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Re: 'Upgrading' VC
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Wed, 6 Aug 2003 03:10:18 GMT
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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

Rob Limbaugh wrote:

> > -----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
> 
> 
> > 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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-AK

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The LEGOCam: http://legographics.idwt.net/legocam



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  RE: 'Upgrading' VC
 
(...) SNIP (...) 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. (...) Unless the same chip is being used, I doubt if the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics)

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