DIY "Samsung Family Hub" Refrigerator with Raspberry Pi + Camera!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 มิ.ย. 2016
- I got tired of seeing the commercials for Samsung's Family Hub refrigerator with the cameras inside, so I decided to make my own. I used a Raspberry Pi and USB webcam to take a picture inside our fridge and upload it.
Whenever the door opens, a light sensor triggers the a simple program I wrote to take a picture and upload it via FTP to our website. Total cost was about $80 dollars.
See what's in our fridge!
www.inourfridge.com
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Webcam - amzn.to/1ZMaJvg
Raspberry Pi - amzn.to/1tt1wOx
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gist.github.com/mmoyer2655/fd...
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Cool project!
Thanks!
I also can't believe you got that domain. Be interesting to check your web stats after this video goes out, as I know I hit the web site to check it out.
Amazing initiative and project! People like you make my day!
Awesome project! I would love if you did more projects like this
That was really neat. I like how you walked through that process. I've never looked into programming before. I didn't know it was like MySpace (if anyone ever used that) when you could add those codes to change your layout/ add falling hearts etc... Seems complicated, but less intimidating to explore. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks. That's kind of exactly how it is!
Great projects. It would be cool if it had a time/date stamp on the image and it can be installed to other things like garage door or shed door then you can go back and see what day your shovel went missing and possibly who borrowed it. I like the code/webpage idea all so. Thumbs up.
nice. needs based ideas make the best projects. i really like how you used the raspberry and programming. looks like a good project to get your feet wet
Good job!! Super cool well share that with our crowd
Awesome project!
Awesome, this is just what I needed. I want to make something similar for our mailbox.
Cool project Mike, good job! Thought of doing something like this myself. But after a little research, it looks like back in January a company called Smarter released a $100 Frig camera that does the same thing. Takes the fun out of it of course. I'm not affiliated, just an FYI.
I know there are other cams these days, as we are living four years later but wow.. this is so cool to see! Are you selling cams or sdcards now or did you help develop existing fridge cams that are on the international market?
Cool project, definitely worth the effort considering the $6,000 price tag on the market one. However, I don't see this type of thing ever being as efficient as a simple grocery list. View of all items in the fridge is obstructed on both yours and the market one.
What about the outside family hub. Which laptop would be best, best magnet or strips to hold it etc…
cool project.
this is awesome!
would a current transformer have worked for power, possibly even connected to the main line?
These projects are cool!
Thanks!
Maybe you could add a small two slim wires and put a potentiometer at the top right of the fridge door and sense what angle the fridge door is at and only take a picture when the door is at that angle or specific resistance. Just a thought on how to take a picture at a specific angle.
Did you have any programming experience prior to this?
That's awesome!
Damn dude. You rock.
The only thing I might add is that the image could be incorrect. For example if you opened it and took out the tea, the latest photo would still show the tea as it was taken right after the fridge was open and before you removed the Tea., not right before it was closed and after you removed something.
did it last long?
Could you use a raspberry pi zero w?
Its always more rewarding to do a DIY project then to buy from big Manufacturers + with big Manufacturers if you have a issue its going to cost you even to call for help. but With raspberry you can find a solution on the forms that do justice.
Speaking of small cameras, any ETA on the RV dashcam/rearcam/allaroundcam project?
I'm looking forward to that one. :)
Me too, but the RV is STILL AT THE SHOP! I can't believe it's been there 2 weeks and they still haven't finished it. Every time I call they just say no new updates. I'm going down in person tomorrow.
Cool project. I don't think many people would be interested in buying an SD card with the program on it but if you would like a little income from doing projects like this you can set up amazon affiliate links where you put links in the description to all the stuff you used in this project and if a person buys something through that link you get a small cut. Now I don't know the ins and outs of how this works but it's another form of income which no one is paying any extra money for.
Mike, cool idea, and nicely done. I mean it beats spending 6 grand.
it really doesn't beat it in the end the Samsung fridge is bigger runs more effective waste less energy. yes it takes pictures but it also allows you to set how much portions you have left off eggs milk etc etc
It beats it, if one doesn't spend the 6 grand.
Angel Luis Trinidad u right but its better thats why its 6k
Mike, Did you not have any problems with the camera lens gathering frost from being in the cold environment too long? This is a Very "Cool" DIY No Pun!
