My garden is being decimated by deer who wander in and eat any new shoots (especially roses). I have tried ultrasonic scarers, PIR activated garage lights, special scents that deer don't like, reflective ribbon..... The deer still wander in.
My project is to build a cheap system with 5v PiR (I have those), detected by Raspberry Pi. Then I want to play the sound of dogs barking to frighten the deer. (I have the mp4 files for this). What I am looking for is advice on how to play an MP4 file from the Pi and what kind of amplifier and speaker I would need.
My Raspberry Pi experience is limited, but I am OK at writing Python, but hopeless on the analog side of electronics.
Any help or advice would be welcome.
Kevin
My project is to build a cheap system with 5v PiR (I have those), detected by Raspberry Pi. Then I want to play the sound of dogs barking to frighten the deer. (I have the mp4 files for this). What I am looking for is advice on how to play an MP4 file from the Pi and what kind of amplifier and speaker I would need.
My Raspberry Pi experience is limited, but I am OK at writing Python, but hopeless on the analog side of electronics.
Any help or advice would be welcome.
Kevin
Statistics: Posted by KevinKarney — Tue Apr 29, 2025 9:19 am
