Webcam Driver for USB\VID_1E4E&PID_0102&MI_00 (Etron) — Download

I was asked to help install a webcam from an unknown manufacturer. In such cases the name on the box doesn’t matter — what matters is which chip the camera is built on, because that decides which driver will work.

Judging by the hardware ID USB\VID_1E4E&PID_0102&MI_00, the camera uses an Etron Tech chip. Below is how to check this and where to download the driver.

How to find your webcam’s ID

1. Open Device Manager (Win+R → devmgmt.msc).
2. Find the unknown device or the camera with a yellow icon, right-click it → Properties.
3. Go to the Details tab → choose Hardware Ids in the list.

If you see VID_1E4E, it’s a camera on an Etron chip and the driver below is for it. The MI_00 part means the camera’s video interface; cameras with a built-in microphone also have a second, audio device.

Download the Etron webcam driver

Driver version 1.0.3.5 (dated 11.10.2010), for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit).

It supports devices with these IDs:

• USB\VID_1E4E&PID_0100
• USB\VID_1E4E&PID_0101
• USB\VID_1E4E&PID_0102
• USB\VID_1E4E&PID_0103
• USB\VID_1E4E&PID_0800
• USB\VID_1E4E&PID_0F01
• USB\VID_5986&PID_01AA
• USB\VID_1B17&PID_0303
• USB\VID_2084&PID_0302

Download Etron driver 1.0.3.5 (ZIP, 19 MB)

I also found a newer 2011 version on Chinese sites — Etron UVC 1.0.3.6:

Download Etron UVC driver 1.0.3.6 (ZIP, 17 MB)

How to install it

1. Unpack the archive and run the installer (setup.exe), or in Device Manager choose Update Driver Software → Browse my computer for driver software and point it to the unpacked folder.
2. Reconnect the camera and test it in Skype or any webcam app.

If the microphone doesn’t work

Readers report that after installing the driver the picture works but the camera’s built-in microphone doesn’t. The microphone is a separate audio device: check Device Manager for a second unknown device, and in the Windows sound settings (Recording tab) set the camera’s microphone as the default device.