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OpenMV Cam on KS

Posted by Bot Thoughts on January 26, 2015 at 11:30am

Hey all, remember OpenMV Cam? It's the machine vision module that runs Python.

Well, we finally launched it on Kickstarter http://bit.ly/openmvcam. It does color tracking, object tracking, records movies and photos, too. All scriptable with Python. And it supports shields (think WiFi, LCD, IMU, ...) It has IR LEDs. M12 lens mount. STM32F427 @ 180MHz.

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Euan Ramsay January 27, 2015 at 5:27am

A great application comes to mind.

For SAR application, it's useful to be able to scan for particular colours and textures. Is it possible to "train" the camera to search for a specific colour, by lettin it "sniff" the colour first?

In the same way sniffer dogs are given a scent to track using an object covered with the subjects scent, we'd give the camera a colour to search for, by giving it a "sample" first. It would then highlight any sample that contains that colour.
Tiziano Fiorenzani January 27, 2015 at 4:52am

Great, I can't wait to see it in action!
Euan Ramsay January 27, 2015 at 2:36am

Backed!

Not a huge python programmer, so hoping to leech some non-pattern detection code :-)

I'm planning to use it in a SAR context, to try and make real-time target detection easier.
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Randy January 26, 2015 at 5:31pm

Looking good!! Backed!

Reminds me a bit of the hackacam which was successful but which is now quite difficult to find. The price of your camera is very reasonable (might I say too cheap?) for such a versatile camera. Looks like you've also put a standard M12 lens mount on there so people should be able to change the lens.

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Bot Thoughts January 26, 2015 at 4:16pm
@Montezuma: thanks for asking -- short summary:
- You script it in Python.
- It detects faces and objects as well as colors.
- You can record movies, videos.
- It's smaller than Pixy at only 1.8" x 1.4" and you can expand it with shields. We're working on a WiFi shield, an IR sensor that overlays a heat map, a LiPo shield, LCD, and more (available later)
- It has IR LEDs for night illumination, too.
- It costs less than Pixy
- It uses a familiar STM32F4 MCU, same family as PixHawk, F4Discovery board, etc.
Bot Thoughts January 26, 2015 at 3:07pm

Awesome, thanks so much for the support you guys! We really appreciate it. And for all those that have retweeted and such, huge thanks to you for spreading the word.
Phill Scott January 26, 2015 at 1:19pm

Yep, backed too!
Kay Fricke January 26, 2015 at 1:08pm

Very interesting ... backed!
robert bouwens January 26, 2015 at 12:31pm

backed this project :-)
F McC January 26, 2015 at 12:21pm

Great news. Well done on getting the campaign going, I've been waiting! Could I ask, what is the weight of the board (with lens)?