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Artificial Intelligence on the edge! Sounds modern and cool. Reading numbers or dials with an ESP32-CAM for a few dollars? Even cooler. But does it work? And how does it compare with the traditional “barefoot” approach? Let’s have a closer look.

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AI on the edge vs. Traditional Engineering. Water Meter with ESP32-CAM

Artificial Intelligence on the edge! Sounds modern and cool. Reading numbers or dials with an ESP32-CAM for a few dollars? Even cooler. But does it work? And how does it compare with the traditional “barefoot” approach? Let’s have a closer look. I am a proud Patreon of @GreatScott!, @ElectroBOOM , @Electronoobs , @EEVblog , and others. Links: ESP32-CAM: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ap3E7l ESP32 with battery support: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AEEa8B CNY70: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_A0k6fl AI water meter project: https://github.com/jomjol/AI-on-the-edge-device My Sketch: https://github.com/SensorsIot/AI-on-the-Edge My second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQwyP4Yd0-O49e05kMUJgQQ The links above usually are affiliate links that support the channel (no additional cost for you). Supporting Material and Blog Page: http://www.sensorsiot.org Github: https://www.github.com/sensorsiot My Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/AndreasSpiess Discord: https://discord.gg/JfgDSa8 If you want to support the channel, please use the links below to start your shopping. No additional charges for you, but I get a commission of your purchases to buy new stuff for the channel My Amazon.com shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/andreasspiess For Banggood https://bit.ly/2jAQEf4 For AliExpress: http://bit.ly/2B0yTLL For Amazon.de: http://amzn.to/2r0ZCYI For Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2mxBaJf For ebay.com: http://ebay.to/2DuYXBp https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013947273409 https://twitter.com/spiessa https://www.instructables.com/member/Andreas%20Spiess/ Please do not try to email me. This communication channel is reserved for my primary job As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases #no#midroll#ads

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Anonymous

c’t Make: had recently an article about using an ESP32 CAM with tensor flow with a water counter. In their project you took the pictures and made the training yourself. I guess your try failed here because your counter does look so different. Old IT saying: shit in, shit out :)

Anonymous

Hello Andreas, Another great video, thanks you. In the Netherlands we have another low tech solution using a simple magnetic sensor as an pulse counter (see https://www.ztatz.nl/p1-monitor-watermeter/) This solution (togeher with smart power and gas monitoring on an RPi) is running for some time now in my home and I now know the wife has longer showers than I do :-) Love your Conclusions on AI in general. To much hype

AndreasSpiess

Hi poesel, I saw the articles, too. But for just one counter the effort for the learning was too big for me. That is why I hoped (and because my water counter looks similar to their electricity counter) I hoped for a success.

AndreasSpiess

Hi CadZ, In the meantime, I checked your sensor, and it works flawlessly! So maybe I will use this one for my final design. Its only disadvantage is that it is much bigger...