I cant believe it has the thumbs down that it has. Last night it didnt have any. I give it a thumbs up!
I thought it might, but no problem with it at all!
nice project. I'm wondering if lens fogging has been an issue. I looked in your fridge, and the image looked a bit cloudy. Likely more of an issue if the door is being opened frequently, but a cold lens coming into contact with warm, damp Florida air seems like a perfect storm. If the camera could live outside the door, and peek in when it's opened that could help. Not sure if the added complexity would be justified, though, on a project that already works fairly well.
It only seems to be a problem in the early morning. Not sure what changes at different times of the day? Maybe the humidity?
+Mike and Lauren - could be more humid in the morning. If it's cool at night, chances are that your a/c is running less, and therefore drying the air less (at least that's my speculation.)
I'm guessing you no longer have this domain name? My ad blockers lock it down and recommend I don't load the page as it uses ad servers that are blacklisted.
Hi Mike, I see more commercial appeal with some type of DIY motion activated security cam that uploads photos to the web. I know they exist, but you could put your own spin on it.
something like that would be far out his skill set though. not saying he can't but he would be pretty much doing what he did here taking other people's code and trying to sell it
Hi M&L. I like the concept of this project, but as you are already aware, it has limitations. Like not being to see the contents of the door etc. So, I think at the moment I wouldn't be inclined to install one. Having said that, the SD card idea sounds promising. I like more the idea that there could be a barcode scanner in the kitchen so that when you use stuff, and if you're near the end of it, you could scan it and perhaps that info would be stored on a Raspberry Pi or Arduino and it would effectively generate a 'shopping list' for your next shop. We, (my family and I), do quite a lot of online grocery shopping these days, so to be able to copy and paste the shopping list into that supplier (without first having to do a 'stock check'), would be extremely useful. Not only that, but if it were possible to access the Raspberry Pi remotely, (and then copy and paste the list), you could do the shopping without having to be at home. This also helps to solve the fridge issue (although along a different line), but it includes EVERYTHING else at the same time. I can't help feeling that there would be a lot of commercial interest in a system like that. Love your videos. Regards Mark in the UK
Random question from looking at the page source, but why is there a link to soundproofdrywall.net? That seems random to me as they sell drywall(maybe you work there what do I know haha). Is the image being uploaded and hosted on that website and your website is just displaying it?
Haha, around 2011 is when I opened my hosting package with hostgator and that was the default domain I was using. At the time I was experimenting with soundproofing ideas and thought I was gonna make a business out of it. So anything I upload goes to that old domain first.
NICE!!!!
I'm taking some lectures about arduino. I've seen so far projects like that, really funny, but I haven't seen anything really useful. Good project anyway, thanks for share
On the website, inourfridge.com/, you mentioned that you were having problems with the WiFi signal strength. You can try placing the Raspberry Pi and the WiFi module outside of the refrigerator and place the camera and light sensor inside the refrigerator.
I bet this was a cool, fun project. I cannot imagine spending all that money to get the Samsung.
Is there anything you can't do Mike? LOL
Bit of cord on top of the fridge as a stop. That'll make all of your images fairly consistant
great idea!
so to see what's in your fridge you still have to open it?
Hi Mike, you should know that GitHub records a history of all your changes. Your first commit had a password in the script, if that password is important I suggest changing it (and also using better passwords in general...)
Thanks, deleted that repository and posted a new link.
Awesome! I wonder if you could do the same with a pi zero?
I was actually just looking into that. It only has one USB jack right? That could be a problem because you need wireless and the webcam.
+Mike and Lauren It looks like the newest version has a pi cam connection but that is going to have the same narrow view. They do make hubs and other stuff but it is all added equipment. If you have to buy too much stuff to do it the cost savings is a wash. Anyway I loved the project and video!
I think you should give the program away for free, just because what it sounds like is you combined code from a bunch of other people who you got it from for free. Though I dont think the code itself has much commercial viability I do think a stand alone device similar to this that maybe texted you the picture or you could view the picture in an app would be more viable. It could have a suction cup to be placed onto the fridge. Power would be the trickiest part but Im guessing the power draw is very minimal so if you could get it so you only had to charge it like once a month then that would be something that in my opinion would be commerially viable.
+Tech By Matt I am giving it away for free like I said in the video. The SD card would be if you're more of a "hardware" type person and setting up the OS, static ip, fswebcam, daemon settings etc don't interest you.
