How to run vison processing code on classmate during matches?

[Greg McKaskle]

If you plug the camera directly into the DLink switch on the robot, then programs that know the IP address and are on the subnet can request images. This is how the dashboard works. If you wish to change the dashboard, it is written in LV and source is provided, or you can choose one of the other DB tools.

So, getting an image from the camera is as simple as getting the laptop program to ask for it.

As for processing it, you can process it on the cRIO. The target isn't moving, and as long as the robot isn't moving very much, you don't need 30fps. Calculate the speed you need. For processing the image, you have a number of choices. NIVision works on the cRIO and on the desktop and has entry points for C and LV. OpenCV is another pretty accessible choice.

Greg McKaskle