[robocup-small] Question about computer power

[Andre Ryll]

Hi Bob,

from my perspective that PC is totally fine for using ssl-vision. I 
sometimes use an Intel NUC5i5RYK with two USB cameras and its running at 
60fps without problems. Actually, your configuration is much faster than 
that.
Keep in mind that the vision was written some 6 years ago and it has not 
changed much resource-wise since then. If you experience performance 
issues nonetheless remember that you can disable the live camera image 
on the GUI. That usually frees up some resources.

Be extra careful with the Firewire card, especially if you want to use 
two cameras with one card. You need a dedicated 800MBit/s (i.e. 1394B) 
capable bus for each camera. Most firewire cards with multiple 
connections only have one such bus internally and chain them at the 
connector side. Unfortunately, this is rarely visible on the 
documentation/technical specs site. To be on the safe side I recommend 
to use two Firewire cards.

Best regards,

Andre Ryll
Project Leader & Founder of
TIGERs Mannheim


Am 08.09.2016 um 11:15 schrieb Bob Rubbens:
> Hey everyone,
>
> Another question from RoboTeam Twente. We have chosen a setup for our 
> vision PC, and we think it should be powerful enough to handle 
> SSL_Vision and two firewire cameras. We want to make sure however and 
> doublecheck our setup with the mailing list.
>
> This is our setup:
>
> Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 Boxed
> CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock
> Motherboard: ASRock H81M
> RAM: Crucial CT51264BA160B
> Case: Sharkoon VS4-S
> SSD: ADATA Premier Pro SP900
> Power supply: be quiet! Pure Power L8 300W
> Firewire card: Dawicontrol DC-FW800 FireWire PCI Adapter Bulk
>
> Our tactics pc is going to be the same setup, except that it will have 
> twice the ram. Please share your thoughts about our pc setup :-)
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Bob Rubbens
>
>
>
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