Hello, i have a 7 in display that i took off of a broken lenovo thinkpad tablet and i am looking to connect it to my raspberry pi. I know i need the HDMI-LVDS converter. I'm just looking for an easy fix, so maybe you can summon up some sites that offer a how to with a buying option that gives me the wires and the HDMI-LVDS converter. I don't need the screen though.
I'm hoping to get the screen powered via the power to the PI. I'm going to connect this rig to my car so if you may be able to give me a site that will give me a power adapter that will connect via usb and give me enough power to power the PI and the screen.
It took me a while to find the exact tablet i am going to use but i have found it. i have taken the screen off a Lenovo Ideapad A1 22282EU 7-Inch Tablet.
Any help will be appreciated, thanks!
also I know this is a question but i could not find a good place to put it other than here.. i will keep everyone updated on my progress as i build though. If there is a better place can you please move it?
Thanks.
I just recently started a similar project. Dead Dell laptop that I harvested for it's 17" screen. You need to start by getting the datasheet for your lcd panel. Google should help with that.
I ended up having to go to ebay to find an hdmi converter board. I had to shop around and speak to a few sellers to ensure their converter board was compatible with my lcd panel. And then I still had to purchase a separate AC adapter to power the converter board.
Here's the seller I ended up going through:
http://stores.ebay.com/chinatobby
Keep in mind that the project I'm working on isn't going into a car, so I wasn't as focused on the portability side of things as you seem to be.
I did do a quick search when I saw your question and came across this product.
http://www.chalk-elec.com/?page_id=1280#!/~/product/category=3094861&id=14647633
Looks like they have an HDMI-LDVS converter with a usb port to power the Pi, but I have no idea whether your panel is supported, or even when they will be back in stock.
I'm not recommending this site (I've never shopped there), just letting you know what I found on a quick Google search.
Hope this helps.
Check out adafruit.com they have tons of documentation on all sorts of projects, including hooking up an lcd. I bought mine from there it's pretty easy to get it working.
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As long as you can get a hdmi input for it Otherwise you cant or maybe somehow by changing circuitry you can
Of course you can it just depends on the panel you are using. I hooked one up to a proto board and a certain breakout board because I have sensors being displayed on it, not using it for a terminal screen.
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So as we are all aware, the captivate does not have a front facing camera. This doesn't bother me considering I never video chat. However, that may not be the same case for others. I was thinking today, computers and laptops have plugin webcams for USB ports. Why not smartphones? It could plug right into the top of the phone via the micro USB port and be the size of something like a wireless mouse receiver for a laptop. Could something like this physically be done? I know people who could do the physical part of the work like make the actual prototype, but would any coding/scripting need to be done inside the phone? I think it something alot of people want/need and could be profitable if successful. Share your opinions. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum or is a prepost...
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So as we are all aware, the captivate does not have a front facing camera. This doesn't bother me considering I never video chat. However, that may not be the same case for others. I was thinking today, computers and laptops have plugin webcams for USB ports. Why not smartphones? It could plug right into the top of the phone via the micro USB port and be the size of something like a wireless mouse receiver for a laptop. Could something like this physically be done? I know people who could do the physical part of the work like make the actual prototype, but would any coding/scripting need to be done inside the phone? I think it something alot of people want/need and could be profitable if successful. Share your opinions. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum or is a prepost...
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I think if people are going to have to carry around a separate piece of equipment for video chat, they may as well not worry about software and just use one of those mirror attachments I have seen out there. Then you'd have a 5 MP FFC instead of a 1.3 MP one like most FFCs.
I for one would like that feature. It will be a while before I can upgrade again to a newer phone that has video chat and such. I don't know coding and such but I couldn't see why someone couldn't create an app that can be installed with said hardware if one was made. I too think something like that would be awesome. I can't see why if one can be added onto a laptop ( that doesn't already have one) with the added program files why something like that wouldn't work here.
