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Get-Image / Image-Viewer

Verify Connection First

You will want to make sure that Spot and your computer are connected to the same network. Follow this guide.

Get Image

This will get an image from one of Tape Measures cameras!

Windows 10/11

  1. Start by opening up command prompt and getting into your virtual environment.
  2. To get into virtual environment paste:

.\my_spot_env\Scripts\activate.bat
  • Paste in the command:
    python.exe -m pip install -r requirements.txt
  • It’s normal if it takes a little bit.
  • Next you will want to run the command:
    python.exe get_image.py SPOT-IP --image-sources frontleft_fisheye_image --image-sources frontleft_depth # Replace SPOT-IP with the network address given to it
  • For username and password please see Dwight!

  • With Get-Image you'll find the images saved in the get_image folder. Here is an example:

    • For Mac & Ubuntu users:

    1.  You will want to navigate to the directory of your Spot-SDK
  • The
      you will want to source your virtual environment so your computer know where to access the files:
      source my_spot_env/bin/activate
    • Your going to want to navigate to your spot-sdk folder
    • Then cd into your get_image folder of the spotSpot SDK
      cd ./python/examples/get_image
    • Paste the following command to make sure the required python packages are installed: 
      python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt

    • It’s normal if it takes a little bit.
    • Next you will want to run the command:
      python3 get_image.py SPOT-IP --image-sources frontleft_fisheye_image --image-sources frontleft_depth # Replace SPOT-IP with the network address given to it

    • For username and password please see Dwight!

    • With Get-Image you'll find the images saved in the get_image folder. Here is an example:

      • Image-Viewer

      For streaming one of Spot's cameras.

      Windows 10/11

      1. Start by opening up command prompt and getting into your virtual environment.
      2. To doget sointo findvirtual whereenvironment thepaste:
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        .\my_spot_env\Scripts\activate.bat
        sdk folder is located.
      3. Then type cd one folder at a time until you reach get_image

    *Should look something like this:

    • Then pastePaste in the command:
      • python.exe -m pip install -r requirements.txt
    • Mac:
      • python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
    • It’s normal if it takes a little bit.
    • YouNext areyou nowwill freewant to run anythe get_imagecommand:
      command.
      python.exe get_image.py SPOT-IP --image-sources frontleft_fisheye_image --image-sources frontleft_depth # Replace SPOT-IP with the network address given to it
    • For username and password please see Dwight.
    • For all the following commands Mac users just need to replace python.exe with python3.
    • For Static Image:
      • python.exe get_image.py 192.168.200.39 --image-sources frontleft_fisheye_image --image-sources frontleft_depth
      Dwight!

    • With static imagesGet-Image you'll find the images saved in the get_image folder.

    Image-Viewer

    For Streaming his cameras:

    • python.exe image_viewer.py 192.168.200.39 --image-sources frontleft_fisheye_image

    *IMPORTANT* When in streaming mode press ESC to exit the viewer.

    *You should get images such as this one:


    Want it to show you color? How about adjusting the picture’s size? You can mess with arguments during meetings! So be there!

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