewinder/force-feedback/default.htm)
• Microsoft SideWinder GamePad ( http://www.eu.microsoft.com/products/hardware/sidewinder/gamepad/default.htm)
• Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro http://www.eu.microsoft.com/products/hardware/sidewinder/precision-pro/default.htm)
• Multisystem joysticks (Atari, Amiga, Commodore, Amstrad)
• Multisystem joysticks using 0.8.0.2 hw interface
• Nintendo Entertainment System (and clone - SVI, Pegasus ...) gamepads
• PDPI Lightning L4 gamecard ( http://www.pdpi.net)
• Sega Genesis (MegaDrive) gamepads
• Sega Master System gamepads
• Sega Saturn gamepads
• SNESKey parallel port joystick interfaces
• Sony PlayStation gamepads
• Standard joysticks with 2, 3 or 4 axes, and up to 4 buttons
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System gamepads
• ThrustMaster FCS compatibles with additional hat
• ThrustMaster Millenium 3D Inceptor ( http://www.thrustmaster.com/products/millennium.htm)
• ThrustMaster Rage 3D ( http://www.thrustmaster.com/products/rage3d.htm)
• TurboGraFX parallel port joystick interface ( http://www2.burg-halle.de/~schwenke/parport.html)

23.6 Video capture boards / Frame Grabbers / TV tuner

A couple of programs are available that support TV tuners. These are:

• BTTV http://www.thp.Uni-Koeln.DE/~rjkm/linux/bttv.html
• Xawtv
• Xtvscreen

All cards with Bt848/Bt848a/Bt849/Bt878/Bt879 and normal Composite/S-VHS inputs are supported. Teletext and Intercast support (PAL only) via VBI samples decoding in software.

• Adlink 7200 Digital I/O device
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/science/lab/adl7200-0.60.tar.gz
• Adlink 7300A Digital I/O device
  ftp://ftp.systemy.it/pub/develop/adl7300-0.04.tar.gz
• CMOS Video Conferencing Kit. The video capture card has a Bt849 chipset. It comes with a CCD camera.
• Data Translation DT2803
  
• Data Translation DT2851 Frame Grabber
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/video/dt2851-2.01.tar.gz
• Data Translation DT3155
  http://krusty.eecs.umich.edu/people/ncowan/linux/welcome.html
• Diamond DTV2000 (based on Bt848)
  
• Dipix XPG1000/FPG/PPMAPA (based on TI C40 DSP). Most add-on cards are supported.
  http://www.thp.Uni-Koeln.DE/~rjkm/linux/bttv.html or http://www.atlantek.com.au/USERS/wes/linux/frame.html. The driver can be found at ftp://ftp.atlantek.com.au/pub/ldipix
• Epix SVM
  
• Epix Silicon Video MUX series of video frame grabbing boards
  http://www.ssc.com/lj/issue13/npc13c.html
• FAST Screen Machine II
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/video/ScreenMachineII.2.0.tgz
• Hauppage Wincast TV PCI (based on Bt848)
  http://www.thp.Uni-Koeln.DE/~rjkm/linux/bttv.html
• Imaging Technology ITI/IC-PCI
  ftp://ftp.gom-online.de/pub/IC-PCI/icpci-0.3.2.tar.gz
• ImageNation Cortex I
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/video/cortex.drv.1.1.tgz
• ImageNation CX100
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/video/cxdrv-0.86.tar.gz
• ImageNation PX500
  ftp://ftp.systemy.it/pub/develop
• ImageNation PXC200
  ftp://ftp.systemy.it/pub/develop
• Imaging Technology Inc. IC-PCI frame grabber board
  ftp://gandalf.expmech.ing.tu-bs.de/pub/driver/icpci-0.2.0.tar.gz
• Matrix Vision MV-Delta
  http://www.matrix-vision.de/
• Matrox Meteor
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/video/meteor-1.4a.tgz
• Matrox PIP-1024
  http://www.powerup.com.au/~sobeyp/pip_tar.gz
• MaxiTV/PCI (based on ZR36120)
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/kernel/misc-cards/zr36120-971127.tgz
• Miro PCTV (based on Bt848)
  http://www.thp.Uni-Koeln.DE/~rjkm/linux/bttv.html
• MuTech MV1000 PCI
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/video/mv1000drv-0.33.tgz
• MuTech MV200
  http://www.powerup.com.au/~sobeyp/mu_tar.gz
• Philips PCA10TV (not in production anymore)
  ftp://ftp.il.ft.hse.nl/pub/tv1000/pctv1000.02.tgz
• Pinnacle PCTV (based on Bt848)
• Pro Movie Studio
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/video/PMS-grabber.3.0.tgz
• Quanta WinVision B&W video capture card
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/video/fgrabber-1.0.tgz
• Quickcam
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/video/qcam-0.7c-5.tar.gz
• Nomadic Technologies Sensus 700
  http://www.robots.com/ for common information. Alas, Nomadic Technologies has removed the page about the Sensus 700.
• Smart Video Recoder III (based on Bt848)
  http://www.thp.Uni-Koeln.DE/~rjkm/linux/bttv.html
• STB TV PCI Television Tuner (based on Bt848)
  http://www.thp.Uni-Koeln.DE/~rjkm/linux/bttv.html
• Tekram C210 (based on ZR36120)
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/kernel/misc-cards/zr36120-971127.tgz
• Video Blaster, Rombo Media Pro+
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/video/vid_src-0.7.tgz
• VT1500 TV cards
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/video/vt1500-1.0.9.tar.gz

