Manual page for nxt-screenshot
Synopsis
nxt-screenshot [–backend NAME] [–config NAME] [–config-filename PATH] [–name NAME] [–host ADDRESS] [–server-host HOST] [–server-port PORT] [–filename FILENAME] [–log-level LEVEL] FILE
Description
nxt-screenshot takes a capture of a connected NXT brick and write the captured image to a FILE.
The NXT brick can be connected using USB, Bluetooth or over the network.
A wide range of image formats is supported, thanks to the Python Imaging Library.
Options
- FILE
Filename to write captured image to.
- --log-level LEVEL
Set the log level. One of DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, or CRITICAL. Messages whose level is below the current log level will not be displayed.
Common options
Those options are common to programs using NXT-Python.
- --backend NAME
Enable given backend. Can be used several times to enable several backends. One of
usb,bluetooth,socketordevfile.- --config NAME
Name of configuration file section to use.
- --config-filename PATH
Path to configuration file. Can be used several times to use several configuration files.
- --name NAME
Name of NXT brick (for example: NXT). Useful to find the right brick if several bricks are connected.
- --host ADDRESS
Bluetooth address of the NXT brick (for example: 00:16:53:01:02:03).
- --server-host HOST
Server address or name to connect to when using
socketbackend.- --server-port PORT
Server port to connect to when using
socketbackend.- --filename FILENAME
Device filename (for example:
/dev/rfcomm0), when using ~nxt.backend.devfile backend.
See configuration file documentation for better explanation of the options to find the NXT brick.
Example
nxt-screenshot --host 00:16:53:01:02:03 capture.pngCapture screen from connected NXT using its Bluetooth address. Save the result image in
capture.png.