Camera Axe 6 Kickstarter

[Maurice]

I recently make the Kickstarter go live.  I guess we'll see how it goes...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1492884446/camera-axe-6

[dml...@gmail.com]

One of my friends in the camera club already saw it and is thinking about it!
Dan

[Maurice]

Awesome!

[Tomas Wangen]

You are already halfway there after 3 days. Impressive. Looking forward to upgrading from v4!

[Maurice]

Thanks for the support!  Let me know if you have any questions about it.

[Per Cramer]

Hi Maurice,

i am working with projectiles that have speeds between 800m/s and 1600 m/s. Will the camera axe 6 be able the work in the microsecond range instead of the millisecond? I thought about creating my own design using the samsd5x series, because that runs on 120Mhz.

Regards,

Per

[Maurice]

Yes, it will totally work for that.  I'm actually very confused where you got the idea that the CA6 works on milliseconds.  I must be doing a bad job of explaining it because I'm trying to convey that it works with microsecond timing.  In truth it actually works on nanoseconds (each tick is around 20 ns), but I only expose microseconds to the users.  I see no need for a faster CPU even if you were shooting bullets at 8000 m/s.

[Per Cramer]

Hi Maurice,

no it is totally my bad. Last night i had 2 pages open and i see that one is about v5 and that only had settings for milliseconds. So sorry. I am a software developer by trade an i use the samsd2x series quite a lot, but we are no switching to the samsd5x series for some designs. It is a super processor for that price, but i mentioned it more because i still thought the processor was the reason for working in a milli second range. 

We had some contact way back in the past, i actually designed a projectile sensor that has got a nanosecond response time, using laser and a photodiode array.  I also noticed your work on the led flash, very interesting. At one of my jobs we use a 40k euros system for measuring yaw angles of projectiles, it features nanolight flashes which are incredibly fast, but even more incredibly expensive. I have been doing some small tests with led flashes also in the little spare time i have got at this moment.

Regards

[ric...@hornbaker.com]

Well, Maurice, it looks like your Kickstarter will fund after all!

Honestly, I don't need this gadget right now, but you've added a lot of ideas I had for enhancing the CA5 and I couldn't bear to see it so close to the finish line without going over, so you've got my backing.

Though, as a CA5 owner, I was a bit disappointed to find no info on using my existing kit and sensors with the new rig.  It's a small part of your market, for sure, but it's folks who've already sunk money into your ideas and an opportunity to upgrade them.

Cheers,

Richard

[Maurice]

Richard, thanks for your support!