Default Camera Firmware for ESP32CAM Board

[AhmedMesih]

Hi sir,
Is this repo can use native ESP32CAM camera?

If so, can I ask you to inform me about the firmware I need to install? I couldn't find anything in UC2_REST_API that supports default camera from ESP32CAM board.

[beniroquai]

Hey @AhmedMesih nice to receive some feedback. We had it working a while back, I think there is a "driver" inside ImSwitch, but I may need to update it (lots of changes).

What exactly are you planing to do? With this I can provide you with more information.

[AhmedMesih]

Thanks for fast responsing sir, I'm so sorry for the delay.

I'm trying personal experiments with Arduino and ESP and trying somethings for medical opensource microscopy.
I was interested in μManager for microscope control, but then I discovered your ImSwitch tweet and I wanted to try ImSwitch as I was thinking of using the ESP32CAM's built-in camera before.

I understood the PC side (ImSwitch drivers/configs etc.) , but I wanted to consult you as I am not sure about the software I need to upload in the ESP32 inside 🥲

[beniroquai]

Hey @AhmedMesih,I have repaired the detector manager for the esp32 camera. Its reading and displaying the MJPEG stream. In addition it should be possible to set exposure time and gain using a REST API.
It's in a very early stage, but ready for testing I guess. The firmware is not yet documeted, but you can find it here:
https://github.com/beniroquai/Matchboxscope/tree/feature_incubator/ESP32/ESP32CAM-MatchBoxScope-Timelapse-MAIN

[AhmedMesih]

Thank you for your reply and help.
I understand now and I will try to connect ESP32 to ImSwitch as soon as possible.
I think for now there is no firmware that can do both motor control and camera control on a single ESP32, but maybe I can try to do this with the current repos.

[beniroquai]

Hey. It's possible to use the LED + 1 stepper motor (e.g. A4988 motor driver). In case you don't need the SD card, you can have more. I remember having one code that did all of that. Can'T remember which branch. Something with autofocus..

[AhmedMesih]

Oh yes you are right, I took a quick glance, "SimpleStream_SDCard_wakeup_final_incubator_streamstays" on some branchs supports step motor/LED control as you said. But (although) sd card support is also available in all of them