Huzzah! I swear, after figuring out the snafu with the arduino loaders (hint: use 1.0.4 if you can for now), everything seems to be running smoothly and quickly. It's 3:37am EST by my phone's clock, and despite my other job looming right around the corner, I managed to get the software issue fully resolved. Yes, the code is completely finished as far as I am concerned. I do however need some extra hardware as the tilt servos have taken a bit of a beating since I started this project. Back to ServoCity to get two more servo-blocks. If they can't take the downward strain off the tilt servos... Not sure what could. In any case, each servo is rated to carry the full weight of the camera on its own, so having two just eases the load. Hopefully the servo blocks will help that much more. After that, I'm pretty much can say 1.0 is fully born.
I do have a debate broiling in my head though, and it's whether or not to mount the arduino on the slider dolly itself, or to run Ethernet between the arduino/control box and the dolly. Basically works like this: eight wires in a cat5/5e cable. As such, I divide up the wires to certain outputs. Signal line for each of four servos, motor positive, motor negative, and the 12v positive and negative. The reason for 12v is for two reasons: one is that higher voltage can push farther down a wire easier than lower voltage. The second it that the 5v regulator I built is currently mounted on the dolly with no issue, and I don't want to have to move it. That regulator powers the four servos. So yeah, basically I'm too lazy to move it. Besides, the heat sink on it will get more cooling airflow this way (and it needs it, I nearly burnt my finger touching it once!). So yeah, I'll keep you all updated in my overly verbose blog on how this is going. Have fun, and see you next time!
Sean Watkins
Apokalypsis: (Greek) to unveil, to make known.
I do have a debate broiling in my head though, and it's whether or not to mount the arduino on the slider dolly itself, or to run Ethernet between the arduino/control box and the dolly. Basically works like this: eight wires in a cat5/5e cable. As such, I divide up the wires to certain outputs. Signal line for each of four servos, motor positive, motor negative, and the 12v positive and negative. The reason for 12v is for two reasons: one is that higher voltage can push farther down a wire easier than lower voltage. The second it that the 5v regulator I built is currently mounted on the dolly with no issue, and I don't want to have to move it. That regulator powers the four servos. So yeah, basically I'm too lazy to move it. Besides, the heat sink on it will get more cooling airflow this way (and it needs it, I nearly burnt my finger touching it once!). So yeah, I'll keep you all updated in my overly verbose blog on how this is going. Have fun, and see you next time!
Sean Watkins
Apokalypsis: (Greek) to unveil, to make known.
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