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Getting started with myrobotlab - Having problems? Ask the nice people here.

Hi just few days ago I really got to know about robotlab and so i have downloaded to actually implement it on my personal robot.

I would like to do obstacle avoidance using myrobotlab software. Since i am new to this platform so need some guidance. I would like my robot to navigate in a home environment and at the same time avoid and do not collide with any obstacle ahead. Could anyone please help me with this as how to start and etc. I am using arduino mega as the main controller, Logitech HDC270 webcam, robot power motor controllers and DC motors for driving the wheels.

The following java code worked for me to flash an LED on pin 13 of an arduino connected to my Linux computer.  Simply start a new project in eclipse, import the myRobotLab.jar file, (I went ahead and added the other jar files in the myRobotLab libraries folder)  and I also added the RXTX.jar and serial.jar form the Arduino IDE; Then use the code below.

Hi. I want to use  the openCV service with an imagen from hard disk. How can I do this? I only have the option to take it from a webcam.

Thanks.

System setup:

I currently have Windows XP on VirtualBox running on Fedora 13 ( Just to make things hard :P )

I have a Logitech C600 webcam - and with virtual box I can send the device (marked as Unknown Device 046D:0807 [0009]) to Windows.

Dear myrobotlab,

I seem to have problems enabling my iSight webcam on my Macbook Pro through the myrobotlab Java application. 

Is anyone familiar with this problem and how i am able to solve it?

Thanks in advance.

I will be using a wireless camera that outputs composite video so I will connect the receiver to the computer using a vcr to usb converter. I would also like to process the videos to do some common image manipulations (the same kind that you used in the "How to find your balls" tutorial) and send data to the robot using a receiver/transmitter pair with serial communication at 300 baud rate. Can I do this with MyRobotLab? If so, is it so complicated I still need to learn OpenCV (I originally was interested by MyRobotLab because it offered an oppurtunity to not learn OpenCV).

Since I don't have a wireless camera yet, I'll use my laptop's built-in camera to prepare myself for thee real thing. When I open MyRobotLab, there is a communication tab to which I am redirected every time I try to do something (even though I don't know what I'm doing yet). All the fields are filled except for the login field. What is this tab and what do I need to do to make it work? And what did you do to setup the software and camera in your tutorial MyRobotLab - OpenCV - How to find your balls

Thank you