[Elphel-support] No images from sensor
Linden Mills-Connery
lmillsc at gmail.com
Fri Oct 5 16:33:58 PDT 2012
Were can I find release notes for the new version?
Linden
On Oct 5, 2012 5:21 PM, "Oleg" <support-list at support.elphel.com> wrote:
> You shouldn't be too worried but it would be better to update the software)
>
> We don't have the latest image on sf.net - I uploaded it to
> http://community.elphel.com/files/8.2.13/
> Then if you're on linux you can set up nfs server and run update from the
> camera: 192.168.0.9 -> System Preferences -> Firmware.
> If not - you could boot from our live usb (kubuntu-elphel-4.iso<http://community.elphel.com/files/live-dvd/>)
> and update from there.
>
> Best regards,
> Oleg
>
> On 5 October 2012 16:59, Linden Mills-Connery <lmillsc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yup, I'm on an old parsedit. See attached. Will try out the new one later
>> today/tomorrow.
>>
>> Should I be worried that my firmware is only partly up to date? Perhaps I
>> should run an update again? What are your thoughts?
>>
>> Thanks for the help?
>>
>> Linden
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 4:51 PM, Oleg <support-list at support.elphel.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, I'm on 8.2.13, yours is 8.0.9.2. But the "immediate"-key was added
>>> long time ago.
>>> Here's the current listing of parsedit.php<http://elphel.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/elphel/elphel353-8.0/packages/web/353/php_top/parsedit.php>. Check
>>> if your file is complete - would be interesting to look at it.
>>>
>>> Also, you could try to back up you old file and use the new one.
>>>
>>> It doesn't actually change the parameters.
>>>
>>> It's ok.
>>>
>>> Oleg
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5 October 2012 16:34, Linden Mills-Connery <lmillsc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Very odd, do we have different firmware?
>>>>
>>>> Without immediate I get the GUI for changing elements, see attached. It
>>>> doesn't actually change the parameters.
>>>>
>>>> Linden
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 4:27 PM, Oleg <support-list at support.elphel.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I tried your request and it worked.
>>>>>
>>>>> What do you get without "immediate"?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://10.23.33.10/parsedit.php?AUTOEXP_ON=1&WB_EN=1&PF_HEIGHT=0&WOI_TOP=0&WOI_HEIGHT=1936
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Oleg
>>>>>
>>>>> On 5 October 2012 16:21, Linden Mills-Connery <lmillsc at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have tried this HTTP request in a browser at get an error in the
>>>>>> returned XML:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://10.23.33.10/parsedit.php?immediate&AUTOEXP_ON=1&WB_EN=1&PF_HEIGHT=0&WOI_TOP=0&WOI_HEIGHT=1936
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Error: "Wrong address==0, probably misspelled constant: 'immediate'"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I get the same error even if I call:
>>>>>> http://10.23.33.10/parsedit.php?immediate
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not sure what I am missing?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Linden
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Oleg <support-list at support.elphel.com
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There's a part of the file missing.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Most likely it is caused by not syncing the camera file system after
>>>>>>> editing that file and rebooting the camera.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The safest way to sync this file is to save it through
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 192.168.0.9 -> Parameter Editor
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Or (in case of editing other files) this can be done from the telnet
>>>>>>> session with a command "sync".
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Also, you can change parameters with a http request in the following
>>>>>>> way:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://192.168.0.9/parsedit.php?immediate&PARAMETER1=VALUE1&PARAMETER2=VALUE2.
>>>>>>>> ..
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>> Oleg Dzhimiev
>>>>>>> Electronics Engineer
>>>>>>> phone: +1 801 783 5555 x124
>>>>>>> Elphel, Inc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 5 October 2012 14:18, Linden Mills-Connery <lmillsc at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks, that fixed it. Find the bad XML attached.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Linden
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Oleg <
>>>>>>>> support-list at support.elphel.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Linden,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1. Could you please send the current /etc/autocampars.xml?
>>>>>>>>> 2. Meanwhile, you can rename the current file and regenerate the
>>>>>>>>> dafault one:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> php autocampars.php --init
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It should create a new /etc/autocampars.xml if it doesn't
>>>>>>>>> exist. You might need to reboot the camera afterwards for a cleaner effect.
