Hi All!
I was changing a laptop screen over the other day (looks like someone shut the old screen too hard nad it cracked the LCD) and noticed that it had an integrated webcam. (from an HP6530b) This webcam actually came up as a USB device... so spliced it with a standard USB cable, low and behold it works!
Now as its part of the LCD its implementation was very flat and quite small. Slightly bored I have started to wonder what to do with it, and most of it would require the thing to be portable (helmet cam, telescope cam etc) Which is a major limitation! carrying around a laptop or e-PC isnt the best
So, my question is, in terms of feasibility (not cost or that there are complete products out there already)
Is it possible/how difficult would it be to effectivly connect a USB webcam to record onto a USB memory stick/sd card?
My thoughts are as follows:
Requires a USB controller, some form of processor for encoding, SOF/EOF control, programming for the USB devices etc.
Im not new to a soldering iron etc but its been about 15 years since i did my digi/analouge electronics courses
Anyways, sorry to have gone on, and thanks in advance!
TG
I was changing a laptop screen over the other day (looks like someone shut the old screen too hard nad it cracked the LCD) and noticed that it had an integrated webcam. (from an HP6530b) This webcam actually came up as a USB device... so spliced it with a standard USB cable, low and behold it works!
Now as its part of the LCD its implementation was very flat and quite small. Slightly bored I have started to wonder what to do with it, and most of it would require the thing to be portable (helmet cam, telescope cam etc) Which is a major limitation! carrying around a laptop or e-PC isnt the best
So, my question is, in terms of feasibility (not cost or that there are complete products out there already)
Is it possible/how difficult would it be to effectivly connect a USB webcam to record onto a USB memory stick/sd card?
My thoughts are as follows:
Requires a USB controller, some form of processor for encoding, SOF/EOF control, programming for the USB devices etc.
Im not new to a soldering iron etc but its been about 15 years since i did my digi/analouge electronics courses
Anyways, sorry to have gone on, and thanks in advance!
TG