Hello!
I am curently trying to build a rov while quarantined.
Right now I want to use an old laptop lcd and laptop camera for my video. I figured I could just wire the data onto a cat5 cable and power for the camera to the onboard battery. How would I go getting it onto the lcd display? I already figured I would need the lcd driver board but what else?
Camera over cat5
Re: Camera over cat5
Not really my cup of tea, but a lot depends on the connections available on your camera. So lets start with which type is the camera?
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Re: Camera over cat5
It is a camera I ripped out of an old laptop.fryslan76 wrote:Not really my cup of tea, but a lot depends on the connections available on your camera. So lets start with which type is the camera?
Re: Camera over cat5
Um... there's alot more to this scenario than just 'wiring the data onto a cat5 cable'.
The laptop camera workload was probably borne by the motherboard, and so it will be a pain trying to repurpose it for separate use. I'd suggest just using the low-light 5mp Raspberry Pi camera plugged into a Raspberry Pi 3B's (not B+) camera interface port.
You will need to look at the code # on the LCD panel and order a 'LCD driver board' from eBay to use the LCD as a monitor, as the LCD was also driven by the laptop motherboard. About $30. Makes a cheap high resolution monitor.
Off google: (For Ethernet copper cabling when used for 10/100/1000BASE-T, the maximum allowed length of a Cat 5e / Cat 6 cable is 100 meters (328 ft).)
If you ever want more distance (think horizontal as well as vertical), you can convert the ethernet to run over coax with this $49.00 pair of units
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L6X94XS
That will allow you to send high-speed data over 2000 ft of coax. I just bought 2 pair. They come with a BNC male connector on them, so you will need 2 BNC male to RG59 coax adapters (get the compression, not the crimp-on style).
Doing it this way will allow for more expansion later, plus a better bandwidth now.
Any advice we give you is dependent on your budget and DIY skills, plus your goals. How complicated or simple of an ROV do you want?
The laptop camera workload was probably borne by the motherboard, and so it will be a pain trying to repurpose it for separate use. I'd suggest just using the low-light 5mp Raspberry Pi camera plugged into a Raspberry Pi 3B's (not B+) camera interface port.
You will need to look at the code # on the LCD panel and order a 'LCD driver board' from eBay to use the LCD as a monitor, as the LCD was also driven by the laptop motherboard. About $30. Makes a cheap high resolution monitor.
Off google: (For Ethernet copper cabling when used for 10/100/1000BASE-T, the maximum allowed length of a Cat 5e / Cat 6 cable is 100 meters (328 ft).)
If you ever want more distance (think horizontal as well as vertical), you can convert the ethernet to run over coax with this $49.00 pair of units
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L6X94XS
That will allow you to send high-speed data over 2000 ft of coax. I just bought 2 pair. They come with a BNC male connector on them, so you will need 2 BNC male to RG59 coax adapters (get the compression, not the crimp-on style).
Doing it this way will allow for more expansion later, plus a better bandwidth now.
Any advice we give you is dependent on your budget and DIY skills, plus your goals. How complicated or simple of an ROV do you want?