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Motion control shenanigans

May 11, 2015April 12, 2022hLeave a comment

So far, I’ve made:

  • dc servo modules
  • stepper motor modules
  • Canon EF lens modules
  • RGB LED modules
  • RC servo modules

Plus a server that lets you playback motions on whatever you’ve got connected at the time… but this is just Part 1. Stay tuned

Canon EF lens hackery

May 11, 2015April 12, 2022h8 Comments

Half the info you need is in the blog post, the other half is in the comments below. The only trouble I had was iris control, which I couldn’t get to work on the cheapest Canon kit lenses (though my better lenses all responded fine):

https://pickandplace.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/canon-ef-s-protocol-and-electronic-follow-focus/

 

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