Went to Tinkering lab and made mount of stepper motor and checked new stepper motor driver by connecting it to motor and computer through arduino uno.
However connection was not ...
Went to the observatory and installed DDw, team viewer to remotely control observatory.
We were successful to control it.
Went to observatory and discussed about image extraction (which is in .fit format) from astroFX software of celestron telescope .
- Issues:
- No delay for the nob to rotate.
- Solution:
- Decided to ...
Tested image processing code in C++ by making two images of big dipper (one focused and other unfocused by using GIMP in ubuntu) and program worked well.
Wrote a code for arduino and serial communication in C++.
Wrote a code to compare two images and find more focused image by calculating number of white pixels of binary ...
read moreWrite simple python and arduino code to test the communication.
http://www.makeystreet.com/xrohitgupta/celestron-auto-focuser/files/
For serial communication you may have to download pyserial
http://pyserial.sourceforge.net ...
Try to figure out how we can communicate the output of the python code to the arduino.
Learn about serial communication
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_communication
http://www.arduino ...
Connect the motor using motor driver.
Write and run the code for the stepper motor. Able to control the motor (speed, no of steps)
Here is the simple code to ...
Try to understand the complicated connections.
This article may help : https://athulbalan.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/interface-a-stepper-motor-with-arduino-%E2%80%93-lesson-3/
Read about basics of opencv and wrote basic code ...
read moreRead and discussed this article about, Stepper motor and driver selection.
- http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~valvano/Datasheets/StepperSelection.pdf
Decided To use
- Bipolar Stepper motor
- IC L298N based driver ...
: Learned how stepper motor works.
Its basic controls and how we can exploits its properties.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bngx2dKl5jU
:Installed ubuntu 14.04 and tried to install ...
read moreArduino Part:
Practiced two tutorials on arduino.
- PWM, function and buttons.
- And Electronic Basis like potentiometer, voltage regulator.
- Issued Arduino Project kit from the electronic club.
- Familiarise Ourselves with Arduino.
- Practiced by running some code on the Arduino.
- Visited Observatory for analysing how the auto focuser can be attached to the telescope.
- Astro - Photography Workshop taken by Coordinators.
- Discussed Components that would be required for the projects.
- Discussed about image processing part and decided to use opencv tool for the same.
- Setup opencv in our Laptops.
http://opencv-python-tutroals.readthedocs.org/en/latest/py_tutorials/py_setup/py_setup_in_windows/py_setup_in_windows.html ...
- continue with Tutorial videos
Tutorial 04 for Arduino: Analog Inputs
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js4TK0U848I
Tutorial 05 for Arduino: Motors and Transistors
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...
- install arduino software and drivers
- saw Jeremy Blum online tutorial
Tutorial 01 for Arduino: Getting Acquainted with Arduino
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCxzA9_kg6s
Tutorial 02 for Arduino: Buttons ...
read more- discussion about image processing with seniors
- saw Jeremy Blum tutorials about arduino - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCxzA9_kg6s&list=PLV009FNOX7Tf-XSyghg2vrSYXw1QcCHaX
- project finalised and discussed with electronics club coordi and seniors
- read about auto focuser from- http://emediadesigns.com/focuser/
- read for auto focussing telescope, stellar dust simulation
- auto focus- http://astro.neutral.org/diy_focuser.html (homemade focuser)
http://www.yesyes.info/index.php/diy/motor-focuser/ (homemade focuser)
- formed abstract ...
- read for auto focussing telescope, stellar dust simulation
- auto focus- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahtinov_mask
http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=206205.0
http://sourceforge.net/p/arduinofocuscontrollerpro ...
Servo control systems are best suited to high speed, high torque applications that involve dynamic load changes. Stepper control systems are less expensive and are optimal for applications that require ...
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