Camera DIY Module
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 3:25 pm
Hi all,
I am in the finishing up an old project that I started awhile ago. I have a webcam on the end of my tank, but it isn't great at really seeing things in the tank. I tried a wide lens which helps a bit on the broad perspective, but not on a specific area. I really just wanted to watch my clownfish spawning.
The dolly is currently on my 75, but I wanted to be able to see a bigger tank when I move to the 6' tank. Anyway, the idea is to mount a camera dolly on the front of my aquarium so I can guide the webcam anywhere along the tank.
So I built this camera dolly similar to the post here http://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials ... -cms-21539.
I have mounted it on the tank and it seems to work pretty well.
The final step is to read in the camera position to the arduino controlling the Big Easy Driver https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12859. You can see it here in the works using a serial feed command from my computer...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWcj5e_zfvU
My question for the more arduino/engineering gifted folks is will the standard I2C connection to the RA system be OK with this? There is a lot more power going to the driver (12V, 2A), but it should be separate from the arduino power. I also recently purchased a power isolation board http://www.atlas-scientific.com/product ... r-iso.html which may offer some protection? I just don't want to cause havoc with the RA and the other components as a result of my amateur engineering.
Thanks for any advice/comments,
Jon
I am in the finishing up an old project that I started awhile ago. I have a webcam on the end of my tank, but it isn't great at really seeing things in the tank. I tried a wide lens which helps a bit on the broad perspective, but not on a specific area. I really just wanted to watch my clownfish spawning.


So I built this camera dolly similar to the post here http://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials ... -cms-21539.


The final step is to read in the camera position to the arduino controlling the Big Easy Driver https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12859. You can see it here in the works using a serial feed command from my computer...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWcj5e_zfvU
My question for the more arduino/engineering gifted folks is will the standard I2C connection to the RA system be OK with this? There is a lot more power going to the driver (12V, 2A), but it should be separate from the arduino power. I also recently purchased a power isolation board http://www.atlas-scientific.com/product ... r-iso.html which may offer some protection? I just don't want to cause havoc with the RA and the other components as a result of my amateur engineering.
Thanks for any advice/comments,
Jon