Well, I am new here. Let me tell you what I'm working on. I am going to make MIT Sea Perch. I will add three lights and a Camera.
1. For the video do I need to connect a 1 cat 5 wire to the Yellow from the Camera and do the game for the Screen?
2. The Light should they be all connect as one or just 3 wires? The ROV has 2 8 wire wires going to it.
3. When I make my first ROV is there a way I can add a Cameron to the top that can go 360 and tilt. With 10 lights on everyside?
Hi, Cameron from Pompton Lakes
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tristanplaysguitar
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Re: Hi, Cameron from Pompton Lakes
Well, I think we're going to need some more info...
1. If you want to use Cat5 to send video to the surface, you will need video baluns. Google it. Basically, the video from cameras is transmitted in coaxial cable (usually). Baluns "convert" it to two wires instead. So going to and from your camera you would (depending on your camera) need two Cat5 wires and a thicker power line.
2. Lights are easiest to wire as one, however if they are too dim you should consider wiring separately. Since it is your first ROV (I'm not sure how much electrical/soldering/etc skills you have) you might want to start basic.
3. What is a Cameron? I'm going to assume it is a camera for now. For 360 and tilt you could build a waterproof dome and use a pan-tilt unit OR you could build a small, light housing and use waterproof servos. Either way, it is a lot of variables and might weigh down the SeaPerch too much.
Also, assuming youre talking about this SeaPerch, right?
Hope this helps, I'm not an expert by any means, so take my words with a grain of salt.
-Tristan
1. If you want to use Cat5 to send video to the surface, you will need video baluns. Google it. Basically, the video from cameras is transmitted in coaxial cable (usually). Baluns "convert" it to two wires instead. So going to and from your camera you would (depending on your camera) need two Cat5 wires and a thicker power line.
2. Lights are easiest to wire as one, however if they are too dim you should consider wiring separately. Since it is your first ROV (I'm not sure how much electrical/soldering/etc skills you have) you might want to start basic.
3. What is a Cameron? I'm going to assume it is a camera for now. For 360 and tilt you could build a waterproof dome and use a pan-tilt unit OR you could build a small, light housing and use waterproof servos. Either way, it is a lot of variables and might weigh down the SeaPerch too much.
Also, assuming youre talking about this SeaPerch, right?
Hope this helps, I'm not an expert by any means, so take my words with a grain of salt.
-Tristan
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thegadgetguy
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Re: Hi, Cameron from Pompton Lakes
If your camera has composite outputs and your tether isn't too long, you can just solder the camera video output and the video ground to two of the wires in your tether. And of course you'd need a positive wire for powering the camera. While it is possible to put a 360 degree panning camera on top of your ROV, that might be a little ambitious for a sea perch. Plus, hemispherical acrylic domes aren't something that you can buy at Wal-Mart (at least I havn't seen any there 
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Good luck on your project!
)Good luck on your project!