[Elphel-support] Shperical camera

[Oleg K Dzhimiev]

Dear Grzegorz,

We answered to the first 2 questions through our ticket system - please
check your spam folder - there's a chance our replies are there.
Anyway, I'll answer your questions here also because the info might be
helpful to other people on the mailing list.

2. Is it possible to program this camera on windows? Or we have to use only
> linux?
>

Cameras (all our cams including the Eyesis) have a Web-based UI - so you can
control it from a browser (firefox).
If you plan to program it with HTML-Javascript-PHP - then you can still use
windows - just upload your scripts through ftp.
In the case of C-language - Linux, to be able to compile programs for the
camera. Additionally you'll need Linux to be able to update the firmware.

With our regular cameras we sell preinstalled EEE Box PCs (we are planning
to upgrade, since there are better solutions available now) with everything
you will need to start the software development process out of the box - at
the same time you can easily install all the software yourself just by
following this guide<http://wiki.elphel.com/index.php?title=Elphel_Software_Kit_for_Ubuntu>
.

With Eyesis we offer a powerful PC with pre-installed software for
copying/processing the recorded images.


 3. How transmition of images is realized? I see that camera has internal
> HDD for storage but can we get it from hard disk during collection?
>

You can record images directly on your PC with 1.5 slower speed than on an
internal HDD. From the HDD the images can be extracted through ftp, for
instance. It depends on your application.


1. Are that camera has possibility for external triggering source? We need
> to synchronize it from our signals.
>

Yes, it has.
A phone cable can be used for that (connected to boards 10369 J15 -
http://wiki.elphel.com/index.php?title=10369) - the camera needs to be put
in the trigger mode and provided with a pulse through a proper wire.

More particular info can be find here:
http://wiki.elphel.com/index.php?title=Trigger
http://www3.elphel.com/list (search for 'trigger')


Best regards,
Oleg Dzhimiev
Elphel, Inc.

On 5 October 2010 08:35, Grzegorz Pawlak <Grzegorz.Pawlak at tomtom.com> wrote:

>  Dear Elphel support,
>
>
>
> I have a few technical questions about your spherical camera and using it.
>
> 1. Are that camera has possibility for external triggering source? We need
> to synchronize it from our signals.
>
> 2. Is it possible to program this camera on windows? Or we have to use only
> linux?
>
> 3. How transmition of images is realized? I see that camera has internal
> HDD for storage but can we get it from hard disk during collection?
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
>
> *Grzegorz Pawlak* | Senior Software Engineer | CPU | +48 42 664 2706
> office | http://www.tomtom.com
>
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