ESP32-CAM Last Photo
It might take more than 5 seconds to capture a photo.
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Rui Santos
Complete project details at https://RandomNerdTutorials.com/esp32-cam-take-photo-display-web-server/
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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#include "WiFi.h"
#include "esp_camera.h"
#include "esp_timer.h"
#include "img_converters.h"
#include "Arduino.h"
#include "soc/soc.h" // Disable brownour problems
#include "soc/rtc_cntl_reg.h" // Disable brownour problems
#include "driver/rtc_io.h"
#include
#include
#include
// Replace with your network credentials
const char* ssid = "ssid";
const char* password = "P4ssw0rd";
// Create AsyncWebServer object on port 80
AsyncWebServer server(80);
boolean takeNewPhoto = false;
boolean flashlight = false;
// Photo File Name to save in SPIFFS
#define FILE_PHOTO "/photo.jpg"
// OV2640 camera module pins (CAMERA_MODEL_AI_THINKER)
#define PWDN_GPIO_NUM 32
#define RESET_GPIO_NUM -1
#define XCLK_GPIO_NUM 0
#define SIOD_GPIO_NUM 26
#define SIOC_GPIO_NUM 27
#define Y9_GPIO_NUM 35
#define Y8_GPIO_NUM 34
#define Y7_GPIO_NUM 39
#define Y6_GPIO_NUM 36
#define Y5_GPIO_NUM 21
#define Y4_GPIO_NUM 19
#define Y3_GPIO_NUM 18
#define Y2_GPIO_NUM 5
#define VSYNC_GPIO_NUM 25
#define HREF_GPIO_NUM 23
#define PCLK_GPIO_NUM 22
#define LED_BUILTIN 4 // flashlight
const char index_html[] PROGMEM = R"rawliteral(
ESP32-CAM Last Photo
It might take more than 5 seconds to capture a photo.
)rawliteral";
void setup() {
// Serial port for debugging purposes
Serial.begin(115200);
pinMode (LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT); // flashlight
// Connect to Wi-Fi
WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
delay(1000);
Serial.println("Connecting to WiFi...");
}
if (!SPIFFS.begin(true)) {
Serial.println("An Error has occurred while mounting SPIFFS");
ESP.restart();
}
else {
delay(500);
Serial.println("SPIFFS mounted successfully");
}
// Print ESP32 Local IP Address
Serial.print("IP Address: http://");
Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
// Turn-off the 'brownout detector'
WRITE_PERI_REG(RTC_CNTL_BROWN_OUT_REG, 0);
// OV2640 camera module
camera_config_t config;
config.ledc_channel = LEDC_CHANNEL_0;
config.ledc_timer = LEDC_TIMER_0;
config.pin_d0 = Y2_GPIO_NUM;
config.pin_d1 = Y3_GPIO_NUM;
config.pin_d2 = Y4_GPIO_NUM;
config.pin_d3 = Y5_GPIO_NUM;
config.pin_d4 = Y6_GPIO_NUM;
config.pin_d5 = Y7_GPIO_NUM;
config.pin_d6 = Y8_GPIO_NUM;
config.pin_d7 = Y9_GPIO_NUM;
config.pin_xclk = XCLK_GPIO_NUM;
config.pin_pclk = PCLK_GPIO_NUM;
config.pin_vsync = VSYNC_GPIO_NUM;
config.pin_href = HREF_GPIO_NUM;
config.pin_sccb_sda = SIOD_GPIO_NUM;
config.pin_sccb_scl = SIOC_GPIO_NUM;
config.pin_pwdn = PWDN_GPIO_NUM;
config.pin_reset = RESET_GPIO_NUM;
config.xclk_freq_hz = 20000000;
config.pixel_format = PIXFORMAT_JPEG;
if (psramFound()) {
config.frame_size = FRAMESIZE_UXGA;
config.jpeg_quality = 10;
config.fb_count = 2;
} else {
config.frame_size = FRAMESIZE_SVGA;
config.jpeg_quality = 12;
config.fb_count = 1;
}
// Camera init
esp_err_t err = esp_camera_init(&config);
if (err != ESP_OK) {
Serial.printf("Camera init failed with error 0x%x", err);
ESP.restart();
}
// Route for root / web page
server.on("/", HTTP_GET, [](AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
request->send(200, "text/html", index_html);
});
server.on("/capture", HTTP_GET, [](AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
takeNewPhoto = true;
request->send(200, "text/plain", "Taking Photo");
});
server.on("/capturewithflashlight", HTTP_GET, [](AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
takeNewPhoto = true;
flashlight = true;
request->send(200, "text/plain", "Taking Photo");
});
server.on("/saved-photo", HTTP_GET, [](AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
request->send(SPIFFS, FILE_PHOTO, "image/jpg", false);
});
// Start server
server.begin();
}
void loop() {
if (takeNewPhoto) {
if (flashlight) digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH);
capturePhotoSaveSpiffs();
takeNewPhoto = false;
if (flashlight) {
digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW);
flashlight = false;
}
}
delay(1);
}
// Check if photo capture was successful
bool checkPhoto( fs::FS &fs ) {
File f_pic = fs.open( FILE_PHOTO );
unsigned int pic_sz = f_pic.size();
return ( pic_sz > 100 );
}
// Capture Photo and Save it to SPIFFS
void capturePhotoSaveSpiffs( void ) {
camera_fb_t * fb = NULL; // pointer
bool ok = 0; // Boolean indicating if the picture has been taken correctly
do {
// Take a photo with the camera
Serial.println("Taking a photo...");
fb = esp_camera_fb_get();
if (!fb) {
Serial.println("Camera capture failed");
return;
}
// Photo file name
Serial.printf("Picture file name: %s\n", FILE_PHOTO);
File file = SPIFFS.open(FILE_PHOTO, FILE_WRITE);
// Insert the data in the photo file
if (!file) {
Serial.println("Failed to open file in writing mode");
}
else {
file.write(fb->buf, fb->len); // payload (image), payload length
Serial.print("The picture has been saved in ");
Serial.print(FILE_PHOTO);
Serial.print(" - Size: ");
Serial.print(file.size());
Serial.println(" bytes");
}
// Close the file
file.close();
esp_camera_fb_return(fb);
// check if file has been correctly saved in SPIFFS
ok = checkPhoto(SPIFFS);
} while ( !ok );
}