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PlayStationEye

PlayStationEye manufactured by Sony has the following features:

  • 4 channel audio input (linear array)
  • USB interface
  • Can be seen as an ALSA device on Ubuntu and an direct sound device in Windows

Supported Operating Systems

  • Ubuntu 12.04 or later
  • Windows XP/Vista/7/8

 PlayStationEye Tutorials on Ubuntu

PlayStationEye Installation Instructions

The device is recognized as an ALSA device.
Therefore you don’t have to install any specific packages.
For the installation of HARK basic packages, follow …

  • HARK Installation Instructions

Device setup

Connect your PlayStationEye to your PC.
It is recognized as an ALSA device on Ubuntu.
Check if the device is connected by the following command.

cat /proc/asound/cards

Then you will see something like

0 [AudioPCI       ]: ENS1371 - Ensoniq AudioPCI
                     Ensoniq AudioPCI ENS1371 at 0x2080, irq 16
1 [CameraB409241  ]: USB-Audio - USB Camera-B4.09.24.1
                     OmniVision Technologies, Inc. USB Camera-B4.09.24.1 at usb-0000:02:03.0-1, high 
...

If you can see OmniVision Technologies in the list.
Your PlayStation Eye is correctly mounted.

Notice that the number on the very left hand side is the sound card index.
In this example, the device is mounted as No. 1.

How to use your PlayStationEye in HARK

We suppose you’ve read the HARK document in HARK Documentation page, and you have an intermediate level skill of HARK network file construction.

To use your PlayStationEye in HARK, put AudioStreamFromMic module on the network and set its parameters as follows:

Name Type Value Explanation
LENGTH int 512 Number of samples in one frame
ADVANCE int 160 Shift length
CHANNEL_COUNT int 4 Number of microphone channels
SAMPLING_RATE int 16000 Sampling rate of the audio stream
DEVICE_TYPE string ALSA Category of the sensors
DEVICE string plughw:* Device name

The asterisk in the DEVICE parameter means the sound card index.

cat /proc/asound/cards

provides the sound card index on the left hand side.
If you see

0 [AudioPCI       ]: ENS1371 - Ensoniq AudioPCI
                     Ensoniq AudioPCI ENS1371 at 0x2080, irq 16
1 [CameraB409241  ]: USB-Audio - USB Camera-B4.09.24.1
                     OmniVision Technologies, Inc. USB Camera-B4.09.24.1 at usb-0000:02:03.0-1, high 
...

set DEVICE=plughw:1 for using your PlayStationEye.

 PlayStationEye Tutorials on Windows

PlayStationEye Installation Instructions

The device is recognized as a direct sound device.
Therefore you don’t have to install any specific packages.
For the installation of HARK basic packages, follow …

Device setup

Plug your PlayStationEye into a USB 2.0 port of your Windows PC.

How to use your PlayStationEye in HARK

We suppose you’ve read the HARK document in HARK Documentation page, and you have an intermediate level skill of HARK network file construction.

To use your PlayStationEye in HARK, put AudioStreamFromMic module on the network and set its parameters as follows:

Name Type Value Explanation
LENGTH int 512 Number of samples in one frame
ADVANCE int 160 Shift length
CHANNEL_COUNT int 4 Number of microphone channels
SAMPLING_RATE int 16000 Sampling rate of the audio stream
DEVICE_TYPE string DS Category of the sensors
DEVICE string pseye Device name

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