The following hardware will produce 2 mirrored camera sets, one as a primary and a second full copy as a backup. Additional cameras may be needed in order to perform correct tests and development platforms.
- 2x - $55.00 - Raspberry Pi Computer - https://www.adafruit.com/product/5812
- 2x - $22.00 - Raspberry Pi POE - https://www.pishop.us/product/poe-hat-g-compatible-with-raspberry-pi-5-cm5-5v-5a-output-802-3af-at/
- 2x - $32.00 - Raspberry Pi HQ Camera - https://www.adafruit.com/product/4561
- 2x - $65.00 - Raspberry Pi HQ Lens (One of the following)
The Raspberry Pi HQ Camera uses a manual-focus lens — twist the lens barrel to adjust focus. If your image is soft or blurry, rotate the lens ring until the image is sharp.
Spacer rings: Some HQ Camera kits include metal spacer rings between the lens and sensor. These are sometimes used for night-vision mods (removing the IR cover glass), but they throw the lens out of its designed working distance and make it impossible to focus. If you're not doing a night-vision mod, do not install spacer rings between the lens and the camera body.
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https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-high-quality-camera/
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2x - $22.00 - SD Card - https://a.co/d/71skmPG
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2x - $22.00 - Waterproof Case - https://a.co/d/15KyTVh
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1x - $14.00 - Cable Glands - https://a.co/d/e5Tha8L
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1x - $10.00 - Standoffs - https://a.co/d/dVZ9prH
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$420.00 Total for 2 cameras
- Download and install raspberry pi imager from the most recent release on the website. The following link can be used. https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/
- Choose the correct Raspberry Pi Device, choose the correct "Operating System", one of the "LITE" versions to ensure that only the needed software is installed. We will not be needing a graphical user interface, LITE removes this option.
,select the correct storage media to flash the OS. Click "NEXT" to continue setup.
- On the following select "EDIT SETTINGS" to customize the installation.
Before putting the SD card into the raspberry pi computer, add a file "ssh" to the root SD card file system to enable SSH in the OS. - On the "GENERAL" tab configure the hostname to "webcam", username and password to a value of your choice. Other settings may be configured as needed
- On the "SERVICES" tab enable SSH using the access method that you prefer, the rest of the documentation will use SSH to install the needed software and services.
Additional help if needed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntaXWS8Lk34 https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/getting-started.html
Install base OS libraries:
sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade -y
sudo apt autoremove -y
sudo apt install screen vim nano git python3-netifaces build-essential zlib1g-dev libncurses5-dev libgdbm-dev libnss3-dev libssl-dev libreadline-dev libffi-dev libsqlite3-dev tk-dev libcap-dev build-essential python3-libcamera libcamera-apps libcamera-dev python3-picamera2 python3-libcamera
create a public key ''' ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_email@example.com" '''
cat .ssh/id_ed25519.pub
Make sure that the ssh agent is running:
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
use the following command to get the content of the public key to add to github profile:
cat .ssh/id_ed25519.pub
set the git settings for my user:
git config --global user.email "user@domain.com"
git config --global user.name "user_name"
now clone the repository:
git clone git@github.com:royord/rPiWebcam.git
change directory to the cloned folder
cd rPiWebcam
create a virtual environment
python -m venv .venv
activate virtual env
source .venv/bin/activate