maxbbraun/pisight

MacBook Pro not detecting Raspberry Pi Zero W

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wbinder1 commented

Thank you so much for making this, I have always wanted to resurrect my iSight Camera!

I have started to order the parts for this project and I am at the point where I can start installing the software. I have both a Raspberry Pi Zero W and a Raspberry Pi Camera Module v2 (and a micro-sd card too). I also have the Anker Micro-USB cord too.

I started the software part of this project by installing Raspbian and followed the installation instructions via SSH over a Micro-USB Ethernet Adapter. I also connected it to my WiFi network too. After I finished all of the installation steps, I plugged it into my 2017 MacBook Pro 15" running MacOS Catalina (10.15.6). My MBP didn't detect it, even in a "System Report".

I have tried troubleshooting by doing the following:

  • Using the Anker Micro-USB cord with an Android Phone and my MBP. It worked.
  • Taking pictures with my Raspberry Pi Zero W over SSH.
  • Trying different Raspberry Pi Zero Ws.
  • Reinstalling the software on my Pis.
  • Different Micro-SD Cards

I am not sure how to proceed as I couldn't find anything online. This is my first Raspberry Pi Project so I am sorry if there is something obvious that I am missing.

maxbbraun commented

What do you see when you run system_profiler SPUSBDataType? You might want to give it a few seconds to boot first. It should show something like this:

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
USB:

    USB 3.1 Bus:

      Host Controller Driver: AppleUSBXHCITR
      PCI Device ID: 0x15ec 
      PCI Revision ID: 0x0006 
      PCI Vendor ID: 0x8086 
      Bus Number: 0x00 

    USB 3.1 Bus:

      Host Controller Driver: AppleIntelCNLUSBXHCI
      PCI Device ID: 0xa36d 
      PCI Revision ID: 0x0010 
      PCI Vendor ID: 0x8086 

        FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in):

          Product ID: 0x8511
          Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
          Version: 72.52
          Serial Number: CCG909704RWH34FFE
          Speed: Up to 480 Mb/s
          Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
          Location ID: 0x14600000 / 46
          Current Available (mA): 500
          Current Required (mA): 500
          Extra Operating Current (mA): 0
          Built-In: Yes

        PiSight:

          Product ID: 0xdead
          Vendor ID: 0x05ac (Apple Inc.)
          Version: 0.01
          Serial Number: 100000000d2386db
          Speed: Up to 480 Mb/s
          Manufacturer: Apple
          Location ID: 0x14300000 / 55
          Current Available (mA): 500
          Extra Operating Current (mA): 0

I usually test with QuickTime, which seems to be the most resilient video preview (rather than Photo Booth, for example, which sometimes doesn't work with the camera). Go to File > New Movie Recording and then select PiSight from the dropdown next to the red record button. That should show a video preview from the PiSight.

If none or only one of these works, it might be a clue.

wbinder1 commented

Thanks for your reply! Unfortunately, the raspberry pi doesn't show up when I do system_profiler SPUSBDataType. The green light on the Pi turns solid after it boots up.

maxbbraun commented

Did you try the other USB ports? Which USB version shows up for the bus?

wbinder1 commented

Thanks for your reply!

I have tried all 4 of my USB-C Ports using a handful of known good USB-C to USB-A adapters, to no luck. I used the same micro-USB cord that I used earlier today to get some pictures off of an android device. My MacBook Pro has four USB 3.1 Buses.

Could it because I am using a different version of macOS?

maxbbraun commented

Not sure. Maybe this is helpful?

wbinder1 commented

Hmmm, maybe it is my micro-usb cable? Is the one listed on here known to work for this project?

maxbbraun commented

Yes, the one listed works for me.