[chbot] Interesting product - needs an enclosure!

[Mark Atherton]

That is rather clever...

-Mark


On 12/01/2020 9:30 AM, Mark Beckett wrote:
>
> Hadley did a raspberry Pi inside a cheap outdoor light.
>
> https://nicegear.nz/blog/raspberry-pi-timelapse-camera-rig/
>
>
> You may be able to find a smaller one that held a LED to provide the 
> protection required.
>
>
> Mark
>
>
> On 11/01/20 22:05, Andrew Errington wrote:
>> Ok. I found mine and got it going. It's not bad, but the image is a 
>> little noisy.
>>
>> With regards to housing, a lot of people are using the replacement 
>> glass discs for torches:
>> https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32844466928.html
>>
>> That is but one example. You could allow some rebate in your 3D 
>> printed case to accept the glass, or drill a hole in a regular case 
>> and print a clamp to hold the glass against an O-ring on the inside 
>> or outside of the box.
>>
>> Not sure what I'm doing with mine yet. Put it in a mayonnaise jar?
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 08:32 Henri Shustak <henri.shustak at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:henri.shustak at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Pretty nice little camera for the price point.
>>
>>     Is this a security camera / time laps setup?
>>
>>     I am curious. One of the companies I work with offers solutions
>>     in both these spaces so I am curious.
>>
>>     Maybe see you at the meeting on the 20th?
>>
>>     What ever you are up to would be good to see the end result :)
>>
>>     Henri
>>
>>     > On 6/01/2020, at 3:59 PM, Andrew Errington
>>     <erringtona at gmail.com <mailto:erringtona at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>     >
>>     > Your new camera enclosure:
>>     >
>>     https://www.thewarehouse.co.nz/p/kiwi-garden-solar-spot-light/R2119886.html
>>     >
>>     > Chop off the solar panel and seal the hole. Remove the mounting
>>     spike
>>     > and attach your own bracket. Remove the clear plastic window
>>     and take
>>     > out the LED and reflector. Install your own 3D-printed support
>>     for the
>>     > camera etc. The support should include a flange that is clamped in
>>     > place when you reassemble the front window.
>>     >
>>     > At least, that's what I did. I am using a Raspberry Pi Zero W
>>     with Pi
>>     > camera and MotionEyeOS. The ESP32 option is also very attractive (I
>>     > have one in a box somewhere...)
>>     >
>>     > Andrew
>>     >
>>     > On 06/01/2020, Robin Gilks <robin at gilks.org
>>     <mailto:robin at gilks.org>> wrote:
>>     >> Now I have a workshop again after 16 years I'm starting to look at
>>     >> AliExpress to see what looks interesting. If I can find a
>>     suitable case
>>     >> then this looks like fun!
>>     >>
>>     >> https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33002112079.html but lots of
>>     sellers.
>>     >>
>>     >> ESP32-cam, works out at NZ$8.88 each at 5 off (no point in
>>     just getting
>>     >> one!!)
>>     >>
>>     >> There seems to be lots of 3D printed designs on the 'net but
>>     not sure how
>>     >> good the optics would be or how stable outside (say under the
>>     eaves). Can
>>     >> you print round/across a square glass window?
>>     >>
>>     >>
>>     >> --
>>     >> Robin Gilks
>>     >>
>>     >>
>>     >>
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