Getting Started with reCamera

Welcome to reCamera! This guide will help you quickly set up your device and start using it to unlock powerful AI-Vision features. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced user, this step-by-step walkthrough will guide you through the installation, configuration, and first use.

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Power On Device

Start by unpacking your reCamera. Inside the box, you should find:

• reCamera
• Type-C Cable
• Ethernet Cable

Make sure all parts are included.

Simply power on the device with the type-C cable provided. When you see the green light is on, that means the reCamera is ready to connnect to the world.

Light Indicators

• The green light in the middle means power-on.
• The flashing red light stands for the heartbeat of CPU.
• The blue light stands for the status of emmc. It flahses when reading or writing the emmc.

Network Setup

There are three ways to setup the network for reCamera, you can freely choose the one that suits for you.

• Option 1 - USB Setup:
  If the USB cable is directly connected to your PC, you can then visit 192.168.42.1 to view the page for reCamera then choose the desire network. If you encounter any problems, you can view the network troubleshoot page.

• Option 2 - AP Setup:
  When power-on, reCamera will turn on the Access Point(AP) for you to change the network preference. Open your phone or laptop's Wi-Fi list, you should be able to see a Wi-Fi name called reCamera_******. The naming system is "recamera_" + the last six digits of the mac address on this device. Default password is 12345678.

Connect to this AP, and a website should automatically pop out for you. If not, you can always type 192.168.16.1 in your browser to visit the page. Then you can select which wifi you want the reCamera to connect to. If you have more than one reCamera, you can refer to the Device Management to find out which one is which.

• Option 3 - Ethernet Setup:
  If you would like use ethernet port, you can use the cable in the box to connect to your router. Note, this is not a POE (Power over Ethernet). You still need the type-c to power on the device. You can unscrew the back of the camera and connect through the port.

Once connected, you can find the IP of reCamera on your router backend, then visit the website and Node-red platform.

Camera Preview

We have integrated reCamera with the Node-red platform for you to develop and integrated more conveniently. With the network connected, you can visit the Node-red Dashboard by visiting the ip_address:1880 in your browser. In here you can preview model, switch to other model, or even build out the application you need with all the handy nodes. Here is step by step instruction of how you can get the preview working.

There are other models that you can replace:

Model	Description	Download Link
yolo11n_cv181x_int8.cvimodel	Ultralytics YOLO11	Yolo11n Download
yolov8n_cv181x_int8.cvimodel	Ultralytics YOLOv8	Yolov8n Download
person_cv181x_int8.cvimodel	Person recognition model	Person Detect Download
gender_cv181x_int8.cvimodel	Human Gender Identification Models	Gender Detect Download
gesture_cv181x_int8.cvimodel	Hand gesture recognition	Gesture Detect Download
digital_meter_cv181x_int8.cvimodel	Digit recognition model	Digital Detect Download

Yolo11n model classes:

person, bicycle, car, motorcycle, airplane, bus, train, truck, boat, traffic light, fire hydrant, stop sign, parking meter, bench, bird, cat, dog, horse, sheep, cow, elephant, bear, zebra, giraffe, backpack, umbrella, handbag, tie, suitcase, frisbee, skis, snowboard, sports ball, kite, baseball bat, baseball glove, skateboard, surfboard, tennis racket, bottle, wine glass, cup, fork, knife, spoon, bowl, banana, apple, sandwich, orange, broccoli, carrot, hot dog, pizza, donut, cake, chair, couch, potted plant, bed, dining table, toilet, tv, laptop, mouse, remote, keyboard, cell phone, microwave, oven, toaster, sink, refrigerator, book, clock, vase, scissors, teddy bear, hair drier, toothbrush

We also provided a build-in dashboard UI example where you can preview the video stream, change the desire models. You can freely twist and integrate with your own application. [More work in progress...]

3. SSH Connection

You can also visit the reCamera remotely, by using the following command:

ssh [email protected]

Default password is

recamera

Then hit Enter, you should be able to now remotely control the reCamera.

Multi Devices Management

If you have more than one reCamera, you can distinguish them by the mac addrss on the back of the device.

Or, once you connect the device to your laptop through USB or AP, you can view the mac address by using the following command

ifconfig wlan0

Camera Orientation

The default camera view orientation is like the image below where type-c is facing down. Please be awared that other orientation might effect the accuracy of model based on how you trained the detection model.

Tech Support & Product Discussion

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