DIY Arduino camera slider for professional timelapse and stopmotion

[@timour470]

hello from Rio, Brazil. i love your videos man.

[@TheVirakahScale]

Okay, that intro animation was absolutely adorable.

[@edupuertasfruns]

thanks!

[@aarongibsonmusic]

I bought Dragonframe and have been working with it a few months. This slider will be fantastic! Thank you for the how-to video!

[@edupuertasfruns]

This is something I believe you'll find very useful. For me, it has made my work much easyer with great results in my movies. Hope you make one.

[@l0reni0n]

Me has leído la mente, me compre el kít entero de arduino pensando en esto justo, espero que lo pueda completar y así comenzar proyectos pensados jejeje. Estas hecho un crack, si lo termino y funciona ya haré un vidéo para que lo veas. Enhorabuena por el canal es la mar de interesante.

[@edupuertasfruns]

Estaré encantado de ver ese video. Muchos animos con el proyecto y si algo no te funciona por el camino, contactame. Un abrazo!

[@DanielDeArco]

I was just thinking of making a build video like this one! Good stuff Edu. I've been watching your videos for the past half year and love your energy and creative videos. I support your channel!

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Daniel DeArco Hey Daniel make it anyway there are a lot of things to improve on mine. Thanks for your words, your stuff is amazing! Something is happening with your last vídeo I could not see it.

[@DanielDeArco]

Thank you Edu! Hmm, weird! It's showing up on this end and for my friends.

[@davidchambless7556]

I just found your vids, your work is amazing! Thank GOD for people like you, please don’t ever stop.

[@edupuertasfruns]

+David Chambless thank to people like you, without this community we are nothing

[@Pooya-kyani]

that was the best, and the professional that I have ever seen.🤩

[@fabricioserrano4293]

Grade Edu, hasta ahora es el mejor video que veo acerca de como hacer un motorized slider. ole

[@BikerNic]

Brilliant. Best diy camera slider video I've seen so far.

[@fibranijevidra]

I just love your videos. Technical, fun and artistic in the same time. :) Keep on with amazing work!

[@edupuertasfruns]

Thanks!!!

[@greenpix]

thank you ! this was all I needed to finally get it running :)

[@cousinhubert9889]

hello , I am French this super reportage merits well a blue thumb and its sharing

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Cousin Hubert thank you

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Cousin Hubert merci

[@ViTTEN]

VeryVery Great work👍👍I looking for motorized works. thanks!

[@markgilder7757]

That is so cool Edu

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Mark Gilder Thanks Mark

[@letstalk1294]

I'm ten 10 and I have started animating I just found your vids I bin learning off of them well the one I watched I have learned some good tricks and ways to animate you do great vids keep up this amazing work! : )

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Luke TAK Thank Luke, don't stop animating, practice is the best

[@yashik]

nice vid... and slider turned out very good :)

[@diomedes562]

You could ask igus to send you the slider drilled and tapped to your specs. Then all you have to do is find/build a motor mount to fit. Great video. Thumbs up

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Dio Medes thanks, also people at Igus are so nice😊 I always use their products

[@diegoriverakohn3945]

Hello Dio Medes, do you have the specs you sent to Igus to get the Slider drilled and Tapped? If you can share them it would be very appreciated. Thanks

[@josemartin8660]

Nice work! Hola desde Australia

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Jose Martin me encanta Australia. I've been for holidays and I really enjoyed it

[@josemartin8660]

edu puertas very good. Im in melbourne. Im from small pueblo in Asturias originaly but also lived in Gijon for some time.

[@SeddikBENSALEM]

Good work !!!

[@mcg27]

Hey! I love all your videos, you make beautiful things and have such an awesome enthusiasm! Pienso que eres increible y estoy feliz de ver que vas a hacer en el futuro :)

[@edupuertasfruns]

Great, future always hides a lot of surprises and every new project is a new opportunity to learn new things!

[@ozturkergin]

Perfect craftsmanship, very well done..

[@razpet20]

Great video! But you need to replace your clock batteries :D

[@edupuertasfruns]

jaja, you are the first to mention it! I was wondering if somebody would notice it.... I would remain in secret the truth about this mistery...

[@rafiq_lovelu1382]

edu Pierre

[@BurkenProductions]

Lol I just noticed that too :)

[@MSVSanjok]

@@edupuertasfruns Did you connect the MS1, MS2, MS3 modes to the micro-step?Thank you!

