[mogunus]

Getting the camera working without the robot isn't too hard, but you need to buy stuff. I, too, looked for this power adaptor to get it working "on the bench." I did not find it, and was forced to conclude that it's existance is a myth. So I checked the camera manual: at least 6v, 200mA power supply.

Go to radio shack, grab a 6v, 300mA power supply, and a "hobbyist" adaptor for it, basically a couple exposed wires and the special plug for the adaptor, one ground and one voltage. Then do one of two things:

The good thing: Slice open a pwm, cut off the female end. Solder the red on the pwm to the halfwhite wire on the hobbyist adaptor, then tape it up. Solder the black on the pwm to the black on the hobbyist adaptor. Tape that up too. Presto, you have a nicely made, wall-socket camera adaptor. Having one of these has made my team's camera drivers a LOT better, because I can take the camera home at night and play with it. And yes, it drives the servos fine too.

The lazy thing: Poke the two exposed wire ends into the appropriate holes on the camera.