09-03-2006 22:06

Alex698

Re: pic: Hacked Google Camera #1

Tell me what you guys think. Thanks!

11-03-2006 12:53

Andrew Rudolph

Re: pic: Hacked Google Camera #1

whatd you do it for?

11-03-2006 19:08

Rombus

Re: pic: Hacked Google Camera #1

My guess:
it looks like one spike is powering the camera to be within the rules, the second seems to be going into "magic box" Which is probably a circuit that, when powered by the spike, takes pictures.

Am i right?

11-03-2006 23:25

steven114

Re: pic: Hacked Google Camera #1

Whoo, sure hope that the spike never goes in reverse due to a programming error!

11-03-2006 23:36

Alex698

Re: pic: Hacked Google Camera #1

If you look at the previous Team 698 Teaser from 2006 you can see the "magic box".
You are correct, but it does more than you think. The camera is powered off of a GBA car adapter 12VDC to 4.5VDC (two AAA batteries at 1.5VC each adds to 3VDC, 4.5VDC is unloaded). The GBA adapter runs straight to the 20 AMP breaker. The first spike is for the 'mode' button on the camera. (so we can turn the camera back on if it shuts off) The second spike controls the picture taking function or the shutter.

12-03-2006 00:15

Chriszuma

Re: pic: Hacked Google Camera #1

So are you planning on attaching this to your robot to turn it into a poof-ball assault/recon vehicle?

12-03-2006 13:32

Rickertsen2

Re: pic: Hacked Google Camera #1

pretty cool idea!