http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/ Engadget Comments for HOW-TO: Take digital photos from a kite--Part 2, the kite and the pictures http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/It's a fun little hobby, but I keep loosing my kites :-(
- Mike]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/
Normally, you'd use pin 1 and pin 8 for 0V and +6V respectively. Pin 3 is an output pin, and pin 4 is the reset. Have you done this rather unorthodox thing (powering the chip from an output and a reset line!) by accident, or is it a very clever hack?

]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/
The pictures here are very good.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/
Also, wouldn't a parachute recovery be cool, with descent photos... you know, your own little Huygens probe? I guess you could also haul the camera up with a second line through a loop near the top of a camera... like the cable on a crane. That way you could simply fly your kite until you reached the altitude or stability level that you desire, and haul the thing up or down.

Finally, anyone ever try this with one of those mini video cameras and transmitters that are commonly advertised for live feeds from the kite?

Ped.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/
Great blog!! Love it!!
-Piffer]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/
But better than the 555 is the 556 which includes two 555s in one mdip. So you could use one as a delay timer then use the other to trigger the camera. So you could have it delay 5 minutes while you get the kite in the air then have it take photos every 30 seconds.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/
How about a tethered Edmund Scientific weather helium balloon or a model RC aeroplane as a aerial base?]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/
Partway through wiring it up to my JamCam, and I looked at the pinout diagram. I coincide with Richard Neill, it is a rather strange wiring diagram. Clarification would be appreciated.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/
I would also like some information on the wiring of the chip - also how it worked without any resistors or capacitors to provide the timing. The 555 relies on the RC network to set the period and duty cycle.
]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/will require to learn kite flying.
Also it seems that it would not be under the control of the kite flier to take the exact photo clip of the things he want.
And he also requires the exact calculation of the time
to set the timer properly.


]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/The suggestion of using a 556 has merit. It would require only a little extra space to accomodate the larger capacitor needed to give the first stage delay (launch time).]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/The suggestion of using a 556 has merit. It would require only a little extra space to accomodate the larger capacitor needed to give the first stage delay (launch time).]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/2) Directional control of the vehicle. Any other ideas?
I'm not sure about a solution to 1) maybe a "radio supplies" type shop sells some generic radio frequency RC gear that you could mate to the DC motor mentioned above.
For 2) I guess one option is for one of these powered RC flown model aircraft - but these seem to have spectacular crashes on landing sometime? I have also seen these (indoor) mini airships, is there an outdoor version anyone knows of? Keep up the good work ....
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I hope to see a future hack that does this mechanically, so you can press the shutter risk-free.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/opening the case of the camera and play with the
switch, you can send orders to the camedia via its
RS232 port. I have written the appropriate command
sequence for linux-based PCs and a variety of
microcontrollers (simple 9600 bauds RS232 sequences).
For example for just taking a picture one would send:
1/ initialization sequence:
send 0x00 (init communications)
read: answer should be 0x15
write 0x1B,0x53,0x06,0x00,0x00,0x11,0x02,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x13,0x00
read: answer should be 0x06 (ack)
2/ for each new picture to be taken:
write 0x1b,0x43,0x03,0x00,0x02,0x02,0x00,0x04,0x00
read: answer should be 0x06 (ack)
read: answer should be 0x05 (picture taken)
repeat 2/ as many times as needed.

Jean-Michel]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/
Imagination is definitely the key to everything.

Respectfully,
Simon Bennett.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/
What could be better?

JIM MARTIN
American Kitefliers Association
Wings Across Carolina Kiting and Okra Society
(WACKOS)]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/can you please tell me if you sell any remote control shutter releases without all the fancy stuff I just want to trip the shutter it is for a SLR Pentax MZ-50 it has a halfway depress which only focusses so i need one that will push it all the way down if possible can you please tell me what your cheapest one is.

thanks
Joshua]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/
Yours was an excellent project, congrats! To all the naysayers: Do it better and show us how.]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/
Snap snap grin grin wink wink say n' more!

A long time ago, i saw a german-made toy called a Drachenseilbahn --a "kite cable car". It had two sail-like wings that carried it up the kite line on two little pulley-like wheels. When it reached the end of the line up by the kite, rubber bands would shut the wings, and it would come rolling back down. You could pro'ly modify your setup so that the camera would only
take one shot, using some similar contraption, and then use some smaller drag 'chute to protect the camera from getting smashed at the bottom when it comes whizzing back down.

E]]>Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/Dec 19th 2005 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/21/how-to-take-digital-photos-from-a-kite-part-2-the-kite-and/Dec 19th 2005 2:26AM