triggerbox

camera triggering with clock synchronization to host PCs

firmware build and install

This firmware can be compiled and installed with the Arduino IDE or at the command line.

Arduino IDE compilation

The file triggerbox.ino in the folder firmware/triggerbox can be opened directly in the Arduino IDE.

Command-line compilation

To build this firmware for an Arduino Nano or Arduino Uno board on Ubuntu linux, do the following steps.

Install the required software:

sudo apt-get install arduino-mk

Make the firmware and upload it onto your Arduino device:

make -f Makefile.nano upload # <- Do this for Arduino Nano
make -f Makefile.uno upload # <- Do this for Arduino Uno

Device setup

After building and uploading firmware to the device, its name must be saved to it with the arduino-udev package.

Unplug and replug the triggerbox:

arduino-udev-name --set-name trig1 --verbose /dev/ttyUSB0
udevadm control --reload-rules
udevadm trigger --attr-match=subsystem=tty
ls /dev/trig1