CMUCam mount assembly instructions / Blueprints

[Eldarion]

Does anyone have the instructions for assembling the pan/tilt mechanism for the camera?

Thanks

[Chris Orimoto]

I was just fiddling with the new CMU cam mount included in this year's kit, only to find that there's no blueprint or picture of what it's supposed to look like. I'm poking and guessing at where the little pieces go, but I'd like to have some sure-fire method to make sure nothing breaks... Can anyone lend a hand?

Much Appreciated
Chris

[Chaychay]

i am also looking .....too many screws and washers to figure out . Anyone had any luck finding the instructions?

Thanks!

[Rickertsen2]

I can't figure out how to mount things to the servo horns? Has anybody figured this out? Looks like FIRST forgot some things

[Kevin Watson]

Originally Posted by Eldarion

Does anyone have the instructions for assembling the pan/tilt mechanism for the camera?

Thanks

I'm not sure what the status is, but I do know that a detailed document is in the works. If nothing shows up tonight, I'll see if I can get permission to post the copy I have.

-Kevin

[Kevin Watson]

Okay, I figured out the documentation situation. In a few minutes I'll post a copy of the camera documentation here: http://kevin.org/frc.

-Kevin

[Rombus]

Wow, i LIKE This mount! I cant wait to build it on tuesday!

Last year i built our teams mount based off the offical directions slightly modded to be both pan and tilt. Unfortunitally the way i made it made it weaker and it broke during our first full field test. hopefully this one will be much better and stronger!

Also first post with my new sig.

[JVN]

Note:
IFI has posted our assembly instructions for the CMU PAN-TILT on this site:http://www.ifirobotics.com/camera.shtml

Direct link to the PDF:
http://www.ifirobotics.com/docs/frc-pantilt-01-assy.pdf

Sorry for the delay,
JV

[coastertux]

Kevin, one thing i noticed is that in your renderings of the assembly in the assembly instructions, the camera board is upside-down, the serial connector should be closer to the bottom than the top. I discovered this because my image from the camera was upside-down and the tilt was backwards until I flipped the board.

[Kevin Watson]

Originally Posted by coastertux

Kevin, one thing i noticed is that in your renderings of the assembly in the assembly instructions, the camera board is upside-down, the serial connector should be closer to the bottom than the top. I discovered this because my image from the camera was upside-down and the tilt was backwards until I flipped the board.

Actually, it's not my document. Can you please PM JVN (see above) and let him know?

-Kevin

[Bob22341]

Originally Posted by coastertux

Kevin, one thing i noticed is that in your renderings of the assembly in the assembly instructions, the camera board is upside-down, the serial connector should be closer to the bottom than the top. I discovered this because my image from the camera was upside-down and the tilt was backwards until I flipped the board.

If you put the serial cable closer to the bottom than the top, you must reverse your pan servo with a jumper on the bottom of the camera board, or your camera will turn away from the target.
Found this out the hard way