Raven Luni
- Oct 15, 2011
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Greetings,
Just some thoughts following what Steve said regarding optical mouse sensors. It got me thinking - a low resolution camera even if useless for pictures has its uses in things like tracking light position etc (which is how wii remotes and similar devices work), but if you wanted to buy a simple camera module for your ardunio lets say, that would be a great deal more expensive.
Anyway - the point is, there are alot of very cheap mass produced devices out there from which components could be harvested that would cost more on their on than the device itself. I think it would be useful to have a sticky thread where they could all be listed.
Just some thoughts following what Steve said regarding optical mouse sensors. It got me thinking - a low resolution camera even if useless for pictures has its uses in things like tracking light position etc (which is how wii remotes and similar devices work), but if you wanted to buy a simple camera module for your ardunio lets say, that would be a great deal more expensive.
Anyway - the point is, there are alot of very cheap mass produced devices out there from which components could be harvested that would cost more on their on than the device itself. I think it would be useful to have a sticky thread where they could all be listed.