Lynxmotion Track /w Phidgets webcam

Lynxmotion Rovers, Sumo, and Tracked
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Hi,

Applogized for my poor English and hope you could understand what’s the problem I have now.

First, I am a Flash designer with a bit ActionScript3 skills. Not really a electronic enginner or programmer and I trying to build a tracked system with webcam that can be accessible via internet. So far lynxmotion track system seems the best choice on the current market and most easy controller for me is the phidgets board with buildin usb for webcam and wireless internet access.

Following are some of my works in process…


Video1,


Video2,


inside the platform…


I use rj45 to connect platform and controller (not sure if this is a proper way to do it :confused: )…


front view…


back view…

Now, I am experiencing the “LAG” when I trying to operate it with the control panel which build in AS3. I am thinking the problem can be the speed of my local connection or the way I code in AS3. If nesseary I will post the AS3 code but it’s phidgets library related and I don’t know if I should post this here. I have been search online and not much people could help with AS3.

Not expecting anyone can answer me any question for phidgets but any suggestions to build the same functional device in any other board? If anyone could help me with current device is the best :blush:

Thanks for your time to analyze this post. :blush:

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“Lag” is a subjective term. Is your current control lag faster or slower than the control of my web cam below?

web.comporium.net/~shb/wc2000-PT-script.htm

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It’s much slower than I expect, for example I move it to right on web control and it move after 2~4 sec. I notice if I turn webcam off it react a bit faster.

4

webcam is faster but react time is much slower

5

What Phidgets board are you using with the web cam? It looks like most of the bandwidth is being used by the video stream. You may want to see if single frames can be obtained from the web cam and use them instead of a MPEG stream.