CameraSweep.ino

/*
CameraSweep.ino is an adaption of the sweep example sketch for use with the timesprint app.
Writen by Julian Gouldinng
*/

#include <Servo.h>

Servo myservo;  // create servo object to control a servo
// twelve servo objects can be created on most boards

//25 degrees to 160 degrees is the distance my servo can move
float servostart = 1500;
float servoend = 2000;

float timeoflapse = 6; //time of final video in seconds
float fps = 30; //number of frames used per second in final video;
float intervals = 1; // time intervals between images being taken in seconds
float totalframes = 0;
float steptime = 0;



float pos = servostart;    // variable to store the servo position

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  totalframes = (timeoflapse * fps) * intervals; //total frames in lapse
  steptime = ((totalframes/(servoend - servostart))*1000);
  Serial.println (totalframes);
  Serial.println (steptime);
  myservo.attach(7);  // attaches the servo on pin 9 to the servo object
}

void loop() {
  for (pos = servostart; pos <= servoend; pos += 1) { // goes from 0 degrees to 180 degrees
    // in steps of 1 degree
    Serial.println(pos);
    //Serial.println (steptime);
    myservo.writeMicroseconds(pos);              // tell servo to go to position in variable 'pos'
    delay(steptime);                       // waits 15ms for the servo to reach the position
  }
  
  for (pos = servoend; pos >= servostart; pos -= 1) { // goes from 180 degrees to 0 degrees
    myservo.writeMicroseconds(pos);              // tell servo to go to position in variable 'pos'
    delay(steptime);                       // waits 15ms for the servo to reach the position
    Serial.println(pos);
  }
}