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The aim of this project is to observe birds in a bird's nest. This is done by a camera module. This is recorded and stored on an external data storage. You can also read this data on your PC using owncloud. When a bird enters, it will be detected and the camera will film for 5 minutes if it is still present after this, it will film again for 5 minutes.
Components
Short listing:
- Rasberry Pi 4
- Camera module
- PIR sensor (motionsensor)
- Power supply
- Universal Power 12 Volt 7Ah Rechargable
- 6V/12V 5A/10A Solar Controller PWM Charge Regulator
- DC-DC 5V 3A Power Supply Module Buck Step Down Regulator Module 24V 12V 9V To 5V
- 18V 5A Solar Panel Monocrystalline
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Structure
Click below to go to an extensive structure. Here you can find every connection i used
Installation
The program
The program will ensure that the camera will record the images when the bird is in the birdbox. He does this for 5 minutes because otherwise the film will be too long and to big. If he is still in it after those 5 minutes, he will film again for 5 minutes. When the bird goes out, the recording will stop immediately. The images are stored on a USB stick.
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File sharing
Owncloud is a file sharing system. Here you can get your files from. I use owncloud because it is an easy and fast system. It would not have been user-friendly to remove the USB stick from the Raspberry Pi when it is in the bird box with maybe birds in it.
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Wifi network
Using WiFi has a number of advantages. You can connect wirelessly to a network. Because we do not always want to remove the USB stick from the bird's nest and do not want to plug in a network cable, WiFi is the best option, you can simply connect to the WiFi and then remove all the files via owncloud.
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Installation Script
If you want to try this project yourself, it is possible! follow the steps explained on the link below and you will create your own BirdBox
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Power supply
Do you want to place your birdhouse somewhere in a forest where there is no power supply? Read the link made below to make this one for yourself.