andrew@earwax.pd.uwa.oz.au (Andrew Williams) (12/10/90)
Hi- I am interested in getting hold of a very small (less than 15cm, the smaller the better) CCD camera. I want to interface it to a computer, so the video circuitry would be a hinderance (I can handle the electronics to drive the raw CCD, but building a frame grabber to decode composite video would be a pain). I gather TI sells a 200 by 200 CCD chip- Is there anyone out there who knows where I can find a camera, with all the fiddly optical bits and CCD mounting, based around that chip, or any other? Andrew Williams, Physics Department, University of Western Australia. (andrew@earwax.uwa.oz.au)
umapu02@cc.ic.ac.uk (D.A.G. Gillies Supvsr Dr K.J. Bignell) (12/13/90)
In article <andrew.660810674@earwax.pd.uwa.oz.au> andrew@earwax.pd.uwa.oz.au (Andrew Williams) writes: >Hi- I am interested in getting hold of a very small (less than 15cm, >the smaller the better) CCD camera. I want to interface it to a computer, >so the video circuitry would be a hinderance (I can handle the >electronics to drive the raw CCD, but building a frame grabber to decode >composite video would be a pain). I gather TI sells a 200 by 200 CCD >chip- Is there anyone out there who knows where I can find a camera, >with all the fiddly optical bits and CCD mounting, based around that >chip, or any other? > I know that RS Electronics (a UK company) do a midget CCD camera about 100x60x40 mm, with a mass of about 230g .If I recall, it contains all the fancy stuff to drive a standard monochrome 50Hz TV, and retails for about 350 pounds sterling. RS live in Corby, Northamptonshire, but their stuff is only available for trade. If you can get a full address for them, and convince them that you are a genuine academic (a good bit of bullshit written by you (on behalf of the head of your department naturally..errm) on headed notepaper has been known to work. If you are lucky,they will send you a catalogue with about 25000 wierd and wonderful gizmos in, maybe for free. I think they have subsidiaries/associates in th EEC and also in US, but as for Oz....well. Still, its worth a try. -- ___________________________________________________________________________ ----Saddam Hussein - nuke him 'till he glows, then shoot him in the dark--- ---(c) The Amazing Underwater Chocolate Christmas Cracker Motto Factory---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
dmt@PacBell.COM (Dave Turner) (12/15/90)
Sorry but this is not about a CCD camera.
Frequently in this and other newsgroups there are requests for small, cheap
TV cameras. There is an ad on page 95 in the January, 1991 issue of
Popular Science for one that sells for $69.95. It includes the camera,
transmitter board and receiver board. It seems compatible with NTSC and has
an automatic electronic irising system.
The transmitter board is 6" x 1.25" x 1", so it should fit in model
airplanes, rockets, robots, etc.
What no color?!! :-)
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Dave Turner 415/823-2001 {att,bellcore,sun,ames,decwrl}!pacbell!dmtardai@teda.UUCP (Mike Ardai) (12/16/90)
In article <5925@ptsfa.PacBell.COM> dmt@PacBell.COM (Dave Turner) writes: >There is an ad on page 95 in the January, 1991 issue of >Popular Science for one that sells for $69.95. It includes the camera, >transmitter board and receiver board. It seems compatible with NTSC and has >an automatic electronic irising system. I think these are from the Lionel RailScope train. According to the ad, they need a 'direcct wired' connection from the transmitter to the receiver. (The railscope used the track for this) Any idea how many wires are needed? Probably one, sending RF down this 'antenna'. Also, Is it possible to get video, rather than RF from the receiver? Wouldn't a 9 volt battery die rather fast at 350 mA? /mike -- \|/ Michael L. Ardai Teradyne EDA East --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- /|\ ...!sun!teda!ardai (preferred) or ardai@bu-pub.bu.edu