Hello and thanks for reading my question. I am a newb and just got my hands on a few servos and a camera. I was hoping to set up a robot that would keep an eye on my living room plants during the day, something that I could activate with a motion sensor. My goal is to video misbehaving pets to prove a point. What controller should I use for this purpose? I also have an EV3 that my son never really got interested in, so maybe the computer there would work?
It sounds like you need the following:
]Sensor: PIR and/or accelerometer/:m]
]Microcontroller: To interface with the PIR as well as the camera/:m]
]Camera: to take a few images/:m]
]Power: wall adapter perhaps?/:m]
Some examples (we have not tested these together, but to give you ideas):
]Accelerometer: robotshop.com/en/sensors-accelerometers.html/:m]
]PIR motion sensor: robotshop.com/en/gravity-pir … tible.html/:m]
]Microcontroller: robotshop.com/en/arduino-uno … oller.html/:m]
]IO shield for easy connection: robotshop.com/en/gravity-i-o … no-v7.html/:m]
]Camera: robotshop.com/en/color-seria … e-ttl.html/:m]
Once set up, the sensor would effectively trigger the camera to take a photo (or a few) and store them
If memory becomes an issue, you’d need an SD card writer.
Ex: robotshop.com/en/stackable-s … no-v3.html
Hey Geoduff,
If you’re not afraid of some code, my ROVer project makes use of and Android tablet/phone that is interfaced with an Arduino MEGA ADK board that then connects to various sensors. The whole thing is web-controlled so that it can send the images to the WWW where they’re accessible for viewing anytime. The camera can be turned on and off, etc… it’s very rough, but it’s quite capable. You’re welcome to the code if you’re interested. Links to the project and videos are included in my sig. below.
Cheers & have fun with the project!
Nick.
Thanks!