MotionEye on the Pi
- 1 minWe are on a month long vacation leaving the home all by itself. This was the perfect opportunity to put a home surveillance system in place. There was nothing I could do remotely if anything happened, but would not want to let go the jackasses who broke in!
Hardware in use
- Raspberry Pi 2 (will work with 3 too!)
- Logitech 720p old web cam
- Sony PS3 Eye 480p web cam
- 64GB SD card for OS and data capture
I tore the “Easy carry Ziplock” box on the sides for the cables to pass thru. It was placed near the window, and I did not want to leave the pi running naked, since I did not have a proper enclosure, put it in this box. Placed two cameras around the room, one on the lamp, which would monitor 4 entry/exit points in the house, and the other one near the porch to monitor if anyone was approaching the front door
Steps to install MotionEye
Outcome
Using frame difference comparison on motioneye, I was able to check when someone arrived and was in my driveway, or when the mailman arrived. The pi is great, but lacks processing power to keep up with the processing needed by the application.
