[TriEmbed] TriEmbed Digest, Vol 11, Issue 27
Charles McClelland
chip at mcclellands.org
Wed Apr 30 12:35:27 CDT 2014
Martin,
Here is the reference I use for Ardunio: http://playground.arduino.cc/Learning/ArduinoSleepCode
Here is a great reference on how to save power on Arduino - many techniques in addition to sleep: http://www.gammon.com.au/forum/?id=11497
I have had good success extending battery life with Sleep and some of these techniques.
Thanks,
Chip
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> Does anybody have a good link for easiest to implement wakeable low power
> state of the common devices, R-pi, Arduino, others?
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> Coding an imp in Squirrel seems a lot of trouble. Getting a UPS or just a 12V
> UPS battery<http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002CILA66/ref=pe_385040_30332190_TE_3p_M3T1_ST1_dp_1>and
> an efficient 12V
> to 5V converter<http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CXKBJI2/ref=pe_385040_30332190_TE_M3T1_ST1_dp_1>may
> be all you need if there is to be no power cord.
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> I have been playing with Arduino Yun's lately and would appreciate any
> input on low power wakeable states for those too.
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>> 1. Re: Camera Advice (Tom Billman)
>> 2. Re: Camera Advice (Rodney Radford)
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Tom Billman <tbillman at gmail.com>
>> To: Ted Pudlik <tpudlik at gmail.com>
>> Cc: triembed at triembed.org
>> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 05:22:09 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [TriEmbed] Camera Advice
>> Hi Ted,
>>
>> Thanks for the post. What problem domain are you really attempting to
>> solve ? The photo, cute bird by the way and thanks for naming it,
>> indicates your feeder is well within reach of a power cord. A Pi plus a UPS
>> solves your power issues, costs next to nothing, and takes no time to
>> implement.
>>
>> The imp looks pretty interesting, Thx for the link.
>>
>> Now a remote setup does have all of the power issues you mention. That
>> situation begs the question of "how remote" ? Too far for WiFi, etc...
>>
>> IMHO, these are all great questions. There's nothing wrong spending time
>> and money on these real-world puzzles. Much better than watching TV (again
>> IMHO). Enjoy the journey!
>>
>> I am interested in low-power sensor networks. Also, I would consider
>> reflowing some Electric Imp modules on a custom PCB board if people are
>> interested.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 1:32 AM, Ted Pudlik <tpudlik at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm working on a system for my bird feeder that would detect birds, take
>>> photos of them and put these photos up online. I assembled a working
>>> prototype using a Raspberry Pi (with a WiFi dongle), a passive IR sensor
>>> and a Logitech webcam, but it suffers from two drawbacks:
>>>
>>> 1. The power consumption of the Pi is too large to permit long-term
>>> operation on battery or solar power, restricting installation options.
>>> 2. The image quality leaves a lot to be desired. (Here's an example
>>> picture<https://www.dropbox.com/s/bdqquj6um0vluyg/Carolina_Chickadee.jpg>
>>> .)
>>>
>>> To solve issue 1 while keeping WiFi connectivity easy, I'm looking into
>>> replacing the Pi with an electric imp <https://electricimp.com/>. I'm
>>> not sure what to do about the camera, though. Adafruit sells a camera
>>> accessible via serial port <https://www.adafruit.com/products/397> that can
>>> be made to work with the imp<http://forums.electricimp.com/discussion/comment/5824#Comment_5824>,
>>> but capturing quality stills is not its strength. The excellent built-in
>>> iPhone cameras can be bought surprisingly cheaply on eBay<http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replacement-Rear-Facing-Camera-for-iphone5s-/281316823054?pt=US_Other_Cell_Phone_Accessories&hash=item417fca100e>,
>>> but I'm not sure how to get them to talk to anything other than an iPhone.
>>> Another possibility might be buying and cannibalizing a cheap digital
>>> camera<http://www.amazon.com/Kodak-Easyshare-Digital-Camera-Silver/dp/B003VTZE1M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1398662318&sr=8-2&keywords=digital+camera>,
>>> but again I don't know if the modules inside could be interfaced with a
>>> standard microcontroller.
>>>
>>> What would you recommend? What's the best way to get a reasonably priced
>>> camera that takes high quality stills and can be easily controlled through
>>> a standard bus?
