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| * Use the camera via [[https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/usage/camera/raspicam/README.md|a shell]] or [[https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/usage/camera/python/README.md|using python]] | * Use the camera via [[https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/usage/camera/raspicam/README.md|a shell]] or [[https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/usage/camera/python/README.md|using python]] | ||
| - | ---- | + | ===== Activating the Camera ===== |
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| + | On **Raspbian** you could use the ''raspi-config'' command to activate the camera. | ||
| + | If using another distribution (like [[:os:minibian|Minibian]] you might have to manually edit ''/boot/config.txt'' to have the following lines: | ||
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| + | <Code:bash> | ||
| + | > nano /boot/config.txt | ||
| + | </Code> | ||
| + | <Code:bash |/boot/config.txt> | ||
| + | gpu_mem=128 | ||
| + | start_x=1 | ||
| + | </Code> | ||
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| + | The reboot the Pi, and test that the camera is accessible with: | ||
| + | <Code:bash |Test capture:> | ||
| + | > raspistill -o cam.jpg | ||
| + | </Code> | ||
| ===== PiCamera ===== | ===== PiCamera ===== | ||
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| There are a couple of python libraries available for the Pi Camera, the applications hereunder are real-life usage samples of the [[http://picamera.readthedocs.io|picamera library]]: | There are a couple of python libraries available for the Pi Camera, the applications hereunder are real-life usage samples of the [[http://picamera.readthedocs.io|picamera library]]: | ||
| To make picamera available **for all users** on the system: | To make picamera available **for all users** on the system: | ||
| - | <code> | + | <Code:bash> |
| > sudo apt-get update | > sudo apt-get update | ||
| > sudo apt-get install python-picamera | > sudo apt-get install python-picamera | ||
| [> sudo apt-get install python3-picamera] | [> sudo apt-get install python3-picamera] | ||
| - | </code> | + | </Code> |
| to remove your installation: | to remove your installation: | ||
| - | <code> | + | <Code:bash> |
| > sudo apt-get remove python-picamera | > sudo apt-get remove python-picamera | ||
| [> sudo apt-get remove python3-picamera] | [> sudo apt-get remove python3-picamera] | ||
| - | </code> | + | </Code> |
| To install picamera in a **Virtualenv**: | To install picamera in a **Virtualenv**: | ||
| - | <code> | + | <Code:bash> |
| > sudo apt-get install python-pip python-virtualenv | > sudo apt-get install python-pip python-virtualenv | ||
| > virtualenv sandbox | > virtualenv sandbox | ||
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| (sandbox) $ pip install picamera | (sandbox) $ pip install picamera | ||
| [(sandbox) $ pip-3.2 install picamera] | [(sandbox) $ pip-3.2 install picamera] | ||
| - | </code> | + | </Code> |
| More about [[http://picamera.readthedocs.io/en/release-1.10/install2.html#virtualenv-installation|upgrading, removing picamera from a virtualenv]]. | More about [[http://picamera.readthedocs.io/en/release-1.10/install2.html#virtualenv-installation|upgrading, removing picamera from a virtualenv]]. | ||
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| ===== Applications ===== | ===== Applications ===== | ||
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| | [[peripherals:camera:timelapse|{{ :peripherals:camera:timelapse-icon.png?nolink |}}]] | | | [[peripherals:camera:timelapse|{{ :peripherals:camera:timelapse-icon.png?nolink |}}]] | | ||
| | [[peripherals:camera:timelapse|Timelapse]] | | | [[peripherals:camera:timelapse|Timelapse]] | | ||
