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Good camera for Rpi

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 2:02 pm
by radiogareth
I bought one of these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Raspberry-Pi ... 2749.l2649 to use with a RPiZero W and other than having to focus it (big deal), I'm pleased. It comes WITH the IR leds (not the worlds most powerful but functional) that can be enabled/disabled vis the mentioned control pin or via the normal Pi camera red LED control.
Now the RPI camera works as a video feed, I was wondering if there was a spare GPIO pin to add IR control too. Just in case I operate in the dark ;-)
Great SW BTW, impressed by how much is squeezed in, THANKS.

Re: Good camera for Rpi

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 4:51 pm
by G8GKQ
Sorry Gareth - we've allocated all the GPIOs. Can I suggest a back panel switch?

Dave

Re: Good camera for Rpi

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 10:08 am
by radiogareth
It would need to be an illuminated one Dave ;-) Somewhere within the motioneye security camera RPi software (I followed here https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2017/ ... tioneyeos/) is buried the ability to turn off the Camera RED LED. It needs a re-boot to make it happen so I presume there is something buried in the camera control SW that can do that. But a switch is the KISS answer at the end of the day....