Automated DSLR Rig
ashish | avishek | Dhruv | gautam
Inspiration
In FabLab CEPT, we do not have a documentation setup for the projects with any camera rig. So one team has made an automated DSLR rig to take videos / time lapse of their projects.
We have seen projects like Edelkrone / Cinetics for inspiration of the project.
basic Sketch
mechanism / diagram
This is the basic sketch from the team to figure out how to use the motions to achieve what we want to perform with the machine.
We saw Nadya Peek's MTM module and planned to make our design accordingly to that but a bit simpler version for us.
trial prototype
We initially did a prototype manually using market bought metal parts to check the functionality and smoothness of the bearings.
After this, we made drawings of all the parts In Rhino and CNC cut them.
fabrication and assembly
After this we bought two NEMA 17 stepper motors and used RAMPS, Arduino and Repitier to control the rig.
electronics handling
01 : Ramps Board with A4988 Installed
02 : Connecting servo to one A4988
02a : Orange to Red color Code and arrangement
03: Connecting the Stepper Motor to RAMPS board
04: Connecting RAMPS onto an Arduino Mega
05: Connecting Arduino Mega and Power
06: Putting another Stepper
08:Connecting Power to board
09: Total Assembly
09: Total Assembly
Coding and programming
The mechanism, drawing and CNC production was handled by Avishek and Ashish while Gautam and Dhruv has contributed towards the electronics part of the project.
This is the basic repetier firmware that is to be uploaded onto the MEGA.
Gautam has done some changes in the X Length and Y length to make the device work properly.
Connected in Repetier.
bare prototype
rigged with dslr