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Q How many cameras can RoboRealm use at one time? There is a software limit in RoboRealm that will allow for 16 USB cameras to be connected at one time. This limit will most likely not be reached since your USB bus speeds will probably not allow for more than webcameras being attached to your computer.

Also be wary of the power requirements as each camera may reduce your USB bus power below operating requirements and cause your laptop to blue screen. It this happens try using a powered USB hub to provide an alternate power source. Note that this restriction is only for USB connected webcams.

IP or Firewire cameras do not have such a limitation. However, at some point your network will become saturated with enough IP cameras esp. Firewire cameras also have the same issue but the speeds are typically higher. Also note that for USB cameras there is technically a 16ft extension limit. We have been able to get usage up to about 21ft without error on some cameras.

There are usb extenders that you can purchase to overcome this limitation but your frame rate may suffer as a result. Q Why require online license registration when I first run RoboRealm?

The one time license registration is to ensure that the application is not copied to more machines that the license permits. This process is meant to help us keep things fair for those folks that do help us out by supporting RoboRealm's development. Even if you are installing RoboRealm on a non-Internet machine for the first time you can either visit the Request Code Page or contact us and send us the required code that can be copied from the registration interface.

This permits a machine that does not have direct Internet connection to get registered by a straightforward process. We understand this is an inconvenience as many machines are not connected to the Internet but hope that this helps in controlling copying abuse to the benefit of all. Note that this Internet connection is only required the first time you run RoboRealm and NOT on updates or successive runs.

Q Why did I run out of licenses? Where did I install RoboRealm? To better help you manage where RoboRealm is installed in your organization visit the Request Installed Applications page where you can request an email be sent that lists where RoboRealm has been installed under your account. This is a useful why to monitor how many licenses you have left and where RoboRealm is in use within your organization. If you un-install RoboRealm on machines that have an Internet connection enabled this will decrease the registration count and allow you to install on other machines.

Q How do I move a RoboRealm license? UnInstall RoboRealm on the old machine while connected to the Internet. Then download the latest version using your original download link or use a previously downloade3d setup file and install on the new machine. When you un-install RoboRealm on machines that have an Internet connection this decreases the registration count and allows you to install the license on other machines.

If you have accidentally deleted the old machine prior to un-installing RoboRealm just contact us and let us know which machine you wish to have the licensed removed from and we can help you out. Q How do I update RoboRealm to the latest version? To update your current copy of RoboRealm to the latest addition simply use the link that you initially received to download the latest version.

The link automatically adjusts to the latest version on each release. Be sure to install the new version over your current copy in order to be sure to get all the needed files updated. If not you many encounter incompatible dll library files that can cause application problems. You can always ensure that you are running the latest version by comparing the version number in the title bar of the RoboRealm application to that specified on the website homepage.

Q Do you provide source code or a linkable library? We do NOT provide a library or source code since there are other alternatives to interfacing with an application like RoboRealm. For those more inclined to program we have included plugins where you can interface with the RoboRealm application using sockets or pipes.

RoboRealm will send the processed image to your own standalone program. This has the nice effect that you can write your own software using any language you like Perl, C , Java, Visual Basic, etc. Any finally we provide an interface that allows you to write your own RoboRealm module and include it within the program as a plugin similar to the ImageJ plugins. See RoboRealm Plugins for more information.

So, even though we don't include the source code or a callable library we do offer many alternatives some much easier than dealing directly with code while still allowing plugins to the system. This reasoning was reached after watching the OpenCV an Intel sponsored open source vision toolkit forum and how many issues are raised in that forum that are simply due to failures in compiling and running the system.

At RoboRealm, we wanted to focus on helping users work with the algorithms and creating solutions rather than working through compiling issues due to incompatible systems. Q How would I write RoboRealm variables to a file? First create a file with the code and then add the VBScript module to your RoboRealm processing pipeline and reference the file you just created. Q Can I use RoboRealm in embedded environments? For embedded systems that are not using PC based onboard computers then NTSC transmission from the robot to a desktop computer running Windows is a good alternative.

