1M1011 Camera help

[Greg McKaskle]

You shouldn't need all of LV, but you will need the vision libraries and runtime. I thought there was a utilities install that was intended for this. Was that what you were running?

Greg McKaskle

[dbeckwith]

You might need to modify the default dashboard in order to see the camera there. I think there was a post on CD about how to modify it specifically to see the camera.
Also, can you get the camera image in the code, even if you can't on the DS? If that's true, it may just be the DS that can't connect for some reason, given everything else you said was working.

[mikets]

Originally Posted by dbeckwith

You might need to modify the default dashboard in order to see the camera there. I think there was a post on CD about how to modify it specifically to see the camera.
Also, can you get the camera image in the code, even if you can't on the DS? If that's true, it may just be the DS that can't connect for some reason, given everything else you said was working.

No, you don't need to modify the Dashboard to see the camera image. As long as you followed the software installation instructions correctly and has all the necessary pieces installed (National Instruments Tools and Utilities including the Vision library), the only thing you need to do is to configure the camera correctly regarding its IP address (10.xx.yy.11) and set the accts correctly (user: FRC, password: FRC, enable anonymous viewing if you use SmartDashboard). The last thing to do is to tell the Dashboard the IP address of your cRIO (10.xx.yy.2).

[bob.wolff68]

In regards to the SmartDashboard versus the regular one, take a search for SmartDashboard here on the forums and also goto firstforge - at wpi - and you'll find the smartdashboard project and its associated installers if you're interested in using it. It has a MUCH better method of displaying values, charts, graphs, fuel-gauges, and text along with the camera. Really a slick item. Can't live without it now!

bob

[jnettleton]

Originally Posted by mikets

No, you don't need to modify the Dashboard to see the camera image. As long as you followed the software installation instructions correctly and has all the necessary pieces installed (National Instruments Tools and Utilities including the Vision library), the only thing you need to do is to configure the camera correctly regarding its IP address (10.xx.yy.11) and set the accts correctly (user: FRC, password: FRC, enable anonymous viewing if you use SmartDashboard). The last thing to do is to tell the Dashboard the IP address of your cRIO (10.xx.yy.2).

I have the IP address configured but it's still not showing up. Do I need to add C++ code to the robot side to get and send images back to the Dashboard?

[bob.wolff68]

Which dashboard are you using? The "stock" one or did you install the java-based SmartDashboard?

A) Open a web browser while the station is on, the robot is on, and the camera is on/plugged in etc -- to 10.xx.yy.11
For team=2522 http://10.25.22.11
For team=123 http://10.1.23.11
You should see a user interface for the camera. If it asks for login information, use FRC as the username and FRC as the password (all caps).

If you are able to see the above web page, you're doing quite well. If not, then there's a configuration or connectivity issue. Report back on this.

B) If you're using the smartdashboard, please note that it requires the use of "anonymous viewing" to be enabled on the camera. I am at work and so I cannot lead you directly through this. However, look in video setup and a few of the other setup pages and CHECK the box that says allow anonymous viewing. Then SAVE the changes.

bob