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Vince Frazier



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:00 pm    Post subject: video input/taxi camera and other questions Reply with quote
OK, one of you geeks out there knows where to find such a device.... a Windows CE driven camera. Go! Fetch! Good boy! Wink

Vince


From: Greg Toman - Grand Rapids Technologies, Inc.
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 3:46 PM
To: Frazier, Vincent A
Subject: Re: video input/taxi camera and other questions

The ASI calibration is in the release Jeff and I are testing now. We thought we would release it tomorrow, but it might be another couple of days because I messed up the new function for defining missed approach altitudes, decision altitudes, and a pre-set altitude for the vertical nav function.

I checked into the camera thing (which by the way, we have had others request). Our software engineer said that a web cam that plugs into our USB port would provide us with video, but that he was unaware of any webcams that include a driver for Windows CE (this is the embedded version of windows that we use...it is quite different from the version on your PC). So, all we need is the software driver. If you heard of someonw that found a webcam that includes a Windows CE driver, find out what camera that is, and let us know. This would be a free update.

I don't want to get you too excited though. If we can't find a camera that includes the driver, we would need to write our own. This is not a trival task, and a very rough estimate of the cost to do so is in the range of $15,000-$30,000 worth of labor. We would only do this if we thought we could earn that much back, which is unclear at this time. In other words, don't count on it if we have to write the driver.

Interestingly, when I tested the winds aloft calc, my RV-6A was off by less than 1 foot/sec at crusing speed. (I have Van's recommended static and pitot ports.)

Thanks
Greg
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:52 pm    Post subject: video input/taxi camera and other questions Reply with quote
http://www.bluechillies.com/details/16749.html

http://www.codecomments.com/archive425-2005-9-615836.html

http://www.windowsfordevices.com/articles/AT4566767075.html

http://www.gotdotnet.com/workspaces/workspace.aspx?id=0eb87e35-13e4-4fa3-9fde-71e9136f47de

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/vescovi/gumstix/gumstix%20RVTC/Rear%20View%20Toddler%20Cam2.doc




From: owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Frazier, Vincent A
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:01 PM
To: rocket-list(at)matronics.com; rv-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: FW: video input/taxi camera and other questions



OK, one of you geeks out there knows where to find such a device.... a Windows CE driven camera. Go! Fetch! Good boy! Wink

Vince


From: Greg Toman - Grand Rapids Technologies, Inc.
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 3:46 PM
To: Frazier, Vincent A
Subject: Re: video input/taxi camera and other questions
The ASI calibration is in the release Jeff and I are testing now. We thought we would release it tomorrow, but it might be another couple of days because I messed up the new function for defining missed approach altitudes, decision altitudes, and a pre-set altitude for the vertical nav function.



I checked into the camera thing (which by the way, we have had others request). Our software engineer said that a web cam that plugs into our USB port would provide us with video, but that he was unaware of any webcams that include a driver for Windows CE (this is the embedded version of windows that we use...it is quite different from the version on your PC). So, all we need is the software driver. If you heard of someonw that found a webcam that includes a Windows CE driver, find out what camera that is, and let us know. This would be a free update.



I don't want to get you too excited though. If we can't find a camera that includes the driver, we would need to write our own. This is not a trival task, and a very rough estimate of the cost to do so is in the range of $15,000-$30,000 worth of labor. We would only do this if we thought we could earn that much back, which is unclear at this time. In other words, don't count on it if we have to write the driver.



Interestingly, when I tested the winds aloft calc, my RV-6A was off by less than 1 foot/sec at crusing speed. (I have Van's recommended static and pitot ports.)



Thanks

Greg
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:05 pm    Post subject: video input/taxi camera and other questions Reply with quote
Oh, I don't know. Maybe we could google "web cam + windows CE driver"
and get something like:

http://www.gotdotnet.com/workspaces/workspace.aspx?id=0eb87e35-13e4-4fa3-9fde-71e9136f47de
http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/usewinemb/ce/sharedsrccode/USBDriver/default.aspx
http://www.windowsfordevices.com/news/NS7191593413.html
http://blogs.msdn.com/mikehall/archive/2006/03/08/546465.aspx

This is a start, let me know how it progresses. THis could turn me from
the Dynon Flightdek 180 to the Grand Rapids units.

Steve EBerhart
RV-7A

razier, Vincent A wrote:

[quote]
OK, one of you geeks out there knows where to find such a device.... a
Windows CE driven camera. Go! Fetch! Good boy! Wink

Vince

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*From:* Greg Toman - Grand Rapids Technologies, Inc.
*Sent:* Wednesday, August 30, 2006 3:46 PM
*To:* Frazier, Vincent A
*Subject:* Re: video input/taxi camera and other questions

The ASI calibration is in the release Jeff and I are testing now. We
thought we would release it tomorrow, but it might be another couple
of days because I messed up the new function for defining missed
approach altitudes, decision altitudes, and a pre-set altitude for the
vertical nav function.

I checked into the camera thing (which by the way, we have had others
request). Our software engineer said that a web cam that plugs into
our USB port would provide us with video, but that he was unaware of
any webcams that include a driver for Windows CE (this is the embedded
version of windows that we use...it is quite different from the
version on your PC). So, all we need is the software driver. If you
heard of someonw that found a webcam that includes a Windows CE
driver, find out what camera that is, and let us know. This would be
a free update.

I don't want to get you too excited though. If we can't find a camera
that includes the driver, we would need to write our own. This is not
a trival task, and a very rough estimate of the cost to do so is in
the range of $15,000-$30,000 worth of labor. We would only do this if
we thought we could earn that much back, which is unclear at this
time. In other words, don't count on it if we have to write the driver.

Interestingly, when I tested the winds aloft calc, my RV-6A was off by
less than 1 foot/sec at crusing speed. (I have Van's recommended
static and pitot ports.)

Thanks
Greg

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