Archive for Mindsensors NXTCam

A Shinning Light for the NXTCam Camera

I've been experimenting with my new Mindsensor NXTCam. As most people are aware of the inherent issues associated with optical sensing, mainly due to changes in lighting level, can be very frustrating. In attempt to minimise this lighting issue, I decide to construct a stable light source for the NXTCam. To begin, I needed to [...]

Restore / Upgrade Mindsensor NXTCam Firmware

After receiving my NXTCam a couple of days ago, I experimented with it for an hour or so initially before turning in for the night. The next morning, I found my NXTCam's Firmware didn't like being woken from it's slumber! I found Deepak Patil of Mindsensors extremely helpful in getting me pointed in the right [...]

Mindsensors NXTCam on Linux, with aNXTCam

Love Linux, have a Mindstorms NXT Kit, and your wishing for a Mindsensors NXTCam-v3, that works in Linux! If you are a Linux user and own a Mindsensor NXTCam, you life has just become a lot easier with aNXTCam. aNXTCam is a native Linux software suite written by Janosch Gräf for the Vision Subsystem v3 [...]