anyone have a Raspberry Pi camera mount for mini?  

RE: anyone have a Raspberry Pi camera mount for mini?

I printed this mount:
https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/3407-articulating-raspberry-pi-camera-mount-for-prusa-m

And made an adapter that just needs rubber feet and sits really securely without any fastenings under the Mini:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4220289

It's very modular, so you can print out the pieces you need. The only thing I would recommend is increasing the perimeters from the defaults to give it extra strength as I've found some of the bolts broke when tightened.

RE: anyone have a Raspberry Pi camera mount for mini?

This one was uploaded yesterday https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/31750-prusa-mini-raspberry-pi-3b-camera-mount-by-clip-fa . I'm still waiting for my mini, so can't tell you how well it works, but may be of interest.

RE: anyone have a Raspberry Pi camera mount for mini?

I use this bed mount for the mini: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4300857

With just the case from this mount: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1646474

I've mirrored it to fit the other side of the bed and it works perfectly for me, I couldn't be happier.

I have the articulating mount for my MK3S because it mounts on the Z and raises up, but for the mini I use these as I mainly wanted it to be watched by the spaghetti detective and the bed mount just works.

RE: anyone have a Raspberry Pi camera mount for mini?

Posted by: @oldschool

I use this bed mount for the mini: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4300857

With just the case from this mount: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1646474

I've mirrored it to fit the other side of the bed and it works perfectly for me, I couldn't be happier.

I have the articulating mount for my MK3S because it mounts on the Z and raises up, but for the mini I use these as I mainly wanted it to be watched by the spaghetti detective and the bed mount just works.

That looks like a nice setup. I'll give it a shot. Thanks for the suggestion.

RE: anyone have a Raspberry Pi camera mount for mini?

Posted by: @gordon-w

This one was uploaded yesterday https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/31750-prusa-mini-raspberry-pi-3b-camera-mount-by-clip-fa . I'm still waiting for my mini, so can't tell you how well it works, but may be of interest.

Thanks for the link.  I am printing this next.

RE: anyone have a Raspberry Pi camera mount for mini?

I have created my own variations:

RE: anyone have a Raspberry Pi camera mount for mini?

@karl-herbert

Karl,  looks nice.  Whats up with the extended hood over the lens?

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@rockytoptim

This absorbs the majority of light reflections, similar to the aperture of a camera. It also protects the lens a little.

RE: anyone have a Raspberry Pi camera mount for mini?

@oldschool

Thanks, this looks good. 

RE: anyone have a Raspberry Pi camera mount for mini?

I made this one in order to use octolapse. still needs some work because I want the led inside the camera housing.

RE: anyone have a Raspberry Pi camera mount for mini?

@pablosimone

Good idea to attach an LED 👍 . I will also think of something there 🤨 .

I assume that you have connected the LED to the USB port.

RE: anyone have a Raspberry Pi camera mount for mini?

Posted by: @karl-herbert

@pablosimone

Good idea to attach an LED 👍 . I will also think of something there 🤨 .

I assume that you have connected the LED to the USB port.

Nop. the led is attached (with a resistor) to the raspi gpio because I want to the able to turn on/off from octoprint.

RE: anyone have a Raspberry Pi camera mount for mini?

In fact. Few weeks ago bought a hundred of these leds with a wider angle of lighting. I will put 4 or 6 around the camera to obtaing a more even lighting across the entire print area and fewer shadows

RE: anyone have a Raspberry Pi camera mount for mini?

Posted by: @pablo-simone

I made this one in order to use octolapse. still needs some work because I want the led inside the camera housing.

I would love to use that camera mount, do you have the files for it stilll?

RE: anyone have a Raspberry Pi camera mount for mini?

Posted by: @jm-design

Posted by: @pablo-simone

I made this one in order to use octolapse. still needs some work because I want the led inside the camera housing.

I would love to use that camera mount, do you have the files for it stilll?

Went ahead and designed something akin to it myself Link

RE: anyone have a Raspberry Pi camera mount for mini?

I have used this mount, an alternate of the motor mount posted above. These are good if you want where the hot end is currently printing to stay in the center of the frame because the camera moves up with the axis. Also keeps the currently printed layers in focus. It does mean the camera moves in an octolapse though, some may or may not like this. And my biggest reason for the motor mount it was the only good place I could find to put a camera that wouldn't interfere with the axis and wasn't a mounting arm that sticks out that can be bumped or broken.

Tip for the cable going to the camera. fan-fold it to take up the slack. and put your Pi directly under the motor behind the LCD. It will then stretch out as the axis moves up and minimizes the chance of the cable getting caught up in the print bed. The fanfolding also make the cable want to naturally curve away from the bed as the axis comes back down, depending on the direction of your fold.

https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/45962-prusa-mini-mini-raspberry-pi-camera-module-v21-8mp

RE: anyone have a Raspberry Pi camera mount for mini?

Posted by: @d0ug

I have used this mount, an alternate of the motor mount posted above. These are good if you want where the hot end is currently printing to stay in the center of the frame because the camera moves up with the axis. Also keeps the currently printed layers in focus. It does mean the camera moves in an octolapse though, some may or may not like this. And my biggest reason for the motor mount it was the only good place I could find to put a camera that wouldn't interfere with the axis and wasn't a mounting arm that sticks out that can be bumped or broken.

Tip for the cable going to the camera. fan-fold it to take up the slack. and put your Pi directly under the motor behind the LCD. It will then stretch out as the axis moves up and minimizes the chance of the cable getting caught up in the print bed. The fanfolding also make the cable want to naturally curve away from the bed as the axis comes back down, depending on the direction of your fold.

 

https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/45962-prusa-mini-mini-raspberry-pi-camera-module-v21-8mp

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I tried this exact mount for a while, wasn't a fan of the camera angle myself. Thank you for the cable tip however!