How to create a home based multiwebcam system?
Paolo Colonnello
home, initialy I would like to set up some cams (about 4) to a server
on my home and access them over the internet, after that I would like
to check if it is posible to remotly over the internet I can control
electric devices (such as turn light on, or things like that) I found
this company call xanboo.com than sell devices to do this but they
operate the server and charge a montly subscription. Do somebody know
witch type of cammera to use? some kind of particular software? I hope
some help,
Thanks.
James Nealon
has a built in web server, Apache webserver, all free. This server is
located in a directory called html. When you type in your IP address , from
anywhere in the world ,eg 147.252.xxx.xxx you are directed to the html
folder to a file called index.html on your PC.
You then get a web cam or capture card, I used a Creative webcam 2 ( USB)
and a DC 10+ capture card, both worked well. You can get a program called
XawTV (free) and it will capture images from the cam or card and save them
to html/server directory. This program can be set to upload images to a
remote server also. It can upload images at intervals or if you have the
bandwidth it will upload actual footage.
I had this system connected to an alarm system and to the parallel port on
my PC so that when my alarm went off it would upload images to a server and
SMS me on my mobile phone.
So basically all you need is a PC, Linux, webcam and maybe an IP address for
a cheap monitoring system that could cost you thousands
Jim
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inetcam
cameras (you can add 2 our more) and a PCTV capture card, may fit your
application.
It comes with iVISTA software with motion detection and webcasting.
Please visit http://www.inetcam.com for more information and where to
buy it. In California, I know we can find them at Fry's Electronics
retail store and CompUSA.
Hope this helps,
Inetcam Development
http://www.inetcam.com
Live...from Anywhere!
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jmayes
can >control electric devices (such as turn light on, or things like
that)
Check out the X10 IP-Commander at http://mmd-electronics.com
Control and monitor all your X10 devices via the internet!
Hope that helps!
Jeff
Paolo Colonnello
Thanks but what is an X10 device?
Murray McKay
X10 is an interface & communications protocol standard that modulates a data
signal onto the 120 VAC 60 Hz power in a building. It is used mainly to
do open loop, on/off control of appliances, lights, etc. There are X10
extensions that IR or RF signals instead of power wires, and extensions that
support data transfer for things like video. There is a wide variety of
commercially available X10 devices. I buy my X10 stuff at Radio Shack and
www.smarthome.com.
...Murray
Bardo
Check out InControl from www.digital-cybermasters.co.uk - it can handle upto
8 cameras and is also fully X-10 compatible!
Brett Price
Cam does work just like any other USB, but comes with 60' cord(use's a
S-video like connector).
And Homewatcher, Netmeeting see it as USB cam also.
If you want to use more than one cam you have to use there software which is
$9.95 a month.
Quality of the cam is just a little better than X10 cams.
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Brett Price
four cams in to the hub with an S-video type connection(not a standard
S-video).
I does come with software, and it does see all four cameras but it keeps
trying to send the pictures to there web site. You can use the first camera
with any software, but it will not see more than one.
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> On Sat, 24 Nov 2001 01:03:37 GMT, "Brett Price"
> <brett...@starband.net> wrote:
>
> >Bought one at CompUSA just to see what it was. $49
> >Cam does work just like any other USB, but comes with 60' cord(use's a
> >S-video like connector).
> >And Homewatcher, Netmeeting see it as USB cam also.
> >
> >If you want to use more than one cam you have to use there software which
is
> >$9.95 a month.
> >
> >Quality of the cam is just a little better than X10 cams.
>
> Does the cam come with some type of USB interface and software,
> or is just a cam by itself?
Brett Price
Couple of them on Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1299305334
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1301113545
"Si Ballenger" <shb*NO*SPAM*@comporium.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 24 Nov 2001 02:32:52 GMT, "Brett Price"
> <brett...@starband.net> wrote:
>
> >Comes with a USB hub like device. USB to the computer, then you can plug
> >four cams in to the hub with an S-video type connection(not a standard
> >S-video).
> >I does come with software, and it does see all four cameras but it keeps
> >trying to send the pictures to there web site. You can use the first
camera
> >with any software, but it will not see more than one.
>
> Several months back I got a Philips Magnavox camera switcher
> (PM61757) on closeout at Target for $28 (regularly $40). It uses
> the 6 pin mini din connections for the 4 cams it will switch
> between. It has a manual button and an auto scan button, and it
> also has the IR motion detection feature, where it auto switches
> to a cam that detects motion. Reports have it that the xanboo
> cams plug right into this switcher and work (haven't gotten an
> xanboo cam yet to check it out). I've got a notion that the
> xanboo hub might could be hacked to turn it into a similar
> switcher. Might be worth an experiment. Would be interesting to
> find other sources for the Philips Magnavox switchers.
Steve G
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You mean you haven't seen all the ads, popups, popunders, and other
irritating stuff that X10 is forcing into everyone's face? The ones with the
pictures of pretty girls in bikinis, suggesting you use their tiny cameras
for voyeurism.
--
I've forgotten more than I've learned
Snailbert
Funny thing is, I thought the ads were just promoting the tiny webcam
itself. I had no idea until just now that there's a whole automation
system behind it. I think I'm going to look into this a bit further.
Thanks!
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Dean W. Johnson
http://securityintegrator.freeservers.com/index.htm
Dean W. Johnson
Security Integrators
Mark Leuck
"Si Ballenger" <shb*NO*SPAM*@comporium.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 08 Dec 2001 18:22:17 GMT, "Dean W. Johnson"
> <dea...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >Check out this turnkey system.
> >
> >http://securityintegrator.freeservers.com/index.htm
> >
> >Dean W. Johnson
> >Security Integrators
>
> $2199 for X10 cams??? Ouch!!!
I forgot
everything you mention and there is a multicamera version coming out.
This software is cheap $30 and there is no monthly subscription...
Good luck!
On 21 Nov 2001 13:15:29 -0800, bu...@colonnello.org (Paolo Colonnello)
wrote:
pizwizo
Some cheat at first is the #1 rule, eg something look like eggs' of
insects, some looks like honeycome thing from bug's gene base, etc.
Ken Yee
>available, but we don't advertise. Handmade products from Oregon sell
>for a bit more than when China turns them out.
Sounds interesting. Could you give a ballpark idea of price?
thanks,
ken