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• VB.Net Software

  Daniel Frausto • 07/12/2016 at 21:18 • 0 comments

  In order to be able to completely take control of the automation process i wrote a piece of software in VB.Net. This software will control the different camera modes and timelapse features.Here is a Picture and source is over at GitHub.

• The FirmWare...

  Daniel Frausto • 07/12/2016 at 21:08 • 0 comments

  This FirmWare got things going...

  // set pin numbers:
  const int sw2 = 2;           // Down limit
  const int sw3 = 3;           // Up Limit
  const int ledPin =  13;      // Pwr L.E.D
  const int ic1_2 = 8;         // TA8409S IN2
  const int ic1_1 = 9;         // TA8409S IN1
  const int enable = 10;       // TA8409S Enable (motor)
  
  boolean sw2State = HIGH;            // Down Limit State
  boolean sw3State = HIGH;           // Up   Limit State
  
  void setup() {
    Serial.begin(9600);
    // Setting L.E.D and Motor In, Enable pins as an output:
    pinMode(ic1_1, OUTPUT);
    pinMode(ic1_2, OUTPUT);
    pinMode(enable, OUTPUT);
    pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
    // Setting limit switches pins as inputs
    pinMode(sw2, INPUT_PULLUP);
    pinMode(sw3, INPUT_PULLUP);
    // Enables motor
    digitalWrite(enable, 1);
    //Starts program down
    down();
  }
  
  void loop() {
    // reads the state of the limit switches
    //Serial.print("Reading SW2 State\n");
    sw2State = digitalRead(sw2);
    //Serial.print("Reading SW3 State\n");
    sw3State = digitalRead(sw3);
    
     if(debounce_sw3(sw3State) == LOW && sw3State == HIGH)
    {
       Serial.println("Up Limit Reached\n Going Down\n");
      down();
      sw3State = LOW;
    }
     
   if(debounce_sw2(sw2State) == LOW && sw2State == HIGH)
    {
      Serial.println("Down Limit Reached\n Going Up\n");
      up();
      sw2State = LOW;
    }
   
  boolean debounce_sw2(boolean state)
  {
    boolean stateNow = digitalRead(sw2);
    if(state!=stateNow)
    {
      delay(10);
      stateNow = digitalRead(sw2);
    }
    return stateNow;
    
  }
  
  boolean debounce_sw3(boolean state)
  {
    boolean stateNow = digitalRead(sw3);
    if(state!=stateNow)
    {
      delay(10);
      stateNow = digitalRead(sw3);
    }
    return stateNow;
    
  }
  
  void up() {
    Serial.println("Up started\n");
    digitalWrite(ic1_1, LOW);
    digitalWrite(ic1_2, HIGH);
  }
  
  void down() {
    Serial.println("Down started\n");
    digitalWrite(ic1_1, HIGH);
    digitalWrite(ic1_2, LOW);
  }
  
  void err() {
    digitalWrite(enable, LOW);
    digitalWrite(ic1_1, LOW);
    digitalWrite(ic1_2, LOW);
  }

  
  

• This code is messy...

  Daniel Frausto • 02/08/2016 at 11:28 • 0 comments

  I have been trying to write code that makes sense. all it is now is if and while statements....

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