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Teach Pixy an object

Version 2 (Rich LeGrand, 02/17/2014 08:09 pm)

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Teaching Pixy an object is super easy, but first let's talk about which objects will work well with Pixy.  Pixy uses a hue-based color filtering 






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algorithm to detect objects.  Since Pixy uses hue (color) the object needs to have a distinct hue.  Here are some objects that are good because






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they have good, distrinct hues.






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Here are some bad objects because either there is no hue (black, white or gray) or the hue is not distinct.  






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Keeping these guidelines in mind, choose an object to teach Pixy.  Start by applying power to Pixy via battery or USB cable.  Hold down the 






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button on top of Pixy.  As you hold the button down, the indicator LED will turn on, first white, then red, 






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then other colors, but when it turns red, release the button.  When you release