The Trip-Cam

User-Contributed Project

User-Contributed Project

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The Trip-Cam is a trip-wire triggered spy- and security camera. Sweet!

  • Author: Jack Brunning
  • Time required: 30 minutes to 1 hour
  • Difficulty: Moderate
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In this project we are going to take an ordinary camera and turn it into a trip-wire or magnetic reed-switch triggered spy and security camera!

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  • Lay out your components on your workbench.

  • I couldn't use a camera because I have only got one.

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  • Put your components into the breadboard according to this schematic.

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  • Open your camera.

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  • Locate the trigger button terminals and solder two wires to them.

  • Feed the wires through the trigger button hole.

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  • Make all necessary jumpers and final connections on the breadboard.

  • Note: The LED and red jumpers represent the camera wires.

  • The blue wire represents the switch or trip wire.

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  • Test the breadboard circuit.

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  • Solder all the connections together either barebone or on perfboard.

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  • Now just wait for someone to come.

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