I’m retiring this project for now and encourage anyone to continue improving the Bescor MP-101 and Arduino, but in the meantime stay tuned for a really cool project involving Opentld and the Arduino.
Known issues:
The Bescor sometimes stalls under reduced speeds.
Hey Matt-
Do you think your code will work with the Bescor MP360?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00535TL0M
The Bescor MP360 should work with the code. I saw a few hacks like this one http://www.blindskunk.com/Bescor_MP101_360_Hack.html I want to try on the MP101.
Nice! Continuous rotation is better than 360 degrees. And the MP101 is less expensive than the MP360. Ill give it shot and let you know how it goes.
here is the link to the patent application GB2212011A with the cuircuit diagram of the camera panner
http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=GB&NR=2212011A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=&date=19890712&DB=&locale=en_EP
Good find!
I forgot to add the following information:
the patent application was filed in the year 1987, and the maximum protection period of 20 years expired already. So the circuit diagram is free now.