Ping cam utility

The pingcam utility is a small tool that checks whether a connected camera can be queried for information.

The application is situated on each Jetson in the \~apps/PingCam[-CAMERATYPE] directory. It merely reports back an ID value to the cout stream; the ID value is given by the camera itself. The response format is:

Using Device CAMERAID

The purpose of pingcam applet is to verify that the camera APIs work and that it is possible to build applications and projects using the specific camera. Moreover, the applet verifies that the camera instance itself has a basic functionality.

Note: see PingCam Usage for instructions on how to run the pingcam applet. See PingCam on new cameras for info on developing new PingCam applets.

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