Logitec Brio webcam
Ive been trying to get this to work stable and reliably. Im not sure when but sometimes I get an image and the cam works. Then, it doesn't. Black.
When I check dmesg and lsusb, the device is there. I delete the cam from the dashboard and add it, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
When I unplug the cam and replug it, sometimes I loose a connection the printer (the blue screen, not yellow) and it wont reconnect upon restart or firmware restart. I reboot the pi and mainsail works again, but the cam wont.
I wonder if usb cams are working reliably, or maybe its just the Brio that isn't working properly?
I am using the USB cable that came with the cam, on PC's and laptops that works fine.
Any ideas?
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USB cams work fine yes. Your issue is most likely power related. The pi limits each usb port to 0.5A, and max 1.2A in total on all 4 ports. Try a powered hub.
Also if you connect it to a USB 2.0 port it will be limited to 1080p.
Hm ok. Thanks, I'll see what I can do.