I can get the little surface mount chip for $5 off ebay, but then I have to have some kind of pick-n-place SMD reflow manufacturing set up to try playing with it. Just buy a sockets for chips like these in any electronics store, sockets themselves are a lot easier to solder to custom boards. After ...

I'm interested in his thread, as it would be nice to bypass the USB and use the camera port for video input... or audio input... or anything that might be analog and needing input when not using the camera module.... Would that be possible? I have not investigated the details of that port and what ...

Composite Out is limited to NTSC 480lines or PAL 576lines, not good resolution for video: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_video It's alright, I will be looking through 5 / 6 inch display, not TV (It's FPV for a drone) :D ?? Composite Input https://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Easycap ?? Thank...

ghans wrote:Can you use WiFi instead your exisiting RF setup ?


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No, I am considering making a system with long range for Video and Data Channel (at least 1 KM) in mind with the ability to swap video sender and receiver with 1.3 Ghz ones when needed to go even further.

Since there is no direct path of inputting video to RPi, I am wondering what the alternatives are? What would also be the best currently available option? I heard there are some experimental boards which do input Analog or HDMI when connected into CSI port of RPi too. Just not sure of the current st...