IXUS175: Shoot key emulation does not work

alvm

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« on: 16 / March / 2016, 17:43:10 »

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Hello,

I use key's emulation like

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kbd_new_state[2] = physw_status[2];
physw_status[2] = (kbd_new_state[2]  & kbd_mod_state[2]);

for shooting.

It works fine for all cameras but not for IXUS175. I see KEY_SHOOT_HALF_BIT is cleared but camera not shoot. What is cause of problem?

Thanks,
Alex.

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srsa_4c

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Re: IXUS175: Shoot key emulation does not work

« Reply #1 on: 16 / March / 2016, 17:53:54 »

Quote from: alvm on 16 / March / 2016, 17:43:10

It works fine for all cameras but not for IXUS175. I see KEY_SHOOT_HALF_BIT is cleared but camera not shoot.

How did you determine KEY_SHOOT_HALF_BIT? Was USB connected when you tried to shoot?
Some things I could think of (all guesses):
- that's not the right bit
- it's inverted
- the button affects more than one bit
- your physw_status is not the right one
- Canon has changed the way physw task operates

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alvm

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Re: IXUS175: Shoot key emulation does not work

« Reply #2 on: 16 / March / 2016, 18:21:37 »

Quote from: srsa_4c on 16 / March / 2016, 17:53:54

How did you determine KEY_SHOOT_HALF_BIT?

Reading of physw_status using ptp. The bit is changed when I press shoot key.

Quote from: srsa_4c on 16 / March / 2016, 17:53:54

Was USB connected when you tried to shoot?

Yes.

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Re: IXUS175: Shoot key emulation does not work

« Reply #3 on: 16 / March / 2016, 18:39:23 »

Quote from: alvm on 16 / March / 2016, 18:21:37

Quote from: srsa_4c on 16 / March / 2016, 17:53:54
Was USB connected when you tried to shoot?
Yes.

Try without USB?
Note that you're not giving too many details, so I can really only make guesses.
Do other buttons work when you operate them from code?

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alvm

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Re: IXUS175: Shoot key emulation does not work

« Reply #4 on: 17 / March / 2016, 03:17:04 »

Quote from: srsa_4c on 16 / March / 2016, 18:39:23

Do other buttons work when you operate them from code?

Rec button works fine.

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Re: IXUS175: Shoot key emulation does not work

« Reply #5 on: 17 / March / 2016, 13:53:38 »

Quote from: alvm on 17 / March / 2016, 03:17:04

Quote from: srsa_4c on 16 / March / 2016, 18:39:23
Do other buttons work when you operate them from code?
Rec button works fine.

OK. Is it only the shoot_half button that fails, or does shoot_full behave the same? What happens if you manually press those buttons (with connected USB, obviously)?
BTW, I wasn't joking when I suggested trying without a USB connection - it could be an issue with the method you're using to switch to record mode.

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alvm

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Re: IXUS175: Shoot key emulation does not work

« Reply #6 on: 17 / March / 2016, 13:59:39 »

I've tried only shoot_half button using ptp. If I press the shoot_half and then shoot _full they work fine with connected USB.

Quote from: srsa_4c on 17 / March / 2016, 13:53:38

BTW, I wasn't joking when I suggested trying without a USB connection - it could be an issue with the method you're using to switch to record mode.

I'm using following method

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void switch_mode(int mode)
{
  if ( mode == 0 )
  {
    _Rec2PB();
    _set_control_event(0x80000302); // 0x10B3 ConnectUSBCable
  } else if ( mode == 1 )
  {
    _set_control_event(0x302); //  0x10B4 DisconnectUSBCable
    _PB2Rec();
  }
}

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Re: IXUS175: Shoot key emulation does not work

« Reply #7 on: 17 / March / 2016, 19:58:56 »

Quote from: alvm on 17 / March / 2016, 13:59:39

If I press the shoot_half and then shoot _full they work fine with connected USB.

I assume you mean pressing the buttons physically. Does simulating shoot_full work via PTP?

I remember one case when simulated button presses did not work: on some early Ixus models (Ixus65) the directional buttons (which are pressure sensitive) can't be operated from CHDK.

Quote from: srsa_4c on 17 / March / 2016, 13:53:38

I'm using following method

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void switch_mode(int mode) { if ( mode == 0 ) { _Rec2PB(); _set_control_event(0x80000302); // 0x10B3 ConnectUSBCable } else if ( mode == 1 ) { _set_control_event(0x302); // 0x10B4 DisconnectUSBCable _PB2Rec(); } }

That's similar to our method. I assume 0x302 is the correct event for this camera (it used to be a different in earlier models).

I have noticed that some (or all?) buttons on my DIGIC 4+ cam are accessible through both the old (0xc0220200+) and new (0xc022f484+ on the ixus150) aggregated GPIOs. So, it's not impossible that the button's state also appears in a variable other than physw_status...?

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Re: IXUS175: Shoot key emulation does not work

« Reply #8 on: 18 / March / 2016, 09:06:54 »

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I assume you mean pressing the buttons physically. Does simulating shoot_full work via PTP?

Yes, physically. No, does not work too.

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That's similar to our method. I assume 0x302 is the correct event for this camera (it used to be a different in earlier models).

Yes, the method taken from early chdk. Yes, I've checked the event using TranslateLogicalEventToControl() function.

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So, it's not impossible that the button's state also appears in a variable other than physw_status...?

Thanks, I'll check the assumption.

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Re: IXUS175: Shoot key emulation does not work

« Reply #9 on: 02 / May / 2016, 13:27:37 »

The shoot keys emulation does not work also for sx420 and ixus180.

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_PostLogicalEventToUI(4484, 0);
                
levent_post_to_ui_by_name("PressRecButton");
msleep(400);
levent_post_to_ui_by_name("UnpressRecButton");

not work too.

« Last Edit: 02 / May / 2016, 13:30:02 by alvm »

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