I wouldn't mind carrying a extra bit of hardware with me. I mean I already bring with me an extra battery charger and my bluetooth and wired headsets. It wouldn't be something that would be used all the time. Another feature that our cpativates are lacking that could be added is a led light for when using the webcam. I have thought about making a case or something that has a led light that can (at least) run off a seperate battery and have a switch to turn on the light. But if something could. E done with a webcam that has a light also ( possibly a swivel webcam that rotates so you can either use it for video chat or as a seperate video camera) then you could have the led light turn on when needed for the camera or video functions. Good luck and make millions$. I am sure something like that could be a big seller for even cross platforms for phones that do not have video webcam/ chat or at least for all the android phones that don't.
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It is possible. Just need someone to work on it. See the link in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872377
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It is possible. Just need someone to work on it. See the link in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872377
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Sounds like we should start a bounty. I'd love to be able to attach a MIDI controller.
The camera really would not need to be that big. If you look at the size of the camera night now its basically as big as a shirt button. I was thinking if you used something like a JIG but with a small camera on top it really should be no bigger then a quarter. Personally I be willing to pay maybe $100 for a little plug in video camera like that.
I would really like to see something like what the Motorola Atrix has going on with the ability to connect to a computer a basically have the Android OS running as separate OS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWIe8wQBqS0&hd=1
That would be a great idea.... But its probably done, just some product marketing guy needs to say ok sell it....
Cause doesn't the new google laptop have a webcam? That webcam piece is the size of strip of gum usually. Just need the connector and done.
I would much rather have some sort of small mirror/prism attachment that would piggy-back on the top of the phone, feeding my image into the already existing image into the camera.
Heck,
would sitting in front of a mirror and using skype/qik work?
I have a Tytn II lying around gathering dust because there is simply no marekt value in it for trading. SO I have had a bit of a silly idea and wonder if it would work.
I have been interested in the idea of a Car PC for quite a while with a 7 inch touchscreen in the dash. Costs can get up there a bit once you have bought the screen, the pc itself etc. So I was wondering how easy it would be to use the TyTn II innards as the basis for a Car PC and somehow connect a 7 inch touchscreen to the Tytn II motherboard.
To me it would be a great solution for running satnav in car, and media.
What are your thoughts, do you think it would even be possible?
Cheers.
Yes, possible at least the video is, without wrecking your titan too, There's a cable you can buy that lets you send video from the titan to any screen with RCA Yellow input. I beleive it's available for PSP also. 'Mini-USB -> RCA Yellow AND white' They are on ebay.
From there you may somehow be able to port the touchscreen to the Tytns miniusb port but im not sure (as it willb e occupied by the video out). Perhaps you could splice both into one then code it to work somehow. Interesting project - good luck
Cab anyone recommend a UK sourced HDMI cable which can be used with the special USB slot in the Nook Colour please? Thinking of getting Netflix
From what I recall, previous discussions pretty much ended with
"not possible"
If someone can correct me I'd be extremely pleased.
Nope, Nook doesn't have the hardware to support it.
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Yea, I don't think that's possible, plus the nook is pretty slow when it comes to netflix anyway, just HDMI connect a laptop if you have one, or game console. I would recommend a Dynex wire, cheap, but I've had 4 for the last two months for all of my hd consoles and tv's, no problems and exceptional video quality.
Newegg has cheap HDMI cables too.
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Yea, I don't think that's possible, plus the nook is pretty slow when it comes to netflix anyway, just HDMI connect a laptop if you have one, or game console. I would recommend a Dynex wire, cheap, but I've had 4 for the last two months for all of my hd consoles and tv's, no problems and exceptional video quality.
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My NC runs Netflix flawlessly on CM7. Returning to the topic, it is not possible.
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My NC runs Netflix flawlessly on CM7. Returning to the topic, it is not possible.
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Same here! Flawless...
...back on topic...
...NO HDMI.
Yeah, I wanted to try this awhile back. Here are some links I found looking into the topic;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061856
https://sites.google.com/site/voyageofbeagleboard/Home/displaylink-for-android
http://sven.killig.de/android/N1/2.2/usb_host/
Essentially, it looks like there is a way to get android to write the framebuffer to the USB port, and some converters to get that out as a display, but I do not have anywhere near the skills to get it working and the adapters were prohibitively expensive for the gain.