Mike and Lauren Sorry I think I paused the video literally the moment before you said you are giving the code away for free to type that comment.
No problem :)
How about a link to the light sensor. And a schematic.
Links to the parts are in the description. I don't have a schematic sorry.
Add some temp controls! :)
Really cool idea. My wife asked me when I would do that for our fridge. My response was..... not happening anytime soon.
Another benefit is that if you got eggs and the people watching the website saw that you haven't eaten them yet, they would tell you and you wouldn't forget.😂
Very cool! Electrical engineer here, yes a linear regulator like your 7805 just cuts off the voltage, dissipating that excess energy as heat. So the higher that the output voltage is over 5V, the more heat that's generated and the lower the efficiency. The switching power supply you ended up using is a DC-DC "buck" converter, bucking down from 12V to 5V. Something like this would have worked just the same, but in this case your car adapter is probably the best method! www.amazon.com/RioRand-LM2596-Converter-1-23V-30V-1Pcs-LM2596/dp/B008BHAOQO#nav-search-keywords
I actually bought this one before realizing it's basically what I already had. Then I thought of the car charger. www.amazon.com/DROK-Regulator-Numerical-Adjustable-Stabilized/dp/B015YZZ1G8/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1465690246&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=voltage+regulator&psc=1
I'll keep it around, I'm sure it will eventually come in handy.
+Mike and Lauren That one looks adequate too, yeah DC-DC converters like these always come in handy.
Wow. That's awesome. But not a necessity. I usually remember what's in our fridge at all times. Lol. I have a good memory. It used to be even better before I had kids.
actually kinda funny going to the site lol.
yes
Wouldn't the Samsung take a picture when you start closing the door? That way it would show what you have just taken out/put in whereas when it does that at the beginning you don't have the actual last state.
I believe the Samsung has lights inside the refrigerator that allow it to take a picture after the door is closed. That would have required 3 cameras which I wasn't interested in. This is accurate enough for our purposes (mostly novelty).
black box on the domain, you may need to check yer code a bit
Are you not going to post Friday finance videos any more?
+Angela J Our investing series is actually going to start publishing this Friday!
Awesome! Thanks for let me know.
I've been programming for a while and there's a few small things you could do to increase your code quality:
1. Put this line before the whole program (without quotes): "#!/usr/bin/env python3". In general, this line is considered good practice and will ensure that the code is run by the right executable on the system, especially if others are using it. More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebang_(Unix)
2. It seems like you've left some password information on line 14. I could be wrong, but if you have, you should change the server's password right away.
Other than the above two points, great job! I may try this out myself if I can get the time.
Thanks for catching that! I edited the uid/password out then just pasted the old one in haha. I've added your suggestion as well.
One more suggestion - though its a pain, you should probably change the password you use to connect to your FTP server. It's good practice to throw away any "private" credentials that have been made public.
Good point. That's a really old password that's only used for that, but I should change it.
Alright, got it changed :)
Hey Ryan, quick question. Would you have any idea why the camera seems to take a picture inside the fridge with the door closed if it sits for like 3 or 4 hours? Alternatively, any ideas how I could tell it not to upload all black pictures?
I cannot overstate how horrific it is, that a British computer should be involved in a project that involves TEA being stored in a FRIDGE. Our nations have a history of fighting over this stuff, y'know.
More seriously - brilliant. The ultra-wide-angle short-focus webcam is a good find, especially that it seems to be supported out-of-box under Raspbian. I've tried adding a fisheye lens to the official Raspberry Pi camera (v1) with poor results.
Haha, have you been to Florida? Hot tea isn't an option ;) Thanks, I looked everywhere for a fish eye adapter with no luck, but I'm happier with the webcam I think.
Suggestion for the html page on your domain is add a meta refresh so it will automatically refresh the page at whatever interval you want. www.w3schools.com/tags/att_meta_http_equiv.asp Great project!
Great idea!
I would like this ! Im willing to pay man
are you guys not doing finance videos anymore?
Yup. In fact, next week should start 12 videos about investing in the stock market we've been working on for a while.
can't see what ya got in your fridge... black image. disappointed.
I'm not sure why but it took a picture in the middle of the night last night with the door closed. I'll have to troubleshoot this week.
