First Day and need Help!

[timmoore47]

Hi Paul & MrAmos,

Thank you both so much for your substantial samples of code. Because of them I was able to complete and test the code using a test jig of a bunch of switches and led's for driving the video switch and pir inputs.

FANTASTIC! IT WORKED AOK!

I've got to finish off the PIR Inputs circuits and the video switch circuits but the hardware is easy compared to driving the PICs.

I've avoided assembler which would have slowed the project down loads.

The Hedgehog (European Wild variety) breeding season is upon us and in a about 3 weeks we hope to be able to track and record movement of the hoglets. We hope somewhere between 3 and 9 will arrive in the end of June batch and similar numbers in September and October.

Curently we track 13 adult hedgehogs manually up to about 3am most nights and are VERY keen automate it. Since January we have filled 136 DVD's full of data burnt out two DVD Recorders and now use a Pioneer 80GB Recorder *LOL*.
Many thanks again!



Tim

[paul borgmeier]

Tim,

Post a picture to this thread of a hoglet camptured by PBC code - everyone would enjoy that (unless they do not like hedgehogs). We do not have hedgehogs here in Utah as far as I know.

As a side note, you might want to check out this guy's stuff - awesome homebrew PIR camera stuff. I have made some of these camera modifications and they work quit well.

http://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/...p?showforum=50

As always
Good Luck,

Paul Borgmeier
Salt Lake City, Utah
USA

[timmoore47]

Many thanks Paul, I'll do that. Meanwhile here is a link to a video we made of a Hedgehog plus some other wild and not so wild life. The last few minutes is the best.

Totally tame for non wild-life folk, BTW>



Tim

link:-

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...72146235684890

[mramos]

Tim:

Good stuff. My kids loved it (3 boys).. We used to, a few years ago, I would put a PIR an a long cat 5 wire in the yard, and a battery and buzzer at the other end. When a raccoon would come up (I would leave sardines in front of the PIR) go on the balcony and watch them eat. They loved it..

It was funny, you hear the buzzer, and kids running up the stairs.. It reminded me of those days.

It us know if you have any questions. Or hardware issues to resolve.

[timmoore47]

Thanks MrAmos! Your Racoons sound fun!

Hardware should be OK but I'll keep in touch as to the progress!



Tim