Required Parts and Prototyping Setup - mpechner/Security-Camera GitHub Wiki

I am a big fan of Adafruit. What she sells is tested, documented, and the documentation will still be available long after she stops selling the product. You will pay more than you do from other sources, but for beginners, the tutorials and code provided makes all the difference in the world. Unless you like reading datasheets instead of getting the led to blink.

Parts

Prototyping

Raspberry Pi Console Cable: https://www.adafruit.com/product/954

PIR sensors are pretty much the same. Track if yours is 3.3V or 5V. How the sensitivity is adjusted can be jumpers like this one or a adjustable resistor. https://www.parallax.com/product/555-28027

This makes prototyping on the Pi easier: Adafruit cobbler https://www.adafruit.com/product/2028

Of course choose the breadboard of your choice: https://www.adafruit.com/product/239

On a first pass, I love these, Adafruit Proto Board https://www.adafruit.com/product/591 since they are very high quality and map 1:1 to your bread board, since that is what they are.