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RE: 'Upgrading' VC
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 5 Aug 2003 21:21:07 GMT
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Rob Limbaugh <RLimbaugh@greenfieldgroup.=stopspam=com>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Thorn [mailto:buachaille@neo.rr.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 4:51 PM
> To: lego-robotics
> Subject: Re: 'Upgrading' VC
SNIP
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> Unless, of course, you want the studded casing for the
> camera! I think I
> see now. You want the high-quality hardware inside the brick.
All of the Logitech Cam guts I've seen (primarily the eyeball
shaped cams) use a similar size square circuit board. But, the
electret mics and power LEDs differ, I think.
> I've taken the casing apart on my VC before, and as I recall there
> really isn't much holding it together. You may have to get
> solder-intensive, though, if you want to replace the board. I
> don't know
> how they connect. For that matter, the lense and all that may be
> different, too, though in that case you could just replace it
> with the
> Pro4K lense.
Unless the same chip is being used, I doubt if the lenses are that
interchangeable. Some of the Logitech cams have a larger picture
(i.e. - more pixels per frame), and therefore will probably have
different optical characteristics for the focus ring lenses.
I would favor building a new housing for a better quality cam rather
than rebuild the LEGO cam. DAT's for a "custom" cam can always be made.
- Rob
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| I'll see--right now I'm busy programming a VB program similar to WebBrick with the Phantom DLL as to support USB - I ordered the USB tower and a few lightbricks from PITSCo and they were shipped today....gotta hurry :P (...) (21 years ago, 6-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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