[@StudioBonn]

No, he is a real time-travel man, so he is...timeless... Cool work btw, like mine. I just start to use stepper motors.

[@stampedestudios7043]

everything on this channel is perfect. you are a god!

[@ВладимирБолдишор]

Recently stumbled upon your channel , really like your ideas .

[@EverHorning]

Very nice! Congratulations on your whim.

[@StoversMotors]

Awesome vid, Love the stop motion you do!!

[@edupuertasfruns]

Thanks

[@azyfloof]

Awww yay, I'm so pleased you use Igus! They have some amazing stuff :D I got a free sample of their smaller rail stock which I turned into a short camera slider :D Made a video on it. I plan to buy a longer length to made a motorised slider similar to this one :D

[@edupuertasfruns]

Yes, I normally work with their products as they are near my workshop, the products are awesome and affordable and they are nice and efficient.

[@NERV0USMONKEYS]

You should have 1 mln followers !

[@edupuertasfruns]

Hard to grow

[@bingoman4833]

Buen video gracias por compartir lo con nosotros . Quero crear el mismo projecto pero sin arduino hay un modo para controlar el motor paso a paso sin arduino ? muchas gracias.

[@RealityCheckVR]

Thanks so much Edu!) Love your videos and style man)

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Reality Check VR thanks I appreciate those comments

[@Grcbyte]

Love the cat! Good work! Thansks for sharing it!

[@edupuertasfruns]

I still don't know how it stay at place for the shot!! haha

[@edupuertasfruns]

Hi James, I was talking about the cat, jaja. It stays in place for all the travel. I love your software, it has enabled me and a lot of stop motion animators to make great things!!! You provably don't remember me but we met each other in Clapham studios in UK. Best!

[@marcoantoniocortesquintero3974]

Excelente video Edu. Felicidades . Muy agradecido con tus aportaciones. Yo doy clases de maquinados y me gusta la fotografía. Me sirve para las dos. Excellent Video, Congratulations!! Best regards for it; I teach Machining TEch and love Photograph, your video it`s great for both. Regards from México

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Marco Antonio Cortes Quintero fantastico, es una buena dualidad, saludos!

[@seazenbones6945]

Love it

[@UtkarshAmitabhSrivastava]

What's the name of the music at 12:07 ? Shazam didn't come up with anything, and the links you provided in the description takes to the artist's main page, it's very hard to find the particular music.

[@dcuttermusic]

so cool!

[@edupuertasfruns]

David Cutter Music thanks for all David

[@rockomoron]

Muy interesante y educativo gracias por compartir tus abilities, estoy tratando de ver si compro uno o hago siguiendo tus paso, pero después de mirar varias veces el video hay algo que no entiendo, en el caso que quiera ir al park para usar como controlo si no tengo computadora ya que no tiene controles o siempre tengo que llevar la comp para poder mover de un lado a otro igual velocidad? Si es que hay alguna alternativa más simple donde pueda usar controles sin usar comp todo el tiempo me puedes sugerir por favor... Espero tu respuesta un saludo gracias...

[@edupuertasfruns]

Esta pensado para stop motion, casi siempre trabajamos en interior. Para lo q quieres busca una solucion para timelapse con pantalla y bateria

[@rockomoron]

entiendo gracias, voy a ver donde puedo conseguir más barato, se ve que afuera de usa se puede conseguir mas con cuenta...

[@renegademaker9009]

LOVE THIS!

[@ChiTuSai]

super great work !

[@DIY3DTECHcom]

I really like how you used the hacksaw to create teeth for the cable clamp. However, how does the dragonframe software control GRBL (I assume GRBL is installed on the Arduino?).

[@saxofonistacr]

grbl goes in arduino yes.

[@albertknag1980]

Me estan gustando un monton tus videos!! Que gran descubrimiento para mi, tb hago trabajitos manuales con motores y arduino y me has dado unas ideas 😊!! Thanks

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Albert Knag genial, ponte manos a la obra!!

[@extremelydave]

Really nice video Edu!!! Thanks for sharing! Do you have information on how you programmed the Arduino?

[@edupuertasfruns]

The software I use gives you a code where to start and in the description you have the modifications I made.

[@cristobalj2826]

Muy bueno compa!

[@SerdyukChannel]

awesome! dude you very smart man! i like to make everything by my self) and your video(lot of them) motivate me) very great tool to control gear motor by laptop!

