Sony 1394 Camera SDK
Compatible software
Software development
Software glossary
Driver: Software component dedicated to control a device
Library
: Software component that provide functions to a programmer
Application
: Software that the end user will use.
SDK
: Software development kit. Package used by a developer to develop a program.
Include full documentation for development, source code example, libraries…
API
: Application programming interface. Interface between 2 software components.
Used by a programmer to access the functionality of another software component
Direct X:
Microsoft library to capture and display video (including 3D)
Direct Show:
Subset of Direct Show to capture video and control video devices
WDM:
Windows driver model Microsoft software model including Direct X/ Direct show
Example
Any OHCI board/interface
Microsoft
OHCI driver
MSDirectShow
Custom
application
Sony WDM driver
Image processing library
Application
API
Described in
Microsoft SDK
(MSDN)
Library
Microsoft capture libary
Driver for camera
Driver for board
Hardware device (board)
IIDC cameras (DFW/XCD)
Hardware device