My verdict is; Possible, but very unlikely.
You could get a Raspberry Pi and connect it to your Nook (or any tablet without HDMI) through WiFi. At only $35 or so (assuming you already have a WiFi router to plug it into), it's a very affordable solution. The software side would be tricky. I suppose you could just install Linux and a VNC server on the Raspberry Pi...
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You could get a Raspberry Pi and connect it to your Nook (or any tablet without HDMI) through WiFi. At only $35 or so (assuming you already have a WiFi router to plug it into), it's a very affordable solution. The software side would be tricky. I suppose you could just install Linux and a VNC server on the Raspberry Pi...
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For a good streamer. I am using modded atv2 (appletv) it supports netflix w/o anything else, plug and play. I use it everyday and with my NC supporting airplay .
Well my Streak7's Charging port finally broke pins pushed in and just such a waste/poor design on the port... Ebay wants $100 for a replacement port which i can buy another unit for that... so im simply going to run a Micro USB charging port up over the left hand speaker in that lil pullout slot...
Anyways I was wondering what actually restricts us from upping the VGA resolution from 800x600 to 1024x768 is it the actual screen itself or the chip hardware..? If its just a screen can it be swapped out for a higher resolution one..?
Also I havent tried to upgrade from HoneyComb3.2 to anything newer because I need the 3g/4g Modem to work to get my Text messaging... Someone mentioned drivers or not knowing the hardware... cause it looks like a huawei EM820U Modem if that helps anyone...
Screen and then drivers in the Linux kernel.
Ok so now the research begins... finding a similar 7 inch unit with the same screen connector...
Any Idea if the Streak 5 PDMI/Charging port is the same as the Streak 7..?
Cause i can get a replacement port for a S5 for like 8 bucks opposed to the S7 for 99...
Well I know that the d7 and the d5 use the same charging cable and both work on the same dock but that does not mean the connections are the same internally. Check ifixit for a tear down for each.
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Ok so now the research begins... finding a similar 7 inch unit with the same screen connector...
Any Idea if the Streak 5 PDMI/Charging port is the same as the Streak 7..?
Cause i can get a replacement port for a S5 for like 8 bucks opposed to the S7 for 99...
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If only the Samsung gtab 2 had the same dimensions you'd have a readily available one, unless you are up for case modding to fit one in
it seems 1024x600 would be the next size up all the PDFs for data specs on screens i have seen so far are 800x600 the couple i have found in 1024x600 do not have the same 40 pin connector but most of the 800x600 screens do which means these Samsung Screens are highly interchangeable... Granted the connector is the same...
As for the S5 and S7 charging port compatibility; if they use the same charging cord and even docking station then its the same "port"... its a Foxconn port/connector... Now if I was going to try and convert it to lets say an ipod/iphone connector then a "pin out" issue may be in order, but because they are the same wires and dock station i believe strongly that the S5 port will work fine on the S7... Im going to order one and still add the micro usb port to the device this way I dont have waste the life of the "port"...
While I have this thing open; does anyone need any hardware info maybe..? I know the 3g/4g modem has been an issue to get working in ICS because of drivers...
Im still lookiing for data sheets on Samsung 7 inch tft-lcd screens with high resolutions that might be a direct drop in but the info just isnt out there yet; but the hardware might actually be...
Thoughts on getting started on a Door Project
First I want to apologize..I'm fairly new to all of this but I'm just really tired of getting up all the time seeing whose at my apt door knocking and it turns out to be just sales people.
Project
Thinking of hooking up a Raspberry Pi + Camera Module to my Apt Door Peep hole. So It can take pictures or display it on a TFT Color monitor. It will take a picture on motion detection or not.
Things that would be a cool feature
-When motion is detected a picture will be taken (i was reading that motion doesnt work with the camera module yet but hopefully that has changed.)
-Access it online from anywhere(not really important)
-Access raspberry pi camera on my network so when i can see whose at the door so I don't have to get up for advertisers
Just wondering what to order is my starting point so far i got
Raspberry PI Model B
Raspberry Pi Camera Module
Case
tft color monitor
I'm planning to buy all of these from amazon .com
I'm unsure of what sdcard to buy I saw the compatibility list. But what do you guys recommend for the best compatibility and etc? Looking for good class 10 cards.
