Camera IP doesn't stick

[Greg McKaskle]

You don't mention an error code, but this sounds a bit like an issue I've seen when I swapped cameras that had the same IP address, but certainly different MAC addresses. I don't remember the error code, but ran across it when testing the exact restart situations you seem to be seeing.

I just tested cycling power to various components using the installed DS and cannot reproduce the issue with the 206 camera. My setup is that I have the camera and computer plugged into the switch, and I've cycled the camera alone, the switch alone, and both simultaneously, and after the camera LEDs turn green, my image returns each time.

Can you describe any difference that I'm not testing?

Greg McKaskle

[RufflesRidge]

Originally Posted by Greg McKaskle

Can you describe any difference that I'm not testing?

Greg McKaskle

Was your camera set up with the automated tool? I won't be with a team that uses the 206 until Monday, but base don the posts here on CD I'm worried the tool is setting something up incorrectly.

[Cjdowney]

I'm not getting the problem anymore (or at least not at the moment). What I did was manually set the ip rather than using the labview tool. Maybe give that a try and see if it fixes it for you also.

[Greg McKaskle]

I believe it was. I'll reset it and test again.

OK. I reset and ran the tool on the 206. When I power cycle the camera, it never turns the LEDs green. I suspect this means it factory reset on power up. My normal advice would be to make sure the mounting of the camera doesn't hit the reset button, but since it is my advice, ...

Anyway, I agree that something seems rotten with the new camera config utility. I'll see if I have the source. In the meantime, if you are seeing this issue, I'd recommend hand configuring

1. Factory reset the camera.
2. Set computer IP to 192.168.0.xx where xx is not 90.
3. Launch web browser and enter 192.168.0.90 into the URL.
4. The camera will ask you to set the root password. Use admin or whatever you like.
5. It will ask you to log into the camera (root:admin).
6. Click on the Setup tab.
7. Click on the Users link on the left.
8. Add (FRC:FRC) as an administrator.
9. Switch to the TCP link and set the IP to manual 10.te.am.11 and I set the router to 10.te.am.01.
10. Change computer IP back to 10.te.am.xx and go about your way.

Thanks for the specifics in reproducing this. I'll look into it a bit or get the author to look into it on Monday.

Greg McKaskle

[RufflesRidge]

Thanks for checking that out Greg! That should save me some time on Monday, I'll jump right to doing the config manually.

[ehlochbr]

Thanks for the tips!!!

I'll try this out this afternoon and post the results. This has been really helpful. I'm excited to try it!