Ask HN: Who wants to build a crazy off-grid security system?
Background: Have a mountain valley property in Colorado which I frequently leave, and recently an extraneous wood stove was stolen...so now I need a security system. I don't have the time to fully implement what I'm thinking (though I will probably implement any software mobile apps or server logic necessary), so I want to pay someone to rig the hardware. I have no interest in reselling what we develop, feel free to take it and run, open-source, sell, blog, etc.
I'd like most of the hardware to be be Pi/Arduino/iOS/Android based (shit that's easy to come by and easy to hack on), and I will provide an internet connection via a wireless router.
For example...
Power: Solar Platform(s): Pi/Arduino Systems: Remote video/still monitoring, motion-based alerts, motion-based two-way video/still/sound activated link from my phone to property-based hardware, drone paintball rigs for further back on the property (the house is a ways back from the road), auto-turret water guns, broken window glass detectors, etc.
PM me with $$ per hour and we can scope out the details for hours to implement a system, etc. franklovecchio at gmail dot com !
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A good place to start is /r/homedefense. There are some excellent "off-grid" security systems there. Check the sidebar.
I plan on getting a cheap Honeywell Lynx head unit and a bunch of sensors for under $200. And then interfacing a RaspPi to that for alerts/web ui.
On the video side, the newer Foscam 720p cameras are excellent with an SD slot for local DVR as well and the ability to stream/push/pull video for off-site storage.
http://www.reddit.com/r/homedefense