Uses a Rasberry Pi to run a an intercom system with tweeting
To use, set up a rasberry pi with a webcam
If the pi is v3 or above, you can use wifi, otherwise you will need an adapter. First, get your pi connected to the internet, using its ip adress
Then, set up an app with twitter
To set up the tweeting from the rasberry pi, use this tutorial
My twitter.py script relies on there being an auth.py file with your twitter credentials And also tweet with a button press
With the twitter.py script, you can generate tweets like this with a button press (see twitter.py file
for more links)
Use this tutorial to install the streaming equipment with your webcam
With this setup, the frame rate will be slow, increase it
With the results, you can run a stream that looks like this:
This project was implemented by Jacob Smith for Brandeis University Makerlab during the summer of 2019
Please email makerlab@brandeis.edu if you would like to contribute to this project or install your own digital window
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