Only few pictures taken during timelapse

[DrGlas]

Hi!

I finally got my installation to work, but during timelapse it only takes a few pictures and then stops after an error message. I have pasted the message below.

Anyone?

I have attached the config file as well...

config.txt

`2017-10-27 08:24:25 INFO timolo Scheduled Time Lapse Image - daymode=False 2017-10-27 08:24:29 INFO takeNightImage TwilightThresh=62/90 shutSec=range camSleepSec=30 MaxISO=800 Size=1024x768 2017-10-27 08:24:31 INFO takeNightImage FilePath media/timelapse/tl-NisseCam-1065.jpg 2017-10-27 08:24:31 INFO postImageProcessing Next Counter=1066 /home/pi/pi-timolo/tl-pi-timolo.dat

2017-10-27 08:25:26 INFO timolo Scheduled Time Lapse Image - daymode=False mmal: mmal_vc_port_enable: failed to enable port vc.null_sink:in:0(OPQV): ENOSPC mmal: mmal_port_enable: failed to enable connected port (vc.null_sink:in:0(OPQV))0x1ec8c10 (ENOSPC) mmal: mmal_connection_enable: output port couldn't be enabled Traceback (most recent call last): File "./pi-timolo.py", line 1313, in timolo() File "./pi-timolo.py", line 1088, in timolo takeNightImage(filename) File "./pi-timolo.py", line 712, in takeNightImage with picamera.PiCamera() as camera: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/picamera/camera.py", line 433, in init self._init_preview() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/picamera/camera.py", line 513, in _init_preview self, self._camera.outputs[self.CAMERA_PREVIEW_PORT]) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/picamera/renderers.py", line 558, in init self.renderer.inputs[0].connect(source).enable() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/picamera/mmalobj.py", line 2212, in enable prefix="Failed to enable connection") File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/picamera/exc.py", line 184, in mmal_check raise PiCameraMMALError(status, prefix) picamera.exc.PiCameraMMALError: Failed to enable connection: Out of resources `

[pageauc]

You did not say what you did to get things to work?

Here is what I found re first error message using google. https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/camera-not-working-mmal-mmal-vc-component-enable-failed-to-enable-component-enospc/3789 Indicates a resource error due to possibly firmware issue. Try updating RPI firmware manually. This is covered in the pi-timolo wiki here

https://github.com/pageauc/pi-timolo/wiki/How-to-Install-or-Upgrade#update-firmware-optional

sudo rpi-update

Make sure to reboot after firmware update and let me know status

Claude ...

On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 2:40 AM, DrGlas notifications@github.com wrote:

Hi!

I finally got my installation to work, but during timelapse it only takes a few pictures and then stops after an error message. I have pasted the message below.

Anyone?

I have attached the config file as well...

config.txt https://github.com/pageauc/pi-timolo/files/1420986/config.txt

`2017-10-27 08:24:25 INFO timolo Scheduled Time Lapse Image - daymode=False 2017-10-27 08:24:29 INFO takeNightImage TwilightThresh=62/90 shutSec=range camSleepSec=30 MaxISO=800 Size=1024x768 2017-10-27 08:24:31 INFO takeNightImage FilePath media/timelapse/tl-NisseCam-1065.jpg 2017-10-27 08:24:31 INFO postImageProcessing Next Counter=1066 /home/pi/pi-timolo/tl-pi-timolo.dat

2017-10-27 08:25:26 INFO timolo Scheduled Time Lapse Image - daymode=False mmal: mmal_vc_port_enable: failed to enable port vc.null_sink:in:0(OPQV): ENOSPC mmal: mmal_port_enable: failed to enable connected port (vc.null_sink:in:0(OPQV))0x1ec8c10 (ENOSPC) mmal: mmal_connection_enable: output port couldn't be enabled Traceback (most recent call last): File "./pi-timolo.py", line 1313, in timolo() File "./pi-timolo.py", line 1088, in timolo takeNightImage(filename) File "./pi-timolo.py", line 712, in takeNightImage with picamera.PiCamera() as camera: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/picamera/camera.py", line 433, in init self._init_preview() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/picamera/camera.py", line 513, in _init_preview self, self._camera.outputs[self.CAMERA_PREVIEW_PORT]) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/picamera/renderers.py", line 558, in init self.renderer.inputs[0].connect(source).enable() File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/picamera/mmalobj.py", line 2212, in enable prefix="Failed to enable connection") File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/picamera/exc.py", line 184, in mmal_check raise PiCameraMMALError(status, prefix) picamera.exc.PiCameraMMALError: Failed to enable connection: Out of resources `

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[DrGlas]

You did not say what you did to get things to work? Ah, sorry. I simply reinstalled pi-timolo and rebooted.

The FW is updated using rpi-update but the error message persists: I tried to google the entire message and get different suggestions, e.g.:

https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/51406/cannot-connect-to-picamera-when-using-it-with-flask

https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/issues/680

Nils

[DrGlas]

So I solved this by re-writing the Raspbian image to my SD card and re-installed pi-timolo. I suspect the reason for the problems I had, was that I prior to installing pi-timolo had installed and tried a couple of other timelapse solutions, and that the problem was related to a conflict...just a theory. Everything seems to work fine now!

Great piece of sw! N

[pageauc]

Glad you got things working. If you post a project online I would love to get a link. Claude ..