Hello!

My project CamDrive is intended to be an open source multi-axis control for time-lapse photography.

The current state of development can be traced in the CAM Drive project blog. CAM-Drive ProjektBlog

Currently, there is an Android app that already can control one axis.
For interested developers I uploaded the source code in my download section.

Unfortunately, I can not very well programming android apps and I would be really delighted if someone could help me there.

I would deliver some Camdrive-Prototypes for little money.

If you're interested or for any other questions, please send a mail to: r-tec [at]rohrhofer (dot) org

- The CamDrive working principe
- Basic_Information
- technical spezification CAMdrive-StepperNode
- The CamDrive Commandset
- Specific-features-Rev1.2
- Downloads

The CamDrive principle of operation

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First Bus communication demo

Basic Information:

What a CAM Drive can or can not do.

A CAMdrive node must be selected according to the motor.
That is:
Stepper motors need a Stepper Controller of CAMDrive.
Normal DC motors need a CAMdrive-BrushedDCMotor controller.

To connect with Bluetooth, only one node needs the Bluetooth module. The remaining nodes are wired via the bus.

There is only one power supply required! No matter which node is connected, it supplies the remaining nodes and motors on the bus

It does not matter on which node the camera is connected, it all work "Camera" jacks simultaneously.

The bus connection is established via a standard network cable (patch cord).

Technical spezification: (preliminary!)

CAMdrive - StepperNode rev1.2

Supply voltage: 12-24VDC      (internally protected against reverse polarity and surge)

1 Cammera trigger galv. (3.5mm Stereo Jack)

2 bus connectors RJ45

Stepper Motor Driver: 800mA / coil, over temperature, short circuit and under voltage protection
2 limit switch inputs

Dimensions: 100x61x24mm (LxWxH)

Weight: 85gr

current consumption:

Standby without motor/ without BT-Module : 23mA

Standby without motor/ with BT-Module : 90mA

with motor in movement  +300mA  ->  motor in standby +50mA

The CAMdrive Commandset

Commands

I1                                initializesto the left untillimit switches

I0                                initializesto the right untillimit switches

I9                                setserror flagon the controllerback

H0                              (undocumented for now)

Lxxxxx                       drives to left for „xxxxx“ steps

Rxxxxx                       drives to right for „xxxxx“ steps

Fxxxxx                       send focus signal for „xxxxx“ milliseconds

Sxxxxx                       send shutter signal and wait for „xxxxx“ milliseconds

Examples:

"& 1R100" moves to the right 100 steps
"& 1L84" moves to the left 84 steps
"& 1F140" sends the signal 140ms long focus on the Camera
"& 1S50" sends the trigger signal to the Camera  and wait for 50ms

Specific features Rev1.2

The communication of the CamDirve-Prototypes V1.2 work with following shematic.

The schematic of  V1.2 is available in the downloads.

Here is a photo of the first built CamDrive V1.2 with attached Bluetooth module.
Although it lacks certain components such as for example the motor controller and the bus interface, it runs so far but quite decent.

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