From 8c609236780d758b6cc671901e14c13e436dedb2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Agustin Alba Chicar Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:26:26 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Provides documentation about the webcam. (#67) Signed-off-by: Agustin Alba Chicar --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 85896ba..fe12020 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -190,6 +190,14 @@ docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml --profile webcam_pipeline up docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml --profile webcam_pipeline down ``` +**NOTE:** In case the default configuration is not appropriate for you hardware setup, please review the documentation of the [usb_cam](https://github.com/ros-drivers/usb_cam/blob/0.8.1/README.md) package. +In particular, it is typical to find setups with multiple video devices, and to pick the one you want, you need to explicitly configure it in [camera_params.yml](./docker/camera_params.yml). Here you can find a reference [configuration file](https://github.com/ros-drivers/usb_cam/blob/0.8.1/config/params_1.yaml). +To make sure your changes are effective, build the camera profile before running it again: + +```bash +docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml --profile webcam build +``` + ### Running simulated_pipeline To load the system with the simulation, detection and the visualization in RQt, you can do the following: