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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+# Few required libraries
+import tkinter as tk
+import os
+import time
+from picamera import PiCamera
+
+# Main Tkinter class
+class GUI(tk.Frame):
+
+    # Initialization of the class
+    def __init__(self, master=None):
+        super().__init__(master)
+        self.master = master
+
+        # Create the GUI
+        self.create_widgets()
+        
+        # Instantiate the camera 
+        self.camera = PiCamera(sensor_mode=3, resolution=PiCamera.MAX_RESOLUTION, framerate=1)
+
+        #filepath for output:
+        self.basePath = '/home/pi/Desktop/Imaging/{}'.format(time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'))
+        if not os.path.exists(self.basePath):
+            os.mkdir(self.basePath)
+            os.chown(self.basePath, 1000, 1000)
+
+    # Create the main GUI
+    def create_widgets(self):
+
+        # Create separate frames to group similar buttons
+        frame1 = tk.Frame(master=self.master, bd=2, relief="ridge")
+        frame1.grid(row=0, column=0, columnspan=1, rowspan=3, sticky="N")
+
+        frame2 = tk.Frame(master=self.master, bd=2)
+        frame2.grid(row=0, column=1, columnspan=2, rowspan=1, sticky="NW")
+
+        frame3 = tk.Frame(master=self.master, bd=2, relief="ridge")
+        frame3.grid(row=2, column=1, columnspan=2, rowspan=2, sticky="NW")
+
+        # In Frame1 the general handling buttons
+        # Place the first item (a label) in the first frame
+        self.camLabel = tk.Label(master=frame1, text="CAMERA")
+        self.camLabel.pack()
+
+        # Then the buttons
+        self.camOnButt = tk.Button(master=frame1, text="ON", fg="green", command=self.camOn)
+        self.camOnButt.pack()
+        self.camOffButt = tk.Button(master=frame1, text="OFF", fg="red", command=self.camOff)
+        self.camOffButt.pack()
+
+        # the acquisition section
+        self.camResLabel = tk.Label(master=frame1, text=" Acquisition ")
+        self.camResLabel.pack()
+
+        self.camSnapButt = tk.Button(master=frame1, text="Snapshot", command=self.camSnap)
+        self.camSnapButt.pack()
+        self.camTLButt = tk.Button(master=frame1, text="Time Lapse", command=self.camTL)
+        self.camTLButt.pack()
+        self.camRecButt = tk.Button(master=frame1, text="Video", command=self.camRec)
+        self.camRecButt.pack()
+
+        # The Exit section
+        self.camResLabel = tk.Label(master=frame1, text=" Exit ")
+        self.camResLabel.pack(fill="x")
+        self.quit= tk.Button(master=frame1, text="QUIT", fg="blue", command=self.master.destroy)
+        self.quit.pack()
+
+        # In Frame 2, the camera's options
+        self.zoomVar = tk.DoubleVar(value=1.0)
+        self.camZoom = tk.Scale(master=frame2, label="Digi Zoom",
+                                   variable=self.zoomVar, from_=1,
+                                   to=10, resolution=1, orient="horizontal",
+                                   command=self.setZoom)
+        self.camZoom.set(1.0)
+        self.camZoom.pack()
+
+
+        self.wbLabel = tk.Label(master=frame2, text=" White-balance modes ")
+        self.wbLabel.pack(fill="x")
+        wb_options = list(PiCamera.AWB_MODES.keys())
+        self.wbVar = tk.StringVar()
+        self.wbVar.set("auto")
+        self.wbMenu = tk.OptionMenu(frame2, self.wbVar, *wb_options)
+        self.wbMenu.pack(fill="x")
+
+        self.expLabel = tk.Label(master=frame2, text=" Exposure modes ")
+        self.expLabel.pack(fill="x")
+        exp_options = list(PiCamera.EXPOSURE_MODES.keys())
+        self.expVar = tk.StringVar()
+        self.expVar.set("auto")
+        self.expMenu = tk.OptionMenu(frame2, self.expVar, *exp_options)
+        self.expMenu.pack(fill="x")
+
+
+    def camOn(self):
+        self.camera.start_preview(fullscreen=False, window=(0, 0, 640, 480))
+        return
+
+    def camOff(self):
+        self.camera.stop_preview()
+        return
+
+    def camSnap(self):
+        photoPath = self.basePath + '/snaps/'
+        #check to see if the snap output folder is present:
+        if not os.path.exists(photoPath):
+            #if not, create it:
+            os.makedirs(photoPath)
+            os.chown(photoPath, 1000, 1000)
+
+        # Camera warm-up time
+        time.sleep(1)
+        self.camera.capture(photoPath + 'snap_' +
+                        time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S") + '.jpg')
+        return
+
+    def camTL(self):
+        return
+
+    def camRec(self):
+        return
+
+    def setZoom(self, zoom):
+
+        zoomSide = 1 / float(zoom)
+        edge = (1 - zoomSide)*0.5
+
+        self.camera.zoom = (edge, edge, zoomSide, zoomSide)
+
+        return
+
+root = tk.Tk()
+root.title("AscCam 0.01")
+root.resizable(width=False, height=False)
+root.geometry("+15+400")
+app = GUI(master=root)
+app.mainloop()