>>>>>>>>> The same thing will happen if you just reboot w/o this file in
>>>>>>>>> place.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 5 October 2012 12:56, Linden Mills-Connery <lmillsc at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I am not sure what triggered the issue as I was not operating the
>>>>>>>>>> camera. But yes I change several parameters between getting the camera
>>>>>>>>>> set-up and putting it in line-scan (recording) mode. I am
>>>>>>>>>> curious what would be the recommended way of changing parameters with HTTP
>>>>>>>>>> requests. Currently I am emulating the HTTP request made by autocampars.php
>>>>>>>>>> to change parameters.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Output of that call:
>>>>>>>>>> [root at Elphel353 /usr/html]788# php autocampars.php --init
>>>>>>>>>> X-Powered-By: PHP/5.2.9
>>>>>>>>>> Content-type: text/html
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> <br />
>>>>>>>>>> <b>Warning</b>: simplexml_load_file() [<a
>>>>>>>>>> href='function.simplexml-load-file'>f
>>>>>>>>>> unction.simplexml-load-file</a>]:
>>>>>>>>>> /etc/autocampars.xml:74: parser error : Premat
>>>>>>>>>> ure end of data in tag GAINR
>>>>>>>>>> line 74 in <b>/mnt/flash/html/autocampars.php</b> o
>>>>>>>>>> n line <b>954</b><br />
>>>>>>>>>> <br />
>>>>>>>>>> <b>Warning</b>: simplexml_load_file() [<a
>>>>>>>>>> href='function.simplexml-load-file'>f
>>>>>>>>>> unction.simplexml-load-file</a>]: ABLE
>>>>>>>>>> is enabled this overall gain is split bet
>>>>>>>>>> ween the sensor analog gain and di
>>>>>>>>>> in <b>/mnt/flash/html/autocampars.php</b> on
>>>>>>>>>> line <b>954</b><br />
>>>>>>>>>> <br />
>>>>>>>>>> <b>Warning</b>: simplexml_load_file() [<a
>>>>>>>>>> href='function.simplexml-load-file'>f
>>>>>>>>>> unction.simplexml-load-file</a>]:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ^
>>>>>>>>>> in <b>/mnt/flash/html/autocampars.php</b> on
>>>>>>>>>> line <b>954</b><br />
>>>>>>>>>> <br />
>>>>>>>>>> <b>Warning</b>: simplexml_load_file() [<a
>>>>>>>>>> href='function.simplexml-load-file'>f
>>>>>>>>>> unction.simplexml-load-file</a>]:
>>>>>>>>>> /etc/autocampars.xml:74: parser error : Premat
>>>>>>>>>> ure end of data in tag
>>>>>>>>>> descriptions line 11 in <b>/mnt/flash/html/autocampars.ph
>>>>>>>>>> p</b>
>>>>>>>>>> on line <b>954</b><br />
>>>>>>>>>> <br />
>>>>>>>>>> <b>Warning</b>: simplexml_load_file() [<a
>>>>>>>>>> href='function.simplexml-load-file'>f
>>>>>>>>>> unction.simplexml-load-file</a>]: ABLE
>>>>>>>>>> is enabled this overall gain is split bet
>>>>>>>>>> ween the sensor analog gain and di
>>>>>>>>>> in <b>/mnt/flash/html/autocampars.php</b> on
>>>>>>>>>> line <b>954</b><br />
>>>>>>>>>> <br />
>>>>>>>>>> <b>Warning</b>: simplexml_load_file() [<a
>>>>>>>>>> href='function.simplexml-load-file'>f
>>>>>>>>>> unction.simplexml-load-file</a>]:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ^
>>>>>>>>>> in <b>/mnt/flash/html/autocampars.php</b> on
>>>>>>>>>> line <b>954</b><br />
>>>>>>>>>> <br />
>>>>>>>>>> <b>Warning</b>: simplexml_load_file() [<a
>>>>>>>>>> href='function.simplexml-load-file'>f
>>>>>>>>>> unction.simplexml-load-file</a>]:
>>>>>>>>>> /etc/autocampars.xml:74: parser error : Premat
>>>>>>>>>> ure end of data in tag
>>>>>>>>>> autocampars line 3 in <b>/mnt/flash/html/autocampars.php<
>>>>>>>>>> /b> on line
>>>>>>>>>> <b>954</b><br />
>>>>>>>>>> <br />
>>>>>>>>>> <b>Warning</b>: simplexml_load_file() [<a
>>>>>>>>>> href='function.simplexml-load-file'>f
>>>>>>>>>> unction.simplexml-load-file</a>]: ABLE
>>>>>>>>>> is enabled this overall gain is split bet
>>>>>>>>>> ween the sensor analog gain and di
>>>>>>>>>> in <b>/mnt/flash/html/autocampars.php</b> on
>>>>>>>>>> line <b>954</b><br />
>>>>>>>>>> <br />
>>>>>>>>>> <b>Warning</b>: simplexml_load_file() [<a
>>>>>>>>>> href='function.simplexml-load-file'>f
>>>>>>>>>> unction.simplexml-load-file</a>]:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ^
>>>>>>>>>> in <b>/mnt/flash/html/autocampars.php</b> on
>>>>>>>>>> line <b>954</b><br />
>>>>>>>>>> <br />
>>>>>>>>>> <b>Fatal error</b>: Call to a member function children() on a
>>>>>>>>>> non-object in <b>
>>>>>>>>>> /mnt/flash/html/autocampars.php</b> on line <b>958</b><br />
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Is this as simple as re-flashing the
>>>>>>>>>> original /etc/autocampars.xml file?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Linden
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 12:34 PM, support-list <
>>>>>>>>>> support-list at support.elphel.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>> Hello Linden,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> How did camera stop working did you modify (and save any
>>>>>>>>>>> parameters)?
>>>>>>>>>>> It seems the camera could not finish initialization
>>>>>>>>>>> /usr/local/html/autocampars.php --init
>>>>>>>>>>> It may be caused by /etc/autocampars.xml parameters
>>>>>>>>>>> You may try "/usr/local/html/autocampars.php --init" manually
>>>>>>>>>>> and see what it will output.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Andrey
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> ---- On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:09:00 -0700 *Linden Mills-Connery <
>>>>>>>>>>> lmillsc at gmail.com>* wrote ----
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Having a problem with the camera sensor no longer recording any
>>>>>>>>>>> images. I can access the cameras web interface fine but any images are all
>>>>>>>>>>> the blank 1x1 frames.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I have attached the system report hoping that this will shed
>>>>>>>>>>> some light on the issue.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Linden
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>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>>> Oleg Dzhimiev
>>>>>>>>> Electronics Engineer
>>>>>>>>> phone: +1 801 783 5555 x124
>>>>>>>>> Elphel, Inc.
>>>>>>>>>
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>>> Oleg Dzhimiev
>>> Electronics Engineer
>>> phone: +1 801 783 5555 x124
>>> Elphel, Inc.
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> --
> Best regards,
> Oleg Dzhimiev
> Electronics Engineer
> phone: +1 801 783 5555 x124
> Elphel, Inc.
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