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Re: Getting the Camera and Default Code to Work

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Originally Posted by nukem
...The camera power must come from the digital in/out port on the controller, I have no idea why it says in the manual to use a pwm port from the controller but the camera will get no power from a pwm port and will thus not work...and you do need both batteries on the controller plugged in for it to work. Electrical on our team said we didn't need the backup battery and the servos would not work, once it was in everything worked fine.
It says to use a PWM port because that's where it gets the proper power supply: 7.2 volts from the backup battery. A digital I/O port only provides five volts, which is not in spec for the camera's power input, and will not correctly power servos connected to the camera.