--- title: Neural Net Reads The Gas Meter | daily.dev description: A hobbyist trained a neural network on a Raspberry Pi to automatically read an analog gas meter hidden in a basement. The setup uses a camera pointed at the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/neural-net-reads-the-gas-meter-mct8ppmsg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Neural Net Reads The Gas Meter | daily.dev og:description: A hobbyist trained a neural network on a Raspberry Pi to automatically read an analog gas meter hidden in a basement. The setup uses a camera pointed at the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/neural-net-reads-the-gas-meter-mct8ppmsg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/mct8PpMsg.png og:image:alt: Neural Net Reads The Gas Meter og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Neural Net Reads The Gas Meter **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hobbyist trained a neural network on a Raspberry Pi to automatically read an analog gas meter hidden in a basement. The setup uses a camera pointed at the meter dial, OpenCV for computer vision, and a neural network to accurately interpret the readings. The Pi is networked and automatically reports meter readings to the gas company, eliminating the need for manual checks or utility employee visits. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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