How to get the camera to show images on the dashboard?

[whcirobotics]

Here is the error which i get when i plug the camera in directl to the classmate.
The error:

ERROR <code> -44003 occured at Camera.lvib:issue HTTP Request with Authentication.vi>>Camera.lvlib:issue Get.vi>>Camera.lvlib: Set Image Appearence Property.vi>>Camera.lvlib:Set Enm Appearance Property.vi>>Camera.lvlib:Set Image Size.vi>>Vision Processing.vi>>Rbot Main.vi
<time>17:31:26 02/03/2010
FRC: Operation failed due to a communication failure with the camera.
ERROR<code>-44003 occured at Camera.lvlib:issue HTTP Request with Athentication.vi>>Camera.lvlib:Read JPG.vi>>Camera.lvlib:Acquire Image.vi:1
<time>17:31:23 02/03/2010
FRC: Operation failed due to a communication failure with the camera.
ERROR<code>-44003 occured at Camera.lvlib:issue HTTP Request with Authentication.vi>>Camera.lvlib:Read JPG.vi>>Camera.lvlib: Acquire Image.vi:1
<time>17:31:19 02/03/2010
FRC: Operation failed due to a communication failure with the camera.
No Change to Network Configuration: "Local Area Connection"
I/O unit not detected or not installed correctly.

-Chinmay

[otherguy]

We are having the same problem. I had previously installed the 2010 DS update (linked above), but for some reason our dashboard application was not actually updated (no gyro angle was on it).

I used the installer to remove the applications from the computer, then re-installed. Now we have the correct versions of the DS and the dashboard, but are still getting the error messages listed above.

I;ll update if we figure it out.

[otherguy]

I just restarted everything and looks like it's working.

I'm still getting some of the error messages still but video is streaming and the target detection is working.

Looks like the uninstall/re-install fixed it. Thanks for the help.

[Mark McLeod]

If you've got your Dashboard all updated, then the next step is to make sure the camera is setup properly.

Hook the camera directly to the Classmate and use the "Setup Axis Camera" icon you'll find on the desktop.

P.S. Good news!

[whcirobotics]

yes i have connected the camera directly to the classmate pc and configured correctly. I have done the Setup axis camera but still nothing!!! Cannot see anything in the dashboard still>! I can tell its configured correctly because i have went to 192.168.0.90 and got the live feed perfectly fine. But not on the dashboard ... please help Tnx

-Chinmay

[Mark McLeod]

Does your Dashboard look like the picture on the left, or the one on the right?

[whcirobotics]

Our dashboard looks like the one on the left. Is it suppose to look like the one on the right>?

-Chinmay

[Mark McLeod]

Yes, that's probably the most common problem teams are running into.
The left one is from last September and doesn't work with the current camera feedback.

The one you want is the one on the right.

Two ways to get the correct one:

• Delete the existing Dashboard files in: C:\Program Files\FRC Dashboard
• Reinstall DSUpdate1.0

or

• Create your own personalized Dashboard

[whcirobotics]

Thx for the information it worked, now we can see the image on the dashboard BUT we can't get the camera to track the target.

-Chinmay

[whcirobotics]

We have made the labview program to track the colors, but whenever we try to run it with the run button on top the deployment process starts and we get " Failed to connect to Real-Time Target" Error. WHAT IS GOING ON!! Tnx

-Chinmay

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by whcirobotics

We have made the labview program to track the colors, but whenever we try to run it with the run button on top the deployment process starts and we get " Failed to connect to Real-Time Target" Error.

I assume your cRIO is turned on and connected to your development system via Ethernet.

It's possible that you haven't changed the target IP address in the example. In the Project Explorer window, what is in parentheses on the cRIO target line? If it's 10.0.0.2, you need to right-click it and choose Properties, enter the appropriate number in the IP Address / DNS Name field (e.g. 10.15.14.2), and click OK.

If it's already 10.15.14.2, then you probably have something wrong with your network settings or wiring.

[PHSRobotics]

Hi from team 2135! I have a question pertaining to this and that is, is there any way to know that the driver's station is completely updated? We have gone through the process multiple times and are unsure whether it is completely updated.
Could this be why we can't get a camera image?

Thank you!

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by PHSRobotics

...is there any way to know that the driver's station is completely updated?

The updated dashboard has a circle flanked by a pair of triangles at the top of the video display, and a gyro heading indicator at the bottom of the right side of the window. These features are not present in the dashboard before the update.

[Mark McLeod]

You can also check the Dashboard.exe file creation date in C:\Program Files\FRC Dashboard

The original Classmate installation had a date of 9/22/2009.
The later one would be dated 2010.

[LiquidMagik]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

You can also check the Dashboard.exe file creation date in C:\Program Files\FRC Dashboard

The original Classmate installation had a date of 9/22/2009.
The later one would be dated 2010.

The latest software for the Dashboard and Driver Station software for 2010 should have a compass in the bottom area of the Dashboard window. If not, then you probably have last years software. There is any update link on one of these pages that will update. I'll post it later if you can't find it since I don't have the time to look up the link. thought this would help though.