R(emotely) O(perated) W(aterborne) A(rduino) N(avigator)
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Arduino Home Security System (Initial)
Project Castle Guardian
Objectives:
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Detect, alert, & actively monitor household when user is away via Amazon cloud camera & Arduino automation.
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Have system wirelessly activate & deactivate by user input to stop monitoring when at home.
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Develop camera manager unit that wirelessly manipulates all camera units via IR remote sensor.
Automated Compost 2.0 (Initial Phase)
In a past YouTube video I discussed having an automated compost heap complete with heating, watering, and moisture detection. After a bit of research and trial and error, I’ve found a much better way to build the automated compost so that its better looking and more practical for an automated system.
The Soil
The soil will be low quality store bought soil of the lowest grade and quality. The point is to demonstrate that poor soil can be enriched as you decompose food items into it, aerate it, and water the soil when its dry. After a period of about two months the originally bad soil will be transformed into better soil, after five months of treatment I expect the soil to be ready for planting as the proper amount of nutrients have been added.
Mice Breeding Update!
I’m glad I waited another 24 hours to post this as not only did Colony 2’s babies open their eyes, but Colony 3 just had a bunch of babies! The featured picture is of Colony 2 and their healthy and robust babies sleeping in their hide as the two moms and dad walk around the container. I just checked on both colonies before writing this post to ensure everyone was okay and not eaten as I saw in Colony 1. The parents of that colony not only killed all 10 of their babies, but the babies I let them adopt from Colony 2 weren’t being very well taken care of. Comparing the adopted babies to their biological nest mates made it evident that the mothers of Colony 1 weren’t doing their job. The adopted babies were growing and alive yet weren’t nearly as active as their biological family. Their eyes weren’t opened and they seemed almost feeble. So bad news all around.
New Mice Breeding Video Posted!
Let me tell you how much of a pain it was traveling to the pet store to get these female mice!
In part 1 of my video I was nothing less than weary as I’d nearly traveled an entire day to go to the pet store, pick up the female mice, and ride back home in one piece. Getting there was the easy part as I had already gotten used to going hours and hours in my car with no breaks. I felt that it was ridiculous that I had to travel so far, but considering the amount I would have to pay in frozen thawed mice in a protracted amount of time warranted such a journey. Look at the screenshot under this text. $74 for 10 rat pinkies? Simply ridiculous! It doesn’t get much better than that if you include frozen mice pinkies, though I concede you get a one months supply.