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Version: v24.05

Installation - Linux

This document describes the steps to install the software development environment for U3V camera on Linux.

Expected environment​

In this document, the following environment is assumed.

  • OS: ubuntu 22.04 with sudo privilege
  • Development environment (One of them)
    • Python 3.10
  • Hardware:
    • USB3.0 compatible USB port x2

Prerequisite​

  • Python 3.10

Sensing-dev Software Packages​

Download the setup script​

wget -O setup.sh https://github.com/Sensing-Dev/sensing-dev-installer/releases/download/v24.05.12/setup.sh

Install and setup SDK​

Note that --install-opencv is optional.

The following command install SDK and its dependencies

sudo bash setup.sh --install-opencv --version v24.05.12

Set Environment Variables​

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/sensing-dev/lib:/opt/sensing-dev/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export GI_TYPELIB_PATH=/opt/sensing-dev/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/girepository-1.0:$GI_TYPELIB_PATH

If you with to use python-binding (ion-python), please install with pip.

pip3 install -U pip
pip3 install ion-python==1.8.10
pip3 install gendc-python==0.2.8
Confirmation

Using /opt/sensing-dev/bin/arv-tool-0.8 may help to check if the software package is appropriately installed. Please check this page to know the procedure.