FoodLapse

Generate a daily timelapse of the MIT Media Lab Foodcam. This program was made to run on a Raspberry Pi 3. You can see example videos in the video folder.

Install dependencies

First, you'll need to install some dependencies : (opencv, avconv)

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
$ sudo apt-get install python-opencv libopencv-dev
$ sudo apt-get -y install libav-tools

Get the code

You can download the folder 'as it' and put it in a 'prog' folder in your home directory. (Or you can adjust the path in the scripts to make sure everything works)

Set up the CRON

Edit the crontab file :

$ sudo crontab -e

Then add the following lines :

@reboot sh /home/pi/prog/utils/foodcamLauncher.sh >/home/pi/prog/utils/logs/foodcamlog 2>&1
01 00 * * * sh /home/pi/prog/utils/makeDailyVideo.sh >/home/pi/prog/utils/logs/makevidlog 2>&1

The first command starts the FoodLapse script when the Pi reboots and the second one start the 'make timelapse' script everyday at 00:01 AM

Set up the Apache Web Server

Install Apache2 and PHP :

$ sudo apt-get install apache2 -y
$ sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5 -y

Edit the apache2.conf file to change the root folder of the Apache server :

$ cd /etc/apache2
$ nano apache2.conf

You should edit the directory path like this :

<Directory /home/pi/prog/html>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
        Require all granted
</Directory>