Setting Up the Pi Zero Wireless Pan-Tilt Camera
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Resources and Going Further
Now that you've successfully got your Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless Pan-Tilt Camera up and running, it's time to incorporate it into your own project!
For more information, check out the resources below:
- SparkFun Pi Servo Hat Hookup Guide
- Raspberry Pi Foundation: Raspbian Jesse Image
- Etcher
- Official Raspberry Pi Camera Web Interface Documentation - We've gotten you through installation and setup, but to get the most out of the camera, you'll need to check that page out.
- GitHub Repo
- Raspberry Pi Camera Web Interface - Official repository for the web based interface for controlling the Raspberry Pi Camera, includes motion detection, time lapse, and image and video recording.
- SparkFun Pan/Tilt Example Code - Demo code used in the Setting Up the Pi Zero Wireless Pan-Tilt Camera tutorial.
- SparkFun Product Showcase: Pi Zero W Pan-Tilt Camera Kit Demo
- Shawn's Pan/Tilt Time Lapse Demo Code - Python demo code that was used for SparkFun's product showcase
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Or check out the IoT Raspberry Pi Camera Refrigerator project to see what's in your fridge or what is happening in another room to monitor experiments.
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