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[Stuart Northfield]

>  >I'm guessing this is probably made by VVL however I need to determine
>>the chipset and connections (it currently has a lead connecting a
>>9-way header + ground on the PCB to a 9-pin mini-din plug & shield).
>
>>The original owner is hunting for any documentation/software that my
>>have come with it and believes it was bundled with a Time brand PC in
>>the UK.
>
>What you have there is a VVL camera head, but it was designed to plug into a
>PC card  based on a combined modem/video capture chip... All the head
>generates is raw pixel data which is sent down the cable in a proprietory
>VVL format. Realistically unless you can find the card it was designed to
>plug into, and the drivers for it, you've got zero chance of getting
>pictures out of it.
>
>Had a quick look on the VVL website and there isn't even a data sheet for
>that sensor, the 401 on it any more...

Many thanks to all who responded privately or on list - as the 
original i/f card has long since disappeared I guess this is one for 
the big round filing cabinet.

Oh well, back to hacking the PalmPix...

Stu