Using MIP got odd result? Or at least a result I have never seen before

[Jibun-no-Kage]

Using MIP got odd result? Or at least a result I have never seen before

>>> import mip
>>> mip.install("camera")
Installing camera (latest) from https://micropython.org/pi/v2 to /lib
Package not found: https://micropython.org/pi/v2/package/6/camera/latest.json
Package may be partially installed
>>> 

When I try to access the links... get error 403. So there is no 'camera' module at all?

[peterhinch]

The Camera package is not mip-installable. You have to download a firmware image and install that in place of standard MicroPython (as discussed in the other thread).

[Jibun-no-Kage]

@peterhinch Yup... I found such a project as well, on gitub that is robust in detail and active...

GitHub - cnadler86/micropython-camera-API: Camera API for micropython as user...

Camera API for micropython as user module, with precompiled FW, starting with the esp32 port. - cnadler86/micropython-camera-API

The firmware image that is comparable with the ESP32 Stick POE P CAM, the board I have, which is both WiFi and Ethernet POE…
https://github.com/cnadler86/micropython-camera-API/releases/download/v0.5.0/mpy_cam-v1.26.0-ESP32S3_EYE.zip

Most examples default to WiFi of course, but if you know your way around network.LAN, versus network.WLAN, easy to adapt the exmples to use Ethernet. Fragment from one of my projects, where I enable WiFi and Ethernet. Ethernet specific code for the ESP32 Stick POE P CAM board below,...

from network import LAN, PHY_W5500
from time import sleep
from machine import SPI, Pin

# ESP32 Stick POE P CAM Board Pins...
INTERRUPT = 38
CLOCK = 21
CARRIER = 39
MISO = 14
MOSI = 1
BUS = 1

# Initialize SPI...
theBus = SPI(BUS, sck=Pin(CLOCK), mosi=Pin(MOSI), miso=Pin(MISO))
if (theBus is None):
        raise Exception('No Bus?')
            
#
self.__network__ = LAN(phy_type=PHY_W5500, spi=theBus, phy_addr=1, cs=Pin(CARRIER), int=Pin(INTERRUPT))
if (self.__network__ is None):
        raise Exception('No Wired?')

# Bounce... Seems to improve the connect success (for both LAN and WLAN)...
self.__network__.active(False)
sleep(1)
self.__network__.active(True)
sleep(1)