164c:0201 mvBlueLYNX-X intelligent camera (bootloader)

Matrix Vision GmbH

Vendor ID
164c
Product ID
0201
Combined
164c:0201
Decimal
5708:513

What is this device?

This is the USB identifier for a mvBlueLYNX-X intelligent camera (bootloader) manufactured by Matrix Vision GmbH. The vendor ID 164c is registered to Matrix Vision GmbH with the USB Implementers Forum, and 0201 is the product ID that Matrix Vision GmbH assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 164c:0201 Matrix Vision GmbH mvBlueLYNX-X intelligent camera (bootloader).

How to identify it on your system

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 164c:0201 Matrix Vision GmbH mvBlueLYNX-X intelligent camera (bootloader)

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 164c:0201, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 164c:0201. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=164c, idProduct=0201.

Windows

In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:

USB\VID_164C&PID_0201
USB\VID_164C&PID_0201&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_164C&PID_0201"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    mvBlueLYNX-X intelligent camera (bootloader):
      Product ID: 0x0201
      Vendor ID: 0x164c  (Matrix Vision GmbH)

Driver help

Having driver issues with this device? Most USB devices are handled by a generic class driver; if yours shows up as an unknown device, confirm the ID above first, then check the manufacturer's downloads page.

Raw usb.ids entry

The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:

164c  Matrix Vision GmbH
	0201  mvBlueLYNX-X intelligent camera (bootloader)

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