Pi Zero W

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I have a Model B without the wireless features and wanted to play with a camera so it made sense to invest $10 in a Pi Zero W.

Since it's the first one for me I got the cute C4Labs Zebra Zero+ protoboard setup from Adafruit at the same time.

If it works out and it's fun I will set up more Pi cameras.

First boot

  1. Download Raspian ZIP image from https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/
  2. Download Etcher from https://www.balena.io/etcher/
  3. Run Etcher to copy image to 32GB card (32GB is overkill but it's the first one I grabbed.)
  4. While waiting, dig up the HDMI cable and USB keyboard.
    1. Discover there are many more connectors in the world and they used an HDMI I don't have.
    2. Order a Type A (std HDMI) to Type C (Mini). Note the BeagleBoneBlack uses Type D (Micro).
    3. Wait a few days.
    4. OR headless mode https://learn.adafruit.com/raspberry-pi-zero-creation/text-file-editing
  5. Transfer card to Pi
  6. Connect HDMI monitor and USB keyboard
  7. Power on via a cellphone charger and a generic micro USB cable
  8. Log in and create an account
  9. Configure WiFi.
  10. Is there an ssh server running on this thing?

Camera notes

Camera related links

MotionEyeOS https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2017/04/raspberry-pi-zero-w-cctv-camera-with-motioneyeos/

MotionEye on Raspian https://www.techcoil.com/blog/how-i-setup-a-raspberry-pi-zero-w-cctv-camera-with-motioneye-and-raspbian-stretch-lite/

Built into a dummy camera case: https://www.instructables.com/id/Zero-Security-Camera/ Pi Zero (not wireless) + USB - LAN adapter

Cool 3D-printed case: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2544275