RaspberryPi/Timelapse4

Also see RaspberryPi/USB Camera

Overview

For timelapses 1-3, I had multiple headaches dealing with the weak-sauce ribbon-cable Pi camera. I dumped it for a more hefty, webcam-style USB camera. Photo:

This camera is 1/2 inch in diameter.

Timelapse 4 Plan

First, let's start with what we like, and what we've accomplished:

• Several things were accomplished with RaspberryPi/Timelapse3 (example: we were able to control the LED).
• Can resurrect idea bucket, continue working on the weatherproofing ideas, now that the bottleneck has been removed (better camera)

Plan for weatherproof camera mount:

• KISS
• Mount it, use the cap that came with it, put a rubber gasket around it to protect from rain further
• Don't worry about making it bomb-proof your first time. Just get the parts working in sync.

Hardware list:

• raspberry pi 3
• usb jump drive (for photo storage)
• usb camera

Software list:

• script to operate camera
• necessary Python bindings for taking photos
• motion server/fwcapture?