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Re: Vision Command
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lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx
Date: 
Mon, 28 Aug 2000 03:28:17 GMT
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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...
In article <39a9a55b.91519311@lugnet.com>,
Michael Camilleri <yellow5guy@prodigy.net> wrote:
Can the camera be used as a standard webcan/pc camera useing normal
software

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.

--
Chris Osborn                      Full System, Inc.
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Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Vision Command
 
(...) You can do what you want with the camera, but there's a 5 meter USB cord that has to be plugged into the computer if you want the camera to do anything. (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
  Re: Vision Command
 
(...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)

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  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)

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