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===== 1. Download and cut the housing (or order it pre-cut) ===== | ===== 1. Download and cut the housing (or order it pre-cut) ===== | ||
- | You have basically three choices | + | You have basically three choices: |
- | * Purchase the pre-made parts from Ponoko | + | * Purchase the pre-made parts from [[kit: |
* Buy the materials and cut the parts yourself (laser cutter required) | * Buy the materials and cut the parts yourself (laser cutter required) | ||
* Buy the materials and cut the parts on someone else’s laser cutter | * Buy the materials and cut the parts on someone else’s laser cutter | ||
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Ponoko is the easiest as they provide easy-to-use guidelines and ship everything to you, but note that the biggest price breaks come if more than one person orders at once. We’re not making any money from any of this, so if you can, combine your Ponoko order with a friend' | Ponoko is the easiest as they provide easy-to-use guidelines and ship everything to you, but note that the biggest price breaks come if more than one person orders at once. We’re not making any money from any of this, so if you can, combine your Ponoko order with a friend' | ||
- | If you want to cut the materials yourself, chances are you already know about the necessary file formats, etc., but do take care to match the plexi thickness (3mm) and avoid bright colors. We don’t have any validated evidence that the birds don’t like them, but generally corvids are scared of new things so matte browns and greens seem sensible. If you’ve got questions, hit up [[http:// | + | If you want to cut the materials yourself, chances are you already know about the necessary file formats, etc., but do take care to match the plexi thickness (3mm) and avoid bright colors. |
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+ | We don’t have any validated evidence that the birds don’t like them, but generally corvids are scared of new things so matte browns and greens seem sensible. If you’ve got questions, hit up [[http:// | ||
Your last option is to find someone who has a laser cutter. [[https:// | Your last option is to find someone who has a laser cutter. [[https:// | ||
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A special note on cameras: right now the crowbox software contains code stubs to control cameras, but integrated cameras are not supported as part of our initial release. If you want to record video / photos of corvids using your box (and we totally encourage you to do so!) we’ve tested the following as standalone solutions: | A special note on cameras: right now the crowbox software contains code stubs to control cameras, but integrated cameras are not supported as part of our initial release. If you want to record video / photos of corvids using your box (and we totally encourage you to do so!) we’ve tested the following as standalone solutions: | ||
- | * [[https:// | + | * [[https:// |
* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
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We’ve got a complete hardware assembly video guide FIXME - [[http: | We’ve got a complete hardware assembly video guide FIXME - [[http: | ||
- | Once you’ve got your hardware put together, configure the software and set it up for your first phase of training. More on that FIXME - [[http:XYZ|here]]. | + | Once you’ve got your hardware put together, configure the software and set it up for your first phase of training. More on that in our [[kit:software_configuration|software configuration guide]]. |
===== 5. Deploy your box ===== | ===== 5. Deploy your box ===== | ||
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(Note that another feature not yet included is a cloud-based data logger to automate data collection and facilitate sharing. More on future features we’d like to include [[kit: | (Note that another feature not yet included is a cloud-based data logger to automate data collection and facilitate sharing. More on future features we’d like to include [[kit: | ||
- | ==== Summary ==== | + | ===== Summary |
The future of the crowbox is now in your hands. It’s a lot of work, filling the machine with nuts, taking notes, observing and altering the protocols based on what you see, and generally just nail-biting as you wait for that exultant moment when the first bird lands. We’ve found the work more than worthwhile as we’ve developed the Crowbox, and we are thrilled you’re joining us on the most exciting part of this process: actually testing it. Together we can use the crowbox to learn more about these amazing species and, possibly, help change how human beings approach interacting with them. | The future of the crowbox is now in your hands. It’s a lot of work, filling the machine with nuts, taking notes, observing and altering the protocols based on what you see, and generally just nail-biting as you wait for that exultant moment when the first bird lands. We’ve found the work more than worthwhile as we’ve developed the Crowbox, and we are thrilled you’re joining us on the most exciting part of this process: actually testing it. Together we can use the crowbox to learn more about these amazing species and, possibly, help change how human beings approach interacting with them. | ||
See you on [[http:// | See you on [[http:// |
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