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Revision as of 12:32, 16 March 2017

Download & Install

Install GUI to the device that will be used for recording. There are several ways to install it:

Terminal:

cd <any-path>
git clone https://github.com/Elphel/eyesis4pi-393-gui.git
git pull (repeat any time to get the latest)

GitHub.com:

https://github.com/Elphel/eyesis4pi-393-gui

Follow the instructions in INSTALL.txt:

1. (For Kubuntu 16.04) Install the following packages, terminal:
 sudo apt-get install apache2 php5.6 php5.6-curl
 
2. Make the src folder visible to the web server:
2a. Create a link, terminal: "sudo ln -sf <path-to-eyesis4pi_gui-folder> /var/www/eyesisgui"
2b. Or copy all the files to /var/www/eyesisgui.
Note: "/var/www" is the (apache2) web server's document root folder.

(for recording to the device over network only)
2c. Make the footage root folder "/data/footage" writable for everyone.


Equipment/Package

  • Eyesis4Pi 393
  • External SSD enclosure
  • Switch
  • PC / Laptop



Power On

  • Connect the camera's ethernet cables to the switch.
  • Power on: switch, SSD enclosure, Eyesis4Pi. Boot takes about 1 min.

Important Notice: Use a fan to cool the camera's pole when shooting indoors.



Network Setup

IP address: 192.168.0.68 (example)
Mask:       255.255.255.0

Note: Eyesis4Pi 393 default IP addresses: 192.168.0.161-163

Setting recording parameters: camera settings

  • Check camera settings at the Settings -> Camera-tab

Trigger period,ms  - 1/FPS, 200 = 5fps, 250 = 4fps, 500 = 2fps, 1000 = 1fps...
AutoExp max, ms - the autoexposure value limit.
AutoExp level - value of a pixel at which the autoexposure works.
AutoExp fracpix - number of pixels below the Autoexp level.
AutoExp frame ahead - number of previous frames used for calculatin the current frame exposure.
Compression quality - JP4/JPEG compression quality.
Recommended values for 1 fps:
Trigger period = 1000 (ms)

Camera tab.jpeg



Recording

  • Record-button to start recording
Rec.jpeg



Stopping

  • Stop-button for stop.
Rec.jpeg



Links