In order to enable computer vision, you'll need to connect a USB web camera to the USB port. Most standard USB webcams will work. This example uses a Logitech HD 720.
Here are the steps:
Check if your USB webcam is connected. You'll do this using a program called
guvcview. Install this by typingsudo apt-get install guvcview.Connect your USB camera and power up the BeagleBone Black. After the system is booted, go to the
/devdirectory and typels. You should see the following screenshot:
The
video0device is the USB webcam. If you see its entry in the directory, then it means the system can access your camera.
Now you can use guvcview to see images from the camera. Since these are graphic images, you'll need to use either a monitor connected directly to the BeagleBone Black or the remote graphics connection VNC server. If you want to use the remote connection, make sure you start the server on the BeagleBone Black by typing vncserver via SSH. Then...