can i use an eye detecting opencv code on microcontroller?

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i want to do a project which uses eye tracking, is it possible to port an open cv code on a microcontroller.

i am new to opencv as well as microcontroller so can any one tell me if it is possible to make a code which works like this vedio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=eBtpKAja-m0&NR=1

possible duplicate of [Opencv on TI microcontroller](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10348075/opencv-on-ti-microcontroller) — karlphillip, Jun 20 '12 at 11:59
or even this: [How to run opencv on on a microcontroller?](http://stackoverflow.com/q/10556772/176769) — karlphillip, Jun 20 '12 at 12:00
You can run it. I think you intend to ask about performance issues? — damned, Jun 21 '12 at 07:14

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 20 '12 at 11:16

Q: Can i use an eye detecting opencv code on microcontroller?

A: Yes, you can

Q: Is it possible to port an open cv code on a microcontroller

A: OpenCV is already in the Unix and Android platform. The easiest approach therefore will be to get hold of some embedded device with ARM. There are a lot of help available for the 'OpenCV-ARM' combination.

Beagleboard and RasberryPi are the cheapest embedded ARM devices available for less than $150. Sometimes they come preloaded with Unix boot system and opencv2.0. Thus it would be so easy to run the executable that you created in the computer system.

Be aware of the speed of the processor. If your algorithm is computationally intensive then you wont be quiet satisfied with the output being obtained in the low-end embedded devices.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 20 '12 at 08:27

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If some ARM embedded Linux board can fit into your definition of microcontroller, then there is nothing to port. http://www.google.com/search?q=opencv+arm

answered Jun 20 '12 at 08:27

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