CMUcam5 Pixy¶

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

Quick Links¶

Essentials

• Quick Start
• Introduction and Background
• Installing PixyMon on Mac
• Installing PixyMon on Windows Vista, 7, or 8
• Installing PixyMon on Windows XP
• Installing PixyMon on Linux
• Teaching Pixy an object
• Hooking up Pixy to a Microcontroller (like an Arduino)
• Hooking up Pixy to LEGO Mindstorms
• Hooking up Pixy to a Raspberry Pi
• Hooking up Pixy to a Beaglebone Black
• Hooking up Pixy to a .NET Gadgeteer
• Uploading New Firmware
• Ideas on How to Mount Pixy on Your Invention Thing
• How to Mount Pixy to Your LEGO Creation
• Powering Pixy

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

FAQ

• Where can I buy Pixy?
• What kind of projects can I use Pixy for?
• Where to Get Help
• Where can I find the latest PixyMon, firmware, Arduino libraries, LEGO modules, libpixyusb, etc?
• 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?
• What licensing does Pixy's software/firmware/hardware have?
• Where's the source code?
• Can Pixy do face tracking, face detection, or facial 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?

Digging deeper

• Some Tips on Generating Color Signatures
• How to talk to Pixy
• Arduino API
• LEGO software blocks
• LEGO Chase Demo Tutorial
• libpixyusb API
• Using Color Codes
• Port Pinouts
• Building libpixyusb on Linux
• Building libpixyusb as a Python module on Linux
• Building PixyMon
• Building Pixy Firmware

Pan/tilt Mechanism

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

PixyMon

• PixyMon Overview
• Action Menu
• Configure Dialog
  • PixyMon Tab
  • Signature Tuning Tab
  • Signature Labels Tab
  • Expert Tab
  • Blocks Tab
  • Interface Tab
  • Camera Tab
  • Servo Tab
  • Pan/tilt Demo Tab
• Grab and Save a Frame
• Save/Load Pixy's Parameters
• Uploading new Firmware