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grull_gscam_decklink

Launch and configuration files for cameras connected to BlackMagic DeckLink capture cards

Requirements

  • GSCAM. It is a ROS camera driver that uses gstreamer to connect to devices such as webcams. To compile GSCAM these system packages are required:
    • libgstreamer0.10-dev
    • libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-dev
  • gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad system package.
  • BlackMagic DeckLink drivers for Linux.

BlackMagic DeckLink drivers

The DeckLink drivers for your card can be downloaded from the manufacturer web page. Yet, in scripts folder there is a script which download a install it into the system:

$ scripts/install_libdecklink.sh

Launch

There are two ROS launch files in launch folder:

  • launch/decklink.launch by default, launch a GSCAM node for the first DeckLink capture card. It is configured for a camera connected through HDMI input.
  • launch/launch.launch, example of how to launch several GSCAM nodes. One for each DeckLink capture card.