Vision Help

[proman007]

Which one of the functions do i use to make the robot locate color?

and how would i make it follow it?

Thanks

[sciencewhiz]

Look at the "Locate Colored Object" Example included with LabVIEW for how to find a color.

[proman007]

How do i get power to the camera?

it has a wall plug but nonthing to get power to it on the robot

[StephenB]

The camera should have shipped with an AC adapter, you can cut the wire on the adapter and connect one side to the camera, and one side to the 5V plug on your PD board. There is a good diagram of this that ships with the control kit. Big poster.

[proman007]

is there a way to do that without cuting the wire

[proman007]

which wire is pos and which is neg

[StephenB]

You can use a multimeter set to diode/continuity mode and test for continuity between the sheath of the plug on one end (GND) and either wire on the other end. When you get continuity (usually a beep) between the sheath on the plug end and one of the wires on the other end, you know that this wire is GND.

[proman007]

Thanks think that did it.   

ill be using this thread for asking questions about the vision stuff

[Philbot]

Just for the record, there are TWO Axis power supplies shipped with the controller kit.

One comes with the camera itself, and the other is in a small plastic bag.

The supply that comes with the camera has a coaxial cable (meaning that there is a central conductor with a braid around it.

DO NOT USE THIS Supply, as it will be difficult to connect into the WAGO connector.

The other supply has a standard two wire cable, that can be cut and stripped.

The Positive wire has a white stripe on it, just like the Gaming Adapter power cable.

The best thing here is that you have a spare adapter to use in the wall if you like.

Phil.

By the way, this is all explained IN THE MANUAL.

You were lucky this time, it only took 30 minutes to get a reply.....  next time you may not be so fortunate.

PLEASE read the manuals.......  trust me, as a beta-tester who didn't start out with great manuals.... you can make a LOT of dumb mistakes if you don't read them properly.

You really don't have a lot of time or parts to spare to silly mistakes.

[StephenB]

Thanks phil!