1. Personal accomplishments for the week
1.1 Data transmission pipeline
This week, I attempted to implement a rudimentary data transmission pipeline on the Raspberry Pi that 1) captures images and 2) uploads them to an Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) database. I did so using the boto3 Python package, an AWS SDK that provides an API and low-level access to AWS Services. I have encountered some issues in transmitting the images to the S3 database wirelessly.
2. Progress status
I am slightly behind schedule as the data transmission pipeline is not fully operational. Ideally, I would have started work on the motorized camera system construction, but the camera sliders have not arrived yet. I also need to procure a Raspberry Pi 5 as the current Pi 4 only has one Camera Serial Interface (CSI) port.
3. Goals for the upcoming week
- Debug camera data transmission pipeline and lighting control
- Testing image stitching (if the camera new arrives in time) / Begin construction of motorized camera slider (if the slider arrives in time)