Re: [Playerstage-users] Problem using Logitech QuickCam Sphere AF in Player

[Jon M. <jma...@co...>]

We have used it in the 2.1.3 release as well as the current 3.0 rc.

-----Original Message-----
From: Janulo [mailto:jan...@gm...] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 1:10 AM
To: pla...@li...
Subject: Re: [Playerstage-users] Problem using Logitech QuickCam Sphere AF in Player


Hi Jon,

Thank you for your fast answer.
On which Player version do you used that camera with camerauvc driver?

We want to use our camera also with pan tilt zoom, if it will be possible,
but I don't know, why sphere driver doesn't works...


Jon Mandrell wrote:
> 
> We have successfully used that camera with the "camerauvc" driver rather
> than the sphere. You don't get a pan/tilt interface.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Janulo [mailto:jan...@gm...] 
> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 5:35 AM
> To: pla...@li...
> Subject: [Playerstage-users] Problem using Logitech QuickCam Sphere AF in
> Player
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> we are working with Player 2.1.2 and with webcam Logitech QuickCam Sphere
> AF
> (ID046d:0994).
> 
> Webcam works without problems in VLC media player on Ubuntu 9.04,
> 2.6.28-15-generic. 
> But in the Player on the same system not works.
> 
> config file webcam.cfg:
> driver
> (
>   name "sphere"
>   provides ["camera:0" "ptz:0"]
>   port "/dev/video1"
> )
> 
> Port /dev/video1 because on /dev/video0 is build in laptop webcam.
> 
> client app webcam.cc:
> #include <libplayerc++/playerc++.h>
> 
> #include <iostream>
> #include <string>
> 
> 
> // defines gHostname, gPort, ...
> #include "args.h"
> 
> using namespace PlayerCc;
> 
> //PlayerClient *robot;
> //PtzProxy *ptz;
> //CameraProxy *cam;
> 
> 
> int main()
> {
> 	//parse_args(argc,argv);
> 	
> 	printf("\n**** Webcam test application ****\n\n");
> 	printf("## Connecting to PlayerClient\n");
> 	//robot = new PlayerClient(gHostname, gPort);
> 	PlayerClient robot(gHostname, gPort);
> 
> 	printf("## Connecting to CameraProxy\n");
> 	//cam = new CameraProxy(robot, gIndex);
> 	CameraProxy cp(&robot, gIndex);
> 
> 	printf("## Connecting to PtzProxy\n");
> 	//ptz = new PtzProxy(robot, gIndex);
> 	PtzProxy zp(&robot, gIndex);
> 	
> 	printf("## Before while(1)");
> 	while (1);
> 
> 	printf("\n**** END of Webcam test application ****\n\n\n");
>   	return(0);
> }
> 
> Output from player after $ player webcam.cfg:
> Registering driver
> Player v.2.1.2
> 
> * Part of the Player/Stage/Gazebo Project
> [http://playerstage.sourceforge.net].
> * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2006 Brian Gerkey, Richard Vaughan, Andrew Howard,
> * Nate Koenig, and contributors. Released under the GNU General Public
> License.
> * Player comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.  This is free software, and
> you
> * are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; see COPYING
> * for details.
> 
> listening on 6665
> Listening on ports: 6665
> 
> Output from player after running client application:
> accepted TCP client 0 on port 6665, fd 6
> Setting up sphere driver
> fg_open(): get framebuffer failed; ignoring: Invalid argument
> fg_open(): get memory buffer: Invalid argument
> error   : Setup():  unable to open
> warning : subscription failed for device camera:0
> Setting up sphere driver
> fg_open(): get framebuffer failed; ignoring: Invalid argument
> fg_open(): get memory buffer: Invalid argument
> error   : Setup():  unable to open
> warning : subscription failed for device ptz:0
> 
> Output from client application:
> 
> **** Webcam test application ****
> 
> ## Connecting to PlayerClient
> ## Connecting to CameraProxy
> ## Connecting to PtzProxy
> ## Before while(1)
> End of output from client application
> 
> 
> Thank you very much for all answers!
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