I am trying to run a simple script that listens for a button click and then takes a picture. Once two pictures have been taken it compares the two using OpenCV to calculate the difference. I am running into this error when running my script followed by the script itself:
mmal: mmal_vc_component_create: failed to create component 'vc.ril.camera' (1:ENOMEM)mmal: mmal_component_create_core: could not create component 'vc.ril.camera' (1)Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/pi/.virtualenvs/cv/lib/python3.4/site-packages/picamera/camera.py", line 456, in _init_camera self._camera = mo.MMALCamera() File "/home/pi/.virtualenvs/cv/lib/python3.4/site-packages/picamera/mmalobj.py", line 2279, in __init__ super(MMALCamera, self).__init__() File "/home/pi/.virtualenvs/cv/lib/python3.4/site-packages/picamera/mmalobj.py", line 633, in __init__ prefix="Failed to create MMAL component %s" % self.component_type) File "/home/pi/.virtualenvs/cv/lib/python3.4/site-packages/picamera/exc.py", line 184, in mmal_check raise PiCameraMMALError(status, prefix)picamera.exc.PiCameraMMALError: Failed to create MMAL component b'vc.ril.camera': Out of memoryDuring handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:Traceback (most recent call last): File "camera-daemon.py", line 12, in <module> camera = PiCamera() File "/home/pi/.virtualenvs/cv/lib/python3.4/site-packages/picamera/camera.py", line 431, in __init__ self._init_camera(camera_num, stereo_mode, stereo_decimate) File "/home/pi/.virtualenvs/cv/lib/python3.4/site-packages/picamera/camera.py", line 460, in _init_camera"Camera is not enabled. Try running 'sudo raspi-config'"picamera.exc.PiCameraError: Camera is not enabled. Try running 'sudo raspi-config' and ensure that the camera has been enabled.from picamera import PiCamerafrom io import BytesIOfrom PIL import Imagefrom gpiozero import Buttonfrom signal import pausefrom time import sleepfrom database import insertfrom skimage.measure import structural_similarity as ssimimport cv2button = Button(17)camera = PiCamera()camera.resolution = (400,400)def capture(): image1 = capture_stream(False) sleep(3) image2 = capture_stream(False) diff = compute_diff(image1, image2) print(diff)def prepare_camera(preview): global camera # if preview is passed we want to use the preview if preview: camera.start_preview() # these print statements help for debugging as well as # allowing time for the camera to warm up print("taking picture in") print("3") sleep(1) print("2") sleep(1) print("1") sleep(1) # stop the camera's preview if preview: camera.stop_preview()def capture_stream(preview): global camera stream = BytesIO() prepare_camera(preview) # save the image to the stream and return it camera.capture(stream, format='jpeg') # rewind the stream so we can read its contents stream.seek(0) return Image.open(stream)# compute image diffs based on structural similaritydef compute_diff(A, B): imageA = cv2.imread(A) imageB = cv2.imread(B) imageA = cv2.cvtColor(imageA, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) imageB = cv2.cvtColor(imageB, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY) return ssim(imageA, imageB)button.when_pressed = captureprint("running...")pause()I have already read the FAQ and tried their suggestions. I have also tried most of the solutions on all of the other stack exchange questions with this same or similar issues. None have worked. Most recently I have been trying to slowly increase the memory split and it still is throwing this error.
EDIT:I think it's important to note that the camera works fine when I run a separate script with only camera related code in it so its not an issue with how the camera is connected.Double check your camera's connection Although my test scripts were working at first, at some point my camera got disconnected.
I am using Python 3.4, PiCamera 1.13, and OpenCV 3.4.
I will be happy to provide any more information is needed. Any help is greatly appreciated!