camera_tools

handle various camera

pip install git+https://github.com/ElTinmar/camera_tools.git@main

Aravis

conda env create -f camera_tools.yml
conda activate camera_tools
git clone https://github.com/AravisProject/aravis.git
cd aravis 
meson setup build --prefix=$CONDA_PREFIX -Dintrospection=enabled -Dviewer=disabled -Dtests=true --libdir=lib
ninja -C build install
cd ..
rm -rf aravis

PyUVC

On ubuntu you need to add udev rules for each webcam:

echo 'SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="046d", ATTR{idProduct}=="085b", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-webcams.rules
sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
sudo udevadm trigger

Ximea

Install xiAPI

wget https://www.ximea.com/downloads/recent/XIMEA_Linux_SP.tgz
tar xzf XIMEA_Linux_SP.tgz
cd package
./install -pcie
cp api/Python/v3/ximea <path/to/python/site-packages/>

Spinnaker

Download SDK and python whl from Teledyne's website

https://www.teledynevisionsolutions.com/products/spinnaker-sdk

Install dependencies

sudo apt-get install libusb-1.0-0 libpcre2-16-0 libdouble-conversion3 libxcb-xinput0 libxcb-xinerama0 qtbase5-dev qtchooser qt5-qmake qtbase5-dev-tools libturbojpeg-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev

Install old version of ffmpeg

Spinnaker uses an old version of ffmpeg, install in environment

conda activate ZebVR2
conda install -c conda-forge ffmpeg==4.4.2

Modify install script for newer systemctl

vim configure_spinnaker.sh

replace (line 77)

/etc/init.d/udev restart

with

sudo systemctl restart systemd-udevd

Install the SDK

sudo sh install_spinnaker.sh

Install python wheel

pip install ~/Downloads/spinnaker_python-4.2.0.46-cp38-cp38-linux_x86_64-20.04/spinnaker_python-4.2.0.46-cp38-cp38-linux_x86_64.whl