User:Rando

Ordibooth

CHDK

http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK_1.4.0_User_Manual

Download using STICK: http://zenoshrdlu.com/stick/stick.html

Remote Pameters, enable remote

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Remote Usage: http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/USB_Remote

Note: the USB remote functionality is not used for this, we need to control it from the [pi <-> mac] mini device

Scripting

http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK_Scripting_Cross_Reference_Page

click

is_key

is_pressed

press

release

shoot

wait_click

wheel_left

wheel_right

Transferring files

How to transfer to computer? Perhaps the rpi can indicate to the macmini to mount the camera and tx the picture.

http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/PTP_Extension/ptpcam_Examples

ptpcam / libptp

Install instructions

http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Ptpcam_in_headless_linux_Dockstar

ok, THIS is the one we want, it has the "ptpcam --chdk" option:

https://github.com/jrabbit/libptp-chdk

notes on usage: http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/PTP_Extension/ptpcam_Examples

How to run one onn camera:

loadfile('A/CHDK/SCRIPTS/testprgm.lua')()

ordi_controller

Handles from ptpcam functions from the mac mini as python calls using subprocess.run.

scripting

http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Lua

The "Minimalistic Intervalometer" is a lua script that takes a photo, using half presses and full presses.

Steps:

1. Write script
2. Place <script>.lua in CHDK/SCRIPTS on SD card e.g. A/CHDK/SCRIPTS/testprgm.lua
3. Run script with loadfile('A/CHDK/SCRIPTS/testprgm.lua')()

Script Reference

http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK_Scripting_Cross_Reference_Page

How to script and run and stuff

http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Lua/PTP_Scripting

> luar shoot()