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Re: Optimal board for vision processing

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Originally Posted by Chadfrom308 View Post
I would say the most bang for your buck is the Beaglebone black. 987 used it way back in 2012 with the kinect sensor. Very powerful, and if I can remember clearly, it has about 20fp/s. Maybe somebody can give a more accurate number, but it is plenty powerful. Same type of computer (rpi style microcomputer) that has ethernet for UDP communications.

Odroid and pdDuino are both good options too

RPis are okay. I hear most teams get anywhere from 2fp/s to 10fp/s (again all depending what you are doing). I would say for simple target tracking, you would get about 5fp/s.

I want to also start doing some vision tracking this year on another board. I would end up using the regular dashboard (or maybe modified a slight bit) with labview. I would be using a BeagleBone or maybe RPi just to start off. I don't know how to use linux, which is my biggest problem. Anyone have any information on how to auto start up and use vision tracking on linux? I need something simple to follow.
Thanks for the info - actually, I have a friend which has a RPi (model b) lying around, I guess he will allow me to test with it. If it will not do, I'll check bout the beaglebone.
Also, can someone answer my question about the bandwidth limit?

And I might be able to assist you with linux:
If I remember correctly, try to open the Terminal and run
Code:
sudo crontab -e
Then you will e able to edit the cron file, which is basically a file which automates tasks in linux systems. Add the following line to it:
Code:
@reboot AND_THEN_A_COMMAND
The command you typed should be executed in every startup.