CMUcam setup

[Ryan Collings]

ok, my computer, which is an amd +2800, I guarantee you it is fast enough, is the only thing hooked the the camera, I am feeding it 12 volts which is in the specifications of the camera.

I get the response but I can not send anything to the camera, I am totally ignorant on using a terminal emulator.

[RIgnazio]

OK. Here is the best thing to do:
Use an EDU controller, or if you do not have that then use the FRC controller. Use a PWM cable to get the power from the controller to the cam. You do not need to set pwmXX = 254 to do this; it is already putting out power. What makes it work is the SIG pin, which in this case you don't need anyway. So camera is hooked up to any PWM_out you want it to be...Power on the controller and Camera. (Be sure to have the serial cable plugged in as well). Now, turn it on and you will see the LED's come to life. Now run the GUI, making sure you are setting it to the correct COM number, by the way, Serial is typically COM1 but it varies by computer. Try that out, and PM me if you still need help.

[Capt. Slash]

We have our camera up and running but if we don't have enough lighting and turn on a light we get a funny feed from the camera. The only way we have found to fix this problem is to close the program and relaunch it.

Does anyone know of a different way to fix this and if so what did you do?

[Ryan Collings]

I found the problem, it was the serial cable I was using. thankyou for all the advice though. I also figured out how to configure Hyper Terminal so I can see what i am typing.

[roboticsjenkins]

Could anyone tell me how they mounted the servo motors to the camera ?

[Greg Marra]

Originally Posted by roboticsjenkins

Could anyone tell me how they mounted the servo motors to the camera ?

We mounted them exactly as documented in the "Start Here" .pdf provided by Innovation First and it worked perfectly. You can find the document on Innovation First's website.

[brijkalani]

hi,
i connected cmu cam-2 to the pc by serial port com-1 according to the instructions in the manual. on startin the hyperterminal i shows " cmucam2 v1.01 c6" but after that on typing :gv it returns :ck

Also the cmucam gui does not detect the cam at all.


m quite new to hyperterminal, dont know how to use its commands and cmu cam as well. it wud be great if anyone can help me out.

thnks Brij

[Mike Betts]

Originally Posted by brijkalani

hi,
i connected cmu cam-2 to the pc by serial port com-1 according to the instructions in the manual. on startin the hyperterminal i shows " cmucam2 v1.01 c6" but after that on typing :gv it returns :ck

Also the cmucam gui does not detect the cam at all.


m quite new to hyperterminal, dont know how to use its commands and cmu cam as well. it wud be great if anyone can help me out.

thnks Brij

Brij,

Since you are missing the "A" in "ACK", I am guessing that you have a buffering issue...

I had a very difficult time trying to get hyperterminal to work with another device recently and ending up abandoning it for another communications package (I used VBTerm) which worked fine... HT has issues...

However, since the gui is not working either, I would check both the port settings and advanced port settings on the com ports. Also, check for hardware and/or software conflicts.

Regards,

Mike

[brijkalani]

Thnks mike,
although i could hyperterminal could not return commands properly my cam has started working now! well one advice for others who are facing problems installing is always run cmu gui after closing the hyperterminal window.

would surely like to know how to solve this problems in hyperterminal/

regards,
Brij

Originally Posted by Mike Betts

Brij,

Since you are missing the "A" in "ACK", I am guessing that you have a buffering issue...

I had a very difficult time trying to get hyperterminal to work with another device recently and ending up abandoning it for another communications package (I used VBTerm) which worked fine... HT has issues...

However, since the gui is not working either, I would check both the port settings and advanced port settings on the com ports. Also, check for hardware and/or software conflicts.

Regards,

Mike

[Mike Betts]

Brij,

As I said, I was unable to get HT to work (you will find my "adventures" embedded in this thread). I suggest that you use another communications package.

Good Luck,

Mike

[CarpeDiem]

we tried to get the cam working and cant get any power to it from the RC or the computer what am i mising? also does the ttl chip go on the RC?

[b_mallerd]

Make sure you plug in the main power to the RC so that it has a 12v battery and the 7v backup. Don't connect the ttl if you are using the serial port to the computer. We had this problem for the entire day today and didn't figure it out till the end. Now we having some pan/tilt problems...but oh wells....plenty of time still right? =)