Use of a Camera other then the CMUcam

FIRST General Forum
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Are you allowed to use a camera other then CMUcam, as long as its under $200?

I cant find any rule about it…

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I dont see why you wont be, you may be limited though, unless you intend to use a co processor

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Just wait :slight_smile:

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Are you working with an AVRcam by any chance? Nifty little buggers, seems a bit more useful than our CMUs…

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There is a flowchart on page 19 of section 8 of the manual that will help you to determine the legality of any part you’re interested in using on your robot.

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maaaybe…

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to what end? is it more functional or better i/o?:confused:

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I personally think that it is just better all around… you check it out, just google avrcam

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http://www.jrobot.net/Shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=5&zenid=9c09c1d5af88f1b44e6532475ec1b586

Wow, thats cool I’m going to order one of those :eek:

Plus it uses the same camera as the CMUCAM.

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At our post-kickoff meeting we tossed around the idea (jokingly) of having a remote camera send a video feed to a LCD screen on our control board…would make scoring on the blind side a lot easier, but I’m pretty sure it’s illegal.

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