Re: pyKake - DSLR Remote control
 

hi yabba,

thank's for the very useful software, but i've a problem to enjoy with my sony alpha 55, because it won't work properly.
I've installed pykake 7.3.2 on a n900,rebooted the system and choosen remote control on my camera. But if pressed the shutter button pointing to my camera nothing happens.
I think, that the command strings of minolta cams are not the same as sony's newer alpha camera generation. Please tell me what maybe the reason for this malfunction.

Re: pyKake - DSLR Remote control
 

Your quesses are as good as mine, I don't have Minolta neither Alpha to test them, so I just added that Minolta remote (which was said that it may work with Alpha), crossed my fingers and kicked it to the autobuilder, because that is all I can do for cameras not made by Olympus.

Anyway, here is short check list to find plausible errors:
1. Does the IR sensor blink (just watch it trought the live view), if not, then the problem is in device (my sensor is blinking), or if you have irreco installed, it might cause some errors for lirc files.
2. If you run the pykake from the xterm (python /opt/pykake/pykake.py), do you get any error output?
3. Double check that you have set your camera in Remote mode, so it knows to look out for IR signal.

Re: pyKake - DSLR Remote control
 

Re: pyKake - DSLR Remote control
 

Doesnt work for my Sony A500, either. :(
LIRC starts successfully and has started it's daemon. There is no error outputed when i try the Shutter button.
However... i cant see a red light through the live-view... i know that it has captured invisible light before in the same way, but it didnt this time. (Might be too dark?)
Any advice? I rebooted once.

Re: pyKake - DSLR Remote control
 

Same thing with me. No response from Alpha 500((

Re: pyKake - DSLR Remote control
 

Hi all.

I've found a lirc file on dpreview with all the RMT-DSLR1 buttons scaned.
Names S and S2 should be the instant shoot and 2s delay shoot.

Yabba, is that possible to you including it in your file format ?
That would be great if we had a conf file where include our raw codes.
Regards

Full lirc file
http://mjr.org/RMT-DSLR1.lirc

shot and 2s delay

Re: pyKake - DSLR Remote control
 

I just tested the pykabe 0.7.3 (newest version). I went ahead and installed irreco so as to have the full IR package.
When I had pykabe running and tested it with my canon, nothing happened. On rare occations the lens autofocused, but nothing beyond that. So I went over the irreco and tried that, nothing. So while having both apps running I switched over to pykabe and suddenly everything worked as it should. After a little experimenting I came to the conclusion that pykabe doesn't work without having irreco running in the background.

Works Perfectly
 

It works Perfectly with my 550d!!! I was looking to invest in a remote shutter release to do long exposure photography without touching my dslr, now I dont have to! Great Work hope you keep creating such software!

Re: pyKake - DSLR Remote control
 

I got it working on Sony NEX by replacing the /opt/pykake/cameras/minolta/RC3 with the following:

begin remote
name Minolta_RC3
flags RAW_CODES
eps 30
aeps 100
gap 11877
begin raw_codes

name two_sec
2336 646 1168 621 1168 621
1168 621 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 572 646 572 621
1168 621 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 1168 621 572 621
572 646 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 1168 621 1168 10411
2336 621 1168 621 1168 621
1168 621 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 572 646 572 621
1168 621 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 1168 621 572 621
572 646 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 1168 621 1168 10436
2336 646 1168 621 1168 621
1168 621 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 572 646 572 621
1168 621 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 1168 621 572 621
572 646 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 1168 621 1168 10411
2336 646 1168 621 1168 621
1168 621 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 572 646 572 621
1168 621 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 1168 621 572 621
572 646 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 1168 621 1168 10411
2336 621 1168 621 1168 621
1168 621 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 572 646 572 621
1168 621 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 1168 621 572 621
572 646 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 1168 621 1168

name one_sec
2336 646 1168 621 572 621
1168 621 1168 621 572 621
1168 621 572 646 572 621
1168 621 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 1168 621 572 621
572 646 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 1168 621 1168 11008
2336 621 1168 621 572 621
1168 621 1168 621 572 621
1168 621 572 646 572 621
1168 621 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 1168 621 572 621
572 646 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 1168 621 1168 11008
2336 621 1168 621 572 621
1168 621 1168 621 572 621
1168 621 572 646 572 621
1168 621 572 621 1168 621
1168 621 1093 696 572 621
572 621 572 621 572 1218
497 1292 422 1367 373 11803
298 2659 199 1590 174 1019
174 1615 174 1615 149 1044
149 1640 124 1093 149 1044
124 1665 124 1068 124 1665
99 1690 99 1690 99 1093
99 1118 99 1093 99 1690
99 1690 75 1715 75 12101
149 2833 75 1715 75 1118
75 1715 75 1715 75 1118
75 1715 75 1118 99 1093
99 1690 99 1093 99 1690
99 1690 99 1690 99 1093
99 1118 99 1093 99 1690
99 1690 99 1690 99

end raw_codes
end remote

Re: pyKake - DSLR Remote control
 

I can confirm that A77 works with cipper's fix. Don't forget to run irreco and pyKake together.
Thank you