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14.k230 object detection
k230 object detection
k230 object detectionk230 and PICO2 communication1. Experimental Prerequisites2. Experimental wiring3. Main code explanation4. Experimental Phenomenon
k230 and PICO2 communication
1. Experimental Prerequisites
This tutorial uses the PICO2 development board, and the corresponding routine path is [14.export\PICO-K230\14_pico_k230_object_detect.py].
K230 needs to run the [14.export\CanmvIDE-K230\14.object_detect_yolov8n.py] program to start the experiment. It is recommended to download it as an offline program.
Things you need:
Windows computer PICO2 development board microUSB cable K230 visual module (including TF card with image burned in) type-C cable connection cable
2. Experimental wiring
| k230 vision module | PICO2 Development Board |
|---|---|
| 5V | VCC |
| GND | GND |
| TXD(IO9) | RXD(GP9) |
| RXD(IO10) | TXD(GP8) |

3. Main code explanation
xfrom machine import UART, PinFUNC_ID = 14uart1 = UART(1, baudrate=115200, tx=Pin(8), rx=Pin(9), bits=8, parity=None, stop=0)print("hello yahboom")def parse_data(data): if data[0] == ord('$') and data[len(data)-1] == ord('#'): data_list = data[1:len(data)-1].decode('utf-8').split(',') data_len = int(data_list[0]) data_id = int(data_list[1]) if data_len == len(data) and data_id == FUNC_ID: # print(data_list) x = int(data_list[2]) y = int(data_list[3]) w = int(data_list[4]) h = int(data_list[5]) msg = data_list[6] return x, y, w, h, msg elif (data_len != len(data)): print("data len error:", data_len, len(data)) elif(data_id != FUNC_ID): print("func id error:", data_id, FUNC_ID) return -1, -1, -1, -1, ""last_data = bytearray()while True: if uart1.any() > 0: cur_data = uart1.readline() # print("rx:", cur_data) if ord('\n') in cur_data: # data = bytearray(last_data + cur_data.decode('utf-8'), 'utf-8') data = last_data + cur_data last_data = bytearray() x, y, w, h, msg = parse_data(data.rstrip(b'\n')) print("object:x:%d, y:%d, w:%d, h:%d" % (x, y, w, h), "class:", msg) else: last_data = last_data + cur_dataThe above program is for parsing K230 data. Only when it complies with specific protocols can the corresponding data be parsed.
in
- x: is the horizontal coordinate of the upper left corner of the recognized box
- y: is the vertical coordinate of the upper left corner of the recognized box
- w: is the width of the recognized frame
- h: is the length of the recognized frame
- msg: is the type of the object
4. Experimental Phenomenon
- After connecting the cables, the k230 visual module runs offline. After K230 is connected to Canmv IDE, open the corresponding program, click [Save open script to CanMV board (as main.py)] on the toolbar, and then restart K230.

Open the Thonny editor, connect the PICO2 mainboard, open the program file and run it.
Note: The PICO2 mainboard needs to have the microPython firmware downloaded in advance.
When the K230 camera image recognizes an object, the terminal will parse and print out the information transmitted by the K230.
in
x: is the horizontal coordinate of the upper left corner of the recognized box
y: is the vertical coordinate of the upper left corner of the recognized box
w: is the width of the recognized frame
h: is the length of the recognized frame
msg: is the type of the object
As shown in the figure below
