Parent Detector

What you will learn

By creating a parent detector with your Raspberry Pi you will learn:

How to set up and use a Raspberry Pi camera module
How to take pictures with the camera with Python by following importing the correct libraries and following a sequence of instructions
How to set up and use a Passive Infrared (PIR) sensor for the first time using a while true loop in Python
How to use variables to store information within your Python code to make it more efficent and easier to read
How to add code to your Python program to detect movement, trigger the camera to record, and store the video file using functions
How to play back any recorded videos from the command line

This resource covers elements from the following strands of the Raspberry Pi Digital Making Curriculum: