Python project using the Raspberry Pi to monitor pets movements inside the house
This project started because I suspected that outsider cats enter our house while we are away (or sleeping) and feed from our cat's food plate. I decided to use my Raspberry Pi, connect a camera and an motion sensor and each time a movement was record, the camera would take several photos and email them to me. (I also wanted to learn some basic Python)
Hardware:
- Rapsberry Pi 512Mb RAM with 16GB SD Card and OSMC OS (Custom Linux distribution with minimalised kernel, Debian APT)
- HC-SR501 Infrared PIR Motion Sensor
- Breadboard for RPi
Cameras:
- Pentax K7 / K5 using pktriggercord (http://pktriggercord.sourceforge.net)
- Sony PlayStation 3 Eye
- PiCamera Module