NiteMaxx digital night vision camera

**NiteMax Mark** · 04-02-2006, 10:35 PM

Thank you!

**PCModifiers** · 04-02-2006, 10:48 PM

PMed you

**spaceskater** · 04-03-2006, 12:34 PM

So what lens are u guys using? I have been trying to decide what ls to use for the front side of the car but I still don't know... I got a bunch of them for cheep to test them but did not pay any attention that they all were F2.0 . When I decide on the lens I'll get a better one.

I am leaning toward a 6 or 8mm lens. Less than that and I can't see far enough (killing the point of night vision camera). More than that and looking through it feels very weird since everything is zoomed and u miss all nearby details and looking through the camera wile turning is VERY uncomfortable.

**ROMbler** · 04-03-2006, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by NiteMax Mark

That sucks!

Did you try the suggestion where you back out the stop screws on the lens and let it travel farther? This works until the lens bottoms itself out internally.

Yes, that's what I did. The lens bottoms out - I'll try your other suggestions when I can get a chance to crack it open. Thanks for all your help!

Originally Posted by 0-0-7

what is your other lens ? (I mean spec ?)

I'm sorry, I can't remember right now. I'll look at it tonight when I'm home.

**trdny** · 04-04-2006, 11:12 AM

I'm in for lenses.
I'll take the battery pack if it's the real one not the car adapter pack.

**alti** · 04-04-2006, 12:35 PM

I started my nightvision project in my car here

Mark, I would like to get one of the nitemax ultras (the ones with out the power board, but the screen controller and color CCD) that you have, I also would like to get 6 of the IR LEDs that you have.

**0-0-7** · 04-05-2006, 01:42 PM

while modifying the lcd, I removed all the wires but pin 5,9,11 from jp1.

now my picture is upside down and not clear.

Can someone post a picture of jp1 with all the wires attached as it comes from Mark so that I can put back the necessary wires back ?

thx

**NiteMax Mark** · 04-05-2006, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by 0-0-7

while modifying the lcd, I removed all the wires but pin 5,9,11 from jp1.

now my picture is upside down and not clear.

Can someone post a picture of jp1 with all the wires attached as it comes from Mark so that I can put back the necessary wires back ?

thx

See Page 9

Originally Posted by Page 9

- Apply 12v DC on JP1 Pin 11
- Attach Ground to JP1 Pin 9
- On the pads near JP1, connect a 5k Ohm potentiometer between the "5v" pad and the "Gnd" Pad. Connect the center (wiper) pin of the potentiometer to the "Brt" pad.
- Feed the video signal in on JP1 Pin 5

Here's the LCD Controller Board...

Pin Name... I/O Pin Description...................... Remark
--- ------- --- ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
1.. /Hsync. .O. Horizontal Sync...................... Output for specific Application.
2.. /Vsync. .O. Vertical Sync........................ Output for specific Application.
3.. NPC.... I/O NTSC/PAL mode selection.............. Note 1
4.. SW..... .I. Composite/Analog RGB Signal Selection Note 2
5.. CVS.... .I. Composite Video Signal Input.........
6.. Bin.... .I. Separated Blue Video Signal Input....
7.. Rin.... .I. Separated Red Video Signal Input.....
8.. Gin.... .I. Separated Green Video Signal Input...
9.. GND.... .-. Ground...............................
10. GNDS... .-. Ground...............................
11. Vin.... .I. 12 Voltage DC Input..................
12. GNDS... .-. Ground...............................
13. COL.... .I. Color terminal adjustment............
14. LR..... .I. Left/Right scan selection............ Note 3
15. UD..... .I. Up/Down scan selection............... Note 4

Note 1: Default is auto detect for NTSC or PAL system.(Controlled by internal UPS015) High for NTSC mode and Low for PAL mode.

Note 2: Default is Composite Signal (Low); High is for seperate Analog RGB signals.

Note 3: Default is reversed scanning (High) and Low is for normal scanning (L —›R).

Note 4: Default is reversed scanning (High) and Low is for normal scanning (U —›D).

**0-0-7** · 04-05-2006, 03:48 PM

hey mark,

so I need to make pin 14 & 15 high ? how do I do that ?
also, what is the diff betn gnd (pin 9) and gnds (pin 10,12) ? are they tied toghether on the pcb ?

**NiteMax Mark** · 04-05-2006, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by 0-0-7

hey mark,

so I need to make pin 14 & 15 high ? how do I do that ?
also, what is the diff betn gnd (pin 9) and gnds (pin 10,12) ? are they tied toghether on the pcb ?

The original NiteMax configuration had 12, 14 and 15 tied together which would pull these pins LOW for normal operation. It looks like these pins have a pull-up resistor that makes them go high when no wire is attached.

The documentation shows the GND and GNDS names. I believe these are the same but I can't see the traces on the PCB well enough to say for sure. I think it's a safe bet to assume that these are all ground.