Linux DCAM IEEE 1394 Hardware

Troubleshooting Linux DCAM Devices

If you are having trouble using the Image Acquisition Toolbox™ with a supported Linux^® DCAM IEEE^® 1394 hardware acquisition device, try the following:

1. Verify that your IEEE 1394 (FireWire) camera can be accessed through the dcam adaptor.

   • Make sure the camera is compliant with the IIDC 1394-based Digital Camera (DCAM) specification. Vendors typically include this information in documentation or data sheet that comes with the camera. If your digital camera is not DCAM compliant, you should be able to use the Linux Video adaptor.

2. Install the Image Acquisition Toolbox Support Package for DCAM Hardware.

   Starting with version R2014a, each adaptor is available separately through MATLAB^® Add-Ons. See Image Acquisition Support Packages for Hardware Adaptors for information about installing the adaptors.

3. Verify that your image acquisition hardware is functioning properly and that you have permission to access it.

   Be sure that your system and login have the proper permissions to access the hardware. See your system administrator if you need help.

   You can verify that your hardware is functioning properly by running Coriander. See your system administrator if you need help installing Coriander.

   If you can start the utility, run the utility, and close the utility without encountering any errors, the toolbox should be able to operate with your image acquisition device. If you encounter errors, resolve them before attempting to use the toolbox with the device.

4. To use DCAM on Linux, you need to have installed the libdc1394-22 package, as well as the libraw1394-11.