PS3 Eye hack
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Instructions zu Playstation3 PS3 Eye
LED hack:
The LED (on the right side) can be turned on and off with the software SDK, so it's a useful LED for the micrscope. Take the small LED out and replace it with two cables attached to a bigger LED. Also: The small (smd) LED resistor can be desoldered and replaced by a 4.7k (logarithmic) poti. This way, the LED can be dimmed!
Drivers and Software: