Remote Live Onboard Camera Feed from LEADS

[qmascarenhas]

Description
It has always been the intention to include on board cameras on the vehicle and although not being used directly by LEADS a remote "live view around the vehicle" for the pit would be very useful.

Solution
Since LEADS runs on Linux, a suggested solution is to merge the onboard camera feeds into a single virtual camera using OBS Studio and streaming the the live video feed using MS-Teams for Linux on the rpi4.

Alternatives
None considered at the moment.

Additional context
To be updated.

[qmascarenhas]

I have assigned @fz20181223luogu the task of becoming familiar with the virtual camera setup with OBS Studio and test the idea on a Windows machine running Teams for now. @ATATC maybe we can get him familiarized with then implementing on a rpi4 - would purchasing a second rpi4 make sense so we can run tasks in parallel? We will have 2 vehicles eventually so a second unit would not go to waste. Lmk.

[ATATC]

Definitely. That would increase our efficiency.

[qmascarenhas]

Definitely. That would increase our efficiency.

@ATATC Can you please confirm that I am looking for a SC0195(9) - Raspberry Pi 4 8GB Rev 9? I know you made your purchase from Sayal for $149.95 but I am seeing it from DigiKey for $107.40 just need to make sure they are the same version to minimize software config issues.

[ATATC]

That is the same model. Different dealers may give different prices.

[qmascarenhas]

Ordered.

[fz20181223luogu]

A trial meeting about OBS virtual camera is done in Teams.

[qmascarenhas]

If you come by rm217 or the workshop tomorrow, I'll have 2 usb cameras that you can try. The 2nd rpi4 has also been shipped so I expect by Wednesday you should also have a rpi4 to configure and then use to test the camera setup. We may also want to consider a 3-camera setup: FV, LRV and RRV. How easy is this to setup?

[fz20181223luogu]

I think it is as easy as adding another source. Since two sources have been added to the virtual camera, I only need to follow previous steps that I have done to add another source.

[qmascarenhas]

Perfect! I can also confirm that we will have the 2nd rpi4 for you to configure and test your setup for tomorrow.

[qmascarenhas]

I also have 3 1080p USB cameras for you in rm217.

[ATATC]

Installation scripts are here: /scripts/obs-install.sh and /scripts/obs-run.sh