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Сергей Сердюк making things by ourselfs is way more fun and rewarding😃

[@SerdyukChannel]

yeap) and Much cheaper) sometime later try to make full controll slider) but need money for thar( in Ukraine prices for components are very large(

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Сергей Сердюк yes, work hard then!

[@SerdyukChannel]

thanks) how much your slider and all system?

[@01231231231]

tnx tnx tnx tnx tnx tnx you I'll wait for this video a while ago

[@edupuertasfruns]

Jajaja, then enjoy your building!

[@cinarsinan]

Your voice is sound similar to Wintergatan channel owners sound 😁 thanks for sharing

[@edupuertasfruns]

I love his channel😁

[@gonzalolanzarote]

Hola edu, muchas gracias por tus videos, me preguntaba si hay alguna forma de programar el movimiento sin usar el ordenador, por el tema de hacer el slider un poco mas portable.

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Gonzalo Rojano podrias programar el Arduino para que mueva cada poco tiempo. Lo ideal seria ampliar el sistema con una pantalla y botón con un codigo para time-lapse. Hay varios que os interesa, cuando pueda lo investigaré. Para movimientos a tiempo real puedes conectar un joystick, hay otros vídeos sobre esto online.

[@gonzalolanzarote]

Piezas en camino, seguiré tus consejos a la hora de construirlo, y de nuevo muchas gracias, tus vídeos nos ayudan muchísimo.

[@ShopDogProductions13]

Hi, what software did you use? Dragonframe? Thanks for any help and making these videos!

[@edupuertasfruns]

Yes dragon is the way to go

[@ShopDogProductions13]

Thanks! I wish I could afford it, I’m using a dslr and after effects!

[@offgridsweden]

Great video

[@MariaFernandez-yx7eg]

Love the fish animation! Are you from Spain? Wish you showed a tutorial on how the fish animation was done! Great vids!

[@edupuertasfruns]

I will think into explaining it some day

[@mohanmony01]

hi dude this is nice job keep it up and i made the same like you did with arduino uno with motor shield but i motor not spring when i press the move button but i can hear little noise from the motor . so can you help with that

[@edupuertasfruns]

Check the code, at the end of the description there is some help

[@mohanmony01]

@@edupuertasfruns thank you very much! it's working. you are brilliant. and i got another little problem. stepper motor getting hot why is that (i gave 12v ,1A)

[@trappedinpenticton]

This is fantastic! I have virtually all the parts described - any chance the manual and code can be purchased separately?

[@edupuertasfruns]

Contact me by mail [e-mail]

[@trappedinpenticton]

message sent!

[@MrKaroutcho]

Thanks Edu Puertas, but can you tell us what is this yellow liquid you are using between two drilling ? thank you

[@edupuertasfruns]

+MrKaroutcho jaja, it must be cutting oil

[@felipeamaral6473]

Awesome! Is this expansible to X and Y axis? Would there be any useful application for stop motion if it moved in both directions?

[@edupuertasfruns]

Of course it is expansible, the electronics allow 4 axis!!! You can see the application for stop motion in other of my videos, I use more axis to move a crane for example in a more complex camera movements.

[@felipeamaral6473]

edu puertas I have seen the crane and love it! But I am asking more in a single plane movement style, if is worth expanding this particular way of moving to more than one axis. Especially since the crane have so much degrees of freedom.

[@edupuertasfruns]

Ohh, yes. Check Animator cube from DitoGear. It is a bunch of sliders crossed in axis like you say. The system you say is something that works but it is not cheap as you need a lot of sliders.

[@felipeamaral6473]

edu puertas Will check that! Keep up the good work, it is indeed awesome!

[@diegootaduy7073]

Estimado Eduardo, muchas gracias por tus videos! Tengo una pregunta si no te es incoveniente contestarla. Cual es la distancia que usas entre los orificios de 1/4 y los de 3/8? Importa cuanta separacion hay entre un orificio y el otro?

[@edupuertasfruns]

Te diria que minimo 3 o 4 mm entre ellos y que la rótula quede dentro del carro

[@diegootaduy7073]

@@edupuertasfruns gracias. Hay alguna chance de que pongas una lista de elementos usados para el tilt & pan camera mount que hiciste? Muchisimas gracias!

