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How to Install PixyMon (Pixy / CMUCam5 GUI) on Ubuntu 14.04
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Install the stable version of PixyMon

cd ~/
mkdir pixy
cd pixy
wget http://cmucam.org/attachments/download/1007/pixymon_src-0.1.49.tar.gz
tar xvfz pixymon_src-0.1.49.tar.gz 
cd pixymon-0.1.49/
sudo cp pixy.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential qt4-qmake uic-qt4 libqt4-dev-bin libqt4-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev 
./buildpixymon.sh 
cd bin/
./PixyMon
  • Plug in your Pixy
  • Click the meat icon in the UI to see the video stream!

Install the Beta Version of PixyMon

This assumes you've already gone through the stable install instructions.

cd ..
wget http://cmucam.org/attachments/download/1064/pixymon_src-1.0.2beta.tar.gz
tar xvzf pixymon_src-1.0.2beta.tar.gz 
cd pixymon-1.0.2beta/
./buildpixymon.sh 
cd bin/
./PixyMon

Upgrade the Firmware

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