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They have a list of specific chips the firmware supports which is very useful but I couldn't find any concrete camera models this was for or the features the fi

They have a list of specific chips the firmware supports which is very useful but I couldn't find any concrete camera models this was for or the features the firmware supports. Maybe I missed it but it'd be nice to raise the visibility of that a bit more.

chpatrick 3y ago
I had the same problem. Which camera should I buy if I want to use this?
- bombcar 3y ago
  That’s something every project like this should highlight at the top - the robot firmware replacement for vacuums had that after the warning that it was a personal project and you get what he wants and that’s it. Perfection. If I want it, I know what to order. You can even get a bit of affiliate revenue.
  - pests 3y ago
    > the robot firmware replacement for vacuums had that after the warning that it was a personal project and you get what he wants and that’s it. I noticed this too back when that project was posted.
  - eichin 3y ago
    https://github.com/EliasKotlyar/Xiaomi-Dafang-Hacks https://github.com/EliasKotlyar/Xiaomi-Dafang-Hacks is a particularly good example, the top of the README is a list of camera models and pictures of the camera. (It also mentions "Any other Device with Ingenic T10/T20" at the end of the list, so it might overlap with OpenIPC somewhat?)
    - ZigFisher 3y ago
      Yes, you are right
- baby_souffle 3y ago
  > I had the same problem. Which camera should I buy if I want to use this? Their docs have a general "we don't provide specifics because $OEM can change the internals on a whim" disclaimer. That is true. OEMs can/will change the internals out but leave the model number the same. You see this ALL THE TIME with the cheap SOHO routers. However, those changes are _usually_ paired with a bump in version / revision on the product label. In any case, a community sourced page of devices that were - at one point in time - known to contain a supported chip would be helpful. Even if the OEM had changed the internals, at least you'd know that the internals have changed and that scouring eBay for an older serial number of the same model might get you a supported one. In any case, I opened up a few of the amcrest cameras I have lying around and found a poorly support ambrella SoC and another SoC that is not supported at all. -- EDIT: after talking with a friend that does a lot of hardware reverse engineering: ``` Plug the chipset that's well supported into Ali Express and then just hope that sellers put it in the listing and that it's accurate. You'll get lots of hits on bare boards / dev-kits where the SoC ID is the only unique thing about it but you might get a few "finished" devices that are listed as using the chip as well. ``` It's not perfect, but that might be _a_ way to find devices that should be supported.
mdaniel 3y ago
https://github.com/OpenIPC/wiki/blob/master/en/guide-supported-devices.md#supported-devices https://github.com/OpenIPC/wiki/blob/master/en/guide-support... says it was last updated 5 months ago so that seems like a reasonable place to start
ZigFisher 3y ago
Please check this https://github.com/openipc/builder?tab=readme-ov-file#list-of-known-and-supported-devices https://github.com/openipc/builder?tab=readme-ov-file#list-o... https://github.com/OpenIPC/wiki/blob/master/en/guide-supported-devices.md https://github.com/OpenIPC/wiki/blob/master/en/guide-support... https://github.com/topics/device-openipc https://github.com/topics/device-openipc https://openipc.org/supported-hardware/full-list https://openipc.org/supported-hardware/full-list

chpatrick 3y ago

I had the same problem. Which camera should I buy if I want to use this?

bombcar 3y ago
That’s something every project like this should highlight at the top - the robot firmware replacement for vacuums had that after the warning that it was a personal project and you get what he wants and that’s it. Perfection. If I want it, I know what to order. You can even get a bit of affiliate revenue.
- pests 3y ago
  > the robot firmware replacement for vacuums had that after the warning that it was a personal project and you get what he wants and that’s it. I noticed this too back when that project was posted.
- eichin 3y ago
  https://github.com/EliasKotlyar/Xiaomi-Dafang-Hacks https://github.com/EliasKotlyar/Xiaomi-Dafang-Hacks is a particularly good example, the top of the README is a list of camera models and pictures of the camera. (It also mentions "Any other Device with Ingenic T10/T20" at the end of the list, so it might overlap with OpenIPC somewhat?)
  - ZigFisher 3y ago
    Yes, you are right
baby_souffle 3y ago
> I had the same problem. Which camera should I buy if I want to use this? Their docs have a general "we don't provide specifics because $OEM can change the internals on a whim" disclaimer. That is true. OEMs can/will change the internals out but leave the model number the same. You see this ALL THE TIME with the cheap SOHO routers. However, those changes are _usually_ paired with a bump in version / revision on the product label. In any case, a community sourced page of devices that were - at one point in time - known to contain a supported chip would be helpful. Even if the OEM had changed the internals, at least you'd know that the internals have changed and that scouring eBay for an older serial number of the same model might get you a supported one. In any case, I opened up a few of the amcrest cameras I have lying around and found a poorly support ambrella SoC and another SoC that is not supported at all. -- EDIT: after talking with a friend that does a lot of hardware reverse engineering: ``` Plug the chipset that's well supported into Ali Express and then just hope that sellers put it in the listing and that it's accurate. You'll get lots of hits on bare boards / dev-kits where the SoC ID is the only unique thing about it but you might get a few "finished" devices that are listed as using the chip as well. ``` It's not perfect, but that might be _a_ way to find devices that should be supported.

mdaniel 3y ago

https://github.com/OpenIPC/wiki/blob/master/en/guide-supported-devices.md#supported-devices https://github.com/OpenIPC/wiki/blob/master/en/guide-support... says it was last updated 5 months ago so that seems like a reasonable place to start

ZigFisher 3y ago

Please check this https://github.com/openipc/builder?tab=readme-ov-file#list-of-known-and-supported-devices https://github.com/openipc/builder?tab=readme-ov-file#list-o... https://github.com/OpenIPC/wiki/blob/master/en/guide-supported-devices.md https://github.com/OpenIPC/wiki/blob/master/en/guide-support... https://github.com/topics/device-openipc https://github.com/topics/device-openipc https://openipc.org/supported-hardware/full-list https://openipc.org/supported-hardware/full-list