[@joelthorens5284]

Hello, very nice job! I have a problem (same material as you): can only drive one motor: jumper or programmation problem? thanks so much for answer

[@diegoriverakohn3945]

Hola Eduardo, una pregunta a ver si me puedes dar una mano. Ya modifiqué el código en Arduino y un motoro en el axis X fuciona bien. Ahora si agrego un segundo motor con el CNC shield V3 y el stepper driver se asigna tambien al motor que esta sobre el axis X. Hay que modificar algo mas en el código para que respoda a tres motores, uno en cada Axis de dragon Frame? Gracias por tu ayuda y saludos

[@edupuertasfruns]

No sé si te estoy entendiendo. Tienes que poner un driver por cada motor. Si funciona el eje x, el y z deberían también. Si se copia lo del x en el y es que hay un jumper de copia puesto para duplicar movimientos.

[@diegoriverakohn3945]

@@edupuertasfruns gracias por tu pronta respuesta. Tengo un driver puesto para cada motor (X,Y,Z) en el CNC shield. Cuando en Dragon Frame, creo dos axis, 1 digamos para el travelling y un axis 2 para digamos tratar de automatizar un pan, y pruebo por separado cada axis, ambos actuan sobre el mismo motor que es el x en el CNC shield. No tengo ningun jumper puesto ( a excepcion del enabler)

[@edupuertasfruns]

Que raro, y en el dragon cada eje esta asignado al canal que le toca? Es posible asignar más de un eje a un mismo canal.

[@XAVIERCUERVO]

MAN I WISH I HAD all those tools :) do you also build background sets?? if so can you make a video on how to do so if you can ? , thanks for this video

[@MaximilianonMars]

Luke Townsend has a very good channel where he builds miniature dioramas, I think the principles will lend themselves well to stop motion.

[@Pruemedia]

Is there a specific Arudino sketch you're using for Dragonframe to connect / control it?

[@edupuertasfruns]

Yes, Dragonframe gives you the basic code. To use the electrònic in this video you have to modify it. Read the description

[@Pruemedia]

Cool, thanks! And great work, as always. :)

[@BurkenProductions]

Thanks for the really good instruction video about this. THat's really the best way to do it. Now where did I put my arduino :) Version 2 of this could be mounting the arduino in some housing and put a battery so you could use it wherever you go. Also, what was that software you used to control the motor??

[@edupuertasfruns]

+vajje2k5 I am using always Dragonframe software. And yes I would love to mount a battery

[@hugobracamontesbaltazar]

Good job!, thank you for sharing.

[@trendsetzer]

Hi thank you for the video, What is the name of this rails and where can they be ordered? Thank you in advance for your answer,

[@edupuertasfruns]

+trendsetzer Igus is the brand, all the info and links are in the description

[@jeffcivjeep7]

Can you make it creep and pause with that motor and controller setup? Like if you're going to take a sunrise timelapse over a 45min period but need it to move a mm at at time?

[@MegaFahad1991]

Which code we need to update to arduino ? ..it is the same for GRBL ?

[@edupuertasfruns]

Not it is the code from dragonframe software with some modifications

[@jennaprovost4907]

where can I find the rails?? I don't see it in the links, thanks!! (Best video by the way, life changing information here that will change the course of a lot of people's stop motion animation, I've been looking for a way to do this for years!!!!!!!)

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Jenna Provost thank you, the rails are the link that says Igus slider at the begining

[@LUSEJA]

que gran canal!! lastima que no traduce al español aunque yo entiendo bastante!

[@edupuertasfruns]

+LUSEJA activa los subtitulos, subtitulo todo

[@mikesimmonds1916]

Whats the software driving the Arduino? I like the ramping at the start of the movement.

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Mike Simmonds it is Dragonframe but it does not move live the motors in ramp, only in stop motion

[@mikesimmonds1916]

Shame, I've made a simple Arduino controller for my rail and head but ramping the controls is beyond my programming ability so far. Love the video's and my admiration for a stop motion animators paitence.

[@sammyjunior81713]

If I were to make portable version of this, used for outdoor photography, i.e. no power supply. Would you recommend using a less powerful motor? I believe this motor/driver should be run with a 24V power supply which is not reasonable for a battery. Awesome video, thank you for sharing :)

[@edupuertasfruns]

The motor is also the right one for you, it is powered at 12V now. So you can build the same and take a 12V battery. Thanks for watching!!

[@sammyjunior81713]

Could I use a 11.1V Lipo battery? The ones I have are rated up to 2200mAH. The problem I forsee is the driver listed for the motor (12V-36V). Would a 14.86V work? Otherwise, it seems I would be lugging around a large 12V battery pack like used in a car. Thank you for the quick reply, you are awesome!

