FPV Camera Server

This feature has not been fully implemented!

The code discussed in this documentation has not yet been merged into main, and may be incomplete or highly subject to change.

The opencv.py binary (located in src-tauri) creates a Flask server which streams first-person-view camera feeds from the vehicles via OpenCV.

In the future, we may opt for a different solution for streaming camera feeds to the GCS.

Compiling

You’ll need Python/pip.

1. Install dependencies.

   pip install flask
   pip install opencv-python
   pip pyinstaller

2. Use pyinstaller to compile the opencv.py file into a sidecar.

   pyinstaller --onefile .\src-tauri\opencv.py --distpath .\src-tauri\binaries\

3. Ensure the opencv sidecar is in the dist folder. Move the sidecar into binaries folder (if there is already a file, replace it).

4. Run the Node.js script to rename the sidecar file, as you must add your architecture to the file name.

   bun run target:triple

   Refer to the next section for more details on what this script is.

Now the FPV camera server should run with bun tauri dev. It takes time for it to spin up and once it does, make sure you refresh the camera window.