AI powered webcam

With a raspberry pi zero 2 w, camera module, 2x SG90 servo's, custom 3D printed case and this software you can create an AI powered webcam that follows a person and can autofocus and pan/tilt.

Hardware

• Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
• Raspberry Pi 5 8MP IMX219 Camera Module
• 2x SG90 Servo Motors
• Custom 3D Printed Case (available on Thingiverse)
• Micro USB to USB-A male OTG Cable

Installation

To set up the AI powered webcam on your Raspberry Pi (zero 2w), follow these steps:

0. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/AlbertovanEckeveld/ai-webcam.git

1. Install the required packages:

   sudo apt install python3-pip python3-dev libatlas-base-dev libopenjp2-7 libtiff5 v4l2-ctlq

2. Install the required Python packages:

    pip3 install -r requirements.txt

3. Add to config.txt on the boot partition:

   dtoverlay=dwc2

4. Add to cmdline.txt after rootwait:

   modules-load=dwc2,g_ether rootwait

5. Place usb-webcam.sh script in /usr/bin/ and make it executable

   sudo cp usb-webcam.sh /usr/bin/usb-webcam.sh
   sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/usb-webcam.sh

6. Add the script to crontab to start automatically on boot:

   sudo crontab -e

   Add the following line:

   @reboot /usr/bin/usb-webcam.sh
   @reboot python3 main.py

7. Reboot the Raspberry Pi:

    sudo reboot now