Using Target Distance to Move Robot

[Greg McKaskle]

Provided the camera is connected to the dlink, you don't need the cRIO to do anything with the image.

The dashboard reads the image directly from the camera.
The dashboard processes it.
The dashboard sends any target info to the robot via UDP string.
The robot reads the TDP string and updates setpoints which ultimately move the robot.

You don't have to do it this way, but if you want to use the laptop to do the processing, to allow the cRIO CPU to do other things, this is the way I'd approach it.

Greg McKaskle

[Pirate programe]

Originally Posted by Greg McKaskle

The dashboard reads the image directly from the camera.
The dashboard processes it.
Greg McKaskle

Would the Dashboard really be able to have the entire Rectangular Target Processing code in it?

also it'd be nice if you could direct your attention here, if it's not too much trouble?

[Greg McKaskle]

Yes, the dashboard is quite capable of doing vision processing. The classmate and typical laptops are quite a bit more powerful than the cRIO. Less capable to do I/O, but more powerful CPU.

I'll look at the other thread as well. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Greg McKaskle