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The Student Flexible Camera-Memento-Flex

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Last updated May 31, 2026
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Getting Started

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Memento Flex

The Student "Flexible" Camera — Memento Flex is a versatile, AI-powered smart camera built on Adafruit MEMENTO. Designed for students, creators etc, it "flexes" between a standard digital camera, a scientific observation tool, and an AI-vision assistant.

  Features

  •  AI-Powered Insights: Connects to OpenRouter to provide real-time image descriptions.
  •  Smart Time-Lapse: Includes a "Low Power" mode that dims the screen to save battery during long observations.
  • Animation Suite: Support for both looping GIFs and Onion-skinning Stop Motion.
  • Automated Sync: Fetches local time automatically via NTP over Wi-Fi.
  • Custom Text UI: Result text is intelligently wrapped and scaled to be readable on the 240x240 display.

Setup Instructions

1. Requirements

2. Configuration

Create a settings.toml file on your CIRCUITPY drive. 

# Wi-Fi Settings
CIRCUITPY_WIFI_SSID = "Your_Network_Name"
CIRCUITPY_WIFI_PASSWORD = "Your_Password"

# AI & Time Settings
OPENROUTER_API_KEY = "your_key_here"
TZ = "Your_timezone"
UTC_OFFSET = Your_Offset
AI_PROMPT = "Describe this image in 5-10 simple words."

Installation

  1. Upload Code: Copy the code.py file from this repository onto your MEMENTO's CIRCUITPY drive.
  2. Install Libraries: Ensure your lib folder on the MEMENTO contains the necessary Adafruit libraries.

    Note: You can find these in the Adafruit CircuitPython Library Bundle.

  3. Configure: Make sure your settings.toml is set up with your Wi-Fi and API credentials.
  4. Restart: Press the Reset button on the top of your MEMENTO to start the Flex software.

Controls

Button Action
Shutter (Click) Snap Photo / Record GIF / Capture Frame
Shutter (Long) Trigger Autofocus
OK Button JPEG Mode: Analyze with AI
LAPS Mode: Start/Stop Time-lapse
D-Pad Navigate Settings (Resolution, Effects, Mode, etc.)
Select Button Change Sub-modes (e.g., High/Low Power in LAPS)

 

Example Images

 

 

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Getting Started

Adafruit Playground is a wonderful and safe place to share your interests with Adafruit's vibrant community of makers and doers. Have a cool project you are working on? Have a bit of code that you think others will find useful? Want to show off your electronics workbench? You have come to the right place.

The goal of Adafruit Playground is to make it as simple as possible to share your work. On the Adafruit Playground users can create Notes. A note is a single-page space where you can document your topic using Adafruit's easy-to-use editor. Notes are like Guides on the Adafruit Learning System but guides are high-fidelity content curated and maintained by Adafuit. Notes are whatever you want them to be. Have fun and be kind.

Click here to learn more about Adafruit Playground and how to get started.