octoprint and webcam

[CrazyIcecap]

Hello! Does anybody use octoprint and a webcam with the tinker board?
I tried to install a USB webcam and i can't get it to work.

[filcanna]

Well, I use Octoprint on my RPI 3 B+. Can you share your guide to installation/build of Octoprint on Tinkerboard, so I can try if there are also probs with my cams?

[vbbartlett]

Here is a pretty good one 
youtube - Octoprint On Linux - Install - How To - Chris's Basement

most everything is the same with the following exceptions

virtualenv needs run like

Code:

python virtualenv venv

the shutdown scripts because I run as linaro and the account has permissions.  Also it uses systemctl 
also finding the ip address is not ifconfig but 

Code:

ip addr

I stopped at the webcam portion since that is different.  


currently I am trying to see how to get the camera to stream such that it can be used with octoprint

for someone reading this I had an older raspberry pi camera so I needed to run 

Code:

$ sudo tinker-config 
(Interfacing Options --> Camera --> OV5647)
$ sudo reboot

Then at least the camera would display in 

Code:

gst-launch-1.0 rkcamsrc io-mode=4 ! video/x-raw,format=NV12,width=640,height=480 ! rkximagesink

But with this being the first time I have ever used a camera, I am still researching how to stream the video
[EDIT]
So I think I was able to get some of the streaming working - see code below
# Switch camera form IMX219 to OV5647 (Optional)

Code:

[color=#000000][font=monospace, monospace]$ sudo tinker-config (Interfacing Options -> Camera -> OV5647)
$ sudo reboot

# Set isp format for OV5647 (Optional)
$ sudo apt-get install -y v4l-utils
$ media-ctl -d /dev/media0 --set-v4l2 '"rkisp1-isp-subdev":0[fmt:SBGGR8/1296x972]'
$ media-ctl -d /dev/media0 --set-v4l2 '"rkisp1-isp-subdev":0[fmt:SBGGR8/1296x972]' --set-v4l2 '"rkisp1-isp-subdev":0[crop:(0,0)/1296x972]'
$ media-ctl -d /dev/media0 --set-v4l2 '"rkisp1-isp-subdev":2[fmt:YUYV2X8/1296x972]'
$ media-ctl -d /dev/media0 --set-v4l2 '"rkisps-isp-subdev":2[fmt:YUYV2X8/1296x972]' --set-v4l2 '"rkisp1-isp-subdev":2[crop:(0,0)/1296x972]'
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[color=#000000][font=monospace, monospace]# Install for mjpg-streamer
$ sudo apt-get install libjpeg62-turbo-dev
$ git clone https ://github.com/TinkerBoard/mjpg-streamer.git
$ cd mjpg-streamer/mjpg-streamer-experimental
$ make
$ sudo make install
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[color=#000000][font=monospace, monospace]#Start MJPG-streamer
$ ./mjpg_streamer -i "./input_uvc.so -y -d /dev/video0" -o "./output_http.so -w ./www"[/font][/color]

You will see camera preview on your browser http ://IP_ADDRESS:8080/?action=stream.
Note: IP_ADDRESS is 127.0.0.1 on Tinker Board browser or use wlan0 address (sudo ifconfig to check) on remote PC browser

It looks like you will need to manually change the webcam/webcamDaemon scripts to run these commands.  
I added the mediactl commands to rc.local and then change the mjpg_streamer in the webDaemon to the one above and now on reboot it all seems to work