Solar Powered Security System

It's pretty backwards that everyone else doesn't have a home security system they can access from there iPhone.  It's even more backwards that most home security systems still run on the grid.  I decided to build a home security system that was accessible through the internet and ran on solar power.  Are you ready to have this kind of power?

Full Disclosure: I work at Camm Security Inc.  Makers of the S-100 Camly used in this instructable.

Here's a tutorial on setting up the whole thing:

I bought most of my materials at Fry's (the electronics wal-mart).

1. A cam.ly Security Camera
2. A SunForce solar panel (you need a barrel connector I'm not positive this particular solar panel comes with one)
3. iSun Battery Pack
4. 8 rechargeable batteries
5. DC/DC convertor
6. Various mounts and screws.

The solar panel charges the batteries that run the security camera at all hours.  The iSun Battery Pack has a DC in, which for SunForce (the solar panel I chose) I needed a barrel connector (pictured below) to connect to the battery pack.  The battery pack has a female DC out.  I used a DC to DC converter to make sure the batteries ran 12 Volts to the security camera.  That whole system is set up to power the camera it still has to connect to the internet.  

Hopefully you've already set up your account with cam.ly and have the camera running on with the ethernet plugged in. Log in at http://cam.ly/login this should take you to your account page.  On your account page, click WIreless Settings and enter your wireless information.  Wait a while then you should be able to unplug the Ethernet cord.  

You'll probably need a hammer and a drill to mount everything.  Of course how you mount everything depends on where you want to set up.  My only advice is for best sun exposure mount the solar panel facing the south. 

Log in at http://cam.ly/login. On your account page click View Camera. This should take you to an interface where you can view your live video and the last thirty days of video.

Better than Chuck Norris as your personal bodyguard.  Set one up outside your house or your back door or watch your bird feeder or set it up to watch an ant hill and do a time lapse.  The possibilities are endless.