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Newbie Needs Help
hi, I am a newbie programmer. i have no idea how to setup the camera nor program. i've read the tilt/pan assembly, we built the camera but we don't know where anything else goes. like how to connect it to the computer, does it have to be connected to the RC to program it? where does it get its power from? and many more, we have read the manual and instructions but it still doesn't help.
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Re: Newbie Needs Help
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You want to connect a serial Cable, to the serial port on the camera, To a Serial port on your computer. Using a PWM Cable you want to connect the power pins on the camera board, to a free PWM output on your Robot Controller. Make Sure that the Back Up Battery is plugged in. Check this Camera Work book, its basically a tutorial. http://www.kevin.org/frc/CMUcam2_workbook.pdf This has an example code, that will give you a place to start. http://www.kevin.org/frc/ Please Feel Free to ask what ever else you need. We'll help all we can. Steven and Danny, Team 808. Ps. We'll be here till about 9pm EST tonight so by all means repost Last edited by Safarley2901 : 28-01-2006 at 12:18. |
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Re: Newbie Needs Help
some of our members do,
anywasy we got it to work and track fo some time' then it started moving away from the target. now for some reason the camera is not comnucating with the computer. the red led don't want o blink anymore any sugestions? |
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Re: Newbie Needs Help
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the LEDs turn on, which means it has power, but we still cant connect to the camera. Does the camera require a backup battery as well as the main battery?
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Steve Farley, Team 808 Last edited by Safarley2901 : 28-01-2006 at 17:16. |
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it WORKS OMG OMG OMG. Thank you all so much ![]() Last edited by itzrobz : 29-01-2006 at 10:17. |
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Re: Newbie Needs Help
i have another problem
i cant get Kevin's code to work ( bells and whistle.) i downloaded it to the rc but it doesnt seem to have any affect on the camera and the terminal window is blank. according to the CMUCam2 Workbook it should say "Searching..."need help!!!! thanks in advance ![]() |
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Re: Newbie Needs Help
Okay, coming off the camera itself, you will have two wires:
Power (goes to any free PWM port) Serial (Goes to the small TTL board, which connects to the RC) After that, each of the servo's connects to the correct port on the RC (pwm01 for pan, and pwm02 for tilt, IIRC) Now, the "normal" (db9 (big black cable)) serial cable goes from the RC's program port to the laptop. After doing all this, if it still doesn't work: Charge your backup battery. Use the dashboard to make sure the backup battery is charged. Ensure all your PWM's are in the right places. Check your backup battery (again!) Lens cap off? Camera focused? (Use labview) Light have a good power supply (When the battery starts dieing, the camera can't find it as well) Backup battery dead? (This is probably the most common problem we have had) If all else fails, reload the default camera code (Which should track the target "out of the box") |
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Re: Newbie Needs Help
The default camera code is the Streamlined version of the camera right? We did everything correctly, according to you and the manual. I don't know whats wrong with it. We will try to download the streamlined version into the camera when we get a chance.
Just one question, Is the terminal window supposed to say "Searching..." even if the camera is not properly configured, with the focus, to search? thanks for your help ![]() Last edited by itzrobz : 30-01-2006 at 19:01. |
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