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Project - Taking control of the menu system in a digital camera, I need help !

2017-12-29
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  • Brian Vargo

    Brian Vargo - 2018-01-07

    Sorry, there is no data sheet that I know of.
    Here is a similar camera and more pics, and the main specs. but no real spec sheet.
    This is the type of camera often found in security cameras, and often the RC FPV guys use.
    Thats kind of what makes this a cool project (well I think its cool) The RC guys do have cameras that can zoom on the end of there gimbals, but look at the price of those setups.

    (How does it's rf affect other cameras in the room? Same cameras?)
    Part of security camera system, diff cameras..just causes a lot of rf static (wavy lines on the monitor)

    For me its not about this particular camera or any particular function (such as zoom), there are several other things that I want to control.

    Its about learning how to do it with this camera, then perhaps on to a good HD camera.

    (It's the working most times. Why not all the time?)

    Thats my question as well.

    Tries to wrap camera and pic in aluminum foil to block rf... same most of the time, not all.
    Will do diodes later today..

     
  • stan cartwright

    stan cartwright - 2018-01-07

    No. forget diodes. It was a mention, as I tried to explain.
    As no data where did you get wiring joypad from? Not being funny but where is the camera module from? Any writing on the pcb you could google?
    Have you used this camera module with buttons?
    May be the camera polls events as mentioned.
    ps the gimbal clever can be done with two 9g servos if the camera is light weight, cheapo.

     

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  • Brian Vargo

    Brian Vargo - 2018-01-07

    ok, diodes forgotten.

    Joypad..marked on camera pcb, joypad (momentary switches0 came with camera.

    Bought 4 of them 2 years ago, Ebay out of China
    Writing on pcb..just the usual where stuff goes V+,GND,Vido out...most sockets/jst connectors are marked.
    Whats there to google for?

    Yes, it works with momentary contact buttons.
    Internal polling...maybe, looking into a way to figure it out.

    I thought I posted pics above, will try again

     
  • stan cartwright

    stan cartwright - 2018-01-07

    "Whats there to google for?" you might not be the only one with problems.
    the jpg says sony sc2000. I got results for that. I'll see what I can find.
    search "sc2000 pcb camera datasheet" which is yours?

     

    Last edit: stan cartwright 2018-01-07
  • Brian Vargo

    Brian Vargo - 2018-01-07

    Its an EFFIO-V camera as noted on MB

     
  • Brian Vargo

    Brian Vargo - 2018-01-10

    Just an update, I have given up on this project.

    I tried to come at it from a diff direction!

    If it want's to throw in a bounce in every once in a while, thats fine, lets just deal with it and bounce it back to correct it.

    I tried something like this, its not the correct prgming, but its the idea.

    Watch all of the not in use gpio ports, looking for 1 to go low.(as it is always high 3.2v) unless pushed to low(on). Which I thought was making the bounce and pressing a button
    If any GPIO goes off, I could correct it, send it the other way...

    Loop forever
    IF GPIO.1=1 and GPIO.2=1 and GPIO.4 = 1 and GPIO.5=1 and GPIO3=0 "the switch" then
    GPIO.0= 0 ' press the down key..as it scrolls from top to bottom
    Else
    END prgm
    Do loop

    Anyhow, it scrolled top to bottom. The program never ended!
    Yet, it was still going out of sync and incorrect keys were pressed every once in a while!

    Its got to be something inside the Effio camera, that I can't see, I can't correct, I can't use.
    I'm done

     
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