Camera Causing Application to Crash?

Machines (Original/PRO) Troubleshooting (X35/X50)
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I recently plugged in a web camera to my Onefinity X50 running version 1.0.9 and noticed that the web application is crashing periodically. Fortunately this has not happened in the middle of a job. I generally leave the controller on during the day and have found the web application to be in a crashed state since plugging in the camera.

The only thing that has changed in my setup is the addition of the camera. I unplugged the camera and there have been no more crashes.

Is this a known issue? I did a quick search and didn’t see anyone talking about it.

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Yes, very known. Camera must be 720p or lower. Higher resolution pulls too much power and data.

Many have opted for stand alone wyze cams.

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Great. Thanks for the quick reply. The camera was one I found in a drawer of spare computer parts so no big loss.

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The linked Wyze camera is advertised as a 1080p camera, so how does it work if 720p is the limit?

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You would not hook it up to the controller. The wyze has its own built in wifi with it’s own app.

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Would using a powered USB hub fix the issue or is the data side enough on its own to cause issues?

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If I had to guess, I would say that it is more of a data issue than power. Perhaps the Chrome tab is running out of memory. I was able to simply refresh the tab to restart the web app. But it crashed again later. I imagine the higher the resolution the faster it will crash. My camera was old so I doubt it was 1080p.

But it might be worth a try. I wouldn’t try it while running a job though.

BTW - I looked a little deeper into the online resources and didn’t find this limitation documented in the Buildbotics manual or an FAQ. There was a reference in the Onefinity forum, though kind of buried. We might want to add an FAQ on this issue.

Can I assume that should a crash like this occur during a job would the CNC simply stop moving?

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Done!

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Awesome! Looks great. Thanks for the quick action on that.

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