I’m looking to building a BRAT that can find an object(like a ball) of a certain color and then can run after it. Are there any good color sensors out there compatible with the bot board + BS2?
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is the camera above compatible with the botboard?
That sensor will work with the Bot Board, but it will not do what you want. It’s intended use is to detect the color of an object that is very close to the sensor by measuring the reflected light. You want a CMU cam. Google it for more info.
I saw the CMU cam at work on the soccer bot video posted in another topic, I didn’t consider it because of budget issues(again). Would a web camera be an alternative?
Yes a web cam and RoboRealm would work for a tight budget. RoboRealm is free to download and what ever the cost of web cam is, that’s all the setback you will have.
To get RoboRealm’s free software go here: www.roborealm.com
Hope this helps.
thanks! I’ll check it out!
Only problem with this is getting the video relayed to a PC running roborealm, and then relaying the info back. The cost involved in that is probably just as much as a CMUcam
does the cmu cam not need to communicate with the PC?
I can probably use blue smirf(or just use a serial connection), which doesnt cost much(or at all). My PC already has bluetooth and I already have a webcam so theres no cost involved.
The CMU Cam connects directly to the microcontroller via a serial connection. No PC needed.