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

[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.

[LiquidMagik]

My team's Axis camera decided to go on vacation so we are wondering for replacements. The Axis website shows that they have discontinued selling (or at least showing on their website) the Axis 206, which is the one issued for last years of Kit of Parts. I am looking at the Axis 207W which broadcasts its video on 802.11g. But apparently FRC states that you can't broadcast any other wireless frequency other than the that of the 5ghz coming from the linksys bridge.

Have any of you experimented with the 207W and if so, is it possible to have it broadcast through the bridge and not independently?

http://www.axis.com/products/cam_207w/index.htm

http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles...Robot_RevG.pdf

"<R58> One KOP wireless bridge (either model WGA600N or WET610N) is the only permitted mechanism for communicating to and from the ROBOT during the MATCH. The signal output from the wireless bridge must be directly connected to Port 1 of the cRIO-FRC with an Ethernet cable. All signals must originate from the OPERATOR CONSOLE and/or the Field Management System, and be transmitted to the ROBOT via the official ARENA hardware. No other form of wireless communications shall be used to communicate to, from or within the ROBOT (e.g. radio modems from previous FIRST competitions and Bluetooth devices are not permitted on the ROBOT during competition)."

[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.

[LiquidMagik]

Originally Posted by LiquidMagik

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.

lol disregard that post. I didnt see it had already been replied to. Delphi didnt show me the last couple posts

[LiquidMagik]

Originally Posted by 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!

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...shboard+update

there is link to the update on there and further instructions/details on what to do about the update.

[LiquidMagik]

Originally Posted by hamosad1657

There is a link for the Driver Station Update (include Dashboard):
http://ftp.ni.com/support/labview/FI...1.0for2010.zip

It will solve the problem.

What is the password for these files?

[Greg McKaskle]

If it asks for the password, it is the 2010 game rules password.

Greg McKaskle

[PHSRobotics]

Thank you for all the help- we figured out that our code was missing some crucial components that wasn't allowing us to obtain a camera image on the Dashboard.
I do have another question though- Our camera has quite a delay (about 1 second), does anyone know how to make this delay less or nonexistent?
Thank you!

[vooboo13]

We still cannot get our Dashboard to display live feed.

As per the instructions, the Classmate's IP address is configured to 10.32.60.x. I updated the Dashboard (has crosshair), updated Labview, and used the Setup Axis application. The camera is connected to the Classmate via the Crossing cable.

I can access the camera using the Axis Utility where it automatically gives it an IP address, and lets me go into the Web Browser and view its feed. I also was able to set it up to have a username of FRC, password FRC.

Going to the Axis Utility, it gives the camera an IP address within the Classmates IP subnet.. so it gives it something like 10.32.60.8. When I go into the Dashboard, it just doesn't show the live feed.

I then tried to manually set the camera's IP address to 192.168.0.90. I restarted the Dashboard, and no feed.

Can anyone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks in advance

[Mark McLeod]

Do you have the camera connected to the cRIO port 2 or to the Classmate?

To speed things up Greg McKaskle had some thoughts.

[vooboo13]

Originally Posted by Mark McLeod

Do you have the camera connected to the cRIO port 2 or to the Classmate?

To speed things up Greg McKaskle had some thoughts.

Right now, it's connected to the Classmate. I want to get it working on there first prior to moving it. Thanks for the response!