Camera Preparation and Assistance Please

[sircedric4]

Originally Posted by DaveD

Yes, you'll need to change your computer's IP address to talk to the camera as you describe. The camera's IP address when set correctly for use on the robot is 192.168.0.90. Assuming your camera is set that way, and you have your camera connected directly to your computer with your crossover cable, try setting your computer IP to 192.168.0.1.

There is a LabVIEW program that gets installed on your computer along with all the other FRC software called "NI Vision Assistant 8.6". It runs on your PC. That's the program I've used to determine the optimum HSL range settings to use with C++. There are instructions how to use it in my article on the Think Tank http://thinktank.wpi.edu/article/118. Those instructions are for use with the 2006-2007 green lamp, but the principles for finding HSL ranges for the 2009 target are the same. I'd make measurements under a wide variety of lighting conditions, and be prepared to take measurements at the regional to make last-minute adjustments.

Dave D

Thanks, setting my Ip address did the trick. I don't like having to keep juggling IP addresses with my laptop but I guess I don't have a choice. I just need to keep a notebook with all my numbers written down so I won't need to get to the internet on the field when calibrating. :-)

I will take a look at the white paper and the software you mentioned, thanks again.