All code and apps are provided free for non-commercial use*. You are free to change the code and designs in anyway you like for your own personal use.

*Free to use for any commercial activity but please do not copy and resell.

Feedback

I am always interested in receiving feed back about the apps and many of the improvements come from people suggesting changes.
If you find a problem or have a suggestion please let me know through the forum or the contact form.

 
 

dropControllerV4

Update the firmware through Settings => Update.
See dropControllerV4: Updating The Firmware for details.

Firmware: DC4_0605 (10.02.2022)

 
 

dropControllerV3

Android App

The Android app version 2021-001 is available on the Play Store here.

Changes
– New controls to turn individual drops on and off
– New shutter sync mode
– Better compatibility with smaller screens
– New style graph with clearer display of drop times

 

Android App Beta / Pre-release

Android app version 2022-001 available in beta. The app is only available here at the moment (not yet on the Play Store) and will need to be side loaded on to an Android device. The download is a zip file containing the apk file.

Download Android app version 2022-001

Changes
– Turn delta values off/on. No more setting the delta value to zero.
– Loop Mode COPY*.
– Hide/show FT2 and FT3
– New shutter SYNC mode. Syncs the shutter trigger to the Flash Trigger 1 time
– Simpler BULB mode
– Removed Mirror Lockup function
– New style graph with clearer display of drop times
– Tidied up the valve drain code. No more annoying error messages saying Bluetooth is turned off.
– Fixed an issue with missing drops when drop 1 is turned off.

*Loop Mode COPY is used to copy the current drop settings to the main screen.
Like the 5th drop from the sequence, copy it to the main Drop Data screen.

 

Windows Program

The Windows program does not need to be installed and is run directly from a folder. It requires the .net framework, minimum version 4.0, available at Microsoft .net 4.0 download page and will run on Windows XP SP2 and above.

dropController Windows App version 2021.1.1.3

Changes
Version 2021.1.1.3
– Bug fix: Valves not turning off when leaving the Settings page or the app closing.
Version 2021.1.1.2
– Turn individual drops on and off
– Turn delta values off/on. No more setting the delta value to zero.
– Loop Mode COPY*.
– New shutter SYNC mode. Syncs the shutter trigger to the Flash Trigger 1 time
– Simpler BULB mode
– New style graph with clearer display of drop times
– Fixed an issue with missing drops when drops are turned off.
– Fixed an issue with the COM port list not resetting.

*Loop Mode COPY is used to copy the current drop settings to the main screen.
Like the 5th drop from the sequence, copy it to the main Drop Data screen.
 

Arduino sketches

Looking for the Arduino sketches? They have moved to the DIY section.
Downloads: Arduino sketch