increase buffer length

Author: justinmerrell

bloks/camera.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def continuous_capture():
     cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)                   # Opens the USB camera stream
     cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, 3840)     # Set the width of the frame
     cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, 2160)    # Set the height of the frame
-    cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_BUFFERSIZE, 2)         # Set the buffer size to 1
+    cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_BUFFERSIZE, 5)         # Set the buffer size to 1
     cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FPS, FPS)              # Set frames per second
     cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FOURCC, cv2.VideoWriter_fourcc('M', 'J', 'P', 'G'))
 

bloks/display.py

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def predict_and_show():
                 combined_layers = cv2.putText(
                     combined_layers,
                     f"Bin #{next_bin[0]}",
-                    (20, (count*50)+50),
+                    (20, (count*60)+60),
                     cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_DUPLEX, 2, (255, 0, 0), 5
                 )
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def predict_and_show():
         combined_layers = cv2.putText(
             combined_layers,
             f"FPS: {session_stats.fps()}",
-            (combined_layers.shape[1]-600, 100),
+            (combined_layers.shape[1]-500, 100),
             cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_DUPLEX, 3, (255, 0, 0), 5
         )
 

docs/installer.md

@@ -4,20 +4,23 @@
 
 The installer runs through a serious of operations to install OpenBlok. The operations are listed below:
 
-1. Install Dependencies
+1. Verify the installer is running as root
+2. Verify the user "blok" exists
+3. Install Dependencies
    - Python 3.10
    - Package unzip
    - Package jq
+   - Package v4l-utils (for audio generation)
    - cv2 required packages ffmpeg libsm6 libxext6
-2. Get OpenBlok
+4. Get OpenBlok
    - Get latest release version number
    - Download OpenBlok Zip from GitHub
    - unzip OpenBlok Zip
-3. Create Environment
+5. Create Environment
    - Create virtual environment
    - Install Python dependencies
-4. Create System Files
+6. Create System Files
    - /opt/OpenBlok/system.json
-5. Housekeeping
+7. Housekeeping
    - Remove temp zip file
    - Set permissions

install.sh

@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ Help()
 URL="blokbot.io"
 DEBUG=false
 
+# -------------------------------- Verify Root ------------------------------- #
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]
+  then echo "Please run as root with sudo."
+  exit
+fi
+
+# -------------------------------- Verify User ------------------------------- #
+if ! id blok &>/dev/null; then
+    sudo adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" blok
+    sudo usermod -aG sudo blok
+fi
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 #                                 Dependencies                                 #
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
@@ -55,6 +67,17 @@ else
     echo "jq already installed, skipping..."
 fi
 
+
+# --------------------------------- v4l-utils -------------------------------- #
+REQUIRED_PKG="v4l-utils"
+PKG_OK=$(dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Status}\n' $REQUIRED_PKG|grep "install ok installed")
+if [ "" = "$PKG_OK" ]; then
+    echo "No $REQUIRED_PKG. Setting up $REQUIRED_PKG..."
+    sudo apt-get install v4l-utils -y
+else
+    echo "v4l-utils already installed, skipping..."
+fi
+
 # ---------------------------------- ffmpeg ---------------------------------- #
 REQUIRED_PKG="ffmpeg"
 PKG_OK=$(dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Status}\n' $REQUIRED_PKG|grep "install ok installed")

openblok.py

@@ -15,12 +15,11 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 #                              Flags and Variables                             #
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
-# Degrees to rotate frame for alignment.
-config.rotational_offset = None
+config.rotational_offset = None         # Degrees to rotate frame for alignment.
 
-config.frame_queue = Queue(maxsize=3)  # Queue of frames to be displayed.
-# Flag | None to request a frame, else contains the frame.
-config.requested_frame = None
+config.frame_queue = Queue(maxsize=10)  # Queue of frames to be displayed.
+
+config.requested_frame = None   # Flag | None to request a frame, else contains the frame.
 
 config.enable_sine_wave = False         # TEMP TO TEST
 
@@ -37,33 +36,29 @@
 config.y_bounding_offset = 2.250        # Configuration | Y Bounding Offset
 config.x_bounding_offset = 0            # Configuration | X Bounding Offset
 
-check_results = []
-check_results.append(precheck.validate_requirements())
-# check_results.append(precheck.peripheral_check())
-
-if False in check_results:
-    print("OpenBlok cannot be run, please check the requirements and peripherals")
+if not precheck.validate_requirements():
+    print("OpenBlok cannot be run, please check the requirements.")
     sys.exit()
 
-# Update models
-updater.update_models()
+# if not precheck.peripheral_check():
+#     print("OpenBlok cannot be run, please check the peripherals.")
+#     sys.exit()
+
+updater.update_models()  # Update models
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 #                                 Start Threads                                #
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 # Camera Thread
-start_camera = threading.Thread(target=camera.continuous_capture)
-start_camera.start()
+threading.Thread(target=camera.continuous_capture).start()
 print("INFO | Camera thread started.")
 
 # Start Serial Listener
-serial_listener = threading.Thread(target=serial.serial_listener)
-serial_listener.start()
+threading.Thread(target=serial.serial_listener).start()
 print("Serial listener thread started.")
 
 # Start Carousel Position Thread
-carousel_position = threading.Thread(target=serial.carousel_position)
-carousel_position.start()
+threading.Thread(target=serial.carousel_position).start()
 print("INFO | Carousel position thread started.")
 
 # Display Thread