robocam_control

Robocam Control is a PTZ Camera controller application for providing joystick control of a Canon VC-C4 camera over RS232.

#Arduino

This program features

• A DAILY_RESET flag that can be modified if the cameras should be resetting their position on power up.
• A DEBUG_MODE flag that allows for easier human-readable messages to accompany the byte arrays.

##PINOUTS

• TILT_DOWN D4

• TILT_UP D5

• PAN_RIGHT D6

• PAN_LEFT D7

• ZOOM_DOWN D8

• ZOOM_UP D9

• FOCUS_RIGHT D10

• FOCUS_LEFT D11

• LED D13

Processing

Use the arrow keys to Pan and Tilt the camera. Use WASD to Zoom and Focus.

Looking through the VC-C4 Programmer's Manual is a good start. I'm maintaining a copy of it in this repo, since it was next to impossible to find. Originally it was here.

Requirements

Arduino

• RS232 Shield from cutedigi.com http://www.cutedigi.com/arduino-shields/rs232-shield-for-arduino.html
• important! Null Modem connection to the camera connector cable (this is done in the photo with one NULL MODEM beige Radio Shack part and one DB9 gender changer)
• Screw Shield http://wingshieldindustries.com/products/screwshield/ (optional)

Processing

When using some USB-Serial adapters on Mac, you might need the Prolific USB - Serial Driver. We use this one:

• http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=229&pcid=41