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Programming for CMUCam

Hey quick question..

To stop the Servo_Track(); from tracking.. could i just say Tracking_Initialized = 0; to stop it?

Re: Programming for CMUCam

You can just not call the function..

if (track_enabled == 1)
{
Servo_Track();
}

Re: Programming for CMUCam

Remember that the robot runs on a continuos loop. So instead of stopping it, you just need to not call in on they next loop if you dont want it to be running.

Re: Programming for CMUCam

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris31 (Post 544966)

Remember that the robot runs on a continuos loop. So instead of stopping it, you just need to not call in on they next loop if you dont want it to be running.

How would i do that? ..

Re: Programming for CMUCam

Dont call Servo_trace in you user_routine when you dont want it to run. Say you only want it to run when switch_1 is on then it would look like this

PHP Code:


		
			
if (switch_1 == 1)

{

Servo_Track();

}

Re: Programming for CMUCam

Quote:

Originally Posted by teh_pwnerer795 (Post 544981)

How would i do that? ..

In user_routines.c in Kevin Watson's "bells and whistles" version of his camera code (which you are probably using if you are calling Servo_Track()) there is this code:

Code:

        // This function reads data placed in the T_Packet_Data

        // structure by the Camera_Handler() function and if new

        // tracking data is available, attempts to keep the center

        // of the tracked object in the center of the camera's

        // image using two servos that drive a pan/tilt platform.

        // If the camera doesn't have the object within it's field 

        // of view, this function will execute a search algorithm 

        // in an attempt to find the object.

        if(tracking_menu_active == 0)

        {

                Servo_Track();

        }

You are looking at the last bit there. That code checks if the code in terminal.c (I think) has set the tracking_menu_active variable to 0; if it has, it calls Servo_Track(). What you want to do is modify the line two lines above Servo_Track(); to read something like:

Code:

if((tracking_menu_active == 0)&&(whatever condition you want here))

where "whatever condition you want here" is replaced by what you want your code to check to see if it should call Servo_Track(). You could have a variable, for instance, called jbotRulesTheWorld (hey, I just had to add that:D ) and you want your code to call Servo_Track() if jbotRulesTheWorld equals 1. You would write:

Code:

if((tracking_menu_active == 0)&&(jbotRulesTheWorld == 1))

in place of the original

Code:

if(tracking_menu_active == 0)

Good luck, and if you need more help don't hesitate to post back here.

JBot (rules the world...:) )

EDIT: Oh, well Chris31 beat me to it. I'll still leave this post here for clarity.

Re: Programming for CMUCam

found an easier way .... i'll just declare Camera_Idle(); ... that'll stop everything that its trying to track.. but thxs alot for ur help:)