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Re: camera power supply

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Originally Posted by stephenthe1
help,
ok, I'm all ready to hook up the camera to the laptop to test the firmware, but there is a chip next to the serial port on the cam that will get bent if the cable is attatched to the serial port. has anyone had this problem? what can I do to fix this. it seems likely that the chip could have been placed in the wrong place possibly, or we could find a serial cable with a smaller end. what should I do? also, if I hook up the cam to the controller, will I have to write code to turn the current on for the pwm? also, where do I get the driver for the serial cable for the cmu_cam? thanks in advance,
Stephen
1) That chip does not go on the camera board, read the manual carefully. It goes on your actual robot controller into the TTL port(Hopefully I am on the right track)
2) Go to IFIROBOTICS.COM and download the latest code for the camera. To test the camera you don't need to write code because it is provided in the default. However, you can modify it to fit your needs for the competition.
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