Create a remote control for Dragon Stop Motion using an inexpensive hobby board. Use the remote to interact with motion control systems, cameras, or other hardware devices. The remote can send commands to Dragon Stop Motion (shoot a frame, delete a frame, play/stop, go to live) or receive notifications from Dragon Stop Motion (shoot, delete and position frame).

Arduino (http://arduino.cc/) is a hobby electronics board with open-source software and hardware specifications. With some simple wiring and pre-made software, you can wire the Arduino to control Dragon, or to control an external system based on events from Dragon.

You can purchase an Arduino Duemilanove for about $30 USD from a distributor.

Download the DSM library and sample sketch for Arduino. The DSM library uses the Simple Serial Interface to communicate with Dragon Stop Motion.

The sample program below shows you how easy it is to use the Arduino to instruct Dragon Stop Motion or receive notifications from it.

Examples

• Example #1 - Basic overview
• Example #2 - Triggering a stereo slider