Timelapse rig

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Timelapse rig for Prusa MK3 3d Printer
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Status Active as fuck
Niche Electronics
Purpose Electronics, fun, world domination
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Cost 10 euroish
Tool category Electronics

Timelapse rig for Prusa MK3 3d Printer

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Project:

Timelapse rig for Prusa MK3 3d Printer


The idea: A small box with some electronics that is connected with the EINSY RAMBO board of the printer and a remote shutter cable coming from the camera.


Why?: To make timelapses with a DSLR camera for fun.


Purpose: see why? Also for showing off and


First steps: So I found the idea on a prusa blogpost and wanted to create something like that, they only had an example for a lumix camera wich was of no use because I have a canon 1200D.

In the same blog there is a link to a site that shows the pinouts for different remote shutter cables with that I can go futher with the project

Blogpost: https://blog.prusaprinters.org/how-to-create-beautiful-3d-print-timelapse-videos/ Camera pinouts: http://www.doc-diy.net/photo/remote_pinout/


Getting the parts: well already got all the parts I need at Nurdspace except for the optocoupler I ordered the 4N25 from https://sinuss.nl/componenten/opto-elektronica--displays/optocouplers/transistor-output/1225849-4n25shortoptocoupler-transistor-optoshiba

then I got some help from Danieltoo who learned me how to read schematics and some other stuff.


Preparing: I made a quick build with some protoboard and the parts. Front:

Prototype timelapse.jpg

Back:

Prototype timelapse back.jpg

Going from dafuq to overdrive: after seeing the protoboard I said to myself you can do better, design a pcb even if you havent done it before.

So said so done I made the pcb in about a hour and a half because I was not familiar with the program Fritzing or even making pcb´s at all. first i made the schematics after making them i neatly put all the parts just right on the pcb

Schematics timelapse.png
Pcb timelapse.png

After making the pcb´s in Fritzing I ordered 10 of the pcb´s at https://jlcpcb.com/ in black for about 5 euro total inc shipping because of first time customer no shipping costs.