Arduino camera adafruit serial#

Adafruit says a 9 V wall adaptor is the easiest way to keep the camera ticking, but for some uses that isn't going to work. If you're already dreaming up potential applications for this thing then you're probably wondering about juice. The recommended camera outputs video, from which stills are then logged and shared. Adafruit suggests that a time-lapse device, or a camera triggered by a laser trip wire are relatively simple modifications.

Arduino camera adafruit serial#

The main components are an Ardunio Uno microcontroller, TTL Serial JPEG Camera (or a weatherproof variant, if required), Adafruit's Data Logging Shield for Arduino, an Eye-Fi wireless SD card, and some sort of power supply.īy default the Internet of Things Camera is a motion-sensing camera - but because it's comprised of Arduino components, this isn't set in stone. You'd need to buy each of the required components and assemble them yourself, though Adafruit gives a lot of guidance as to how this is done. I should emphasize at this point that the camera doesn't come assembled. That said, there's a bit of syntax to learn depending on the specific information you're asking the camera to report. And crucially, no coding is required to get online functionality up and kicking - it's simply a case of entering your log-in information into the accompanying Eye-Fi application. It's this ability to report online, to Flickr, yes, but also to Twitter, or via email if they're preferable, that ensures Adafruit's camera lives up to its name. This might be data that it's designed to collect (as is obviously the case with this camera), or merely information about its own wellbeing - like a vending machine asking to be restocked. Gizmag regulars will be aware of the term Internet of Things, but in case this is a new one on you, it's a term that basically describes the notion of objects - potentially all objects - having some sort of uniquely identifiable online presence and, in more recent years, the ability to report data. The key here is in the word remote - a capability that's granted by the inclusion of a first-generation Eye-Fi card, which is an SD card with built in Wi-Fi, that can upload images to your computer or other device, or better yet to a variety of photo-sharing websites such as Flickr. Adafruit's 'Internet of Things Camera' is a neat mashup of existing Arduino components into a versatile remote monitoring camera.