[@edupuertasfruns]

I have some RC batteries here but under 8V, I would like to test it before say nothing, let me get a 12V battery and make it work. There are also packs not that big as a car ones. I will give you feedback as soon as possible

[@MakerofThingss]

Get a small ish SLA battery. 2200mAH would only last for about 3 hours.

[@robbeleemans5810]

Wich program do you used ad the end to let move the motor?

[@robbeleemans5810]

Or wich software.

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Rob Leemax Dragonframe

[@quickcalsgarage4782]

Great video!! I'm building a slider for time lapse video using IGUS products. I'm wanting to use a longer rail on an angle high to low with maybe the bottom sitting on the ground. I have a Sony A6300 with cage, powerbank battery supply, and sometimes a wireless mic receiver. Do you think the 10-40-10 rail will strong enough with out bowing. Or should I step up to the 10-80-10. There is a company online offering a motorized kit for the 10-80-10 that I would like to use. I don't know if it could be made to fit 10-40-80. I will call them tomorrow,,,lol. Thanks for any advise.

[@edupuertasfruns]

Just for a camera the 10-40-10 is good, if you are going to upgrade to other axis movement on this thing, then think it twice. Phone them, they will know it better

[@oddplanetstudios6172]

Hi again, Edu. What settings did you enter in the Dragonframe ArcMoco axis box for the motor - steps/sec etc?

[@edupuertasfruns]

Really depends on how many microstepps do you have configured the drivers to run on. It must be something that doesn't take you forever to move it and not so fast that the motor jumps stepps. Do you thing I should make a video about it?

[@oddplanetstudios6172]

For me that is the tricky part. It would be good to see a video on how to configure it all together. I don't think anyone else has done one, they have all just muddled through! I have just been using 1/16 micro steps because that was what the BEDs used. I don't even know what would happen if I used something different! I had a problem with the geared motors and backlash, so I changed them for some unguarded motors, the same as you use for the slider. But I could not get them to work at all. It might be because I put in too many steps to had the micro steps wrong. I just don't know the answer, so fiddle around until it seems to work.

[@Superchilliface]

Hi Edu, I love your channel. I already have all necessary components to build the slider. Could you tell me where can I find the code for Arduino to work with dragon frame?

[@edupuertasfruns]

In the program folder there is the code. To adapt to this configuration read the video description

[@gengiskhanalegria3948]

Hola Donde compraste el rail y el carro para el rail

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Gengiskhan Alegría hola, tienes el enlace en la descripción, es de Igus

[@gengiskhanalegria3948]

edu puertas sabes antes ayer cuando vi vuestro vídeo no se abría l'lien es por eso que pregunte pero bueno ahora si y gracias por responde ;) Oye tendrás Facebook ? Ah y po vuestro vídeo está exelante

[@giorgos8324]

An other nice project from you!! Great job!!!! Could you please tell me how is possible to control the motors from pc software? i mean which software do you use and the program for arduino. Thank you very much! have a nice day!

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Giorgo's LAB Greece I use Dragonframe and this software also include a code to upload for arduino, for this configuration some code modification is required.

[@nacholara8419]

Hola Edu! genial el vídeo tío, una pregunta. ¿Cómo haría para dejar un modo de loop de principio a fin del slider? para dejar la cámara independiente moviéndose constantemente. Un saludo crack!

[@stampedestudios7043]

Hi Edu. First of all, you're a god! Second I was wondering if you could run two stepper motors on the same axis of the CNC shield. Also, if I buy extra motors and Pololu motor drivers that ar'nt from your website, will they still operate with dragon frame or is programming required. BTW this might sound stupid because I know nothing about electronics. If you could get back to me I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

[@edupuertasfruns]

Each axis is for one motor. You can duplicate an axis using the 4th one. No need to extra code added, just new stepper driver and motor

[@drwoohoo3986]

I agree,@@edupuertasfruns you're wonderful! Here's a challenge for you you! In version 5.0.3 of DF, there's a "Coupling" option, to "use two motors in parallel to move a physical axis," e.g., that are channels 2 & 3 for a y-axis. With the code provided in your comments... I can control each motor (X, Y1, Y2) in DF as separate axes. However, when using the Coupling option with a single y-axis created, only the motor on channel 2 is moving. Thoughts?

