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Installation on 64-bit Ubuntu 13.04 machine:

ROS Installation:
http://wiki.ros.org/hydro/Installation/Ubuntu

OpenCV Installation:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenCV


Running the camera node and server:

1. Run roscore:
    sudo bash
    rosrun roscore

2. Run the camera node:
    rosrun usb_cam_test publisher1.py

3. Run the mjpeg server:
    rosrun mjpeg_server mjpeg_server
    
4. Run the communication node:
    rosrun ros_project (?.cpp)


Setting up the Verizon Doonlge:

1.Run in terminal : $ nano -w /etc/wvdial.conf

2.Change as in the wvdial.conf file given in the  
 Doongle Setup folder.

3. Run in terminal: the command wvdial Verizon

If in doubt look at : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4urP-GlSwg


Setting up the PTZ control:

1. In catkin_ws/src run "git clone https://github.com/clearpathrobotics/axis_camera.git axis_camera"
2. Add axis_camera to ROS_PACKAGE_PATH.
3. Run "export ROS_NAMESPACE=axis".
4. Make the IP address, username and password changes to the source files in axis_camera.
5. Run "sudo apt-get install ros-hydro-camera-info-manager-py".
6. Go to catkin_ws and run "catkin_make".
7. axis_camera is ready to be used.


Axis Camera Limits:
Pan: 0 to 359
Tilt: (0 to -180) or (360 to 180)
Zoom: 0 to 10000

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