Thread: Where in the world is the new 2007 cmu camera docs?!?!?
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Re: Where in the world is the new 2007 cmu camera docs?!?!?
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Originally Posted by Kingofl337 View Post

To make it work just run a PWM cable from the Analog or Digital port of the RC to the connector next to the switch. This will run your camera off the 12v supply instead of the backup battery.
One of the diagrams says that you should connect it to the PWM header of the Robot Controller. If I remember correctly, this was the same last year as well. And if I'm still not wrong, I think the PWM header is powered by the backup battery at 7.5V.
Kingofl337, do you know for sure if the CMU Cam can handle 12V?
I think it might be a good thing to run off the main battery, and that way you don't really have to worry about discharging your backup battery.
On the other side, the power supply from the main battery will be very noisy (compared to the backup battery) because you will have motors, etc, running off it. Do you know if this is a potential problem?