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Here are some of the notes that I have gathered so far:
The default centered values for the camera are
  • Vertical: 120
  • Horizontal: 120
The maximum I believe is 255
When manually rotating the camera through either a telnet program or the GUI, the command is sv (SerVo) and then the servo you want (either 1 or 0) and the point value of the rotation
It does not add, so 150 is ALWAYS going to be the same
The camera automatically initializes on the boot, so you don't have to worry about that
For the best results, I turn on auto white gain
if you want the camera to move faster, you should change the step of the pan and tilt, which is in the GUI under Servo
I know that there is another version of the lens which will allow almost double the resolution, so I will try to get my hands on one and see if that could help with the tracking.
Truthfully, don't start by tracking the green. From what I've learned from using Lab View on last years robot, it is very hard to get the color green without some kind of filter, so try with someones shirt.
(you don't understand the feeling of getting it to finally work until it does, then its a rush)
And by the way, If you think this thread is useful, lets try to make it sticky, K?
Hope this helps some people
Sincerely,
Phreakuency
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