Hello everyone, looks like we will start on building our dream home this year. I do want to set up a raspberry for automated photo shooting from the construction site. One picture per day is enough, I do want to create a timelapse video afterwards. The new neighbour is a friend, he allowed me to set up the camera in his house facing the construction site. Only problem he does not have a power supply at his window…

Anyone having experience with a solar module and a battery to power the raspi? Feel free to share your jdeas!

  • Onno (VK6FLAB)
    2•9 days ago

    Things to consider:

    1. Moisture and Humidity.
    2. Heat.
    3. Verification of operation.
    4. Theft.
    5. Hardware reliability.
    6. Cost per image.

    A raspberry pi is not the type of device I’d recommend for this due to its reliance on a microSD card for its os installation. It will likely fail due to many read/write cycles. Replacing the card with a drive causes increased susceptibility to 1 and 2.

    Consider the cost per photo as a metric. In the scheme of building a house, the cost for even a $1k purpose built solution is insignificant.

    • @667English
      1•8 days ago

      Depending on OPs aptitude, they could have the Raspi connected to the internet and transmit the data immediately, bypassing a drive (though probably not a read/write cycle).

      Could lift a page out of portable ops and use a LiFePo4 battery for power.

      Just spitballin’.