# hardwareChanged
Description: notification of changes to the list of equipment (cameras, microphones, etc.) available for VideoSDK/Room.
Example:
{
"event": "hardwareChanged",
"audioCapturers" : [
{
"name" : "Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)",
"description" : "{2}.\\\\?\\hdaudio#func_01&ven_10ec&dev_0233&subsys_104316ed&rev_1000#4&2fb6304b&0&0001#{6994ad04-93ef-11d0-a3cc-00a0c9223196}\\rtmicinwave",
"type" : 1
},
{
"name" : "Microphone (2- Realtek High Definition Audio)",
"description" : "{2}.\\\\?\\hdaudio#func_01&ven_10ec&dev_5445&subsys_789316ed&rev_1000#4&2fb6304b&0&0001#{6994ad04-93ef-11d0-a3cc-00a0c9223196}\\rtmicinwave",
"type" : 1
}
],
"currentAudioCapturerName" : "Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)",
"currentAudioCapturerDescription" : "{2}.\\\\?\\hdaudio#func_01&ven_10ec&dev_0233&subsys_104316ed&rev_1000#4&2fb6304b&0&0001#{6994ad04-93ef-11d0-a3cc-00a0c9223196}\\rtmicinwave",
"currentAudioCapturerType" : 1,
"audioRenderers" : [
{
"name" : "Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)",
"description" : "{2}.\\\\?\\hdaudio#func_01&ven_10ec&dev_0233&subsys_104316ed&rev_1000#4&2fb6304b&0&0001#{6994ad04-93ef-11d0-a3cc-00a0c9223196}\\rearlineoutwave3",
"type" : 1
},
{
"name" : "Speakers (2- Realtek High Definition Audio)",
"description" : "{2}.\\\\?\\hdaudio#func_01&ven_10ec&dev_5445&subsys_789316ed&rev_1000#4&2fb6304b&0&0001#{6994ad04-93ef-11d0-a3cc-00a0c9223196}\\rtmicinwave",
"type" : 1
}
],
"currentAudioRendererName" : "Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)",
"currentAudioRendererDescription" : "{2}.\\\\?\\hdaudio#func_01&ven_10ec&dev_0233&subsys_104316ed&rev_1000#4&2fb6304b&0&0001#{6994ad04-93ef-11d0-a3cc-00a0c9223196}\\rearlineoutwave3",
"currentAudioRendererType" : 1,
"videoCapturers" : [
{
"name" : "USB2.0 UVC HD Webcam",
"description" : "\\\\?\\usb#vid_13d3&pid_5656&mi_00#6&8b7b718&0&0000#{e5323777-f976-4f5b-9b55-b94699c46e44}\\global",
"type": 1
},
{
"name" : "USB2.0 UVC HD Webcam #2",
"description" : "\\\\?\\usb#vid_0bda&pid_58b0&mi_00#7&25249c4a&0&0000#{65e8773d-8f56-11d0-a3b9-00a0c9223196}\\global",
"type": 1
}
],
"currentVideoCapturerName" : "USB2.0 UVC HD Webcam",
"currentVideoCapturerDescription" : "\\\\?\\usb#vid_13d3&pid_5656&mi_00#6&8b7b718&0&0000#{e5323777-f976-4f5b-9b55-b94699c46e44}\\global",
"currentVideoCapturerType": 1,
"defaultContentSource": "TrueConf VideoCapturer 4K",
"DSCaptureList" : [
{
"name" : "Google - Opera",
"id" : 132268
},
{
"name" : "Readme - Notepad",
"id" : 2097374
}
],
"comPorts" : [
"COM3"
],
"method": "event"
}
Parameter description:
currentAudioCapturerName
— Current name of an audio capture devicecurrentAudioCapturerDescription
— Current identifier of an audio capture devicecurrentAudioCapturerType
— the type of the current audio capture device. The following values are possible:1
— a hardware device (microphone)2
— an NDI device4
— an empty device (none
)
currentAudioRendererName
— Current name of an audio playback devicecurrentAudioRendererDescription
— the identifier of the current audio playback devicecurrentAudioRendererType
— the type of the current audio playback device. The following values are possible:1
— a hardware device (speaker)4
— an empty device (none
)
currentVideoCapturerName
— Current name of a video capture devicecurrentVideoCapturerDescription
— Current identifier of a video capture devicecurrentVideoCapturerType
— the type of the video capture device. The following values are possible:0
— a capture card1
- camera connected to VideoSDK/Room (webcam, document camera, PTZ)2
— an NDI device3
— desktop capture mode4
— an empty device (none
)
DSCaptureList
— the list of application windows and monitors that can be used for content sharing. Each object includes the following fields:name
— Capture source nameid
— Capture source identifier
audioCapturers
— List of audio capture devicesaudioRenderers
— List of audio playback devicesvideoCapturers
— List of video capture devicescomPorts
- list of available COM ports for controlling PTZ cameradefaultContentSource
- default content source
Each device in the list contains the following parameters:
name
- the unique name of the capture sourcedescription
- unique equipment identifiertype
— the type of a device. The following values are possible:0
— the video capture card (can be used only for capturing video)1
— a hardware device (microphone, camera, speaker)2
— NDI device (can be used only for capturing video and audio)3
— desktop capture mode (only video capture)4
— an empty device (none
)
See also: