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:
- Write script
- Place <script>.lua in CHDK/SCRIPTS on SD card e.g. A/CHDK/SCRIPTS/testprgm.lua
- 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()
Lua dev environment metioned here: http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Lua_Development_Environment
this is how!
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ptpcam --dev=028 --chdk="luar shoot()"
Camera Disassembly
Why? the power doesn't stay on without a button press. so trying to replace the button so we can drive it via a GPIO on the rasp pi.
Wait, why.
Because. We're hacking.