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On 13/06/16 10:32, Gordon Henderson wrote:
I need to see over further than a pir can reasonably work alas. Its not just 'waterproofing' - condensation will be a problem round here! I'm hoping supply of the new zero will level out soon so I can get one and a camera and see what sort of load it takes. You can get a solar usb charger 20w for around Â40 and I would imagine that, and battery pack and controller to switch the power on and off sensibly would be a start!On Mon, 13 Jun 2016, Tom wrote:Just been down the veggie patch - the wind has blown the netting off the cabages and the pigeons and crows(!!) have had a field day.Its a good 100yd from the house with no power.It did occur to me it should be possible, now the raspberryPi zero has a camera connector, to knock up a small solar panel, battery and pi/camera to monitor activity in the patch and then send me a photo on motion detect via long range wireless.Any ideas?Just do it.Might want to use a PIR for the motion detect so the camera isn't running all the time. (Camera runing = more juice) Not sure if PIRs will detect birds though.Hardest part will be making a waterproof box for it all. Use a 12v lesuire battery with an SMPS converter + panel. Ought to last the best part of a week with no sun...Gordon
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