<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yiv6341254457"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_13035"><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_13034"><div id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9174" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_13399">Cliff,</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9172">a lot of cameras & video cameras have an infrared receiver, & this gives you the</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9336">option to buy a remote transmitter & operate functions remotely. Mainly take still photos & turn the </span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9605">video camera on & off.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9457">This only operates with line of sight, hence the need for the suggested modification by</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9580">taking the infrared transmitting LED out of the transmitter (transmitters cost round $20-)</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9579">& mounting it in your camera housing pointed at the cameras receiver. Then run wires</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9581">back from the transmitter LED to the transmitter in the hull. </span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_13190">As for ROV sites, there is Home built ROV & a host of others out there.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173"><a href="http://www.homebuiltrovs.com/rovforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1768&sid=5a373635c56a06a106debb110420f24b" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_13184">http://www.homebuiltrovs.com/rovforum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1768&sid=5a373635c56a06a106debb110420f24b</a><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">You may be able to approach Keith Gordon down here in N.Z. who monitors this site occasionally.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">He has been using ROVs since they were invented. Hugh would have his email.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">If it were me, I would take your HMI down to your local electronics store & see if the inputs would support</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">any type of security camera set up they are selling. I think you want to run multiple cameras & these security set</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">ups support differing numbers of cameras. At least you could get good advice on your</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">options based on what you have. I think Doug mentioned a reversing camera which would be good</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">enough if you only need collision avoidance type quality.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Interested to follow your progress.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9173" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Alan</div><br clear="none"> <div class="yiv6341254457qtdSeparateBR" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9125" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div><div class=".yiv6341254457yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_13044"> <div id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9182" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9181" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_13043"><br><br></div><div class="yiv6341254457yqt0437671938" id="yiv6341254457yqt09704"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9180"> <font id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9179" size="2" face="Arial"> </font><hr id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9178" size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, January 17, 2016 2:07 PM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Virtual Viewports<br clear="none"> </div> <div class="yiv6341254457y_msg_container" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9234"><br clear="none"><div id="yiv6341254457"><div id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9237"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9236"><div id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9242">Alan, I know nothing about cameras. I understand moving the infrared sensor but what does this do for me? Can you elaborate?</div><div id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9235"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9241">Cliff</div></div><div class="yiv6341254457yqt5138294453" id="yiv6341254457yqt62475"><div class="yiv6341254457gmail_extra" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9240"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv6341254457gmail_quote" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9239">On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 1:45 PM, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv6341254457gmail_quote" id="yiv6341254457yui_3_16_0_1_1452993867431_9238" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">While I am at it Cliff,<br clear="none">
if you are using a standard camera in a housing & it has<br clear="none">
infrared controls on it, you can take the transmitter led out of the control<br clear="none">
unit & fix it so it is eyeballing the receiver unit on the camera, then extend the<br clear="none">
wires back to the transmitter inside the hull.<br clear="none">
I learnt that trick off someone who uses it commercially.<br clear="none">
Alan<br clear="none">
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> On 17/01/2016, at 8:28 am, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">
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> also Google ROV camera on image search<br clear="none">
> & their are a lot of units to explore.<br clear="none">
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>> With the sitting position of the pilot in the R300 and the hemispherical viewport, visibility upwards all around is excellent but visibility off to the port and starboard sides of the boat when looking down is poor. I am interested in what experience we have collectively on using subsea cameras and displaying monitor as virtual viewports. Has any one commissioned one of these cameras? What brand and model did you use and what HMI or monitor did you use? Has it worked? What has worked well and what whould do differently on your next boat?<br clear="none">
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>> I know from emails a few years back that Carsten was planning on using this concept rather than a physical viewport. I would be interested in anyone's experience on this.<br clear="none">
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