+Mike and Lauren Michael Jackson was grabbing some milk from the next dimension and accidentally set it off.
Wow I am impressed. Question have you thought of going into a coding boot camp i.e. Udacity i.e. Machine Learning. The pay is over $100k. I guess what I am getting at is that since you are a strong problem solver, is it a choice to do these fun things over a 9-5 job??? I am asking this in respect to your original goal was to get to 400k and be financial independent. I am sure with your frugal side doing 9-5 would get you to MMM 620k in under 10 years.
That's the million dollar question (quite literally). I go back and forth every day:
a) Get paid a bunch of money and save up for a few years.
b) Do exactly what I want (this) and let the monthly pay work it's way up.
Right now we're rocking option b :)
Stick with option B Mike, we do not know what our futures hold and only have yesterday to change what we do now. :) Live your dream, don't dream of how you will live.
Thanks for the encouragement! The benefit of option B is spending more time with Hudson and Lauren :)
Second !
So anyone can see your fridge at any time....legit.
Nice project but I still can't see a reason to take a picture when you have to be there and open the door.
It's so if your at the grocery store or something and need to see what's in the fridge.
+Daniel Gauvin How do you open the fridge door when you're at the grocery store? Needs to be open to take a photo...
You have the photo from the last time something was removed
Lol this seems so rediculus, I can't really imagen why you would really need this lol. But we'll done good on you for setting this up!
I imagine it's so you can refer back to the last photo when you're at the supermarket and you can't remember if there was enough milk.
grantcivyt It is but it seems like a lot of work that could be avoided buy just thinking ahead lol.
I notice the LED lights blinking where the fridge temp is indicated. Is this a casualty of tinkering with the electronics? Yes, I can see a major business opportunity....
No that's just the frame rate of the camera not syncing with the refresh rate of the LEDs.
This project is really cool but... I cant see the usefulness
Which is why you don't buy a 6,000$ fridge
I see it useful for grocery runs, just open the fridge and go, no need for a list.
First!
Or just look inside the fridge before you go to the grocery store like we've always done.i can't imagine even wanting this feature in a fridge, seems like a waste and something else to break
...or just grow your own vegetables and hunt your Meat like we've always done...
you don't have to build/buy this feature if you don't like it, but just think about the possibilities such devices can offer ;)
+5280 Street Dogs I think you missed the point.
+Mike and Lauren no , I don't think so
I really think there comes a to much "for me" ridiculousness with gizmos, not yours in general, all you did was do it cheaper with what folks already have. I think if someone bought a fridge with this feature it's a ridiculous feature and just so you know my new fridge without this feature was only about a grand less if even that much.
With my memory, I would open my fridge before I go to the grocery store, and when I get there, I would have already forgot what I need. So, probably this has a market.
By "you missed it," I mean I said in the video I started this project to make fun of having a camera in your refrigerator. I just wanted to teach myself programming and the best way to do that is to have a project in mind and hack your way through it.
Now we can all see what you'll be eating
now everyone can see the contents of your fridge
Do you have to have the refrigerator door open to take the picture ???
LOL
Why don't you just take a picture with yer phone instead of doing all that ?
Hahahahahahaha
Am I missing something ?
I don't get it...
The point of having a camera is when your at the store, you can look inside.
But yeah, no matter what, it doesn't take a picture of the entire fridge, so...
... Refrigerator cameras are kinda silly, unless you want to check on milk, which is usually in a container that you can't see through anyways.
And unless the pickle jar is turned right, the label stops you from seeing them and anything else that's in a glass jar.
Hehehehehehehe
I do love DIY projects though, and I commend you for your efforts...lol
My fridge camera is broke on my new Samsung fridge, so I'm searching out how to fix or replace it, even though, like I said, it's kinda pointless, but the girl wants it fixed, so....
Here I am taking it out on you !!!!
Hahahahahahaha
Sorry about that !
LOL
Have a great day dude !
Good luck with your fridge camera.
And take inventory before you hit the store !!!
LOL 👍😂👍
Hahahahahahaha
Yes I need a security camera in my refrigerator because my produce is gonna break out.
Great job figuring this out, but this is the definition of first-world problems.
OMG, inourfridge.com is no longer up.
So disappointed.
I know... the domain came up for renewal and we never actually used it :(
Cool prfoject, but not really useful.
we didn't pay anywhere near $6,000 for our Family Hub