Camera tracking glitch with all cameras

Question

I noticed lately when I use the Camera, tracking only last "one" time, whether it is face, color or whatever. How can I deleted the camera and re-install it? EzAng

Jeremie · Answer

Hmmm I haven't been experiencing this. What seems to happen? With any tracking type once the object is detected the camera skill crashes? I don't think you need to uninstall the camera. Is it a camera that you have just installed or have you been using it for a while? I'm just trying to determine if anything has changed with your setup. Do you have the latest version of ARC installed?

EzAng · Answer

I have the latest version of ARC - later I can try another camera I tried my computer camera and Ez B Camera thanks EzAng

EzAng · Answer

So Jeremie, I just got back, what should I do? EzAng

Jeremie · Answer

If you could answer the first few questions I had in my first post that’d help me out  I need more info on what’s happening actually happening.

EzAng · Answer

Wish we can speck, I will try the JD robot next. ok, when I use the EZ-B v4 Camera, tracking,   with an IoTiny  it only tracks once, then all the tracking boxes are empty - look below, I had it on face, then color, same thing happens, this just started.  I use DJ code:  here is the debug info: 2020/09/03 16:00:27 -05:00 - Attempting connection on 192.168.1.12:23 2020/09/03 16:00:27 -05:00 - Connected to 192.168.1.12:23 2020/09/03 16:00:27 -05:00 - Reports EZB v4 OS IoTiny 2020/09/03 16:00:27 -05:00 - Firmware 'EZ-Robot IoTiny standard firmware' on 'EZ-Robot EZ-B IoTiny' supports the following capabilities: - ADC with 12 bit Resolution - Can stream Audio v4 codec - Reports battery voltage - Reports CPU temperature - Read/Write Digital I/O Ports - I2C Master - LIPO battery protection & shutdown - PWM Duty on digital ports - PWM servos on digital ports - PWM servos on digital ports can release their position - Servo speed for PWM servos on digital ports - Has NVRam configuration and can be restored to default settings - Transmit Uart TX on all digital ports - Adjustable I2C clock speed - Ultrasonic Ping distance sensor support - 12 Byte Unique Identifier - Can stream video v4 codec - Native WiFi Connectivity from ARC - Broadcasts to ARC's PnP network scanner Broadcasts to ARC's PnP network scanner 2020/09/03 16:00:27 -05:00 - EZ-Robot IoTiny standard firmware ID: 222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222-222 2020/09/03 16:00:27 -05:00 - Setting battery monitor voltage: 7 2020/09/03 16:00:27 -05:00 - Setting battery protection: True 2020/09/03 16:00:27 -05:00 - Setting i2c rate: 100000 2020/09/03 16:00:27 -05:00 - EZ-B voltage is 8.211534684 2020/09/03 16:00:27 -05:00 - EZ-B temperature is 25.02440624839843800C 2020/09/03 16:00:27 -05:00 - Connected 2020/09/03 16:00:36 -05:00 - Camera Initialized: EZB://192.168.1.12:24 @ 320x240 I downloaded Arc again, did repair, no luck Like I said,  I will try the JD robot next., Tested JD robot, same thing happens, I deleted Arc, fresh install - same thing any ideas? thanks EzAng

ptp · Answer

@Ezang: this:  translates to:
// Wait until the camera detects a face controlCommand("Camera", "CameraMovementTrackDisable"); controlCommand("Camera", "CameraUseTrackingScripts", false); controlCommand("Camera", "CameraFaceTracking"); while (getVar("$CameraIsTracking") == 0); controlCommand("Camera", "CameraDisableTracking"); controlCommand("Camera", "CameraUseTrackingScripts", true); Audio.sayWait("I see a Face");

Basically WaitForFace blocky enables the cameraFaceTracking and then disables cameraFaceTracking you can store the previous state i.e. before the WaitForFace and then set after the block  I believe is a design choice.

ptp · Answer

I assumed CameraTrackingType was the configuration setting but is not. So I believe the solution is to have a global variable to set/store the tracking state and then restore the state after the WaitForFace.

EzAng · Answer

I tried it, no luck  EzAng

EzAng · Answer

It use to be so simple, what happened?

https://synthiam.com/Community/Tutorials/95?courseId=1

ptp, how does your camera tracking work? check yours

in Blockly where did you get "set isFaceTracking"? - mine does not have that - now it does, crazy

thanks EzAng

EzAng · Answer

Ptp, I re-arranged the code, now it works when it sees me and stay there for another round of seeing me again and again - color or face

still my Blockly code some controls appears and the next time it is gone like set isFaceTracking, , go figure :-)

tracking color

In Java:

setVar("$CameraTrackingType", 0);

if (getVar("$CameraTrackingType") == 1) {

// Wait until the camera detects the specified color controlCommand("Camera", "CameraMovementTrackDisable"); controlCommand("Camera", "CameraUseTrackingScripts", false); controlCommand("Camera", "CameraColorTracking", "Red"); while (getVar("$CameraIsTracking") == 0); controlCommand("Camera", "CameraDisableTracking"); controlCommand("Camera", "CameraUseTrackingScripts", true);

}

if (getVar("$CameraTrackingType") == 1) {

controlCommand("Camera", "CameraColorTrackingEnable");

}

Audio.sayWait("I see red");

or

I guess simple is not so simple today :-)

be well,

thanks EzAng

EzAng

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