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Subject: Re: [NYCR:Microcontrollers] zigbee + UART jpeg cam
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 10:33:45 -0400
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Agreed.

Generally speaking, the only time you want to use zigbee is if you =
*need* a mesh network.  Point-to-point applications are better off using =
802.15.4 or bluetooth or some other radio link.

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On Oct 4, 2012, at 4:59 PM, Michael Cooper wrote:

> Greetings Resistors,
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> I am scoping out a small project and I am in need of a reality-check =
on basic framework.  The project is a remote camera transmitting over =
zigbee to a pc-based receiver.  After some research, I think this is =
what I need:
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> 2 x zigbee units, one wired to the cam, 1 wired to the PC=20
> 1 x camera with UART interface=20
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> Steps:
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> - wire up the cam to the zigbee -- this is simply a matter of =
connecting the UART out of the cam into the UART input on the zigbee, =
correct?
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> - Connect the other zigbee to USB port on the pc (easy)
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> - make the zigbees talk to each other (per zigbee unit documentation)
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> - use Processing's "Serial" library to parse the info from the camera =
coming based on the camera's specs for the data structure for its visual =
frame output (the camera I am looking at outputs jpeg-encoded frames)
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> I would have to write a custom parsing script for this in Processing, =
correct?
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> - theoretically, the result from that should be an image in jpeg =
format, so at that point I am thinking that I could output the parsed =
data from Processing as a file, slap a "jpg" extension on it, and then I =
am in known territory.
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> Is this generally the right way to think about this? =20
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> Thanks very much for any help, advice, suggestions.
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> - Michael
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<html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
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">Agreed.<div><br></div><div>Generally speaking, the only time you want =
to use zigbee is if you *need* a mesh network. &nbsp;Point-to-point =
applications are better off using 802.15.4 or bluetooth or some other =
radio link.</div><div><br></div><div>=97t3db0t</div><div><br><div><div>On =
Oct 4, 2012, at 4:59 PM, Michael Cooper wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite">Greetings =
Resistors,<div><br></div><div>I am scoping out a small project and I am =
in need of a reality-check on basic framework. &nbsp;The project is a =
remote camera transmitting over zigbee to a pc-based receiver. =
&nbsp;After some research, I think this is what I =
need:</div><div><br></div><div>2 x zigbee units, one wired to the cam, 1 =
wired to the PC&nbsp;</div><div>1 x camera with UART =
interface&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Steps:</div><div><br></div><div>-=
 wire up the cam to the zigbee -- this is simply a matter of connecting =
the UART out of the cam into the UART input on the zigbee, =
correct?</div><div><br></div><div>- Connect the other zigbee to USB port =
on the pc (easy)<br></div><div><br></div><div>- make the zigbees talk to =
each other (per zigbee unit documentation)</div><div><br></div><div>- =
use Processing's "Serial" library to parse the info from the camera =
coming based on the camera's specs for the data structure for its visual =
frame output (the camera I am looking at outputs jpeg-encoded =
frames)</div><div><br></div><div>I would have to write a custom parsing =
script for this in Processing, correct?<br></div><div><br></div><div>- =
theoretically, the result from that should be an image in jpeg format, =
so at that point I am thinking that I could output the parsed data from =
Processing as a file, slap a "jpg" extension on it, and then I am in =
known territory.</div><div><br></div><div>Is this generally the right =
way to think about this? &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks very =
much for any help, advice, suggestions.</div><div><br></div><div>- =
Michael</div><div><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

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