Hi;
I am interested in constructing a wheeled device with a mounted raspberry pi that moves and monitors (logs) environmental conditions as it travels, but there are so many options and configurations available I’m swimming - I’d be grateful for any advice.
My key sensors are:
Photo *or *Video
Accelerometer/Gyroscope
Sound
Optionally: temperature & light level
The Monk makes comes with a RasPi Robot board to handle the motors
Or should I consider the Fez Hat (which looks like it has motor control but also accelerometer, light level temperature) robotshop.com/en/fez-hat-raspberry-pi.html .
Or… something like the MC33886 which looks like I can stack another whole board on top of it.
Or is there another configuration that makes more sense?
Last question - I’m not particular about absolute processor speed (a Ras PI 2 or 3 should do fine), but I understand the Raspberry Pi 3 tends to run a bit *hot *- should I stick with the 2 if I’m going to be mounting control boards on it?
Here are answers to your comments/questions (in-line):
As you said yourself, there are many options available. The main reason why a choice is difficult is that all those options are viable for different reasons.
Therefore, you should most likely focus on what provides you with the easiest setup. For that, the RB-Mok-03 is most likely the best bet, since it includes all the parts required to move around and even has a range finder to do some basic autonomy. Actually, the RB-Mok-03 does come with basic examples on doing just that!
Simply add an IMU to that setup and you should be good to go!
Actually, if you are concern about heat but not so much about processing power (i.e.: you do not intend to do processing on the video/picture much, just simple recording), we would even recommend getting a Raspberry Pi Model A+ (if it is compatible with the rest of your equipment) since it runs cool and also uses very little power (~600 mA).
