Double click on the desktop icon that says Setup Axis Camera to launch the Setup Axis Camera Tool. The camera should be automatically detected and the green indicator light should be lit.
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If it is not, make sure the camera is powered on (the ring on the camera face should be green) and connected to your computer. If the indicator remains off follow the instructions in the tool textbox next to Troubleshooting the camera to reset the camera. You can also use the Camera not found? Button to check the IP address of your computer.
The recommended configuration (and the default expected by the robot code examples and FRC Dashboard) is to connect the camera to the Robot Radio. To configure the camera for this setup: • Make sure the Robot Radio bubble is selected • Enter your FRC team number in the Team ID box • Press Apply. This will automatically configure the following settings on the camera: • IP • Add Username and Password: FRC/FRC • Anonymous Viewing: Enabled (required for use with SmartDashboard) • Resolution: 320x240 • Compression: 30 • Frame Rate: 15FPS Note that the LabVIEW Dashboard and/or LabVIEW robot code will override these settings for their streams. For more information about camera image settings see the article in the Vision Processing manual. Click Video & Image on the left side to open the image settings page. Set the Resolution and Compression to the desired values (recommended 320x240, 30). To limit the framerate to under 30 FPS, select the Limited to bubble under Maximum frame rate and enter the desired rate in the box.
Color, Brightness and Sharpness may also be set on this screen if desired. Click Save when finished. Note that the LabVIEW Dashboard and/or LabVIEW robot code will override these settings for their streams. For more information about camera image settings see the article in the Vision Processing manual.