NERDVille OctoPrint - FULLY Adjustable Camera + Light Rig by NERDVille

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

AT LAST, some quiet time enabled me to implement my own version of OctoPi for my Prusa i3 MK2
Unfortunately, this was specifically designed with my Prusa MK2 in mind but if you can redesign the Camera Stand v2 somewhere on your 3D printer, then I believe this can work just as well, just bear in mind that you will need to purchase the correct length camera ribbon. For Prusa this was a 1250 - 1500mm ribbon.
Refer to my photos so you can plan the cable length for this.
I would advise slightly longer cable for the power out to the Raspberry Pi and LED (optional).
For Terminal Connectors I used these DuPont connectors from Amazon. Very useful for creating small compact connections
http://amzn.eu/bsyazFa
NOW, follow my YouTube episode below to see how this was designed, 3D printed and installation instructions as well as being entertained along the way.
https://youtu.be/e6c507Jmmu4
Feel free to leave me a tip as I spent a good week designing and prototyping this before releasing it for general public use.
UPDATE 01:
Just from experience, I've had to make changes to the PiCam setting to get the PiCAM to grab 1080p footage at 30fps but found the cam was totally out of focus. So just print this focusing ring out and superglue it to the front lense, being extremely careful not to get SuperGlue on the lens. Works a treat.https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:211641/#files
To get a better image on your PiCAM too go to the Config.txt file and enter the following line anywhere:
&# Raspberry Pi Camera V1/V2, 1080P, partial field of view (16:9 aspect) at 30fps
&# Notes: Using 16:9 aspect crops your field of view so you will see less
camera_raspi_options="-x 1920 -y 1080 -fps 30 -quality 95"
and then goto the OctoPrint interface and from the timelapse menu, change the Bitrate from 5000k to 12600k, this way you'll notice a much-improved image. This setting will give a more cropped image as its 16:9 ratio.
For a more Full View use these settings:
&# Raspberry Pi Camera V2, half resolution, video mode, full field of view (4:3 aspect) at 10fps
&# Notes: Good compromise between resolution and framerate, recommended for V2
camera_raspi_options="-x 1640 -y 1232 -fps 10 -quality 95"
Then you can crop it in your video editor to a 16:9 ratio.
UPDATE 02:
Viewer requested a 40mm fan version so that a more silent fan can be used. I have created a 40mm Top lid and also included a toggle switch hole so that the fan can be switched on/off manually when not printing.
Hope it works and PLEASE SHARE this post.