https://github.com/unsignedarduino/remote-picam-viewer

See what a Raspberry Pi camera sees over the network!
https://github.com/unsignedarduino/remote-picam-viewer

picam picamera picamera-streaming python python3 raspberry-pi raspberry-pi-camera tkinter

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See what a Raspberry Pi camera sees over the network!

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/unsignedarduino/remote-picam-viewer
• Owner: UnsignedArduino
• Created: 2021-09-12T14:32:01.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-09-19T14:51:55.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-13T20:08:41.585Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: picam, picamera, picamera-streaming, python, python3, raspberry-pi, raspberry-pi-camera, tkinter
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.76 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
# Remote-PiCam-Viewer

View and control a Raspberry Pi Camera mounted on a Waveshare pan/tilt HAT!

![A picture of the Remote PiCam Viewer in action viewing a potted plant.](assets/README/1/1.png "Figure 1.1")

## Installation

1. Make sure you have [Python 3.9](https://www.python.org/downloads/)

   installed, as [TkZero](https://github.com/UnsignedArduino/TkZero) needs 3.9.

2. [Follow the instruction](https://github.com/UnsignedArduino/Remote-PiCam/blob/main/README.md#installation)

   on setting up a Raspberry Pi in the 

   [Remote-PiCam](https://github.com/UnsignedArduino/Remote-PiCam) repo. 

3. `git clone` this repo and `cd` into it. 

4. Optional: Create a virtual environment with `python -m venv .venv` 

   (`python3` instead on Linux and macOS) and activate the virtual 

   environment with `".venv/Scripts/activate.bat"` 

   (`.venv/Scripts/activate.ps1` in Windows Powershell and 

   `source .venv/bin/activate` on Linux and macOS)

5. Install dependencies with `pip install -r requirements.txt`. (`pip3` on 

   Linux and macOS) You can find the list of dependencies in the 

   [requirements.txt](https://github.com/UnsignedArduino/Remote-PiCam-Viewer/blob/main/requirements.txt) 

   file.

## Usage

Run [`main.py`](https://github.com/UnsignedArduino/Remote-PiCam-Viewer/blob/main/main.py)

to start the program. For instructions on how to use the program, view

the [HELPME.md](HELPME.md) file. 

## Configuration

When you first run the script, a `settings.json` file should generate:

```json

{

    "camera": {

        "name": "picam",

        "port": 7896

    },

    "gui": {

        "dark_mode": false,

        "queue": {

            "check": 50,

            "size": 32

        }

    }

}

```

`camera.name` and `camera.port` should match in the PiCam settings, otherwise 

the software won't discover it (`name` is not correct) or it will stay 

connecting forever and get stuck. (`port` is not correct)

`gui.dark_mode` sets whether to use dark mode or not. (Thanks 

[@rdbende](https://github.com/rdbende) for the 

[Sun Valley theme](https://github.com/rdbende/Sun-Valley-ttk-theme)!)

`gui.queue.check` is how many milliseconds in between every queue check for an 

image. `gui.queue.size` is the image buffer size, low values can cause 

stuttering in bad network conditions, high values will use more memory and

cause noticeable delay.