nileshkinge/dashcam

Raspberry Pi Dashcam

Table of contents

• General info
• Technologies
• Hardware
• Software
• Setup
• To Do

General info

A Daschcam built using Raspberry-pi zero W.

Technologies

Project is created with:

• Python
• Node.js

Hardware

• Raspberry pi zero W
• Rasperry pi camera
• Power Supply
• pi zero case
• Memory card

Software

• Raspberry Pi Imager or balenaEtcher
• Putty

Setup

1. Install latest Raspberry Pi OS.
2. Add ssh and wpa_supplicant file. This will allow us to access Pi headless.
3. Login to Pi using Putty. Default login credentioals - login:pi password:raspberry.
4. Confirm if Git is installed

   git --version
   

   Git comes pre installed in Raspberry Pi OS. If git is not installed, install git before moving on to next step.
5. Download dashcam repository from Github.

   cd /home/pi/
   git clone https://github.com/nileshkinge/dashcam
   cd /dashcam/code/
   

6. Run setup.sh file.

   sudo chmod +x setup.sh
   sudo bash setup.sh
   

   This will install the neccessary packages, web app, also create a access point named dashcam adn password dashcam.
7. Restart

   sudo reboot
   

TO DO

• add instruction for interactions/inputs on setup.sh run.