In article <Qddkk.31968$co7.27455@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Gordon S. Hlavenka <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>I was recently the subject of a photo shoot featuring a "Pillcam SB2".
>This is a gizmo the size and shape of a large pill; it contains a color
>camera which takes two photos per second, a radio transmitter, and 8
>hours worth of battery -- total weight under 4 grams. [....]
>Problem is, I have no idea how to receive the images from my new toy.
>Assuming QVGA with 75% compression, 2fps is almost a megabit/sec. I
>don't think Zigbee has that kind of bandwidth and Bluetooth is probably
>too power-hungry. So I'm guessing some kind of custom transmitter...?
I'm betting it's analog, like those tiny surveillance/security/babymonitor
cameras that broadcast on 900MHz or 2.5GHz ISM bands.
Can you find an FCC identifier for it anywhere? If so, you can look up
the identifier on the FCC's website to find some information about the
device, which might include the transmit frequency and modulation scheme.
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Wim Lewis <wiml@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Seattle, WA, USA. PGP keyID 27F772C1
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