Firstly, I'm not sure which section this would go under, but since I will be using a mega, I thought here would be ok. I am trying to make a robotic arm, which will have a camera at the end of it. This camera will be connected to the mega with cables, not transmitters, which is the first issue, because all the guides for FPV cameras are for drones, and hence are wireless, but mine is wired. I plan on using a camera like https://hobbyking.com/en_us/fatshark-700tvl-cmos-fpv-camera-v2-ntsc-pal.html . The next question is, will the mega be able to live stream this feed to a laptop, or will I need some sort of additional processor? I know the basics when it comes to the mechanical side of arduino, but I am hopeless at cameras. Any help is appreciated. Thank you
I have, and the only things that come up are for wireless transmission of the stream, which if you read my post, I do not need. I have a wired connection, and I'm wondering if I need anything between a camera and the mega, or if the video feed from the camera can go straight into a pin on the mega.
Thats exactly what I am asking, I have no idea when it comes to cameras. I just need someone to either point me in the direction of what I would need, or explain it to me in the simplest way possible, listing all components and steps. I am not sure whether the forums are the place for this, in which case, could I be directed to the place. Thank you
The AVR processors used in the Arduino Mega (and many other Arduino boards and similar) are not at all suitable for video. They are orders of magnitude too slow, and their memory is orders of magnitude too small - video is a huge amount of data compared to what we work with in arduino-land.
And if the signal from the camera is analog, you are not going to read it with a general purpose ADC - there are dedicated parts just for this. There are many video converters, transmitter/receivers, etc that may be useful for you.
I had plans to use a video camera with a robot, and control it over wifi. I never built it, just because I haven't had time, but I bought all the parts. My approach was to use a WiFi camera, and have it be completely separate from the control for the robot. Then at the end I could throw together a webpage that put the camera in one frame and the robot controls in another, or something like that. This is a much easier approach.
If you want to handle video, you need something with raspberry pi level power, and it doesn't sound like you're prepared for the programming that would be required - but there's no need to pipe the video through the controller and back out when you can buy wifi webcams for cheap.
Thank you a lot DrAzzy for your simple, clear response. I know now what I will look into.
AWOL, I am not sure why you are so condescending when I opened my first reply with I dont know much about cameras. I hope not all of your 50,000 posts are that agressive and unneeded.
Why are you trying to argue on an Arduino forum? Yes I am at a University, but this happens to be a project I want to do at home. Why are you so weird? Help, direct me in the right direction, or dont do anything.