Im unsure of which power adapter is good for powering it. Thank you. Im hoping to buy everything off amazon.
Thank you
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Thoughts on getting started on a Door Project
First I want to apologize..I'm fairly new to all of this but I'm just really tired of getting up all the time seeing whose at my apt door knocking and it turns out to be just sales people.
Project
Thinking of hooking up a Raspberry Pi + Camera Module to my Apt Door Peep hole. So It can take pictures or display it on a TFT Color monitor. It will take a picture on motion detection or not.
Things that would be a cool feature
-When motion is detected a picture will be taken (i was reading that motion doesnt work with the camera module yet but hopefully that has changed.)
-Access it online from anywhere(not really important)
-Access raspberry pi camera on my network so when i can see whose at the door so I don't have to get up for advertisers
Just wondering what to order is my starting point so far i got
Raspberry PI Model B
Raspberry Pi Camera Module
Case
tft color monitor
I'm planning to buy all of these from amazon .com
I'm unsure of what sdcard to buy I saw the compatibility list. But what do you guys recommend for the best compatibility and etc? Looking for good class 10 cards.
Im unsure of which power adapter is good for powering it. Thank you. Im hoping to buy everything off amazon.
Thank you
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Definitely sounds like an cool project. As far as good class 10 SD Card's this SanDisk Extreme Class 10 32 GB card is a very good card exact same on that I have only I have a 16 GB card, also it's listed on the confirmed working peripherals page. For a power supply this 5V 1.5A from the Pi Hut sold on Amazon is good power supply which can provide enough power for any USB devices you plug into the Raspberry Pi as well. Additionally this video is worth checking out, as it shows a person who's project was to create a motion detecting surveillance type setup using the Raspberry Pi and the Raspberry Pi camera module.
hmm would a 32gb be overkill should I get a 16gb instead? Whats your opinion? Are you running out of room on your 16gb?
Is that power supply adapter the best one? Or is there another one ? Im trying to see if there's one with that qualifies for prime shipping. I guess i can use my asus neuxs 7 charger first until the one from pi hut arrives
Thank you for your advice so far.
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hmm would a 32gb be overkill should I get a 16gb instead? Whats your opinion? Are you running out of room on your 16gb?
Is that power supply adapter the best one? Or is there another one ? Im trying to see if there's one with that qualifies for prime shipping
Thank you for your advice so far.
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If you can spend the extra money the extra storage is worth it. On my own setup I still have plenty of storage on my 16 GB card. I mainly use it for small experimental developmental work, and small projects, but if your going to use it for media of any kind 32 GB is essential. Regarding the power supply the one the Pi Hut sells I mentioned is very good, a lot of the other power supplies I've seen on Amazon are low quality that won't always provide consistent power output.
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thank you for taking the time to help out a beginner like me. I changed my order to the 32gb one and im just trying to figure out which amazon seller should i buy the raspberry pi from.
They have a few that is prime. Is there a difference from the made in china model ands made in uk models?
which one of these sellers would you buy it from
Blue Proton
MemoryWhiz
Midway Marketing
CanaKit
Savingcost
S.o.L.D
PartsDepot
heard of any one of these?
StuckOnATree said:
thank you for taking the time to help out a beginner like me. I changed my order to the 32gb one and im just trying to figure out which amazon seller should i buy the raspberry pi from.
They have a few that is prime. Is there a difference from the made in china model ands made in uk models?
which one of these sellers would you buy it from
Blue Proton
MemoryWhiz
Midway Marketing
CanaKit
Savingcost
S.o.L.D
PartsDepot
heard of any one of these?
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I personally haven't heard or dealt with any of those sellers. My advice would be read the reviewes for each seller and the feedback people have provided. Then go with the one with the best feedback. And I always enjoy helping people out, helping out is what makes XDA such a great community.
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I personally haven't heard or dealt with any of those sellers. My advice would be read the reviewes for each seller and the feedback people have provided. Then go with the one with the best feedback. And I always enjoy helping people out, helping out is what makes XDA such a great community.
