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Progress!

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The first batch of motion detectors I ordered from aliexpress turned out

to be a bad batch. They would constantly output a high no matter what and

had no potentiometers for adjustments. I ended up ordering a larger

model off amazon, the HC-SR501, and I've got it rigged up to the pi zero

with success.

Using the motion detector to trigger GPIO 3, I know have a working

python script that records 15 second video snapshots. These are saved

with date/time stamp filenames to an NFS mount. I don't want to worry

about the sd card filling up with data. I've started playing with python

cgi scripts to display the videos via html, but it still needs a lot of

work.

We have this local slavage store that gets a lot of things like amazon

returns and random things from china. There are usually an immense amount

of cell phone cases for models that are a few years out of date. They

sell everything you find in these bins for $5 or less. Recently, I found

a Raspberry Pi 3 B. They only charged me $1 for it! It won't be good for a

nest box camera due to power usage, but I've been thinking about using it

as a camera setup for our window bird feeders. I ordered two regular color

cameras from aliexpress.

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Nest Box Camera Project Goals:

1. ~~Live still images~~

2. Live streaming video

3. ~~Video snapshots triggered by motion sensor~~

4. Interface to view video snapshots

5. Develop a remote power solution

6. Develop a waterproof enclosure