23.7 Digital Camera

Currently there are five programs which can be used in combination with digital cameras.

• Camediaplay ( http://www.itojun.org/itojun.html)
  You can download it from ftp://ftp.itojun.org/pub/digicam/C-400L/unix/
• Photopc ( http://www.average.org/digicam/)
  It can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.average.org/pub/photopc/
• Qvplay ( http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~XG2K-HYS/index-e.html)
  It can be downloaded from http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~XG2K-HYS/qvplay-0.93.tar.gz
• JCAM, a Java application which allows digital camera owners to access and download pictures from a wide variety of popular digital cameras ( http://www.jcam.com)
  It can be downloaded from http://www.jcam.com/jcam/download.shtml
• gPhoto ( http://www.gphoto.org)
  It can be downloaded from http://www.gphoto.org/download.php3

Photopc can be extended with a graphical Tk frontend. This can be found at http://www.mediacity.com/~pwhite/Phototk/phototk.html. Also Qvplay cab be extended with a graphical Tk frontend, which can be found at http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~tormato/pub/qvplaytk-0.73c.tar.gz

Supported

• Agfa ePhoto line of cameras (photopc, camediaplay, JCAM)
  http://www.agfahome.com/ephoto/
• Apple QuickTake 200 (JCAM)
• Casio QV10, QV-10A, QV-11, QV-30, QV-70, QV-100, QV-200, QV-300, QV-700, QV-770 (qvplay)
  http://www.casio.com/digitalimaging/digital-results.cfm?ObjectGroup_ID=171
• Casio QV-10A, QV-11, QV-30, QV-70, QV-100, QV-300, QV-700, QV-770 (JCAM)
• Chinon ES-1000 (same hardware, protocol and image format as Kodak DC20) (JCAM)
  http://www.planet-interkom.de/oliver.hartmann/dc20secr.htm
• Epson "Colorio Photo" CP-100 (PhotoPC) (photopc, camediaplay)
  http://www.epson.com/cam_scan/
• Epson "Colorio Photo" CP-200 (PhotoPC 500) (photopc, camediaplay, JCAM)
  http://www.epson.com/cam_scan/
• Epson "Colorio Photo" CP-200 (PhotoPC 550) (JCAM)
• Epson "Colorio Photo" CP-500 (PhotoPC 600) (photopc, camediaplay, JCAM)
  http://www.epson.com/cam_scan/
• Epson "Colorio Photo" CP-500 (PhotoPC 700) (JCAM)
• Epson PhotoPC 550 (photopc, camediaplay)
  http://www.epson.com/cam_scan/
• Fuji DS-7, DX-5 (DS-10), DX-7 (DS-20), DX-9 (DS-30), DS-300, MX-700 (JCAM)
• HP Photo Smart Digital Camera (Some people say it is supported, others say it isn't !!??)
• Kodak DC-20, DC-25, DC-200/210 (JCAM)
  http://www.planet-interkom.de/oliver.hartmann/dc20secr.htm
• Olympus C-300L, C-320L, C-420L, C-800L, C-840L, C-1000L, C-1400L (JCAM)
  http://www.olympusamerica.com/digital/dhome.html
• Olympus "Camedia" C-400L (D-200L) (photopc, camediaplay, JCAM))
  http://www.olympusamerica.com/digital/dhome.html
• Olympus "Camedia" C-820L (D-320L) (photopc, camediaplay, JCAM))
  http://www.olympusamerica.com/digital/dhome.html
• Olympus C2000Z (photocd)
• Sanyo VPC-G200/G200EX (photopc, camediaplay)
  http://www.sanyo.co.jp/AV/CEmedia_e/products/digicam/digicam.html
• Sanyo DSC-V1 (VPC-G200E) (photopc, camediaplay)
  http://www.sanyo.co.jp/AV/CEmedia_e/products/digicam/digicam.html
• Sanyo DSC-X1 (VPC-X300) (JCAM)
• Sanyo DSC-X300 (photopc, camediaplay)
  http://www.sanyo.co.jp/AV/CEmedia_e/products/digicam/digicam.html
• Nikon Coolpix 600/900 (Coolpix 600 untested) (photopc)
  http://www.nikonusa.com/products/products.taf?id=128 and http://www.nikonusa.com/products/products.taf?id=129
• Sierra Imaging SD640 (photopc)
  http://www.sierraimaging.com/support/supchimgex.html
• Toshiba PDR-2 (not sure: photopc)
  http://www.toshiba.com/taisisd/dsc/indexj.htm

