About

This provides a simple graphical user interface to use SimpleCV to capture images from a webcam.

Further this script uses a serial connection to control the quanti-fly/ egg-counter. More information here

https://github.com/dwaithe/quantifly

http://eggcounter.polygonaltree.co.uk/

Dependencies

• it only work in Linux
• PySide conda install PySide
• SimpleCV pip install simplecv
• qimage2ndarray (pip install https://github.com/hmeine/qimage2ndarray/archive/master.zip)
• pyserial (comes with anaconda)

Installation guide

Software

Preparation

Install Anaconda

• Download and install Anaconda https://www.continuum.io/downloads (make sure to use version 2.7 and not the 3.x version)
• During installation, install for User only and leave all standard settings like the are

Install further dependencies

• open anaconda prompt
• type: pip install simplecv,
• conda install pyside (confirm by pressing y) and
• pip install https://github.com/hmeine/qimage2ndarray/archive/master.zip,
• conda install -c menpo opencv3,
• conda install pyserial

Install Arduino software/driver

Download the windows installer from http://www.arduino.org/downloads and install it keeping all the standard settings. (a couple of drivers will be installed as well, including the Atmel drivers)

Install webcamSeriesCapture

• type pip install https://github.com/groakat/webcamSeriesCapture/archive/master.zip

Setup Shortcut

• right-click on Desktop
• new -> shortcut
• set as location: python.exe C:\Users\XXXXX\Anaconda2\Lib\site-packages\webcamSeriesCapture\acquisition\acquisition.py (replace XXXXX with the name of the C:\Users\ folder of the active user)

Camera Configuration

Logitech webcam driver

Download logitech driver from http://support.logitech.com/en_us/product/hd-pro-webcam-c920#download

Example Camera configuration

• In the system tray (bottom right next to the clock) click on the small webcam icon (right click) -> Logitech Webcam Controller.
• Click Webcam options (make sure it is expanded)
• Click Advanced Settings at the bottom
• Make sure that all checkboxes are unticked (RightLight, Auto) to be able to move all sliders
• Change settings so that the live image looks like the reference image
• also: make sure to switch auto-focus off! (in the small window)