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Step 3Start Button
Inside of the photo booth I wanted the user to press a button to kick off the entire process. I didn't want people fiddling with keyboards and mice though. The software I was using allowed for the use of an external button as the trigger. Now I could have gone and purchased the Stealth Switch they recommend on the website, but what fun is there in that!
Instead I found the largest illuminated button that I could on ebay, and a week later I had a 4" diameter glowing red start button. Link to instructions for DSLR Pro Software: http://www.breezesys.com/PSRemote/pushbtn.htm
To interface that to the laptop I hacked an old serial cable, and soldered pins 1 & 4 to the contacts of the button. I had a 12 volt power supply for another upcoming project I temporarily requisitioned, and used to provide the illumination power. A quick test with a multimeter showed that it worked as expected.
Since my laptop did not have a serial port I dug out a usb-serial conversion cable and plugged in my new arcade button. The software has a separate button software application that will monitor a serial port for button presses. I configured it to listen to the correct serial port and to provide the correct button press to the photo booth software to start the sequence. A quick test proved that the button was ready for use, and it was time to start the building the enclose.
Instead I found the largest illuminated button that I could on ebay, and a week later I had a 4" diameter glowing red start button. Link to instructions for DSLR Pro Software: http://www.breezesys.com/PSRemote/pushbtn.htm
To interface that to the laptop I hacked an old serial cable, and soldered pins 1 & 4 to the contacts of the button. I had a 12 volt power supply for another upcoming project I temporarily requisitioned, and used to provide the illumination power. A quick test with a multimeter showed that it worked as expected.
Since my laptop did not have a serial port I dug out a usb-serial conversion cable and plugged in my new arcade button. The software has a separate button software application that will monitor a serial port for button presses. I configured it to listen to the correct serial port and to provide the correct button press to the photo booth software to start the sequence. A quick test proved that the button was ready for use, and it was time to start the building the enclose.
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