Project Camera Trigger Cont. by natsnell

Project Camera Trigger Cont.

Following on from http://365project.org/natsnell/365/2011-04-29

'Project Camera Trigger' takes a photo of itself.

Some more electronics added and now all securely housed in a plastic enclosure.

Features now include:
- Running from a PP3 battery;
- Power switch (living the dream);
- Buttons (three of them: up, down and fire);
- Screen (to tell me what it's doing);
- Trigger cable (connects to a Canon SLR camera);
- USB port (connects to computer to upload new code).

At the moment the software just lets you focus, take photos and change the screen brightness.

Next up adding an Infrared Beam sensor.
great work Nat - its taking shape for you :D
May 11th, 2011  
It's all clever stuff. Your design?
May 11th, 2011  
Nat
@cazink Hopefully it will not be long before I get to using it out in the field so to speak.

@dulciknit Well just making it up as I go along really. The screen and microprocessor are just basic off the shelf modules, the rest of the components and bits and bobs are from Maplin. Gives me an excuse to get out the office on a lunch time and cycle to maplin to buy my next part.
May 11th, 2011  
@natsnell I thought you might be having fun in Maplins. :-)
May 12th, 2011  
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