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RE: Sharing USB cable between IR and VC?
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 17 Jan 2001 21:53:41 GMT
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Original-From:
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Tilman Sporkert <tilman@webmethods.comNOSPAM>
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Probably not a good idea. First, unless you replace the cable on the camera,
you'll have to roll it up and carry it on your robot. USB cables have a
minimum length, so you need another rolled up USB cable carried on your
robot to connect the tower to the hub. Finally, you will need a powered USB
hub - USB cameras draw too much current for a non-powered hub. So you'll
have to run a power cable to your robot, too. Better to simply run two USB
cables to it.
Tilman
> > > The Vision Command camera is connected to the PC using USB. In • RIS 2.0 the
> > > IR tower will use USB too. Can I put both the VC camera and • the IR tower on
> > > the mobile robot, and make them share the same umbilical cord • to the PC?
> > > Will I also need to put a "hub" or something like that on the robot?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Hao-yang Wang
>
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 | | Re: Sharing USB cable between IR and VC?
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| (...) 1. There are actually a USB hub inside the CAM. Both the logitech cam and mic are connected to this hub. (That's why you find 3 devices in the windows 9.x after you installed the driver) 2. The case material is transparent. It means a IR or (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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