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    Anyone still rocking a Pi Zero W smart drive for TeslaCam on Sentry Mode?

    Yep. There's two USB ports on the Pi Zero. One for power, one for data. (Data port can also be used for power+data) I've got the Pi's data USB connected to Tesla data port, and the Pi's power USB plugged into the battery pack. When I'm parked at home and the car is sleeping, the Pi will stay on...
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    Anyone still rocking a Pi Zero W smart drive for TeslaCam on Sentry Mode?

    Thanks for the info on the 12v charger. I'm currently powering my pi with this: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01ASWX5PG/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Nice thing about this battery is that it fits comfortably in the console, and it allows pass-through charging. So when the...
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    Anyone still rocking a Pi Zero W smart drive for TeslaCam on Sentry Mode?

    Interesting, I'll give that a try. I was thinking about something along similar lines, which was to do the same thing to the USB cable, and then pulling power from a portable USB charger that charges inline. (i.e. it can supply power even when the car is on and charging it). That way the pi is...
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    Anyone still rocking a Pi Zero W smart drive for TeslaCam on Sentry Mode?

    Anyone having an issue where USB stops working altogether with a Raspberry pi plugged in? Got my pi working nicely, but every so often, power is cut to the USB ports, and the only way to get power back to USB (even after unplugging the pi) is to reboot the car. I'm wondering if the pi is drawing...