Just a quick question to see whether anyone has used the SSC-32 with the Processing app and if they happen to have some sample code they’d share - so i can get a general idea of how it’s done.
Trying to build a pan/tilt face tracking webcam.
Many thanks…
The ssc-32 uses standard rs232 type of communication input, so there should be a lot of info in the processing forum.
I’ve done:
Processing --> Arduino --> SSC-32, but the arduino was just used for it’s usb port and then i sent the serial straight to SSC-32. Arduino uses the same IDE as processing and (basically) the same programming language, and it all works pretty well. It’s a good setup for prototyping/proof of concepting.
EDIT: Plingboot, I saw you posted this on the hexapodrobot.com forum too. Because I used arduino between Processing and SSC-32, what I did was set a range for the pan servo to go (as in, 20 degrees to 70 degrees, say), and one for the tilt. And then the Processing app would do facetracking. If the face was detected too far towards the edges of the screen, the app basically sent a serial string to arduino of ‘up’ or ‘left’ or whatever. It was rudimentary, but it worked.
hey Noodle, thanks for the reply - dropped you a PM