[@drwoohoo3986]

It turns out that the "Coupling" option is "

[@dmitrylee01]

Sorry for a potentially stupid question but what are you gaining from using CNC shield instead of just plain Arduino with stepper drivers? I am new to the field so please excuse my ignorance

[@edupuertasfruns]

Less wires and a much compact setup

[@dmitrylee01]

@@edupuertasfruns I see. Thanks! I suppose cnc shield also makes it somewhat easier to control the motion/positioning since you can use G code instead of writing it all in Arduino C? Or am I wrong on this one?

[@edupuertasfruns]

I am using Dragonframe, a software for animation, that one gives the instructions to the board real time by sending step and direction signals to the arduino. So in fact, the code in arduino is the same using that cnc shield or not, if you use dragonframe.

[@waldnilso]

Great tutorial, as always love your work!!! I'm wondering if you could let me know how do you change the channel Step/Dir pinouts in DFmoco.pde code (arduino sketch) to work with cnc shield? Could you share changes? Looking forward to your reply!

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Waldnilso Dourado Thanks for your support, check the comments on this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKuclImOfbV_nKs

[@waldnilso]

+edu puertas Thanks!!! that was very helpful!

[@EKisCOOLERasJY]

Care to share the code since you can't buy it?

[@teatrototale1412]

hello, I would like to buy the kit with the motor and the arduino with the program already loaded to modify my slider, but from your link it seems to be exhausted, can you help me?

[@YunusEmreSevuk]

What is the name of this piece? ( 3:50 ) How can I do this or where can I buy it?

[@edupuertasfruns]

in the description you can find the link to igus carrige www.igus.es/cam

[@YunusEmreSevuk]

Thats very expensive for me. How can I make in homemade ?

[@edupuertasfruns]

Search other videos on youtube, for sure you will find other options, this parts are precise to get the best results

[@YunusEmreSevuk]

Thanks for answering me.

[@oddplanetstudios6172]

Do you find any problems with the belt? I.e., backlash, getting it tight enough to be able to step back to the same start position, issues with damaging the motor bearings or putting too much load on the motor?Nice video!

[@edupuertasfruns]

To this moment it works fine. Backlash is not noticeble, I have repeated movements to have clean backgrounds and it copies nicely the move, of course sometimes you could loose steps if the motor can't handle the move. You will damage quicker the belt than the bearings. Finallly the load, for this motor and this camera and head, it is not able to hold in vertical position, but it handles 45 degrees as shown.

[@DOM_4GOOD]

to fix the problem of the bending in the middle would it work if we fit an other rail (upside-down) underneath the original rail ,where the wheels would also roll ? so no bending at all.

[@Nico-rq5io]

Ok, why it doesn't work with me? I have jumper in the CNC Shield, modify code (but not find exactly the same sections). I have just sometimes a little rotation of the motor when i push the rotation button in dragonframe.. DFmoco 1.3.0 is different ? Anyway, really good video :)

[@edupuertasfruns]

You should find the lines, on dragonframe 4 the code is larger but they are still there. If the motor moves a little, could be that the potentiometer in the driver is not propertly set. Try to turn a little the screw with a lot of care of not touching other connections. Hope it its the problem.

[@Nico-rq5io]

Nope, it not work.. I think it's pb with code, and crtl+F can't help me to find good line ^^

[@Nico-rq5io]

Now it's work fine ! With the "old" version 1.2.7 of DFmoco, i don't know why isn't with 1.3.0.. Thank's ;) and keep going like that !

[@faktordj]

estoy a punto de morir en el intento... no consigo hacer que el sketch funcione... ya lo modifique y no puedo si lo subo normal sin modificar solo consigo que un eje gire hacia un solo lado, cuando le das al lado contrario gira hacia el mismo lado. probando que funcione los servos y la placa use grbl y todo ok. podrias compartir tu sketch? gracias por todo lo compartido es muy valioso y eres muy pero muy talentoso felicidades

[@edupuertasfruns]

El código es mayoritariamente propiedad de dragonframe, así que no puedo subirlo. Pero haciendo las modificaciones q indico debería ir

[@faktordj]

@@edupuertasfruns y si te lo mando al correo o alguna forma la cual me puedas ayudar, salvaras a un alma!