Unsupported

• Casio QV-120, QV-5000SX, QV-7000SX
• Kodak DC40, DC50, DC120

23.8 UPS

Various other UPS's are supported, read the UPS HOWTO

• APC SmartUPS
  http://www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/server/apcupsd
• APC-BackUPS 400/600, APC-SmartUPS SU700/1400RM
  http://www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/server/apcupsd
• Fenton PowerPal
  ftp://megatec.com.tw/Rups2/UNIX/v3.0.1 for downloads and manuals. Web site information can be found at http://www.fentonups.com/index2.htm
• Fenton Tele-UPS
  ftp://megatec.com.tw/Rups2/UNIX/v3.0.1 for downloads and manuals. Web site information can be found at http://www.fentonups.com/index2.htm
• Fenton PowerOn
  ftp://megatec.com.tw/Rups2/UNIX/v3.0.1 for downloads and manuals. Web site information can be found at http://www.fentonups.com/index2.htm
• UPS's with RS-232 monitoring port (genpower package)
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/ups/genpower-1.0.1.tgz
• MGE UPS's
  http://www.mgeups.com/download/softlib.htm and http://www.mgeups.com/download/software/linux/upsp.tgz
• A daemon to shut down and up computers connected to ups's. It's network aware and allows server- and client-mode
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/ups/powerd-2.0.tar.gz

23.9 Multifunction boards

• Pro Audio Spectrum 16 SCSI / Sound interface card

23.10 Data acquisition

The Linux Lab Project site collects drivers for hardware dealing with data acquisition, they also maintain some mailing lists dealing with the subject. I have no experience with data acquisition so please check the site for more details.

• Linux Lab Project
  http://www.llp.fu-berlin.de/

• CED 1401
• DBCC CAMAC
• IEEE-488 (GPIB, HPIB) boards
• Keithley DAS-1200
• National Instruments AT-MIO-16F / Lab-PC+

• Analog Devices RTI-800/815 ADC/DAC board
  contact Paul Gortmaker < gpg109@anu.edu.au>

23.11 Watchdog timer interfaces

• Berkshire Products PC Watchdog Card (ISA cards rev. A and C)
  Check ftp://ftp.bitgate.com/pub/bitgate/pcwd for the PC Watchdog program. A driver is included in recent kernels. More information on this product can be found at http://www.berkprod.com/wdog.htm
• ICS WDT500-P
  http://www.indcompsrc.com/products/data/html/wdt500-p.html
• ICS WDT501-P (with and without fan tachometer)
  http://www.indcompsrc.com/products/data/html/wdt500-p.html
• Outsource Engineering & Manufacturing Inc. Basic Watchdog Timer Board (ISA)
  Information can be found at http://www.ctec.net/basicwdt. Drivers currently running on 2.0.29, 2.0.33 and 2.0.36 kernels

23.12 Miscellaneous

• Mattel Powerglove
  
• AIMS Labs RadioTrack FM radio card
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/sound/radio/radiotrack-1.1.tgz
• Reveal FM Radio card
  ftp://magoo.uwsuper.edu/docs/radio.html
• Videotext cards
  ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/video/videoteXt-0.6.tar.gz