Shiitake mini-project
The mini-project automatize monitoring of growing Shiitake mushrooms, using Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi Camera v2.1. The Shiitake mushrooms growth kit was purchased from a local company.
Check out the demo: https://mcjmigdal.github.io/shiitake/
The picture taking script is run 3 times a day using cron. The pictures are then pushed to github where a static website is hosted via GitHub Pages.
Pictures on the website are displayed in reverse chronological order.
If pictures are to be added / deleted during picture collection period, it is best to do it from Raspberry Pi rather than GitHub to avoid conflicts.
Usage
crontab /home/pi/shiitake/cron.file
Notes
- Side view pictures are more visually appealing than ones taken
from the top. - External light source is required, especially for night pictures.
- The GitHub file and repository size limits should be taken into consideration if changes to the frequency or pictures quality are being made. Individual pictures should be no more than 50Mb, and the repository should not be larger that 1-5Gb.