pi-stream

This is a simple flask app to stream live a pi camera feed from Raspberry Pi. It can run in any PC also. The stream is based on opencv.

Connect your pi to the power. Open terminal and run:

http://0.0.0.0:5000 

The ip can be changed. Look on the main.py file.

Dependencies

• Raspberry Pi 4, 2GB is recommended for optimal performance. However you can use a Pi 3 or older, you may see a increase in latency.
• Raspberry Pi 4 Camera Module or Pi HQ Camera Module (Newer version)
• Python 3
• For run in PC, 4GB ram is recommended. If you have GPU, you can see good performance.

Library dependencies

Install the following dependencies to create camera stream.

sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get install libatlas-base-dev
sudo apt-get install libjasper-dev
sudo apt-get install libqtgui4 
sudo apt-get install libqt4-test
sudo apt-get install libhdf5-dev

sudo pip3 install flask
sudo pip3 install numpy
sudo pip3 install opencv-contrib-python
sudo pip3 install imutils
sudo pip3 install opencv-python