Raspberry Pi Dummy Camera
This project uses the Raspberry Pi V2 8MP camera inside a dummy camera dome to provide a fully fledged 25FPS motion-JPEG IP camera. The IP camera is based on the MotionEyeOS for the Raspberry Pi 3. It is powered by a 5V USB wall adapter.
Parts
To build this IP camera you need the following parts:
- 1x Dummy Home Surveillance CCTV Security Dome Camera w/ Flashing Red LED Light - eBay 5USD
- 1x Raspberry Pi 3 - Model B - ARMv8 with 1G RAM - Adafruit 40USD
- 1x Raspberry Pi Camera Board v2 8MP - Adafruit 30USD
- 1x Universal EU 2A AC Micro USB Cable Power Wall Charger Adapter For Mobile Phone - eBay 3.50USD
- 1x Dummy Camera RPI3 Holder - custom - ivc 15USD
- 1x Dummy Camera RPI Camera v2 Holder - custom - ivc 12USD
3D parts
The holder for the Raspberry Pi camera is custom designed to to fit inside the dummy camera dome. It is made to allow adjustment of the view along the vertical axis.
To keep the Raspberry Pi 3 in place, there is a "X" bracket that fits between the existing screw bosses inside the enclosure.
- [Dummy Camera Raspberry Pi holders] - CAD models - STL, STEP, Inventor PRT
Configuration
Download and copy the MotionEyeOS image to a SD card using the following Wiki installation guide
Connect ethernet and find the DHCP ip address for the RPI, or connect HDMI and setup the wifi. Open http://192.168.x.x and use 'admin' as the login to configure MotionEye. The camera should be automatically be detected if it is connected.
