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Trying to get camera working with my propeller setup, need some input

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  • propwellpropwell Posts: 87
    edited 2010-02-19 16:47
    hi together,

    i want to analyze an incoming video from a IR-sensitive camera.
    i want to extract the parts of the video-signal which are very bright and overlay it onto a normal video-signal!
    is that possible with your program?

    Thank you,
    propwell
  • mugurmugur Posts: 105
    edited 2010-02-19 16:54
    Most probably you will need 2 ADC boards, one for each camera, and after that a method to combine the results. Or (more experienced member needed) to get the digital signals from both ADC and to use the code for combining the result. I doubt that will be just a matter of software... You are trying to get a surogate of a thermal camera?

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  • thangngocthangngoc Posts: 23
    edited 2010-05-06 21:01
    Hi, Iam new to ViewPort. I have built the PropCV schematic with camera, ADC and the Propeller (already installed in development board) as shown in page 260.
    I have a black-white camera with the composite video. So I connect the center pin of composite video to pin 6 of ADC as shown in the schematic. The outer pin of composite video to ground. I tried the pins connection between ADC and Propeller on page 260, but it didn't work. Then I tried the following pin configuration as Charleyshf said:

    ADC08100 Pins --> Propeller Pins

    Pin24(CLK) Pin8(P8)
    Pin23 (GROUND)
    Pin22 NC
    Pin21 NC
    Pin20 NC
    Pin19 NC
    Pin18 VDD(+3VDC)
    Pin17 GROUND
    Pin16 (D4) Pin4(P4)
    Pin15 (D5) Pin5(P5)
    Pin14 (D6) Pin6(P6)
    Pin13 (D7 MSB) Pin7(P7)

    I got the signal from the camera, but it doesn't seem right(look at the attached picture). I have the black and white 12 V camera.

    Post Edited (thangngoc) : 5/7/2010 8:24:06 PM GMT
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  • HannoHanno Posts: 1,130
    edited 2010-05-08 17:29
    Hi Thangngoc,
    It looks like the horizontal sync pulses are not detected reliably. Make sure your analog signals don't get corrupted by noise by keeping them as short and ideally shielded. Also, you may need to try different terminating resistors- I used 50-150ohm. Also, your power supply needs to provide good power.
    Hanno

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  • thangngocthangngoc Posts: 23
    edited 2010-05-12 18:35
    hi Hanno. I have tried different values of resistor from 50-150ohm, it didn't work. However, when I don't use that bypass resistor by disconnecting from the circuit or try the resistor with value of few K-ohm, i could get a better image. Do you have any idea?

    Post Edited (thangngoc) : 5/12/2010 9:08:42 PM GMT
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