Tau Camera Resources & Useful Links

[Lazar Demin]

How to Buy

• Crowd Supply
• Mouser

Getting Started

• Getting Started with the Tau Camera
  • A brand new guide you should follow to get familiar with your Tau Camera and see what you can do with it
• Running Tau Studio for the First Time
  • This is covered in the overall Getting Started guide, but we wanted to include it here for completeness
  • Includes troubleshooting tips in case you run into issues

Helpful Links for Everyday Use

• Example Programs in Python that use the Tau Camera
  • We've written some example Python programs that use OpenCV to render the depth data coming from the Tau Camera.
• 3D-Printed Mount Design
  • The design for a 3D-printed mount for the Tau Camera is available on Thingiverse. With the mount, you can attach your Tau Camera to a regular tripod!
• Multi-Camera Demo
  • There's an example Python program that uses the TauLidarCamera Python API and OpenCV to render depth data from all connected Tau Cameras in real-time
  • Also includes the design and instructions for a 3D-printed 360˚ 4-Camera Mount

GitHub Repos

Both the Tau Studio web app and the API are open source and available on GitHub:

• Tau Studio
  • A web app (based on Python, HTML, and Javascript) to help visualize the camera output in real-time on a computer
• Tau LiDAR Camera Python Module
  • Python module that implements an API for communication with and configuration of the Tau LiDAR Camera
• Tau LiDAR Common Python Module
  • A helper module for the Python library

Where to Get More Info

• Tau Camera FAQs
  • We've compiled answers for the most commonly asked questions! If we're missing something, please let us know by posting on the Onion Community Forum
• Python Module Documentation on ReadTheDocs
  • If you're using the Tau Camera Python API, you'll probably need to check the documentation at some point. Luckily, it's all available on ReadTheDocs:
    • https://taulidarcamera.readthedocs.io/
    • https://taulidarcommon.readthedocs.io/

Where to Get in Touch

• Onion Community Forum
  • Check out the Onion Community Forum to chat with the Onion team and other Tau Camera users!
• Twitter
  • Quickly get in touch with the Onion team
• GitHub
  • We welcome all bug reports, feedback, suggestions, and comments! Feel free to open issues or PRs on all Tau Camera repos!

Tau Camera in the Media

• Hackaday in-depth review
• Hackster unboxing and hands-on video

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We'll update this list as we add more content! Let us know if there's something specific you would like to see!

[sriharsha.phd]

Dear Technical Team,
We are having a few questions regarding Onion Tau LIDAR Camera.

1. Is the device capable of producing 3D point cloud and depth map for a particular object (say human face) ?

provided that the face is aligned with camera and is at a distance ( say 50cms) from the camera

1. Our applications include face detection and recognition. We are interested with 3D point cloud and depth map retrieval of particular human face ( covered with hard cover material). In that aspect is your onion Tau lidar camera is capable of producing the 3D point cloud and Depth Map
   Pls let me know regarding
   with regards
   Dr K V Sriharsha
   AI/CV Engineer
   Matdun Labs India Pvt Ltd

[Lazar Demin]

@sriharsha-phd Take a look at the 3D Topics in the FAQ Post for more details.

If you have a specific question, feel free to make a new post!