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A few bits and pieces for the onboard video recorder

September 24, 2010 by Alexandru Csete

Today I have received the last pieces that we are going to need for the video recorder based on the Gumstix Overo Fire. I took the opportunity to take some pictures.

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Categories Gumstix Overo Tags Angstrom, computer, embedded, fire, Gumstix, linux, omap3530, Overo, Summit, tobi

Video recorder update

August 21, 2016September 23, 2010 by Alexandru Csete

I have been quite busy since the last update trying various options for recording MJPG video using a Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 and the Gumstix Overo Fire embedded computer. The good news is that there has been significant progress reported in the following sections.

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Categories Gumstix Overo Tags Angstrom, computer, embedded, fire, Gumstix, linux, logitech, MJPG, Overo, quickcam, recorder, video

Gumstix Overo Fire status and re-scoping the project

August 21, 2016September 18, 2010 by Alexandru Csete

With only two weeks left until the flight opportunity it was time to make status and try to assess how much I can finish until the launch.

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Categories Gumstix Overo Tags capture, computer, embedded, encoding, fire, gstreamer, Gumstix, linux, Overo, video

Kernel panic, accidental downgrade and working webcam

September 13, 2010 by Alexandru Csete

It has been a busy night but I have made good progress with the Gumtix Overo Fire. Today’s report is action packed with kernel panics, painful downgrades and a working webcam.

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Categories Gumstix Overo Tags Angstrom, computer, embedded, fire, gstreamer, Gumstix, kernel, linux, logitech, opkg, Overo, panic, quickcam, tobi, webcam

Gumstix Overo Fire booting from microSD card

August 21, 2016September 12, 2010 by Alexandru Csete

I’m happy to report that I managed to make my Gumstix Overo Fire boot from the microSD card! After a few failed attempts as I mentioned here, I noticed an error message in the boot sequence:

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Categories Gumstix Overo Tags Angstrom, computer, embedded, fire, Gumstix, linux, omap3530, Overo

Gumstix Overo Fire on a rocket

September 6, 2010 by Alexandru Csete

Few weeks ago I was told about an opportunity to fly something small on an amateur rocket in October, when the guys from Danish Space Challenge will launch a bunch of rockets. I figured it was a good excuse to resume my work with the Gumstix Overo embedded conputer that I have lying around.

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Categories Gumstix Overo Tags computer, embedded, fire, Gumstix, linux, Overo
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