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Re: Vision Command
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Mon, 28 Aug 2000 18:38:31 GMT
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Original-From:
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Tilman Sporkert <tilman@activesw.%NoMoreSpam%com>
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> Can the VC system be put on an autonomous bot? Or is there required power
> umbilical?
> Could I have it follow a light in a dark room, for example?
To use the VC system with a RCX bot, you have to plug the camera into an USB
port of your computer, and the RCX needs to be able to communicate with the
IR tower. The Vision software always runs on the computer, but can send
commands to the RCX through the IR tower.
The camera in the Vision Command set is pretty much just a Logitech QuickCam
USB camera in Lego packaging. The USB cable is longer than usual, about
15ft, but very stiff. The included Lego pieces in the set are for building
two camera mounts. One for a flat surface, and one to put it on top of your
monitor. The desktop stand lets you rotate and tilt the camera through two
worm gears. That's actually pretty nice, and works very well.
The Logitech QuickCam software is included as well, to use the camera it
like a standard USB camera. You can capture still images and video. Image
capture can be triggered by motion as well.
Tilman
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| Question: Could you set up Vision Command to operate as a colour sensor? (thoughts of a all lego aproach to sorting lego come to mind) James P (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Vision Command
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| Can the VC system be put on an autonomous bot? Or is there required power umbilical? Could I have it follow a light in a dark room, for example? --Jack Gregory Chris Osborn <fozztexx@pez.fullsystem.com> wrote in message news:Fzz80E.Bn7@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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