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Esther Jun Kim

Published October 25, 2019 © MIT

Potter Pi

Control smart home elements by casting spells with a Harry Potter wand.

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Potter Pi

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Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless

Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless

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Pi NoIR Camera V2

Raspberry Pi Pi NoIR Camera V2

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Adafruit Raspberry Pi Zero v1.3 Camera Cable

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Adafruit Raspberry Pi Camera Board Case with 1/4" Tripod Mount

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Adafruit IR LED

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OpenCV

TensorFlow

Story

Not sure what to do with your wand after a trip to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter? Try this project. You can control smart home elements by casting spells. The IR camera system is built with a Raspberry Pi Zero, a NoIR camera, and a couple IR LEDs. The software is built with Python, OpenCV, TensorFlow, and the Home Assistant REST API.

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Esther Jun Kim

Esther Jun Kim

5 projects • 27 followers

I like to make things.

Thanks to Adam Thole and Sean O'Brien.

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