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 How to get a webcam connected to Serializer?
 
 12/20/2007 3:07:28 AM
lovebes
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How to get a webcam connected to Serializer?
Hi, I have a design question for you guys:

My team is designing a robot which will have to observe a beacon on a wall and go there.
My primitive guess is that there should be some way to add a hacked IR-detecting webcam to the
Serializer, in order to compute horizontal displacements with the beacon.

If you could guide me in the correct direction in development/design process of this robot,
it would be great. Thanks in advance!
 12/20/2007 9:59:03 AM
ringo
36 posts


Re: How to get a webcam connected to Serializer?

There is really no way of connecting a webcam to a serializer. My first thing would be to check to see if a CMU type camera will pick up IR. If so then maybe you can find a filter that will block out most of the visible spectrum and only let through IR. I think a blank piece of developed negative from a camera store will work for this. Then you can use the built in  CMU cam functions to do the tracking. Unfortunately at this time there is no way to talk to a CMU cam with the serializer. we are planning on adding that functionality in the future, but it is 6-12 months away at this point.

 

If you are not stuck on using a camera, then I would find out if the beacons are modulated. If they are modulated at 40khz or any other popular freq then you can use a pair of standard IR detectors with a blinder in the middle to find the beacon. These can be easily connected to the serializer.  If they are not modulated then it will be much tougher because the Sun, lights, everything gives off enough IR to make it tough. 

Ringo

 


Ringo Davis, Hardware Technical Lead RoboticsConnection.com
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