Re: Microneye software, where?

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On Nov 14, 6:11 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> Toinet wrote:
> > Dear All,
>
> > I own a Microneye camera but I lack its software. I would like to know
> > whether some of you could provide me with a link to download it.
>
> > A search among the archive of csa2 brought me to several threads and
> > links but all return in error.
>
> > I thank you in advance for your help.
>
> Wasn't that the de-capped DRAM chip adapted for use as a camera
> (from back when CCDs were very expensive)?
>
> Circuit Cellar (Byte Magazine) ran an article on it, IIRC, but
> the principle should be:
>
> 1. Write all 1's (or all 0's) to the DRAM,
> 2. Wait for the desired exposure time,
> 3. Read back the DRAM--any differences are proportional
>     to the received illumination.
>
> The relationship between address and the image geometry
> will need to be determined empirically.
>
> -michael
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Yep, it's a de-capped RAM chip. Wouldn't there be a threshold per bit
- no "proportional"? Or maybe you could scan at different exposure
times to assemble a gray scale image.

Does anyone know if capped non-Micron RAM chips also be used this way?
(I've got a box of "iffy" capped RAM chips)