Vault Camera

[scaron]

I was always wanted to put a camera in my vault, but I could not think of a practical way of doing it. However, recently I found a small camera that could be used with a Raspberry Pi. I have a second Raspberry Pi in the vault the monitors the temperature and humidity that I could add the camera to. After a few days of learning and testing on a spare PI outside of the vault, I installed the camera in the vault. Camera: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VSPSNL8/

I was pretty happy with the results. I even added a low cost / low tech strong-motion detector :https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085XXQSM/

I was not thinking about adding lights to the vault. However, I stumbled upon these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TGTB4HO Low power and little to no heat, they seemed like a perfect fit. I added just one and this was the result.

So, I can now keep an eye on my Rshake in full color

I added the cam to my live stream and it can be viewed there. It is a much smaller image, however: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAhqlmltCW94ipicG8X-oLw/live

-Steve
RS4D - RD29A
Chino Hills, Ca

[Stormchaser]

This is a fantastic add-on Steve!

Your vault continues to evolve splendidly, and I am sure it provides great inspiration to all enthusiasts! I know it does for me!

Thank you for keeping us posted with your updates!

[branden]

@scaron

I was pretty happy with the results. I even added a low cost / low tech strong-motion detector

HAHAHAHA. I love it.

Thank you for sharing with us just how much fun you are having with your Shake vault.

If anyone would like to read more about @scaron’s experiences, visit our blog:

• DIY Guide For A Home Raspberry Shake Vault - Raspberry Shake
• A Wet Shake And Vault Overhaul - Raspberry Shake
• Using Shake Data for Your Website, Mobile Alerts and Live Streaming! - Raspberry Shake

branden

[scaron]

A follow-up. The experiment worked. The toy did move during some slight motion caused by today’s 4.1 Palomar Observatory quake (62mi/100km) away. I did not feel the motion, but the Shake’s accelerometers and toy picked it up.

You can see the toy start to move around the 20s mark on the live stream recording. It is easier to see on larger screens: https://youtu.be/kJZpe9DeQFE

-Steve
RS4D - RD29A
Chino Hills, Ca