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Things to do with an old logitech quickcam?

Posted by Justin on September 11, 2010 at 10:08am
I would like to build an rc plane that can transmit video.

Is there any way I could use the old camera to do that? Its a Logitech Quickcam Chat.


It has a USB cable, so I wonder if I could connect it somehow to an Arduino Mega, although the Mega uses a mini-USB cable.

And then, obviously it would be hooked up to a video transmitter shield somehow.



Thanks

Justin

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  • Brendan Rackley September 11, 2010 at 10:26am
    The best way to go about something like this would be with something like the USB Host Shield - as found here: http://www.circuitsathome.com/. Fair warning, though - an arduino mega doesn't have anywhere near the memory you will need to capture even 320x240 images at 8-bit color. You will need a much, much more powerful processor. You might be better off with a small single-board computer such as the Phidgets SBC or Roboard RB-100.
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