Developing Wildlife Camera Traps with Zephyr RTOS
summary
Underwater time‑lapse camera platform built on Zephyr targets Adafruit Feather form‑factor (ESP32, nRF52, RP2040), uses UCam Mega with internal frame buffer, I2C sensors plus a DS18B20, and Zephyr overlays and sensor API to swap peripherals quickly. CI builds use Zephyr Docker images and GitHub Actions, UF2 bootloaders simplify field flashing, and 10 cameras deployed in Bermuda run for weeks on battery. Power‑management gaps (ESP32‑S3) force MCU swaps; a UCam driver is upstream‑pending.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Wildlife camera traps with Zephyr
- 2:25Seagrass decline and Bermuda project
- 3:28Underwater camera platform design
- 5:12Modular hardware with Zephyr
- 7:58Zephyr RTOS for conservation
- 10:47Field configuration with Zephyr shells
- 12:31Power management and drivers
- 15:19Field deployment challenges
- 17:44Vendor support and limits
- 19:10Zephyr RTOS learning curve
- 20:13Projects using Zephyr RTOS
- 20:55Seagrass research future and Q&A
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