[PSUBS-MAILIST] camera considerations

Thu Apr 9 19:37:24 EDT 2020

 Hi Brian,  I used the original wire and used shrink tube to make the connections at the penetrator into the sub and the camera housing.  It worked out real easy.  It is a low cost solution.  Low cost is in my price range.Hank
    On Thursday, April 9, 2020, 3:57:16 PM MDT, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  

 Did you just use the original cable or did you add the shrink tubing?
Brian

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From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
To: Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] camera considerations
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 20:06:23 +0000 (UTC)

 Brian, protecting the cable from what?  It connects to penetrators at each end with shrink tube, and then potted.Hank
    On Thursday, April 9, 2020, 10:44:25 AM MDT, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  

 Hank,     How are you protecting the cable?
Brian 

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From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
To: Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] camera considerations
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 11:09:59 +0000 (UTC)

 Brian, since my sub has no hatch window, I can not see when I am submerged.  Also I can not see above the waterline once I am surfaced.  To solve this I installed a automotive back-up camera.  I used the type that has a cable, not the wireless.  I put the camera in a housing and used the cable it comes with.  The come with plenty of cable if you buy one for a bus.  They are cheap and the picture is good enough for the purpose.  They also have LED lights built in.Hank
    On Wednesday, April 8, 2020, 11:03:22 PM MDT, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  

 Hi Ian,                 I was thinking the later with an Ethernet cable and a computer.  Since I'm such a long way from the bow of my boat I figure it might be a good idea to put a camera out there.  I have my 10' x 28" dia cylinder which intersects my 5' diameter sphere where my batteries and electrical components for the motors reside, I think I'm going to put a 16" x 14.5" monitor at about 5' into the cylinder where the batteries start so I can still get to all the electronics, and then have a small form factor computer running for the cameras and navigation.  Since the monitor and the computer would be relatively low power consumption I was going to run a dedicated inverter for those.   I have plenty of ports available to run data cables thru , just not sure what to use, would that be a subcon item?
Brian

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From: irox via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>, PSubs <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] camera considerations
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 20:39:16 -0700 (GMT-07:00)

Hi Brian,
what type of 'technology' are you thinking of putting in your sub?
You could do a composite video type camera with a rather simple display in the sub, or you do somethingwhich was using Ethernet, and have a computer inside (laptop or built in computer) to connect to the camera anddisplay/record the camera image.  There is USB as well, but I feel that is not the right data bus for a sub, and if I'mgoing to have a computer and wiring I might as well standardize on Ethernet and enjoy the flexibility.
There is also Power over Ethernet (PoE) which is popular with some hi-res (4K) security camera, this couldgive you power and comms/data in one cable.  Just need to build a pressure proof housing for the camera.PoE would require a Cat5e or Cat6 type cable.
I'm still mulling all this over myself, so interested to see that others think.
Cheers,  Ian.

-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles 
Sent: Apr 8, 2020 7:32 PM
To: PSubs 
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] camera considerations

Hi All,               I'm thinking about having at least one camera on the outside of my sub.   I assume they probably need a Cat 5 cable,  does anyone know a recommended undersea cable for that?  Also could want to have it move.  
Brian

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