DARPA is hoping to fulfill the Congressional mandate that "1/3rd of all military ground support vehicles be autonomous" by 2015.
But they have a habit of taking technology developed for one purpose and integrating that technology with weaponry. The Predator/Hellfire combo is a good example.
Its not a palm connector, as it is way too narrow from all of the retail PDA connectors I saw. Looks like it back to the drawing board to try and make one on our own. If anyone finds anything that will fit the form pse email at ik0n0s at yahoo.com
I think the above post about the form factor of the connector being like, if not exactly, a Palm Hotsync Cable is right on. I think I'll stop by my favorite electronics retailer and try to find the correct cable to butcher after my final final exam tomorrow.
Farris and I tried to make our own connector by slicing the connector part of the destroyed camera board off and soldering to the pins, then using a spacer to hold the smaller PCB firmly against the connector inside the camera. Results were less than consistent, as the heights of the soldered wires vary and wont always all touch the four pins. The connector really needs some kind of spring-loaded pins like the Palm divices have.
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DARPA is hoping to fulfill the Congressional mandate that "1/3rd of all military ground support vehicles be autonomous" by 2015.
But they have a habit of taking technology developed for one purpose and integrating that technology with weaponry. The Predator/Hellfire combo is a good example.
Its not a palm connector, as it is way too narrow from all of the retail PDA connectors I saw. Looks like it back to the drawing board to try and make one on our own. If anyone finds anything that will fit the form pse email at ik0n0s at yahoo.com
Farris and I tried to make our own connector by slicing the connector part of the destroyed camera board off and soldering to the pins, then using a spacer to hold the smaller PCB firmly against the connector inside the camera. Results were less than consistent, as the heights of the soldered wires vary and wont always all touch the four pins. The connector really needs some kind of spring-loaded pins like the Palm divices have.