Case Study: Australian Wildlife Conservancy triggers GoPro cameras with CamDo Solutions' Blink and accelerometer setup

Australian Wildlife Conservancy triggers GoPro cameras with CamDo Solutions in 2 steps

The Australian Wildlife Conservancy needed a way to study feral cat behavior by triggering a GoPro camera precisely when the cats pounced on their prey. CamDo Solutions took on this unique challenge, utilizing their Blink time-lapse controller to create a specialized triggering system.

CamDo engineered a solution by integrating their Blink controller with a low-power accelerometer board from SparkFun. This setup kept the system in a low-power state until a significant shake or bump—like a cat pouncing—activated it, prompting the camera to power on and capture an image. The successful implementation provided the conservancy with a reliable method to capture unique behavioral footage, demonstrating CamDo's capability to develop tailored hardware solutions for specialized research needs.

Australian Wildlife Conservancy