YOU’LL NEED THIS
• Raspberry Pi Zero 2W
• Raspberry Pi OS Lite
• 32GB SD card
• 2.5A 5VDC PSU
• Pi V2.1 camera
• 4,500mAmp/hr battery
• 2.54mm single-row pin header
• 2.54mm pitch straight six-position pin header connector
• Two HO-scale well cars
• Assorted model styrene plastic hobby supplies
Incorporating single-board computers into a hobby such as model railways is a great way for a maker to double their pleasure by combining their passions. In this tutorial, we’re going to develop a Raspberry Pi camera system to produce a video from a moving HO scale model train.
The tutorial will introduce the latest Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (PZ2W) and provide the configuration details required to stream video from the camera-fitted Pi. We’ll also touch on the model rail cars.
The PZ2W is ideal for this project. Its small physical