To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.robotics.rcxOpen lugnet.robotics.rcx in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Robotics / RCX / 695
694  |  696
Subject: 
Re: Vision Command
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx
Date: 
Sun, 27 Aug 2000 23:34:57 GMT
Viewed: 
882 times
  
On Mon, 21 Aug 2000 02:41:54 GMT, "John Greathouse"
<johngreathouse@hotmail.com> wrote:

I just picked up a copy of the Vision Command today and boy is it cool !  I
found it toady in my local Target along with the $49.95 mos espa pod race
special :-)  The little web cam is way cool. it takes great pictures, better
than my other web cam.  if you have the robotics invention system the software
downloads the rcx firmware version 2 and comes with a neat little program so
you can turn on and off the motors or play a bunch of cool sounds or take
pictures when it senses light, motion or colors in various preprogrammed
regions of the picture.  there are apprx. 20  different vision patterns you
can program against.  the usb cable that comes with looks pretty heavy duty.
it comes with around 140 pieces to build a camera stand with.  I just started
to get my feet wet with it, the software appeard to put some MindScript files
on my hard drives.  i can't wait to play with it and see what the programmers
can come up with !

John

Can the camera be used as a standard webcan/pc camera useing normal
software



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Vision Command
 
(...) Yes, the driver that comes with the camera is a normal Video for Windows driver, so any software that you have that does Video for Windows should work fine. (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
  Re: Vision Command
 
(...) Yes, from Windows point of view, the camera and its built-in microphone (!) are just like any other video and audio input devices. They work just fine with Microsoft Netmeeting for example. And you can build monitor and tripod stands from (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)

Message is in Reply To:
  Vision Command
 
I just picked up a copy of the Vision Command today and boy is it cool ! I found it toady in my local Target along with the $49.95 mos espa pod race special :-) The little web cam is way cool. it takes great pictures, better than my other web cam. (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)

20 Messages in This Thread:









Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact

This Message and its Replies on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR