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Solar Powered Raspberry Pi Camera
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SSH-ing into a remote solar powered Raspberry Pi at the top of an apple tree has a special feeling — almost like commanding a spaceship where any mistake can cost you a lost link.
Raspberry Pi in a dummy security camera case placed in an apple tree with a 100Wp photovoltaic panel and a 12V battery fo power.I build this project to remotely monitor our countryside house.
Internet Connectivity
There are two options:
- A mobile USB modem attached directly to the Raspberry Pi using the point-to-point (PPP) protocol , or
- A standalone mobile modem/router creating a WiFi network.
I decided to go with a standalone modem that is plugged in at my neighbours house because of complexities involved in creating a reliable PPP connection .
Components
- $8 Raspberry Pi that supports the camera module.
- $29 Raspberry Pi Camera module .
- $18 any 12V battery capable of delivering 1.5W x 24h = 36Wh, such as this 7Ah Pb battery (80Wh).
- $8 dummy security camera .
- $132 100Wp solar panel .
- $10 12V charge controller .
- $15 cabling and connectors.
Total: $220
Photos
Raspberry Pi 3 with a camera module inside a “dummy” security camera case.
Raspberry Pi with a camera module attached to a 12V battery charged by a 100Wp flexible solar panel.Recommend
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