axn-cam

Poor man's action camera using Raspberry Pi Zero

Installation

1. Create directory:sudo mkdir /opt/axn_cam
2. Copy start.py: cp start.py /opt/axn_cam/start
3. Make it executable: sudo chmod 755 /opt/axn_cam/startup
4. Copy the index file to the same directory: cp index /opt/axn_cam/
5. Create the log file: sudo touch /var/log/axn_cam.log
6. Copy the startup script axn_cam_startup to /etc/init.d/
7. Make it executable: sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/axn_cam_startup
8. Test starting the program: sudo /etc/init.d/axn_cam_startup start
9. Test stopping the program sudo /etc/init.d/axn_cam_startup stop
10. Register script to be run at start-up sudo update-rc.d axn_cam_startup defaults
11. If you ever want to remove the script from start-up, run: sudo update-rc.d -f axn_cam_startup remove

Wiring

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Troubleshooting

1. Access issues can be resolved by adding write permissions to the index file, log file and the /opt/axn_cam directory
2. Make sure /opt/axn_cam/start and /etc/init.d/axn_cam_startup are executable
3. The camera is known to 'freeze' while recording. The status LED stays on and doesn't respond to the toggle switch. I have a hunch that this is due to overheating (I could be wrong). I don't know of a workaround yet (except for restarting the Pi)