/* SLIDER_NO_UI.ino created by Markus Buecher markus@lug-saar.de Feel free to contact me if you have any questions, ideas, critics or improvements. RELEASE NOTES Please note that this Version doesn't contain an user interface (UI). You have to enter all values manually in the Parameter / Varaible section in the head of this program. Feel free to copy this and build your own camslider. **Version 1.0** First release of the Arduino Program for Camslider. ***WORKING:*** -Initialisation -Move from point to point -Auto Reset after reaching the other end of line ***NOT WORKING / NOT IMPLEMENTED*** -RUNTIME (means to set a time which gives the duration of the real time duration of a timelapse for example) --> does not automatically calculate the amount of Move Step and Exposure Time -Cameracontrol -lots of more ideas */ //Pinout const int END_STOP_LEFT = 5; //Left Endstop const int END_STOP_RIGHT = 6; //Right Endstop const int STEP_SIGNAL = 3; //Step Signal for Pololu --> STEP const int DIRECTION_SIGNAL = 4; //Direction Signal for Pololu --> DIR const int LED_INDICATOR = 2; //LED-Pin for Status Signal //Global Variables int STATE = 0; //0 = Slider somewhere -> Initialisation; 1 = Initialisation completed, jump from point to point; 2 = Go home again; 3 = Waiting for reset int RUNTIME = 1000; //RUNTIME in seconds 60s = 1m; 120s = 2m; 600s = 10m; 3600s = 1h; 7200 = 2h. Entered values will be calculated into MoveTime and ExposureTime int long STEP_COUNTER = 0; //Counts the amounts of Step-Signals from the Arduino to the Driver int MOVE_STEP_FROM_SWITCH = 200; //defines the amount of steps, the cartridge moves back from a collision with the endswitch int MOVE_STEP = 1200; //number of Steps made between each photo int EXPOSURE_TIME = 1; //Exposuretime int FREQUENCY = 3000; //Set frequency for Step Signal (Steps per Second) void setup() { //set pinModes to In- or Output pinMode(END_STOP_LEFT, INPUT); pinMode(END_STOP_RIGHT, INPUT); pinMode(LED_INDICATOR, OUTPUT); pinMode(STEP_SIGNAL, OUTPUT); pinMode(DIRECTION_SIGNAL, OUTPUT); } void step() { //this function is generating the Logic HIGH to LOW Signal for Stepper Driver digitalWrite(STEP_SIGNAL, HIGH); delayMicroseconds(1000000/(FREQUENCY)); digitalWrite(STEP_SIGNAL, LOW); delayMicroseconds(1000000/(FREQUENCY)); ++STEP_COUNTER; } void loop() { //Main Loop switch (STATE) { //Switch/Case Statement in the loop function. The State to the number can be found above in the description of STATE Variable case 0: //Initialisation while (digitalRead(END_STOP_RIGHT) == LOW) { digitalWrite(DIRECTION_SIGNAL, LOW); step(); if (digitalRead(END_STOP_RIGHT) == HIGH) { digitalWrite(DIRECTION_SIGNAL, HIGH); STEP_COUNTER = 0; while (STEP_COUNTER <= MOVE_STEP_FROM_SWITCH) { step(); } STATE = 1; } break; } break; case 1: //Take Photos with specified delay, stepwidth and exposuretime delay(1000*(EXPOSURE_TIME)); while (1) { digitalWrite(DIRECTION_SIGNAL, HIGH); STEP_COUNTER = 0; while (STEP_COUNTER <= MOVE_STEP) { if (digitalRead(END_STOP_LEFT) == HIGH) { STATE = 2; break; } else step(); } break; } case 2: //Move back to home (2nd Initialisation) while (digitalRead(END_STOP_RIGHT) == LOW) { digitalWrite(DIRECTION_SIGNAL, LOW); step(); if (digitalRead(END_STOP_RIGHT) == HIGH) { digitalWrite(DIRECTION_SIGNAL, HIGH); STEP_COUNTER = 0; while (STEP_COUNTER <= MOVE_STEP_FROM_SWITCH) { step(); } STATE = 3; } break; } break; case 3: //Indicates with a LED that the Slider is ready with taking photos while(1) { digitalWrite(LED_INDICATOR = HIGH); delay(200); digitalWrite(LED_INDICATOR = LOW); delay(200); } break; } }