[@edupuertasfruns]

escribeme, cuando tenga tiempo lo miro

[@nerastud3716]

todo bien en cuanto al structura, pero el gran problem es no esplicas la parte electronica donde va cada parte conectado, auque se agradece que mentiones las partes usadas, pero seria una gran ayuda para amater que no entiende nada de electronic si esplicas un poco mas detallado, compre lomismo y todo viene por partes no montado como lo tienes y ya lo he malogrado dos placas, y el programa que usas tampoco trabaja, detodos modos un big like...

[@edupuertasfruns]

Entiendo, hay tutoriales en blogs sobre la cncshield, lo has logrado o aun no, para aconsejarte

[@Karlo_m]

Hello! I'm just getting into this and I'd like to build something similar. I've noticed that the slider moves consistently even when it moves slowly. Is there a way to make it move a few milimeters, then completely stop for a few seconds and then move again? I'm asking because this would allow me to shoot long exposure timelapses. too.

[@edupuertasfruns]

If you program it in Dragonframe you can do whatever you want

[@oddplanetstudios6172]

Hi Edu. I can't seem to get my stepper to work properly. I have bought the same motor as you describe, and a black box driver. On the driver there are microswitches for the steps and the current. I have set the current to 2.0A, peak 2.2A as the motor specification is for 2.0A. But there is almost no holding torque and no strength in the motor. What am I doing wrong? Is it the current setting or something else? I am running the motor off a 24V PSU.

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Odd planet too many things going on to know only by these lines understand your trouble. Send me a picture of your settup. My guess is that you have the enable switch in off so, nothing is running.

[@oddplanetstudios6172]

Hi Edu. I think I have found my problem(s): I set the microswitches to 2.5A, and the motor worked fine, even though it is rated at 2.0A. With the lower current it didn't work properly and had no torque. My other silly problem was that I put a gear onto the shaft, but forgot to tighten the grub screw, so when I held it as it was turning, there seemed to be no force in the motor! I'll send you some pics of my set-up by email.

[@edupuertasfruns]

Great then if it works!!! When you make something work it's a joy. Thanks for sharing your experiences

[@jennaprovost4907]

hello! I am having a hard time navigating the Igus website (in English), and finding the same slider and accessories you used. Could you provide direct links to what you bought from Igus?? Thank you :)

[@edupuertasfruns]

If the flash works in your browser it is easy, in the link you will see a box with opitons to choose what you want. I describe now configure the following... (in some browsers the box doesn't work, then is a little complicated to understand) For the rail you choose WS-10-40-Ungebohrt and you set up the length-1000mm for 1 meter www.igus.eu/wpck/2003/DryLin_W_Doppelschiene Then the slider or carriage is WW-10-40-10-HKA, in the box you say the lenght to 100mm and tick the box for hand clamp for easy positioning. Those are the 2 parts. If not, send a mail them asking for WS-10-40-Ungebohrt-1000 and WW-10-40-10-HKA. They will understand it. Thanks for your interest!!!

[@alexfuerst]

Really nice build 👍 Which software do you use for the slider?

[@edupuertasfruns]

+Alex Fürst Dragonframe is my choice

[@danielwillingmyre8620]

I would want to build this for timelapse photography so how slow can it move?

[@edupuertasfruns]

+D Wil All the slow you want, it can perform timelapse but now driven from computer. You might need autonomy, a battery and a screen with the right code to work outside.

[@danielwillingmyre8620]

Is there anyway I could design a switch because I don't have $300 for dragonframe, that's why I building a motorized slider.

[@edupuertasfruns]

Let me search a bit

[@ChrisPlaysLive]

Hi Edu, I've copied all the code in correct places (I think) but the only thing I have different is the actual drivers? Does that matter?

[@edupuertasfruns]

+ChrisPlays Dear, if the it is a cnc shield on anar Arduino, the drivers really doesn't matter. Recheck the code and make sure you have the jumper to enable the board

[@ChrisPlaysLive]

I am curious on what you mean by jumper to enable the board? Here are the code pieces I took from my DFMoco Script, I think they are right but maybe I placed them wrong: motors[0].stepPin = 2; motors[0].dirPin = 5; motors[1].stepPin = 3; motors[1].dirPin = 6; motors[2].stepPin = 4; motors[2].dirPin = 7; motors[3].stepPin = 12; motors[3].dirPin = 13; // set output pins for (int i = 0; i < MOTOR_COUNT; i++) { pinMode(motors[i].stepPin, OUTPUT); pinMode(motors[i].dirPin, OUTPUT); /* Second Part */ #elif defined(BOARD_UNO) #define MOTOR0_STEP_PORT PORTD #define MOTOR0_STEP_PIN B00000100 #define MOTOR1_STEP_PORT PORTD #define MOTOR1_STEP_PIN B00001000 #define MOTOR2_STEP_PORT PORTD #define MOTOR2_STEP_PIN B00010000 #define MOTOR3_STEP_PORT PORTB #define MOTOR3_STEP_PIN B00010000 #endif

