What a great idea. This would solve a big problem for me . My original plan was to run 15 feet of usb-c waterproof cable from the allsky camera to the original power adapter . Unfortunately at this distance the rpi power adapter could not supply enough power to run rpi4b,camera,wittypi4 and the dome heater. POE+ appears to be the answer. Thank you for sharing this informative video.
Thanks. Making Xmas light pollution was my hobby prior to 2019 and now I've gone in the opposite direction to cursing people with their lights on 🤣. Clear skies.
Wow, thought I was watching a Hollywood production 🤣 Super cool intro Logan! Great video, I love your workshop, you’ve got more tools than my local hardware store🤣 Clear skies Logan👍
Thanks Simon. Just a snippet from one of my Christmas light display sequences back before the astro addiction set in. Hey, gotta have the tools for the job🤣!! Clear skies
Thanks Avanteesh. After spending too many years wasting time trying to find tools and bits and pieces, I decided to get a bit more organisation into my life regarding the workshop. The Xmas lights was a fun hobby for many years but became too time consuming as it grew bigger.
Thanks very much. Yes it does mean I can have the choice of running wireless or LAN and I feel a lot happier running just ethernet power rather than a 240v power extension cored. Thanks for checking out the video. Clear skies.
@@LogansAstro Yes, I don't like running high voltage AC. My piers are 200m from the house and I have found some creative ways to provide high current12V DC over that distance without loss.
Thanks. I couldn't resist adding in a bit of one of my Christmas lights sequences since I was using the ethernet cable from the display. You can see the actual display seqeunce here ; ua-cam.com/video/Cw8qLiqu01w/v-deo.html
I just bought a Samsung Pro Endurance microSD card. It's designed for video recording and has a life "up to" 16 years. Presumably that means it can record video for a long time (anywhere between zero and 16 years).
That's a really nice setup Logan. I would really like to build a setup like this but where I live, the Nevada desert, we get daytime temps in the summer over 115°f (46.1°c) so having a sealed container like that, I'm afraid would overheat very quickly and destroy the electronics. I'm planning on building a RoR so I guess one option would be to mount it inside the RoR but then it would only be effective when the roof is open.
Thanks Greg. What about having vents with small fans running inside the box to keep the airflow running during the day (put some mesh over the vents holes to prevent critters getting in). And don't have the camera capturing during the day as that will keep the CPU and camera sensor temp down. Although, to be honest, 46°C would probably melt me before the electronics🥵😂.
What a great idea.
This would solve a big problem for me .
My original plan was to run 15 feet of usb-c waterproof cable from the allsky camera to the original power adapter .
Unfortunately at this distance the rpi power adapter could not supply enough power to run rpi4b,camera,wittypi4 and the dome heater.
POE+ appears to be the answer.
Thank you for sharing this informative video.
Thanks for checking out the video and I'm glad this has been useful. POE is certainly a great way to get safe power over long distances.
Nice one Logan, and an excellent idea…might have to try this myself….love the light displays too….👍🏻
Thanks. Making Xmas light pollution was my hobby prior to 2019 and now I've gone in the opposite direction to cursing people with their lights on 🤣. Clear skies.
Wow, thought I was watching a Hollywood production 🤣 Super cool intro Logan! Great video, I love your workshop, you’ve got more tools than my local hardware store🤣 Clear skies Logan👍
Thanks Simon. Just a snippet from one of my Christmas light display sequences back before the astro addiction set in. Hey, gotta have the tools for the job🤣!! Clear skies
Very Impressive built Logan, your Workshop is Crazy. That Intro was Badass!!
Thanks Avanteesh. After spending too many years wasting time trying to find tools and bits and pieces, I decided to get a bit more organisation into my life regarding the workshop. The Xmas lights was a fun hobby for many years but became too time consuming as it grew bigger.
cool intro and great set up for all sky awesome 👍
Thanks. Been wanting to make one of these for a while. Now just need to decide on a permanent sit to locate it. Clear skies.
@@LogansChristmasLights some where up high like on the roof 👍
Great job. POE is a good choice for a Pi4, since you are always better off with wired networking. Good project!
Thanks very much. Yes it does mean I can have the choice of running wireless or LAN and I feel a lot happier running just ethernet power rather than a 240v power extension cored. Thanks for checking out the video. Clear skies.
@@LogansAstro Yes, I don't like running high voltage AC. My piers are 200m from the house and I have found some creative ways to provide high current12V DC over that distance without loss.
Wonderful introduction to the video!
Thanks. That was from one of my Xmas light display sequences back when I did that sort of thing.
@@LogansAstro Wow!!
That intro was awesome!
Thanks. I couldn't resist adding in a bit of one of my Christmas lights sequences since I was using the ethernet cable from the display. You can see the actual display seqeunce here ; ua-cam.com/video/Cw8qLiqu01w/v-deo.html
I wanna see more holiday lights!!!
They are here : ua-cam.com/users/Drkrud99
I just bought a Samsung Pro Endurance microSD card. It's designed for video recording and has a life "up to" 16 years. Presumably that means it can record video for a long time (anywhere between zero and 16 years).
Lets hope it's closer to the 16yrs and not the zero 😅
That's a really nice setup Logan. I would really like to build a setup like this but where I live, the Nevada desert, we get daytime temps in the summer over 115°f (46.1°c) so having a sealed container like that, I'm afraid would overheat very quickly and destroy the electronics. I'm planning on building a RoR so I guess one option would be to mount it inside the RoR but then it would only be effective when the roof is open.
Thanks Greg. What about having vents with small fans running inside the box to keep the airflow running during the day (put some mesh over the vents holes to prevent critters getting in). And don't have the camera capturing during the day as that will keep the CPU and camera sensor temp down. Although, to be honest, 46°C would probably melt me before the electronics🥵😂.