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Re: USB Cameras

They just require the USB cable, one wire. All power comes through that.

For streaming video to the laptop a USB camera is more work for the roboRIO over an IP camera like the Axis, because the Axis IP camera serves images directly to the PC, while the USB video stream goes right into the roboRIO and the user has to have code to then forward the images to the PC. That extra stop adds about a tenth of a second lag.

For processing on the roboRIO the IP and USB cameras are about equal. The USB connection makes wiring easier.
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