5-Axis-Camera-Position-Control

The "Tasmanian Devil" is a 5-axis camera position control system to get all the video shots you could dream of. The design is an extension of isaac879's camera rig which allows the use of three axes, and shutter control. Using Isaac879's available pinouts and step files, their design was modified to account for focus and zoom, or dynamic lighting control. Go see the final product in action on YouTube here! To understand the modifications made it is strongly suggested to look at isaac879's original work on this project.

Table of Contents

1. Mechanical Design

2. Hardware Design

3. Software Design

Setup

1. Plug the power cable to an outlet
2. Plug the Xbox controller and the USB cable to your computer
3. Download the repository and extract the folder Tasmanian_Launch.
4. Update serial_port.txt in the folder with the port that the Nano is connected to. Go to Device Manager>Ports to find the port number (ex: COM4).
5. Double-click on Tasmanian_Launch.bat
6. Enjoy!

Do It Yourself

Build

1. Upload the Arduino code to the Nano 33 IoT
2. Assemble the 3D prints
3. Set up the wiring
4. Open the and compile the Bluetooth code on C++ compiler

With Gaming Controller

   Follow the "Setup" protocol

Without Gaming Controller

1. Compile the Arduino code here
2. Ensure all cables are connected
3. Compile and execute
4. Operate in Arduino IDE using these commands

Credits

The mechanical, hardware and software design is an adapted version of isaac879's project. Isaac879 did a tremendous job with every aspect of the project and shows great skill in his other project as well. Isaac879's video is very well structured and edited.

License

Project license.