I've been testing out the driver with a couple of Videre STH-DCSG-VARX-C cameras. The node started out without a problem, but I only got empty/black frames from the camera. After messing around and looking through the code, I tried commenting out the part where the camera is reset:
// if (DC1394_SUCCESS != dc1394_camera_reset(camera_))
After commenting that out the driver works fine with the cameras. So I did a simple fix that checks if the manufacturer and type is VIDERE_DESIGN and the model is MDS and skip the reset if that's the case.
ps. where in the pipeline would I correct for one camera being mounted upside down?
Best regards,
Hordur
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 7:33 PM, Jack O'Quin
<jack.oquin@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks to all who responded to the previous camera1394 test request.
Several problems were found and fixed due to those efforts.
All fixes are in the camera_drivers 1.1.4 stack, included in the
current C-turtle alpha-3 release (available in both binary and svn
packages). Please help us find any remaining problems in the code or
documentation before the final C-turtle release. We especially need
testing on systems or devices not yet known to work. Testing on Mac OS
X would be very useful.
Documentation and tutorials are here:
http://www.ros.org/wiki/camera1394/Troubleshooting
The documentation review is now complete. Please report any errors or
unclear descriptions you notice in those pages.
When you run tests, please respond to this message (on or off list),
listing processor type, operating system, bus type (1394a or 1394b),
and camera model. Mention any problems you encounter, and whether the
camera could be made to work.
There is now a device compatibility list:
http://www.ros.org/wiki/camera1394/CameraList
If you test a camera not on the list, please add it to that page.
Thanks,