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 cra…

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.

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

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

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

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

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…

Done! [image] What webcam can be used Webcam (Buildbotics) A webcam can be used to monitor the cutting on the x-35/x50 machines with the buildbotics controller. This webcam MUST be 720p or lower. We recommend this: https://amzn.to/3kahH2s Any webcam that is over 720p (…

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

Camera Causing Application to Crash?

Original/PRO Series (Buildbotics) (Gen 1) Troubleshooting (X35/X50)

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