/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-pi-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/portable-environmental-monitoring-system-blog-2---identifying-the-hardware-1414012371In this blog, we will identify the hardware needed to build this project. The core hardware of this project would be Raspberry Pi 4. The next hardware that we would look into is the power device. Since this is a portable monitoring system, it shen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-pi-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/portable-environmental-monitoring-system-blog-2---identifying-the-hardware-1414012371Sun, 11 Jun 2023 15:06:31 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fbe09a67-80e7-4e06-9e7e-a77c5f5637afsoldering.on1<p>That&#39;s an interesting range of sensors - looking forward to seeing it together! Your project has a similar challenge to mine in terms of how to power it while being outside, for me I decided to go with an Adafruit Solar Charger board which meant I could interface the Pi (Pico) to a small solar panel quite easily - I did come across some people online powering Pi4 using solar power really reliably, so might be worth looking into if you wish?</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=26124&AppID=402&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">