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+*****
+Video
+*****
+
+Role: device only.  The USB Video Class (UVC) driver streams application-owned
+video frames and handles the standard probe/commit negotiation used by host
+camera software.
+
+Start from an example
+=====================
+
+UVC descriptors contain a linked control topology plus one or more formats,
+frames, intervals, and streaming alternate settings.  Start from
+:doc:`../../examples/device/video_capture` and change the format or dimensions
+incrementally.  Use :doc:`../../examples/device/video_capture_2ch` for multiple
+control/streaming functions.
+
+Configuration
+=============
+
+``CFG_TUD_VIDEO`` counts VideoControl interfaces and
+``CFG_TUD_VIDEO_STREAMING`` counts VideoStreaming interfaces.  Set
+``CFG_TUD_VIDEO_STREAMING_EP_BUFSIZE`` to at least the payload size used by the
+stream.  The examples use ``CFG_TUD_VIDEO_STREAMING_BULK`` to choose bulk or
+isochronous descriptors; the endpoint type in those descriptors is what the
+driver follows.
+
+.. list-table::
+   :header-rows: 1
+   :widths: 43 16 41
+
+   * - Option
+     - Default
+     - What it controls
+   * - ``CFG_TUD_VIDEO``
+     - ``0``
+     - Number of VideoControl functions retained by the driver.
+   * - ``CFG_TUD_VIDEO_STREAMING``
+     - ``0``
+     - Total VideoStreaming interfaces across all control functions.
+   * - ``CFG_TUD_VIDEO_STREAMING_EP_BUFSIZE``
+     - Required
+     - Per-stream USB payload buffer, including the UVC payload header.  If it
+       is smaller than the negotiated payload, TinyUSB caps each transfer to
+       this size.
+   * - ``CFG_TUD_VIDEO_STREAMING_BULK``
+     - Example-defined
+     - Chooses between the example's bulk and isochronous descriptor layouts;
+       it is not interpreted by the class driver itself.
+
+The helpers in ``src/class/video/video.h`` build individual UVC descriptor
+blocks; unlike simpler classes, there is no single descriptor macro for every
+camera topology.  Verify entity IDs, terminal links, class-specific total
+lengths, format/frame counts, endpoint addresses, and alternate settings as a
+unit.
+
+Frame flow
+==========
+
+.. list-table::
+   :header-rows: 1
+   :widths: 43 57
+
+   * - API or callback
+     - What it does
+   * - ``tud_video_n_connected()``
+     - Tests whether a VideoControl function is mounted.
+   * - ``tud_video_n_streaming()``
+     - Tests whether the host selected an active streaming alternate setting
+       for a control/stream pair.
+   * - ``tud_video_n_frame_xfer()``
+     - Queues one non-empty frame.  ``false`` means no active endpoint, probe is
+       in progress, or another frame is still owned by the driver.
+   * - ``tud_video_frame_xfer_complete_cb()``
+     - Releases the queued frame after all of its UVC payloads complete.
+   * - ``tud_video_commit_cb()``
+     - Validates and applies the host's committed format, frame index, and
+       interval; return a ``video_error_code_t`` value.
+   * - ``tud_video_power_mode_cb()``
+     - Applies a host power-mode control request or returns an appropriate UVC
+       error.
+   * - ``tud_video_prepare_payload_cb()``
+     - Fills payload bytes on demand when the frame was queued with a null data
+       pointer; honor the requested offset and maximum length.
+
+Wait for ``tud_video_n_streaming(ctl_idx, stm_idx)`` before submitting a frame.
+Queue it with ``tud_video_n_frame_xfer()`` and do not modify or reuse the buffer
+until ``tud_video_frame_xfer_complete_cb()``.
+
+Implement ``tud_video_commit_cb()`` to inspect and adopt the format, frame, and
+interval committed by the host.  Generate frames at the negotiated interval;
+continuing at a hard-coded rate can overflow or starve the stream.
+
+For data generated directly into USB payloads, submit a null frame buffer with
+the intended frame size and fill each request in
+``tud_video_prepare_payload_cb()``.  Respect the supplied length and offset and
+avoid lengthy work in the callback.
+
+Isochronous endpoints reserve periodic bandwidth and tolerate a missed packet;
+bulk endpoints retry errors but provide no bandwidth guarantee.  Check that the
+advertised maximum packet size is feasible for the controller and bus speed.
+
+Specification used: *USB Device Class Definition for Video Devices*, Revision
+1.5.