Question about the SFE CMOS Camera - 1300x1040 pixles

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I am most likely going to buy the SFE CMOS Camera - 1300x1040 pixles but first I want to know how I hook it up to a microcontroler and what I need to buy to hook it up. I am going to be using a PICAXE-28X1 board what would I need to hook it up with the camera? Thanks in advance :wink:

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Yes but it is possible on picaxe isnā€™t it? See I want it to send the vido from the SFE CMOS Camera to my laptop over a wirless frequency for advance image analysis using a artifical nerual network program. Autopilot would track by idnfying colors. But that would only happen if it lost connection. Can I do that?

PS. This is only a prototype I donā€™t want to spend a ton of cash on it so that $300 microcontroler + cam is kind of to expensive for a prototype.

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See I want to use it to send back live vidio from my drone and use it for tracking. Can I do that with the SFE CMOS Camera? Also if I soder some wire to the contacts on the SFE CMOS Camera can I use jumper wires to connect it or do I need some type of special equipment? Thanks :slight_smile:

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So could I interface that with microcontroller I will be using. See I want the entire thing to be self contained the only thing that will not be self contained is the advanced tracking sofware wich will be controled by my laptop but it needs to be self contained becouse it needs to still carry out tracking with its auto pilot if it lose connection with my laptop.

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Thanks for your help

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Beyond the manual, we do not have much info on this CMOS camera. I saw some discussions on the SFE forum about people trying to get a static image off these cameras but nothing more.
This will be experimental but the PICAXE 28 does offer I2C functionality.

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We would suggest an alternate technology such as a complete wireless camera system.

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You want to perform realtime image analysis directly on the PICAXE? This is not adviseable. We suggest the CMUCAM or POB-EYE for realtime image processing. The autopilot shouldnā€™t be a problem though.

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You would need to capture a frame on the CMOS camera by communicating via I2C. I2C is a 2 wire ā€œBUSā€ similar to serial communication. You would power the camera then use 2 wires to communicate with the PICAXE. The PICAXE would need to read, store and transmit the data that represent the image. Then you could analyse it on a PC. For standalone color tracking, the CMUcam or POB_EYE is suggested, the PICAXE may not be able to handle this. You can however try it and experiment, I hope you you will be successful in your research.

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Hi,

Can you say more about your project ? Since some time already, Iā€™m working to make a software which will be able to ā€˜interactā€™ and ā€˜learnā€™. Itā€™s Synopsis. Are you programming for visual recognition ? If itā€™s the case, I can exchange you my work for yoursā€¦ The speach recognition is near completion. I can control my PC with a bluetooth headset. It can respond in 16 different langages with a female or a male voice. The recognition is in english or japenese (Microsoft API limitation). But still, itā€™s doing a nice job. The next step is to add our own commands. Iā€™ll try testing it with a game like Warcraft III or Starcraft. Playing with it will be cool because the voice will act as a third arm. Also, you can make your own response from Synopsis.

Jeff