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Originally Posted by Ryan Collings
I can not get the CMUcam to do what the instructions say it can.
I got my CMUcam hooked to an AT powersupply for a steady supply of power. it turns on and when I use Hyperterminal I get the string from the camera that says "CMUcam2 v1.01 c7". my port settings are
Port: COM2
Bits per second: 115200
Data bits: 8
Parity: none
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: None
I do not know how to send the "gv" to the CMUcam. but I assume it works and I start the CMUcam2 program and it just says "Looking for Camera...". If I press any buttons on the GUI it freezes up. I appreciate any help anyone can give me. and I encourage other who have the same problem or something similar to post here with me, or if there is already a post on this, let me know, I did not find one in the search though.
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What leg of the AT power supply are you using? If it's the +5 leg, then you don't have enough voltage to overcome the drop in the internal regulator. The specs say it wants at least 6V, but I've fond that to be marginal as well. It does work, however, when powered directly from one of the 7.2V backup batteries. Also, remember that most switchers like the AT supplies require a minimum load to work properly, so this could be tripping you up as well.
Now if I could get the GUI to run properly, we might be able to make a go of it. If you want to get together on this, I'm down the street at EMU. Give me a shout at
smartin@emich.edu. Two heads are better than one, and we'll all benefit if we can make it work.
Steve