EdRover - Raspberry Pi Home Surveillance Rover with Charging Station

Finally I can build a fully functional home surveillance rover with the below requirements,

• charging station to run 24hrs
• low latency
• can be controlled over internet/web from anywhere in the world
• mostly 3D printed
• runs on Raspberry Pi 3

Dimension - 15.5cm(W) x 14cm(L) x 7cm(H)

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This build consist of 4 parts,

1. print nahueltaibo's modular rover track
2. Software that runs on Raspberry Pi by Max.K
3. Building the rover
4. The Charging station

If you find this build too complicated for you, try the much simpler RC version below,
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3671892

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** Part 1 - Track **

Head over to https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3112734 and print everything, except Enclosure A, Enclosure B, base and MRTConnector

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** Part 2 - Software **

a. Go to https://hackaday.io/project/25092-zerobot-raspberry-pi-zero-fpv-robot
Read about the software and wiring diagram
b. Download the PRO Version of the IMAGE file, so you can use it right away(just change your WIFI setting in the wplan file)
c. Get the necessary parts such as Raspberry Pi, Pi Camera, TP4056, ADS1115, LED and etc
d. Install the image onto your Raspberry SD card and try that it works so it makes you happy
e. About controlling over the internet/web for access from anywhere in the world, i got a VPN setup on my router which allow me to access the WIFI at home remotely. So far using OpenVPN profile works best surprisingly.

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** Part 3 - Assembling the tank **

a. Print all my files, according to the suggested facing. I just print them all in 0.3 reso
b. Assemble as shown in the exploded view

• see the extra pics for tips

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** Part 4 - Charging station **

Charging station, go to this link
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3671931

• Print the "light conductor" part with transparent filament

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Parts list,

M3 screws are mostly 5mm, 8mm, 10mm. must be countersunk screw
M2 screw on charging pads. must be cap screw. less than 5mm

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ with WIFI
https://www.banggood.com/Raspberry-Pi-3-Model-B-Mother-Board-With-BCM2837B0-Cortex-A53-ARMv8-1_4GHz-CPU-p-1278398.html?p=DG23031123036201501P

Pi Camera
https://www.banggood.com/Camera-Module-For-Raspberry-Pi-3-Model-B-2B-B-A-p-1051437.html?p=DG23031123036201501P

2x Arduino motor
https://www.banggood.com/DC-3V-6V-DC-1120-Gear-Motor-TT-Motor-for-Arduino-Smart-Car-Robot-DIY-p-1260117.html?p=DG23031123036201501P

L298N mini
https://www.banggood.com/Dual-Channel-L298N-DC-Motor-Driver-Board-PWM-Speed-Dual-H-Bridge-Stepper-Module-p-1162946.html?p=DG23031123036201501P

Voltage reader
https://www.banggood.com/I2C-ADS1115-16-Bit-ADC-4-Channel-Module-With-Programmable-Gain-Amplifier-For-Arduino-RPi-p-1110588.html?p=DG23031123036201501P

TP4056 Charging board
https://www.banggood.com/TP4056-Micro-USB-5V-1A-Lithium-Battery-Charging-Module-Board-TE585-Lipo-Charger-p-1225993.html?p=DG23031123036201501P

18650 Li-Ion. Better get the protected one
https://www.banggood.com/1PCS-NCR-18650B-3_7V-3400mAh-Protected-Rechargeable-Lithium-Battery-p-90678.html?p=DG23031123036201501P

Printer used,
https://www.banggood.com/DIY-Creality-CR-10-3D-Printer-300300400mm-Printing-Size-1_75mm-0_4mm-Nozzle-p-1085645.html?p=DG23031123036201501P

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Donation credit,

1. Pilotgeek - thanks bro! totally didn't expect that!