Arduino + OpenCV

[macbook]

Hey,
Has anyone tried OpenCV for image processing techniques like object detection, edge detection etc with an Arduino board?

[Admin]

It won't work, the Arduino doesn't have the memory or processing power for vision.

(most microcontrollers don't)

[wil.hamilton]

for image detection you'd have to go with a computer, or maybe a gumstick (which, is a computer) you might be able to do it with an ARM, but, i'm not sure about that,

does anyone know if an arm would be capable of doing video processing?

[sonictj]

I'd bet the arm9's would do it.  The iphone has one, and I bet it has enough power for some image processing.  I don't know to what extent though.  I think one of the cmu cams is based off of an arm7 too.

[chelmi]

I'd bet the arm9's would do it.  The iphone has one, and I bet it has enough power for some image processing.  I don't know to what extent though.  I think one of the cmu cams is based off of an arm7 too.

The original and 3G iPhone have a ARM11, the 3GS has a ARM cortex A8. ARM9 is 2 generation older and is found in some "standard" cellphone and the Nintendo DS for instance. It's a lot less powerful than the ARM11 and cortex.
The Cortex could probably be used for image processing, but before jumping on it, try your algorithm on a desktop machine and try to compute the amount of MIPS you need. This can be tricky since you will be using a different architecture. Then check if one of the Cortex suits your need. There are a few different models, targeted for different market with a wide performance range.

Chelmi.

[sonictj]

The original and 3G iPhone have a ARM11, the 3GS has a ARM cortex A8

my bad