>>>
>>> Thank you for your help!
>>> Ted
>>>
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>> --
>> Tom Billman
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>> From: Rodney Radford <ncgadgetry at gmail.com>
>> To: tpudlik at gmail.com
>> Cc: TriEmbed Discussion <triembed at triembed.org>
>> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 06:47:48 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [TriEmbed] Camera Advice
>> Ted, a couple comments on your first post.
>>
>> Have you tried using the RPi camera? I tried a couple of webcams and was
>> unhappy with them on the RPi - either the resolution was not good enough,
>> or the data stream was too high for the PI's USB bus. The RPi camera
>> really works great and you should definitely give that a try.
>>
>> As for the power being too much for a solar cell, I have an RPi now that
>> is solar powered and it is working fine for me. You just need to have the
>> solar cell first charge a batter and then run the RPi from the battery.
>> This allows you to work through periods of no/low sun and changes the
>> requirement to having a solar cell whose average power exceeds that of the
>> RPi (plus the loss to battery and charger).
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 5:22 AM, Tom Billman <tbillman at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ted,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the post. What problem domain are you really attempting to
>>> solve ? The photo, cute bird by the way and thanks for naming it,
>>> indicates your feeder is well within reach of a power cord. A Pi plus a UPS
>>> solves your power issues, costs next to nothing, and takes no time to
>>> implement.
>>>
>>> The imp looks pretty interesting, Thx for the link.
>>>
>>> Now a remote setup does have all of the power issues you mention. That
>>> situation begs the question of "how remote" ? Too far for WiFi, etc...
>>>
>>> IMHO, these are all great questions. There's nothing wrong spending time
>>> and money on these real-world puzzles. Much better than watching TV (again
>>> IMHO). Enjoy the journey!
>>>
>>> I am interested in low-power sensor networks. Also, I would consider
>>> reflowing some Electric Imp modules on a custom PCB board if people are
>>> interested.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 1:32 AM, Ted Pudlik <tpudlik at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I'm working on a system for my bird feeder that would detect birds, take
>>>> photos of them and put these photos up online. I assembled a working
>>>> prototype using a Raspberry Pi (with a WiFi dongle), a passive IR sensor
>>>> and a Logitech webcam, but it suffers from two drawbacks:
>>>>
>>>> 1. The power consumption of the Pi is too large to permit long-term
>>>> operation on battery or solar power, restricting installation options.
>>>> 2. The image quality leaves a lot to be desired. (Here's an example
>>>> picture<https://www.dropbox.com/s/bdqquj6um0vluyg/Carolina_Chickadee.jpg>
>>>> .)
>>>>
>>>> To solve issue 1 while keeping WiFi connectivity easy, I'm looking into
>>>> replacing the Pi with an electric imp <https://electricimp.com/>. I'm
>>>> not sure what to do about the camera, though. Adafruit sells a camera
>>>> accessible via serial port <https://www.adafruit.com/products/397> that can
>>>> be made to work with the imp<http://forums.electricimp.com/discussion/comment/5824#Comment_5824>,
>>>> but capturing quality stills is not its strength. The excellent built-in
>>>> iPhone cameras can be bought surprisingly cheaply on eBay<http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replacement-Rear-Facing-Camera-for-iphone5s-/281316823054?pt=US_Other_Cell_Phone_Accessories&hash=item417fca100e>,
>>>> but I'm not sure how to get them to talk to anything other than an iPhone.
>>>> Another possibility might be buying and cannibalizing a cheap digital
>>>> camera<http://www.amazon.com/Kodak-Easyshare-Digital-Camera-Silver/dp/B003VTZE1M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1398662318&sr=8-2&keywords=digital+camera>,
>>>> but again I don't know if the modules inside could be interfaced with a
>>>> standard microcontroller.
>>>>
>>>> What would you recommend? What's the best way to get a reasonably
>>>> priced camera that takes high quality stills and can be easily controlled
>>>> through a standard bus?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your help!
>>>> Ted
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Triangle, NC Embedded Computing mailing list
>>>> TriEmbed at triembed.org
>>>> http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org
>>>> TriEmbed web site: http://TriEmbed.org
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>>>>
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