myCobotPro Camera Module

Compatible models: myCobot 320, myCobot 630

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Specifications

Use for Objects

Camera Flange: Machine Vision

Introduction

• USB high-definition camera can be used with suction pump, self-adaptive gripper, artificial intelligence kit, etc., eye in hand to achieve precise positioning and calibration.

Installation and use

• Check that the kit has everything: screws and hexagonal spanners, camera module with usb cable

• Camera Installation:

  • Structural installation:

    1. Align the camera module to the end of the robot arm according to the desired direction, and tighten the screws with the Allen spanner

  • Electrical Connections:

    1. 将 USB 线插入底座 USB 接口：

• Programming Development:

  Programming the camera module using python python environment download

  • Create a new python file:
    Right click on the desired file path to create a new python file:
    

    The file name can be changed as needed

    

  • Perform function programming:

    The code is as follows:

    import cv2
    import numpy as np
    
    cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0) # "0", based on the queried camera equipment number
    
    while(True):
        ret, frame = cap.read()
    
        # gray = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
    
        cv2.imshow('frame', frame)
        # Press 'q' to exit
        if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
            break
    
    cap.release()
    cv2.destroyAllWindows()
    

  • Save the file and close it, right-click on an empty space in the folder to open a command line terminal

    

    Input:

    python camera.py
    

    

    You can see what the camera captured

    Run results:

• How to check camera device number

  ls /dev/video* -l
  

  This can be confirmed by plugging and unplugging the devices and using the command separately to observe the added device number.

  Example results:

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• Taobao
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