Hi,
I did it - I ordered StereoPi v2 Camera Kit! Yeah
OK - until shipment arrives I want to use the time to get more familiar with StereoPI.
I want to use StereoPI V2 only for still images. And I want to shoot fast moving objects like motor bikes, cars, fire and flames, breaking waves, etc. So I need high sync of both cameras - this is key to me.
On crowdsupply.com I read an article about synchronisation:
https://www.crowdsupply.com/virt2real/s ... s-and-more
In this article I read something about how to use only one oscillator (see area within orange border):
I looked inside the 'DIY Ninjas' section of the Wiki - but there is no post about how to use only one oscillator.
Is there any progress on this issue? I want to do this with the provided IMX219 cams.
Thanks...
StereoPi v2 Camera Kit how to use only one oscillator for better sync
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Re: StereoPi v2 Camera Kit how to use only one oscillator for better sync
Hi Mr.Burns,
The idea is that each camera has its own oscillator. You have to unsolder one oscillator and solder wires to its soldering points from another camera.
This approach is used for all stereoscopic-based solutions on RPi. We'll add this section to our wiki soon, but you can find the description in the Wiki of our colleagues here.
The idea is that each camera has its own oscillator. You have to unsolder one oscillator and solder wires to its soldering points from another camera.
This approach is used for all stereoscopic-based solutions on RPi. We'll add this section to our wiki soon, but you can find the description in the Wiki of our colleagues here.
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Re: StereoPi v2 Camera Kit how to use only one oscillator for better sync
Hi Realizator,
great - thanks - will try that, If I've got my V2
great - thanks - will try that, If I've got my V2
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Re: StereoPi v2 Camera Kit how to use only one oscillator for better sync
Notice that in their case, they also removed what raspberry call the crypto chip, which is not needed for StereoPi (i.e. you can keep this chip)
Also, I would encourage to twist the two wires together (the one that carries the oscillator signal and the one for the ground) to minimize interferences.
Pro tip: my hardware electronic colleagues solder the removed components elsewhere on the board (on exposed ground zones, or with only one pad soldered) so that we do not trash them wildly and find them easily if we want to revert the change.
Also, I would encourage to twist the two wires together (the one that carries the oscillator signal and the one for the ground) to minimize interferences.
Pro tip: my hardware electronic colleagues solder the removed components elsewhere on the board (on exposed ground zones, or with only one pad soldered) so that we do not trash them wildly and find them easily if we want to revert the change.
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Despite my quite active participation in the forum, I am not in the StereoPi team
StereoPi (v1) Standard Edition + CM3Lite module + a few cameras
Despite my quite active participation in the forum, I am not in the StereoPi team
StereoPi (v1) Standard Edition + CM3Lite module + a few cameras