Active Stereo/IR Projector doenst seem to work on OAK-D Pro W PoE

[Phyrokar]

Hello,
I just bought the OAK-D Pro W PoE and I want to activate the IR Projector but it looks like, that it doesnt work.
Here is my Code:

irState = self.device.setIrFloodLightBrightness(1000)
print("setIrFloodLightBrightness",irState)

irLaser = self.device.setIrLaserDotProjectorBrightness(1000)
print("setIrLaserDotProjectorBrightness",irLaser)

Output:

setIrFloodLightBrightness True
setIrLaserDotProjectorBrightness True

Do I have to activate it somewhere else to?
Thanks

[Erol444]

Hi @Phyrokar ,
How did you determine it doesn't work? Could you try using depthai-viewer, and use the slider there and check whether the monochrome (stereo) image changes?

[Phyrokar]

Hi @Phyrokar , How did you determine it doesn't work? Could you try using depthai-viewer, and use the slider there and check whether the monochrome (stereo) image changes?

Thanks for the quick answer.
To be honest: I just cant see any red dot on the projector^^
Unfortunately, the depthai-viewer doesnt find the camera. Maybe its because of the ethernet connection and the static ip?

[Erol444]

Hi @Phyrokar ,
Do you mean with your own eyes? It's IR (940nm), and humans don't see in that spectrum.
You can set static IP of your computer so depthai-viewer would be able to find it; see "No DHCP" section here:
https://docs.luxonis.com/hardware/platform/deploy/poe-deployment-guide/#Debugging

[Phyrokar]

Hi @Phyrokar , Do you mean with your own eyes? It's IR (940nm), and humans don't see in that spectrum. You can set static IP of your computer so depthai-viewer would be able to find it; see "No DHCP" section here: https://docs.luxonis.com/hardware/platform/deploy/poe-deployment-guide/#Debugging

I usually try it with another camera, but still cant see it. But you might be right, because the result seems to be different.

My Python program is running all fine, but the viewer does not show any device:

[Erol444]

@Phyrokar seems like the viewer (using depthai underneath) can't find the device. So you'd need to set static IP of your computer to be in the same subnet as the camera (if you aren't using DHCP).