RaspTank camera not starting

1609518450

Hello,

When trying to run the Web server for the RaspTank, the camera will not start.


pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo python3 adeept_rasptank/server/webServer.py
......................pause..........................
Starting camera thread.
VIDEOIO ERROR: V4L: can't open camera by index 0
Exception in thread Thread-3:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.7/threading.py", line 917, in _bootstrap_inner
    self.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.7/threading.py", line 865, in run
    self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
  File "/home/pi/adeept_rasptank/server/base_camera.py", line 94, in _thread
    for frame in frames_iterator:
  File "/home/pi/adeept_rasptank/server/camera_opencv.py", line 425, in frames
    raise RuntimeError('Could not start camera.')
RuntimeError: Could not start camera.

Any help would be appreciated!

1609518450

Fixed my own problem! It would help if I plugged in the camera to the correct port!

1609775601

Great. You plugged in the place of display?
Another source of camera error is the sunny connector not properly pressed or the flat bad oriented. I wrote this if someone search for the problem.

Adeept

1609518450 replied at 2021-1-2 01:56 AM
Fixed my own problem! It would help if I plugged in the camera to the correct port!

OK

Adeept

1609775601 replied at 2021-1-5 06:44 AM
Great. You plugged in the place of display?
Another source of camera error is the sunny connector no ...

Thank you

1623888739

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1644596864

I am having the same issue and same error code coming back. The camera module lights up if plugs into the other port on the pi, right above the sd card, but not in the other. Any suggestions? broken pi port perhaps?

Adeept_Devin

This is because the Raspberry Pi will automatically run the program webServer.py when it is turned on. The webServer.py program will occupy the camera. If the program related to the camera is run again, the program will report an error. When you need to run the program manually, you need to stop the automatic running program.
On the Raspberry Pi command line enter:

1. sudo killall python3

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(to abort the autorun program)