LabVIEW ESP8266 & ArduCAM

for WiFi Camera Application

Amornthep Phunsin
Supawat Armart

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Topics

Lesson 1 Lesson 3 Lesson 5

Introduction & ArduCAM Workshop: ArduCAM with
OLED APIs
Programming Telegram Apps

Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 6

ESP8266 APIs and Workshop: Msg with LINE
NETPIE APIs
SMART Config Apps

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 1.Introduction & ArduCAM
Programming

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 ArduCAM Mini 2 MP

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 Block Diagram

FPGA

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 Pin Definition

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 OV2640 Image Sensor 2 MP

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 ArduCAM 2MP +Lens
• ArduCAM 2MP (OV2640)
• LS-4014 3.0mm Focal Length M12xP0.5 Camera
Lens

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 Understand Focal Length

http://www.wired.com/2012/09/photography-lenses/

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 Focal Length Comparison Diagram

http://www.digital-photography-student.com/lens-focal-length-explained/

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Lens Options (M12xP0.5 or CS mount)

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 Fish Eye Camera Lens
• LS-25180 1.6mm Focal Length M12xP0.5 Fish Eye
Camera Lens

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 NOIR Filter Lens

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 Software and Hardware Lists
• Software
• LabVIEW 2014 Home Edition
• Arduino Compatible Compiler for LabVIEW
• QwaveSys ESP8266 Libraray (Home)

• Hardware
• ESP8266 Dev Kit (LabVIEW Version)
• ArduCAM Mini 2MP

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 LabVIEW ESP8266 & ArduCAM APIs

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 WiFi Application Tempalte

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 Template VI for WiFi with Smart Config

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 Template VI for WiFi with fixed SSID

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 WiFi Handler Status

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 Workshop: ArduCAM Programming
• 1. Initial with CS pin

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 Workshop: ArduCAM Programming
• 2. Set Image Resolution

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 Workshop: ArduCAM Programming
• 3. Start Capture Image
• 4. Debug = Print out the
Image Size in Bytes (example:
240000)

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 Workshop: ArduCAM Programming
• 5.Initial Upload API
with parameters

Actual Image Path:

http://iosys.link/xxx/uploads/test.jpg

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 Workshop: ArduCAM Programming
5.1 Examples “.php” script at Server.
*Actual Image
path is
“xxx/uploads”

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 Workshop: ArduCAM Programming

• 6. Start FIFO Open

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 Workshop: ArduCAM Programming
• 7. Calculate chunk file for
upload.
• Example: Total bytes=
1,000
• 1,000/256 = 3.9
• 256*3 = 768 bytes
• 1,000-768 = 232 bytes

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• 8. Start upload data to server.
• Example : 1,000 bytes data
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232 bytes 256bytes 256 bytes 256 bytes

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• 9. Close References

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 Workshop: ArduCAM Programming
• 10. Debug print = Done:

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 2.Introduce: ESP8266 APIs
and SMART Config

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 Workshop: WiFi SMART Config

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 I/O Debounce

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 HTTP/HTTPS Upload

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 HTTP GET/POST

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 Workshop : ArduCAM with Debounce

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 3. Workshop: ArduCAM
with Telegram Apps

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 Workshop : Upload Picture to Telegram Apps

Chat ID
Token sendPhoto

Server

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 Workshop : Send Msg to Telegram Apps

sendMessage
chatID text Server

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 4. Workshop: Msg with
LINE Apps

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 Workshop : Send Msg to LINE App

LINE Group ID
HTTP GET

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 Bonus: OLED Display APIs

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 Bonus: NETPIE APIs

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