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Documentation tooling:
- Add the `build-doc` skill and `tools/build_doc.py` wrapper for local
  Sphinx builds (clean / -W / open).
- Enable Markdown (MyST) in conf.py and auto-collect
  examples/{device,host,dual}/*/README.md into a 3-level Examples nav
  (Examples > Device/Host/Dual > example), noting each page's source
  location and normalizing headings to a single H1.
- Remove the stale `.claude/commands/build-doc.md`; point the AGENTS.md
  Documentation section at the skill.

Example docs:
- Add a README.md for every device/host/dual example: what it does, USB
  interface table, notable tusb_config.h settings, generic CMake + Make
  build steps, and how to try it.
- Fold each *_freertos variant into its base README, noting the FreeRTOS
  source path and any RTOS-specific behavior.

Generated docs/examples/ output is git-ignored. Builds clean with
`sphinx-build -W`.

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Video Capture (UVC)

A USB Video Class (UVC) camera that streams generated color-bar frames.

What it does

  • Presents itself as a UVC camera and streams 128x96 video at 10 fps.
  • By default generates YUY2 (uncompressed) color-bar frames into a RAM frame buffer; build options select alternatives: CFG_EXAMPLE_VIDEO_READONLY streams fixed MJPEG images from flash (or YUY2 with CFG_EXAMPLE_VIDEO_DISABLE_MJPEG), and CFG_EXAMPLE_VIDEO_BUFFERLESS fills the payload on the fly.
  • Uses an isochronous streaming endpoint by default (bulk if CFG_TUD_VIDEO_STREAMING_BULK is set).
  • Adopts the frame interval requested by the host at stream commit.
  • Blinks the board LED to indicate USB state (not mounted / mounted / suspended).

USB Descriptors

Interface Class driver
01 UVC video (control + streaming)

Configuration

Notable tusb_config.h settings:

#define CFG_TUD_VIDEO                       1
#define CFG_TUD_VIDEO_STREAMING            1
#define CFG_TUD_VIDEO_STREAMING_EP_BUFSIZE 256
#define CFG_TUD_VIDEO_STREAMING_BULK       0   // 0 = isochronous, 1 = bulk streaming

Building

CMake:

mkdir build && cd build
cmake -DBOARD=raspberry_pi_pico ..
cmake --build .

Make:

make BOARD=raspberry_pi_pico all

Try it

The device appears as a webcam. On Linux, find it with v4l2-ctl --list-devices and view it with ffplay /dev/videoN or any camera app. You should see scrolling color bars.