Tracking using a camera

Trope

I am considering jumping into the Parallax world of robotics. I had a couple questions:

If I was to purchase a Boe Bot and add a camera to perform tracking, does the robot need to be attached to the computer to perform?

If not, does it need to be "close" by?

Thank you.

John T.

Post Edited By Moderator (Chris Savage (Parallax)) : 6/7/2007 3:12:34 PM GMT

crgwbr

It depend on what you mean by camera. If you are talking about an embedded solution like the CMUcam or AVRcam, then no. However, if you mean a USB web cam, the BS2 can not communicate with it and it will need to be connected to a computer. As such, the distance from the computer is limited by the length of the USB cable (which can be no more than a few feet).

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I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code

People say that if you play Microsoft CD's backwards, you hear satanic things, but that's nothing, because if you play them forwards, they install Windows.

I spent a minute looking at my own code by accident. I was thinking "What the heck is this guy doing?"

Trope

I was referring to the CMUcam. So it can communicate with the BASIC Stamp, and decisions can be made in my code based upon what data the camera is sending? Is that correct?

crgwbr

yes, that is true. However, I will warn you, don't get discouraged at first. The CMUcam is not the easiest thing to use. It will just take a little trial and error (and help from this forum).

Regards,
Craig

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I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code

People say that if you play Microsoft CD's backwards, you hear satanic things, but that's nothing, because if you play them forwards, they install Windows.

I spent a minute looking at my own code by accident. I was thinking "What the heck is this guy doing?"

Trope

Ordering them now. Thanks for your advice crgwbr.