Future direction of driver

[sbertin@mindspring.com]

On  9 Sep, Henry Bruce wrote:
> On  9 Sep, R. Steven Rainwater wrote:
>> My vote is to stick with a generic name. Either CPiA for the
>> chipset being used or something related to VLSI Vision Ltd., the
>> company that makes the cameras. It might even be a good idea to
>> make the name more specific, like "CPiA-VV0670", just in case
>> VLSI Vision releases a different camera chipset next year.
> 
> I would agree with this approach. There are two issues to note
> 1. Vision WILL be releasing more camera chipsets next year
> 2. We have been taken over by STMicroElectronics. This means that device 
>    numbering will be prefixed by STV rather than VV. All chips also have a 
>    codename or acronym.

I would be wary of making the name too specific.  It may be possible to
handle multiple versions of the command set in the same module if they
aren't too different.

> Henry Bruce
> Software Development Manager
> Vision and Imaging Business Unit
> STMicroelectronics

It's good to see a representative of the manufacturer participating in
these discussions.

Scott J. Bertin
sbertin@mindspring.com


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