Electronically expandable modular CCD camera

An electronically expandable camera comprising:

• a tubular metal casing;
• a front plate having a rear face removably receivable at one end of said casing;
• said front plate having a hole therein for receiving an optical means;
• a second plate mounted on the rear face of the front plate for effective heat transfer from the second plate to the front plate;
• an optical means receivable in said front plate hole;
• a back plate removably receivable at the opposite end of the casing from the front plate;
• an electromechanical connector connected to the back plate;
• a driver board means removably receivable within said casing, said driver board means being disposed between said front plate and said back plate adjacent and abutting the second plate for effective heat transfer therebetween;
• an image sensor removably mounted on the second plate for thermal conductivity therebetween, and said image sensor being electrically connected to said driver board means;
• a logic board means removably receivable with said casing, said logic board means being disposed between said driver board means and said back plate adjacent the driver board means and having a driver bus means, a user bus means and an option bus occupying a separate edge thereof with not two buses adjacent the same edge;
• said driver bus means mounted on the logic board means mechanically and electronically interfaced between said logic board means and said driver board means for expandability to incorporate optional electronic boards;
• said user bus means mounted on the logic board means mechanically and electronically interfaced between said logic board means and the electromechanical connector on the said back plate;
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• said option bus mounted on the logic board means to allow for the incorporation of option electronic board means within said casing between said logic board means and the said back plate, whereby functionality of the camera is expanded to incorporate a plurality of optional board means.