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Firmware Loader Makes It Possible To Use Old Samsung TV Cameras On Linux (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/linux

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Probably so the camera could be updated on the fly and not be brickable via a random power cycle. Still seems stupid though.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

If it seems stupid, that just means that it was cheaper to do it this way.

Program ROM/EEPROM + RAM, or just RAM connected to a USB interface with a reset line tied to the camera processor? See the USB device ID connect , fill the ram with the camera software, toggle processor reset , off you go.