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by rapjr9 722 days ago
Looked through the Github files and I don't see anything that describes the hardware. This web page shows a picture of the insides of the camera housing (click "Next" once to see the picture):

https://pigazing.dcford.org.uk/howitworks.php

The camera is a Watec 902H2 Ultimate, and the lense is one of these:

https://github.com/dcf21/pi-gazing/blob/master/configuration...

Probably the "Siemens 1/2" F1.2 4-12mm Varifocal Auto Iris C Mount CCTV Lens" since the AutoIris port on the camera is connected to the lense in the picture. The video capture is an Easier CAP USB capture device, like this:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/355668644499

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32832474454.html

The Pi is a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B according to the text but the photo caption says it's a Pi Mk 3, maybe either will work. It has a Pi Hat adapter board on the top (POE plugs into it and it seems to have a relay that connects to the camera, maybe to control power to the camera). The camera outdoor housing is made by Genie, looks like a TPH-2000, no longer made, runs on 240V and has a heater:

https://www.citysecuritysystems.co.uk/genie-tph-2000-230v

In the picture, maybe that's the heater board underneath the camera?