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March 19, 2026
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licenses brightsense camera driver

  • March 19, 2026
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I'm trying to figure out how to make a driver for your camera. The problem seems to be the licensing. The driver is all GPL which would be fine because with the datasheet i could figure out all the calls i need to make my driver work on a non linux device. The problem is the patches. The only place i can find about the patches are on the github driver page. Are they located another place thats not under GPL.

* https://github.com/STMicroelectronics/vd56g3-linux-driver

Best answer by cam_question

I see what you mean.  So all the camera's in production now are VDxxGxCCA camera's.  Which is great news thanks for clearing this up for me.  

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You can tell it's a VDxxGxCCA because of device_revision

Screenshot from 2026-03-19 11-32-09.png

They don't need the firmware patch

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Or the software patch

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ST Employee
March 19, 2026

Hello, 

Regarding patches for VD56G3 you don't need with the version currently on the market. So don't need to put it on your own driver is legacy support only 

 

 

Regard

cam_questionAuthorBest answer
Associate
March 19, 2026

I see what you mean.  So all the camera's in production now are VDxxGxCCA camera's.  Which is great news thanks for clearing this up for me.  

Screenshot from 2026-03-19 11-16-23.png

You can tell it's a VDxxGxCCA because of device_revision

Screenshot from 2026-03-19 11-32-09.png

They don't need the firmware patch

Screenshot from 2026-03-19 11-15-00.png

Or the software patch

Screenshot from 2026-03-19 11-15-12.png