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hmm it seems like the pi hut will take 18-20 days for shipping i was wondering if buying the powersupply fro adafruit any good?
5V 1A (1000mA) USB port power supply - UL Listed - its only 1000mA though compared to the 1500 on from pi hut
my own nexus 7 power adapter is 2.0a is that over the limit?
im thinking of buying the hp touch pad charger as well since it has a really high power rating...or maybe just split my orders order half of my items from amazon and the other from adafruit
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hmm it seems like the pi hut will take 18-20 days for shipping i was wondering if buying the powersupply fro adafruit any good?
5V 1A (1000mA) USB port power supply - UL Listed - its only 1000mA though compared to the 1500 on from pi hut
my own nexus 7 power adapter is 2.0a is that over the limit?
im thinking of buying the hp touch pad charger as well since it has a really high power rating...or maybe just split my orders order half of my items from amazon and the other from adafruit
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The power supply from Adafruit is the one I use on my Raspberry Pi and it serves me well, I recommended the Pi Hut one because you mentioned you wanted to buy everything off Amazon if possible. You should be able to use your Nexus 7 power adapter just fine it will provide you with enough power for the Raspberry Pi plus any accessories such as external hard drive or wireless dongle that require power as well.
shimp208 said:
The power supply from Adafruit is the one I use on my Raspberry Pi and it serves me well, I recommended the Pi Hut one because you mentioned you wanted to buy everything off Amazon if possible. You should be able to use your Nexus 7 power adapter just fine it will provide you with enough power for the Raspberry Pi plus any accessories such as external hard drive or wireless dongle that require power as well.
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do you think the one from adafruit is good enough for powering a wifi dongle or should I cancel my order?
1 5V 1A (1000mA) USB port power supply - UL Listed $5.95
1 Raspberry Pi Camera Board $29.95
1 Adjustable Pi Camera Mount $4.95
1 12 VDC 1000mA regulated switching power adapter - UL listed $8.95
1 Adafruit Pi Case- Enclosure for Raspberry Pi Model A or B $9.9
what i ordered so far.
StuckOnATree said:
do you think the one from adafruit is good enough for powering a wifi dongle or should I cancel my order?
1 5V 1A (1000mA) USB port power supply - UL Listed $5.95
1 Raspberry Pi Camera Board $29.95
1 Adjustable Pi Camera Mount $4.95
1 12 VDC 1000mA regulated switching power adapter - UL listed $8.95
1 Adafruit Pi Case- Enclosure for Raspberry Pi Model A or B $9.9
what i ordered so far.
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The one from Adafruit will work just fine for powering a Wifi dongle it supplies enough power for the current Wifi dongle (An old spare Netgear Wireless dongle I had) that I use on my Raspberry Pi.
shimp208 said:
The one from Adafruit will work just fine for powering a Wifi dongle it supplies enough power for the current Wifi dongle (An old spare Netgear Wireless dongle I had) that I use on my Raspberry Pi.
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Im going to order the raspberry pi model b on amazon since the seller claims its the made in uk verison. I really appreciate the time you are spending to help me go through this. lol now i just have to figure out what to do next after getting all of these things together now thats going to be the hard part.. getting it up and running i may just hook up the raspberrypi to an Ethernet cable instead to save money from a wifi dongle. so far this has costed me ~$170.
Steps
1) hooking everything up
2) figuring out waht to do lol....
3) get the basic camera up and running
4) get motion running
5) remote access if possible
6) hope for no down time
StuckOnATree said:
hmm it seems like the pi hut will take 18-20 days for shipping i was wondering if buying the powersupply fro adafruit any good?
5V 1A (1000mA) USB port power supply - UL Listed - its only 1000mA though compared to the 1500 on from pi hut
my own nexus 7 power adapter is 2.0a is that over the limit?
im thinking of buying the hp touch pad charger as well since it has a really high power rating...or maybe just split my orders order half of my items from amazon and the other from adafruit
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The Nexus charger is better. It doesn't force the extra current in, it just has the ability to provide that current if needed.
It will be more stable with the 2A.
