Hand-i-Shine

from cvzone.HandTrackingModule import HandDetector
import cv2
import serial
import cvzone
import time

# Define the serial port and baud rate
serial_port = 'COM4'  # Update with your Arduino's serial port
baud_rate = 9600

# Open a serial connection
ser = serial.Serial(serial_port, baud_rate)



# Initialize the webcam to capture video
# The '2' indicates the third camera connected to your computer; '0' would usually refer to the built-in camera
cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)

# Initialize the HandDetector class with the given parameters
detector = HandDetector(staticMode=False, 
                        maxHands=1, 
                        modelComplexity=1, 
                        detectionCon=0.7,
                          minTrackCon=0.7)

# Continuously get frames from the webcam
while True:
    # Capture each frame from the webcam
    # 'success' will be True if the frame is successfully captured, 'img' will contain the frame
    success, img = cap.read()

    # Find hands in the current frame
    # The 'draw' parameter draws landmarks and hand outlines on the image if set to True
    # The 'flipType' parameter flips the image, making it easier for some detections
    hands, img = detector.findHands(img, draw=True, flipType=True)

    # Check if any hands are detected
    if hands:
        # Information for the first hand detected
        hand1 = hands[0]  # Get the first hand detected
        lmList1 = hand1["lmList"]  # List of 21 landmarks for the first hand
        bbox1 = hand1["bbox"]  # Bounding box around the first hand (x,y,w,h coordinates)
        center1 = hand1['center']  # Center coordinates of the first hand
        handType1 = hand1["type"]  # Type of the first hand ("Left" or "Right")

        # Count the number of fingers up for the first hand
        fingers1 = detector.fingersUp(hand1)
        if fingers1.count(1) == 5:
            command = "H"
            ser.write(command.encode())
            print(ser.write(command.encode()))
        if fingers1.count(1) == 1:
            command = "L"
            ser.write(command.encode())
            print(ser.write(command.encode()))

    # Display the image in a window
    cv2.imshow("Image", img)

    # Keep the window open and update it for each frame; wait for 1 millisecond between frames
    cv2.waitKey(1)