CMUcam5 Pixy¶

Note, if you are using Pixy for LEGO Mindstorms, the Pixy LEGO Wiki is tailored to your needs.

Quick Start

• Start here if you just received your Pixy

FAQ

• Where can I buy Pixy?
• How do I teach Pixy an object?
• How can I tweak / improve Pixy's object recognition?
• What is the maximum distance that Pixy can detect objects?
• Can I replace the lens on Pixy?
• Does Pixy track/sense laser light?
• Does Pixy track/sense IR light?
• Can Pixy do face tracking, face detection, or facial recognition?
• Can I use my regular Pixy with LEGO Mindstorms?
• Can I use my LEGO Pixy with Arduino?
• I don't see my controller supported. What do I do?
• Where's the source code?
• What licensing does Pixy's software/firmware/hardware have?
• Is there a case or enclosure for Pixy?
• Where can I find the latest PixyMon, firmware, Arduino libraries, LEGO modules, libpixyusb, etc?
• What kind of projects can I use Pixy for?

Troubleshooting Guide

• I get the message "No Pixy devices have been detected" in PixyMon
• I don't see any video when I run PixyMon
• Pixy is detecting the wrong objects
• Pixy isn't detecting the objects I taught it
• My Arduino isn't receiving data from Pixy
• PixyMon is crashing!
• My pan/tilt is acting sort of crazy
• The image in PixyMon is out of focus
• I still need help!

How to connect Pixy to...

• Arduino
• Raspberry Pi
• BeagleBone Black
• Lego Mindstorms
• .NET Gadgeteer
• RoboRIO
• Other devices - porting guide (I2C, SPI, UART, etc)
• Mount Pixy to your robot
• Mount Pixy to your Lego creation
• Power
• Port Pinouts

Tracking Objects

• Teach Pixy an object
• Improve Pixy's object recognition capabilities
• Using Color Codes
• What is the maximum distance that Pixy can detect objects?

Pan/tilt Mechanism

• Assembling the Pan/tilt Mechanism
• Running the Pan/tilt Demo

Installing PixyMon for...

• Mac
• Windows Vista, 7, or 8
• Windows XP
• Linux

Software & Firmware

• PixyMon Reference
• Arduino API Reference
• Serial Protocol Reference
• libpixyusb API
• Source code - Git repository
• Uploading New Firmware
• Building libpixyusb on Linux
• Building libpixyusb as a Python module on Linux
• Building PixyMon
• Building Pixy Firmware
• Lego software blocks
• Lego Chase Demo Tutorial