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A Cross-platform Picture Transfer Protocol for Linux-based Camera

The Universal Serial Bus, USB, is widely used for connecting peripheral devices to a computer. Through the years devices that use USB has evolved and more and more complicated communication protocols have been developed using the USB standard. There are many different ways to set up communication between a USB device and a host computer. The USB standard does not include any security and this poses risks when designing communication over such a connection. This thesis investigates how a USB-based picture transfer protocol can be designed between a small camera running embedded Linux and a host computer. The USB functionality in Windows and Mac OS/X operating systems are investigated. Solutions to create a secure USB communication are also investigated. One of three the methods of creating a USB connection with a USB device running embedded Linux are chosen based on the investigations. A protocol is then designed and an implementation developed. The protocol designed in the thesis uses existing USB functionality in the host computer operating systems Windows and Mac OS/X. The designed protocol is evaluated for performance and security. The evaluation is made on an evaluation platform for the camera. The transfer speed of the protocol is measured to around 18 MB/s in an ideal environment. The designed protocol could be improved by using one of the security methods found in the investigations.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:liu-114188
Date January 2015
CreatorsHögberg, Marcus
PublisherLinköpings universitet, Programvara och system, Linköpings universitet, Tekniska högskolan
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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