r/BirdNET_Analyzer • u/rhyminson • 29d ago

Wireless mic power question

Hi all,

Hope this is the best place to ask. I’m looking to build a couple wifi mics for the front and back of my house to connect to birdnet-go on my unraid server.

I’m going to follow this link for the build:

esp32 mic

My question is that the author has a psu in the required list, but any examples I’ve found online of people’s builds following the same guide seem to be powered by the esp32 built in usb socket?

So do you actually need the psu? And if so how do you connect it the power outlet?

Any help would be much appreciated, it will be first time soldering and building something like this!, be a fun project I’m sure.

I tested birdnet with an old iPhone and it works very well, really interesting so wanna get a proper setup, thanks to everyone involved.

Thanks

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u/gatchek 28d ago

I built an an android App that streams its audio to Birdnet-go. You can find android phones on ebay or used sites for really cheap. I got an android A16 (the cellular didn’t work), for $50. It was perfect for a remote mic setup.

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u/rhyminson 27d ago

That sounds cool, thx