PiCam (Housing for Raspberry Pi Zero W, camera and PIR module - JeffCo)

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I'M WORKING ON AN UPDATE TO THIS PROJECT, SO IF YOU WANT TO HOLD OFF UNTIL I TEST IT AND UPLOAD IT, THAT'S COMPLETELY UP TO YOU. I'M HOPING TO ADD A BUTTON THAT SHUTS DOWN THE OS TO PREVENT CORRUPTED DATA FROM OCCURRING. REGARDLESS, IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR SD CARD ONCE YOU GET IT CONFIGURED THE WAY YOU LIKE IT. UPDATE: I ADDED A FRAME TO MOUNT THE LEDs UPON THAT HOLDS THEM STRAIGHT (COSMETICS) AND STRENGTHENS THEM. THEY'RE HELD IN PLACE WITH 8 M2X4MM SCREWS. I KNOW I STILL NEED TO UPLOAD THE SCRIPT. I NEED TO MAKE A VIDEO TO GO ALONG WITH IT TO INSTRUCT ON HOW TO MODIFY THEM FOR PERSONAL USE. I WANTED SOMETHING THAT COULD HANDLE A LITTLE SURVEILLANCE AT HOME WHEN I'M OUT. BE IT CRIMINAL OR FELINE IN NATURE. INSTEAD OF DEALING WITH FIREWALLS AND DOMAINS, I DECIDED TO MAKE IT EMAIL PHOTOS TO ME DIRECTLY. THE END PRODUCT WORKS GREAT. I'LL TRY TO SHARE THE PY SCRIPTS AT A LATER TIME. THE HDMI AND USB ARE LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CAMERA, BUT I'M WORKING ON A REVISION THAT HAS THEM COMING OUT OF THE FRONT. I HOPE OTHERS GET ENJOYMENT FROM THIS PROJECT. A VIDEO DEMONSTRATION CAN BE SEEN ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL AT HTTPS://Youtu.be/lOyJWJ84WLo THE PIR APERTURE RING IS USED TO NARROW THE WIDTH OF SENSITIVITY FOR THE PIR SENSOR, AS IT CAN SENSE A WIDER AREA THAN THE CAMERA CAN SEE. IF YOU WANT TO USE AN IR CAMERA INSTEAD, YOU CAN MOUNT THE INCLUDED IR CAMERA SHELL ON TOP OF THE PiCAM BODY. THERE'S A SLIT ON TOP TO FEED THE CAMERA CABLE. THE HINGE ON THE IR MOUNT USES A M3X15 SCREW & NUT. THE IR CAMERA USES FOUR M2 SCREWS (FORGOT LENGTH, PROBABLY 6MM) TO MOUNT TO THE CAMERA HOUSING. THE FOUR OPENINGS ON TOP ARE FOR USB SOCKETS THAT POWER 4 ARRAYS OF BRIGHT WHITE LEDs FOR A PSEUDO-FLASH. I'LL GET TOGETHER A COMPLETE PARTS LIST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.