| name | project |
|---|---|
@Steve-Dusty |
Pet-feeding system |
I plan on creating my first ever hardware project. I am choosing to build a pet feeding project because it can apply to me in real life, letting me see my creation come into play.
I am going to buy a kit with some other accessories to help me complete the project because as a total beginner, I don't know what to buy at first so I believe a kit would serve me the best.
- Design my circuit and attach it to my supplies like cardboard and cans and create moving mechanisms with the 3D printer.
- Attach that with servo and my camera, using the camera module, it'll periodically take pictures and send a POST request to my raspberry pi, which will analyze image (using openCV)to check if the food bowl is empty or not, sending a response back. If it's empty the servo will drop food.
- I will also code an app that lets me set timer for food dropping intervals and automatic control. The raspberry pi will send data to the arduino (the server) through a USB cable.
I will create a 3/4th plastic using my 3D printer. It'll be connected to the servo that can spin the component. The cardboard box will have a hole beneath it. When it's ready to drop food, the servo will rotate the circle to where the 1/4th opening is, and the food will be able to dispense through that opening.
I can pay shipping for myself
| Product | Supplier/Link | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Complete Elegoo Start Kit with mega board | https://www.amazon.com/EL-KIT-008-Project-Complete-Ultimate-TUTORIAL/dp/B01EWNUUUA/ | $65.99 |
| Arduino camera module | https://www.amazon.com/Arducam-Module-Megapixels-Arduino-Mega2560/ | $25.99 |
| 2820 Pololu Servo | https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/pololu-corporation/2820/10450037 | $6.15 |
| cardboard, plastic bottle, cans, stand | my own supplies | free |
| Raspberry pi 4 Model B (with cable) | free | |
| Elegoo Neptune 2S 3D printer | https://www.elegoo.com/products/neptune2s-fdm-printer?variant=39681380286512&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8sefyM3R_AIVKQetBh2YYwOQEAQYASABEgIWJfD_BwE | $149.99 |
| Total | $248.12 |