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StuckOnATree said:
Im going to order the raspberry pi model b on amazon since the seller claims its the made in uk verison. I really appreciate the time you are spending to help me go through this. lol now i just have to figure out what to do next after getting all of these things together now thats going to be the hard part.. getting it up and running i may just hook up the raspberrypi to an Ethernet cable instead to save money from a wifi dongle. so far this has costed me ~$170.
Steps
1) hooking everything up
2) figuring out waht to do lol....
3) get the basic camera up and running
4) get motion running
5) remote access if possible
6) hope for no down time
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All raspberry pi's are made in the UK...
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The Nexus charger is better. It doesn't force the extra current in, it just has the ability to provide that current if needed.
It will be more stable with the 2A.
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oh because recently some pi's are made in china now =[ that's why i didnt order it from adafruit because they said they dont know which one you will get china or uk verison. adafruit just shipped my items i should be getting it soon... i just ordered my raspberry pi, sandisk 32gb, tft 3.5 inch monitor. maybe i should order another spare charger the nexus 7 charger since i use mine alot
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oh because recently some pi's are made in china now =[ that's why i didnt order it from adafruit because they said they dont know which one you will get china or uk verison. adafruit just shipped my items i should be getting it soon... i just ordered my raspberry pi, sandisk 32gb, tft 3.5 inch monitor. maybe i should order another spare charger the nexus 7 charger since i use mine alot
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I was unaware... my bad
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I was unaware... my bad
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lol no worries. A lot of people didn't know about that. I believe it was recently they started to manufacture it in china.
I think i found something that works for me but im unsure of how to even get started =/
http://jamesmedd.tumblr.com/post/35270913619/raspberry-pi-tweeting-letterbox
http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=26200
seems like i got more things to buy 0.0 I guess this is a much easier way to go and without having my camera on 24/7
StuckOnATree said:
lol no worries. A lot of people didn't know about that. I believe it was recently they started to manufacture it in china.
I think i found something that works for me but im unsure of how to even get started =/
http://jamesmedd.tumblr.com/post/35270913619/raspberry-pi-tweeting-letterbox
http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=26200
seems like i got more things to buy 0.0 I guess this is a much easier way to go and without having my camera on 24/7
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One course of action you could take to making your project is modifying the tweeting letterbox code to remove the Twitter specific functions and instead modifying the code so you received an alert (E-mail, commuter dialog box prompt, phone text message, etc.) when the camera detected someone at the door.
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One course of action you could take to making your project is modifying the tweeting letterbox code to remove the Twitter specific functions and instead modifying the code so you received an alert (E-mail, commuter dialog box prompt, phone text message, etc.) when the camera detected someone at the door.
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haha yea email would probably be best but wow just not sure exactly what to buy to install a motion sensor and do i need to buy a better power adapter than the one from ada fruit
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haha yea email would probably be best but wow just not sure exactly what to buy to install a motion sensor and do i need to buy a better power adapter than the one from ada fruit
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I would start off with the power adapter you bought from adafruit and if you find you need more power for some reason you can purchase a more powerful adapter.
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shimp208 said:
I would start off with the power adapter you bought from adafruit and if you find you need more power for some reason you can purchase a more powerful adapter.
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ok i finally installled everything but now im on the first step of how do i just view what the camera is seeing on the startx desktop? is tthere an app? i tried to install cameroma but my camera module is not a usb so it didnt pick it up. Basically i just want to see what the webcam to seeing a camera viewer possible?
StuckOnATree said:
ok i finally installled everything but now im on the first step of how do i just view what the camera is seeing on the startx desktop? is tthere an app? i tried to install cameroma but my camera module is not a usb so it didnt pick it up. Basically i just want to see what the webcam to seeing a camera viewer possible?
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Just to make sure we're on the same page here by first step I assume you mean the first step from the Raspberry Pi Tweeting Letter Box tutorial, correct? The first step is to wire the camera to the breadboard and then to Raspberry Pi GIPIO pins as described in the tutorial. After that I would recommend running the python script he describes to run. Then once you have the script running you can start editing the code and removing the Twitter specific code so it acts as just a camera viewer like your looking for.