However, if you're developing your own vision routines you can certainly use RoboRealm to experiment to see which routines are correct. Searching for most of the module names will reveal much source code in many languages that can help you out. Q Can RoboRealm run in Linux? Alas no, we do not have a linux version. However, it is possible to write a video server that would run on a linux box and send the image to RoboRealm running a Windows based machine or use an NTSC transmitter from your Robot to a Windows desktop machine.

Q I am starting to build a robot. Where can I get started? There are many websites to chose from but to get starting building a robot we recommend purchasing one of the commercially available kits.

This will help you understand the basics of robot building and introduce you to the many different aspects of robot creation. MindStorms VEX Robot LynxMotion Other sites allow you to repurpose other robots such as the Roomba RoboDynamics and still others are about collecting bits and pieces to construct your own with provided software.

The Leaf Project There are also many hardware manufacturers that have good websites that can help you out. Have a look at Lynxmotion Parallax for starters or check out our more complete list. Run RoboRealm and then click on the top Open button. Note that the Open button works for both images and robofiles RoboRealm configuration files. You will need to switch off the camera preview just click on the preview button if it is depressed to get the Load button to be enabled.

That should do it! Q Do you have a feature roadmap? We have a long list of features to add. We have 2 main development paths, 1 the application and 2 the website. The website development is mainly around documentation and community building tools most of which we have yet to launch. The product development breaks into two parts.

There are then more known features that exist in other products like OpenCV which includes things like filters such as Kuwahara, Mode, Color Movement, etc. The second development path is more research oriented such as Image Matching which work from variable degrees in other products. This development path has no current existing equivalent in other applications or is only partial supported due to technical or algorithmic restrictions. Typically new features are driven by real world case scenarios.

The brainstorming of how to accomplish this task creates many MANY new features that need to be added before the combination of them can be used to accomplish the task at hand. The interesting thing is that many of those sub task features can be used for many other different tasks.

The accumulation of these building blocks is the main interest and usefulness within RoboRealm. Q Is RoboRealm affiliated with any Universities? No, we are currently not associated with any Universities. However, the application is frequently used for various class activities. If you are planning on using RoboRealm for your classes and need help in creating an appropriate lecture please contact us and we'll help out in any way we can.

Q What are the minimum requirements to run RoboRealm? Most of the requirements are quite low. It is worth pointing out that you can run RoboRealm on even a slow machine our BucketBot robot is a but you have to reduce the resolution to 80x60 and accept about 10fps Keep in mind that XP or Win needs more memory than the above requirements. We recommend at least to give other applications a little wiggle room. The video should appear in the RoboRealm image area. Q RoboRealm complains about a missing script component?

Most Windows installs already come with the Microsoft Scripting Control installed and should not need the component downloaded. But if RoboRealm complains about the missing component you can download the Microsoft Script Control.

A special note for Vista users: this component needs to be registered as an Admin. Thursday, May 24, PM. Yes, the basic idea is that RoboRealm functions as a kind of smart camera that can process an image and once done either forward that image to the MSRS system or just forward variables that were created during the processing.

For example, if you are detecting a red ball you probably just need the X,Y coordinates of the ball stored as variables and do not need the entire image to be passed to MSRS. A beta version for 1. Friday, May 25, AM. Thanks, STeven. Monday, May 28, PM. How would I go about accessing those variables? You can skip this in seconds Click here to continue. Download Now! RoboRealm 2. Direct link. RoboRealm is a vision software based application for use in machine vision, image analysis, and image processing systems.

Using an easy to use point and click interface complex image analysis becomes easy! Last update 9 Apr. Users rating:. RoboRealm provides you with a low cost vision software solution to explore the complex world of image analysis and image processing.

Through an easy to use analysis pipeline you can add image processing filters to translate an image into robotic movements, computer actions, or just plain fun! Home robots are continuously moving towards high powered PC based systems that are capable of supporting complex image processing functions. We've compiled several image processing functions into a windows based application that you can use with your computer's webcam.