Getting video stream using Python and OpenCV from a webcam attached to Orange Pi

This is a follow-up for my previous post about installation of OpenCV and Python on Orange Pi board. Here we are going to attach a USB webcam to Orange Pi single board computer and write Python code to access this webcam under OpenCV computer vision library. I’m going to use Acme CA-03 USB webcam, but actually any general purpose webcam should work.

Install OpenCV and Python on Orange Pi PC Plus SBC

In this walk-through we are going to install OpenCV 2.4 open source computer vision library and Python 2.7 programming language to Orange Pi model PC Plus. It was checked for Armbian (Jessy) and Ubuntu Vivid Mate, however should work also for other distros. This walk-through is inspired by tutorial for Raspberry Pi from Adrian Rosebrock and resembles its structure while adding packages needed for Orange Pi. The whole process will

Meet the new Orange Pi PC Plus

Orange Pi is a relatively new player in single board computer (SBC) market. Most of their boards entered the market in the beginning of 2015, with two models added in January 2016 and two models in April 2016. The boards are sold via AliExpress store at a price tag from 10$ to 50$ depending on configuration. Due to low prices these boards become more and more popular. Here I will review Orange Pi PC Plus that was released in April 2016 and costs 20$. The feature set of this board is impressive and