Welcome! Let’s get started

The following instructions show you how to assemble your AIY Vision Kit, connect to it, and run the Joy Detector demo, which recognizes faces and detects if they’re smiling.

 

Then you can try running some other demos that detect other kinds of objects with the camera. You can even install your own custom-trained TensorFlow model.

 

Time required to build: 1.5 hours

GATHER ADDITIONAL ITEMS

You’ll need some additional things, not included with your kit, to build it

 

Micro USB power supply: The best option is to use a USB Power supply that can provide 2.1 Amps of power via micro-USB B connector. The second-best choice is to use a phone charger that also provides 2.1A of power (sometimes called a fast charger). Don’t try to power your Raspberry Pi from your computer. It will not be able to provide enough power and it may corrupt the SD card, causing boot failures or other error

 

Below are two different options to connect to your kit. Choose the one that works best for you, based on what you have availabl

 

OPTION 1: USE THE AIY PROJECTS A

Choose this option if you have access to an Android smartphone and a separate computer

 

You’ll nee

 

Android smartpho

Windows, Mac, or Linux compute

Wi-Fi connectio

Optional: Monitor or TV (any size will work) with a HDMI inpu

Optional: Normal-sized HDMI cable and mini HDMI adapte

OPTION 2: USE A MONITOR, MOUSE, AND KEYBOAR

Choose this option if you don’t have access to an Android smartphone

 

You’ll nee

 

Windows, Mac, or Linux comput

Mous

Keyboar

Monitor or TV (any size will work) with a HDMI inpu

Normal-sized HDMI cable and mini HDMI adapte

Adapter to attach your mouse and keyboard to the kit. Below are two different options

Adapter option A: USB On-the-go (OTG) adapter cable to convert the Raspberry Pi USB micro port to a normal-sized USB port. You can then use a keyboard/mouse combo that requires only one USB port

 

Adapter option B: Micro USB Hub that provides multiple USB ports to connect to any traditional keyboard and mouse.

 

IN YOUR KIT

1Vision Bonnet (×1)

2Raspberry Pi Zero WH (×1)

3Raspberry Pi Camera v2 (×1)

4Long flex cable (×1)

5Push button (×1)

6Button harness (×1)

7Micro USB cable (×1)

8Piezo buzzer (×1)

9Privacy LED (×1)

10Short flex cable (×1)

11Button nut (×1)

12Tripod nut (×1)

13LED bezel (×1)

14Standoffs (×2)

15microSD card (×1)

16Camera box cardboard (×1)

1. 17Internal frame cardboard (×1)