Raspberry coop

[CascadeQUAIL]

Sorry I'm in northern Oregon. I've done solar projects before. I guess my question was about the draw for a raspi for 24 hours a day. I've never used one in the field only tinkering in the lab.

 

[jthornton]

@JeffersonMYCO The power consumption depends on what is connected and how busy the CPU is. You can figure 1000ma for just the bare board on a 3B. You will see figures like 600ma on the net but nothing is doing anything at that level. A 3B can use up to 2.5A mostly through the USB ports.

JT

 

[veedabowlu]

@jthornton, I think if the weight of the door is supported by wheels, and the groove (that it sits in now) is used only as a guide, the door should be ok... yes chickens do produce dust...so fouling of those sensors is very much a possibility ( I did not think of that) So lets eliminate the IR sensor... Instead of the IR sensor... tell me more about the magnet switches... would these https://www.adafruit.com/product/375 suffice OR would any of these https://www.adafruit.com/?q=micro+switch&sort=BestMatch micro switches work...
You already have 95% of the code (I don't) so I should not stray very far from yours... hopefully I can have your code ,and if you can help me tweak it (if needed)

So, using my original choice of motor https://www.adafruit.com/product/3802 should be plenty?

I was thinking of using the fan on the RPi 3 because it is almost always 95+F (feels like 105F) and I was thinking that the three cameras, working all the time... speakers, 12 hours of the day, would produce a good amount of CPU heat

 

[One Lucky Momma]

Wow.

for what it’s worth, and requiring absolutely no technical expertise, you might consider reinforcing the chicken wire on the run with some half or quarter inch hardware cloth. And running beyond the run like a skirt to deter diggers. The chicken wire alone might do a good job of keeping the chickens in but won’t keep any predators out.

BTW, it’s very cute

 

[veedabowlu]

@One Lucky Momma I'm fortunate enough not to really have any predators here, no foxes, racoons etc... only a neighborhood cat or two that walk along my privacy fence but does not step in the yard due to my guard dog... the chicken wire is beyond the run... skirt like to deter diggers (rats at night time) looking for scrap feed.

This is my second (active) coop and nothing has happened with the first one in 3 years (14 bantams) still in use.

Thanks for the compliment (cute) I was going for more artistic/ having more time at home due to current situation... and said guard dog did not use the igloo dog house...so it just sat in the yard... now its being used as an igloo chicken house, lol

 

[Ruby Rogue]

I like it too, though your thread is way over my head. It's very creative.

 

[jthornton]

Any of those micro switches or the magnetic switch will work fine if properly installed.

Both of my chicken coop code is on github.com here. Coop1 is without any display and Coop2 has a 7" touch screen display. You should look at the code in both and methodically decide which snippets suit your application and test each addition of code until you have a final product.

As for the motor I can't comment because I've never used a tiny motor like that. For $6 you would have to try and see if it works in your application. My gear motors are 12v all metal.

JT

 

[veedabowlu]

@jthornton your gear motors... Currently unavailable. have been for a while...that is why i have been looking for alternatives.

I'm sure your code is great... I cant check your work, lol "I definitely like tinkering with pi (novice here)" remember
besides flashing sd card...hooking up whatever someone else told me to hook up... I'm in the dark... what/where do wires go to what GPIO...etc

 

[jthornton]

You would need to search for a similar motor.

Why can't you read my code?

JT

 

[veedabowlu]

@jthornton I did find this MOTOR with very similar specs as your linked motor...

I can read your code... understanding it is another story...
Did/do you use a breadboard with motor driver chip, etc...
pictures of your setup...