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Revision as of 19:22, 6 December 2018

Overview

This is a tutorial on how to install OpenCV4 and use camera module.

Materials/Prerequisites

  • Raspberry Pi
  • Raspberry Pi Camera

Process

Install OpenCV

Follow these instructions to install OpenCV onto your Raspberry Pi using the terminal.

  • Important note: don't do make-j4. It may freeze so it best to just do make or make-j1.


After you have successfully installed OpenCV, you will be able to use import cv2. If you do it on the terminal, you want to put in these code source ~/.profile and then workon cv.

Capturing image

Following these step to set up your camera.

  • Note: Ignoring GoPiGo installation.


Once the camera is set up, it is ready to take pictures. In order to capture image, follow these instruction

Taking picture code


Note:

  • Use sleep (measured in seconds) to create a delay between the preview: time.sleep(seconds)
  • Another way to enable your camera is: go to the terminal → type in sudo raspi-config → select Enable Camera → press Enter → select Finish → reboot and log back on to the Raspberry Pi.

Authors

  • Nhut Dang
  • Robert Goodloe
  • Ethan Shry(TA)

Fall 2018

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