![]() ![]() It's easy, fast and pretty accurate.īut the PIR approach has a few drawbacks: If this setup works fine for you, go with it. (a.k.a PIR, the one you find in home alarm systems) and take a photo when the PIR detects something. Most tutorials on the web focus on human detection, so they equip the Esp32 with an external infrared sensor detect if your cat jumps over the sofa while you're off.Many times you are interested in human movement, but you can actually want to detect: Serial.Motion detection refers to the task of detecting when something in your region of interest is moving. Serial.print("ThetaAPI_Post_takePicture() : state, " ) Ĭonst char* sErrorCode = root Ĭonst char* sErrorMessage = root Serial.println("ThetaAPI_Post_takePicture() : parseObject() failed.") JsonObject& root = jsonBuffer.parseObject(sJson) String strJson = ExecWebAPI("POST", "/osc/commands/execute", strSendData, HTTP_TIMEOUT_NORMAL) Be aware that this strategy will not work unless the “serial port” of the camera is enabled with Vysor. If you want to play around with the serial port, there are many examples of taking a picture from the serial port. Once you have it working, you can either fine-tune it on the RPi or try another platform. In order to get something working, I would try the Raspberry Pi and the RICOH THETA USB API. You can send WiFi API commands over the serial cable from the Arduino to a plug-in, but this is only for “technical prototypes”.The RPi can power the THETA for taking pictures indefinitely. Raspberry examples work and you can power the THETA from the same USB cable that sends commands.WiFi will work from Arduino and is easy, but I think you want the stability of a USB connection.I can’t find any Bluetooth example code to work with the THETA Bluetooth API.Appears that there is no easy-example PTP code for Arduino.Using Sony MESH IoT Plug-in with RICOH THETA V Current Status Assessment It’s theoretically possible to build something for Arduino, but there is no working example. This type of device connects to the THETA with Bluetooth. KA-2 also has it working with as a external screen monitor for THETA information. It’s possible to control the THETA V using the M5 Stack. In the picture below, the M5 Stack is in the upper right. The M5 Stack is an ESP32 Arduino development platform that comes in a nice case with buttons and a large number of IO ports. M5Stack ESP32 Arduino and RICOH THETA plugin Feel free to send me a DM, if this is a potentially high-volume camera sales project. If you’re working on a potentially high-volume project, I can pass your requirements on to RICOH, which might help nudge them. Note that this is not a good solution for production projects right now because it requires manual “permission setting” with something like Vysor. On this thread, you can see that for hobbyist experiments, we can access the camera through the serial port. Possible Serial Port Capability in the Future Verify Computer finds Camera as USB Devicesīus 003 Device 009: ID 05ca:0366 Ricoh Co., Ltdįirst verify that ptpcam can connect to the camera. We’ll test libptp with the included ptpcam command line program.Ĭamera is connected with USB to Linux computer (camera is USB 2.0, but it’ll work on a USB 3.0 port) RICOH THETA API Over USB Cable - (Z1, V, S, SC models) THETA API Usage So I am able to do all the actions i need, but not all with the same device.Ī) how to send the USB Api triggers from an Arduino? (Teensy has USB serial support)ī) How to start up the camera in plugin mode?Ĭ) What the CA-3 is sending to trigger the photo? BUT the camera will not automatically start up in Plugin ModeĬ) if i connect the CA-3 remote shutter, it can make the camera take photos without any plugin over the USB, BUT the CA-3 cannot wake the camera up. I asked Theta support and they told me it couldn’t be done.īut after some hacking, i have some promising findings.Ī) If i connect an arduino via an OTG cable set up as a Human Interface Device (HID), and send it a key stroke, it will wake up from sleepī) If i run the HID plugin on the Theta V, i can completely control the shooting with an Arduino emulating a keyboard (It’s great!). turn itself back off (at least to sleep mode).Trigger it to take a photo or record a video.Turn on the camera (and at least be able to turn it off) given a response from an autonomous Arduino. ![]() We got the first up and going with the MADV camera because it was easy to control with two pins they had broken out that you can just short to turn the camera on and take photos, etcīut now i am trying to make one with the Theta V, but running into much more difficulties. Super great work you are all doing here! I have a project that I am doing right now in Panama where I am trying to make 360 Camera trap prototypes. ![]()
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