Using Outdoors
The 3D printed enclosure is not fully weather proof and should only be used outdoors during the day under dry conditions.
Add your preferred bird food to the 3D printed tray.
Birds can be very cautious when eating. Allow a few days for birds to be conformable with your location before expecting them to feed.
Viewing the latest photo on Adafruit IO
The MEMENTO takes a photo when a bird (or any other object) is detected by the feeder's motion sensor. This photo is then uploaded to Adafruit IO.
To view the image from the camera, navigate to your Adafruit IO Feeds page and click on the birdhouse feed.
The image captured by the camera should appear on the feed as a data-point and an image preview will be visible.
If the PIR sensor is not detecting motion in front of it, or if it's too sensitive, follow the instructions below to adjust the sensor's settings.
The PIR sensor sold by Adafruit has two potentiometers on the back, with one labeled SENSITIVITY. You can adjust the sensitivity if your PIR is too sensitive or not sensitive enough.
Turning the potentiometer clockwise makes it more sensitive, and turning it counter-clockwise makes it less sensitive.
Adjusting PIR Sensor Pulse Time and Timeout Length
There are two 'timeouts' associated with the PIR sensor. One is the "Tx" timeout: how long the LED is lit after it detects movement - this is easy to adjust on Adafruit PIR sensors because there's a potentiometer labeled TIME.
- For information about the math to adjust pulse time and timeout length, visit this Adafruit Learning System Guide >>>
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