MEMENTO Wireless Remote with TouchOSC

Control your camera using an app running on your phone!

by John Park

published January 24, 2024, last edited January 21, 2025

posted in Sensors/ Camera Internet of Things - IOT/ Wireless CircuitPython Breakout Boards/ WiFi

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Project guide

Overview

A wireless remote control can be very helpful for certain types of photography -- maybe you want to take a group photo and actually be in the photo this time! Or perhaps you're shooting stop motion animation and need to avoid bumping the camera out of position.

Thanks to the WiFi built into the MEMENTO ESP32-S2 chip, you can trigger any camera function you like with wireless commands sent with an iOS or Android app using the OSC protocol.

OSC stands for Open Sound Protocol, but you can use it for a whole lot more than audio and synthesizers. It's a communication protocol designed for real-time control in multimedia applications, similar in some ways to MIDI, but much more advanced and flexible.

Parts

MEMENTO - Python Programmable DIY Camera - Bare Board

Make memories, or just a cool camera-based project, with Adafruit's MEMENTO Camera Board. It's a development board with everything you need to create...

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Lithium Ion Polymer Battery 3.7v 420mAh with JST 2-PH connector and short cable

Lithium Ion Polymer Battery with Short Cable - 3.7V 420mAh

Lithium-ion polymer (also known as 'lipo' or 'lipoly') batteries are thin, light, and powerful. The output ranges from 4.2V when completely charged to 3.7V. This...

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256MB Micro SD Memory Card

Add storage in a jiffy using this 256MB microSD card. Preformatted to FAT32, so it works out of the packaging with our projects. Works great with any device in the...

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NOTE: You can use cards with up to 32GB capacity in the MEMENTO.

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USB Type A to Type C Cable - approx 1 meter / 3 ft long

As technology changes and adapts, so does Adafruit. This USB Type A to Type C cable will help you with the transition to USB C, even if you're still...

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TouchOSC

This project uses TouchOSC by Hexler Limited, available here. As of this time, TouchOSC is $12.99 in the Apple App Store for iOS and in the Google Play store for Android.

The layout can be edited (or even created from scratch) on the mobile app, but the desktop version for Mac, Windows, or Linux makes it a lot easier. The desktop license costs $25.50 at this time.

Since OSC is a free, open standard, you could adapt the code very easily to use other OSC apps of your choosing.

Mobile Device

You can use nearly any iOS or Android device with WiFi to run TouchOSC.

Optional:

Overhead shot of two square-shaped PCB boards for a DIY camera above eight black plastic screws and four black plastic hex nuts with 3pin to 3pin JST PH cable and adhesive sticker.

Adafruit MEMENTO Camera Enclosure & Hardware Kit

Once you've picked up your MEMENTO Camera and you're ready to take it out into the world, here is a chic and minimalist enclosure that will look great on the...

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JST PH 2mm 3-pin Plug-Plug Cable - 100mm long

This cable is a little over 100mm / 4" long and fitted with JST-PH 3-pin connectors on either end. We dig the solid and compact nature of these connectors and the...

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