[@ChrisPlaysLive]

edu puertas also here is also my physical setup: imgur.com/a/yRoil . Thank for for responding by the way you inspired me to (obviously) make my own diy slider for films!

[@edupuertasfruns]

+ChrisPlays a jumper is a connector for the pins in a board to jump the current. You must put one on the board to enable it.

[@ChrisPlaysLive]

ah! I finally got it, must've missed that. Thank you so much, you've earned yourself a subscriber and thanks for making such awesome videos!

[@kurtg5645]

what is that software？

[@edupuertasfruns]

dragonframe, it's for stop motion animation shooting

[@TonyCR1975]

¿Usaste un NEMA 17 o un Rígidbot stepper?

[@edupuertasfruns]

nema 17

[@gonzalobustamante8578]

Y como se hace la parte del arduino ?

[@TonyCR1975]

Gracias por poner subtitulos ya nadie lo hace :'D

[@edupuertasfruns]

De nada, supongo que ayuda a muchos

[@TonyCR1975]

edu puertas ¿Que hora es en U.S.A? por cierto que rápido respondiste.

[@edupuertasfruns]

Buenas, jaja, estoy en Barcelona, España.

[@BrickNerdTV]

do you run a modified version of DFMoco?

[@edupuertasfruns]

yes I do

[@BrickNerdTV]

ah, that may be the root of my problems. I've been struggling to get a cnc shield to work with a home built follow focus (and more stuff later) but had no luck. I haven't delved into the code yet. Just successfully got it to work with a single easy driver though (!) I assume it's mostly pin reordering?

[@edupuertasfruns]

BrickNerd yes it is only the pins doesn't match with the original ones on the code.

[@bloodswarms]

This is probably off topic, but how did you do the shot where the finished slider is moving by itself without the motor, and then assembles itself without you in the shot? Did you mask yourself out? How did you make it so clean? I see no ghosting! Just curious! :)

[@jennaprovost4907]

Stop motion ;)

[@bloodswarms]

Jenna Provost So I guess supports are used to place the parts suspended, and the supports are masked out? Could you suggest a video on that process? I know dragon frame is probably the software to use but regarding the physical end of the process, I'd love to see a great video to get me started. 😉

[@jennaprovost4907]

If we are both talking about the shot that's about 11:20 ish in, then there are no supports! Everything is sliding on the table, just some good old fashioned sop motion with nothing too fancy :)

[@jennaprovost4907]

Meaning to say nothing is suspended. But of course if you're interested in masking stuff out in your shots, such as rigs, try painting them all green (or something that majorly contradicts the colours you have on your set) and the remove it digitally in post production on most editing softwares. Just like a green screen. Just be sure to get a clean shot (no movement or characters and properly lit) to set in behind it once you get rid of the green/ rig. You could also mask anything in post but I personally don't like to because I find it turns out quite crude and it takes forever!!! For best results I would use a good editing software (like after effects/ premiere Pro) instead of trying to edit with Dragon Frame :)

[@bloodswarms]

The motor on the end that kind of flips over noto the slider end. That's the kind of thing that I thought may be supported in various positions. But I see what you mean. I've never messed with stop motion. I saw this kind of stuff done on Get Hands Dirty and other channels. I guess I didn't realize they were doing stop motion for their youtube videos. Kind of makes me respect their videos more. It's something I'd like to get into!

[@Pipne]

Hey Edu, I was wondering how much would this Arduine camera slider cost me to build it? (using all of the links in your description) Thanks!

[@edupuertasfruns]

Pipne Count: Electrònics Kit 160 euros, Slider 107 and bracket and screws say 20. Total 300 euros plus taxes

[@Pipne]

Thank you !

[@mashurshalehin4972]

How much did the rail and bearings cost?

[@javierfernandez5064qq]

You can find them here www.igus.es/drylin/guias-lineales-perfil-w

[@GK-lf1ll]

your cat must be thinking, what the hell happening