'Re: [JaxLUG] webcam'

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List:       jaxlug-list
Subject:    Re: [JaxLUG] webcam
From:       Jon Bueltman <johnb74 () cfl ! rr ! com>
Date:       2004-04-26 13:22:59
Message-ID: 1082985779.27262.5.camel () localhost ! localdomain
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try gnomemeeting.org works with any camera supported by video4linux
(phillips,creative,etc.)like netmeeting for linux hehe

On Tue, 2004-04-20 at 18:27, Tim Holloway wrote:
> Actually, a TRUE geek solution would refill the feeder FOR you! :)
> 
> There's a motion detector hose attachment you can get that's designed 
> for purposes like that. If it catches anything moving in its field of 
> view, it lets loose a jet of water. That's usually enough to annoy a 
> cat at any rate.
> 
> I wonder if it would keep the raccons from plundering my strawberry patch?
> 
>    Tim
> 
> Kurt Guenther wrote:
> > 
> > Oddly, no squirrels.  But, (as we have degenerated on the subject), I 
> > wouldn't mind a weapons system to ward off the neighborhood cats.   
> > Nothing lethal, but a neural ray or fire ant venom dart would be about 
> > right.
> > 
> > --Kurt
> > 
> > 
> > Read, Greg wrote:
> > 
> >> ASPCA members, avert your eyes...
> >>
> >> You could also send the webcam image to some pattern recognition
> >> software to determine the type of animal emptying your bird feeder.
> >>
> >> If said animal is a pesky squirrel, you could activate the "squirrel
> >> deterrent" sub-routine. This sub-routine could have many options: close
> >> the feeder, send a small electric shock, or engage the linux-based
> >> missile-guidance system we discussed last week.
> >>
> >> Just make sure your kids aren't wearing their favorite 'coon-skin cap
> >> when they fill up the feeder.
> >>
> >> G
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: jaxlug-list-admin@jaxlug.org
> >>>   
> >>
> >> [mailto:jaxlug-list-admin@jaxlug.org]
> >>  
> >>
> >>> On Behalf Of Joseph A. Winn
> >>> Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:02 PM
> >>> To: JaxLUG list
> >>> Subject: Re: [JaxLUG] webcam
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> A few years ago I was able to get video to appear in Linux from a
> >>> Logitech QuickCam Express which I got free with a zip drive.  Don't
> >>> remember all the details but I think I had to execute a driver, then
> >>> fire up xawtv.  Never got further than that seeing I didn't have a
> >>>   
> >>
> >> need
> >>  
> >>
> >>> for it.  Resolution, color, and contrast weren't very great with the
> >>> particular cam I had.
> >>>
> >>> If you want an "engineer's solution" for your bird feeder, you could
> >>>   
> >>
> >> put
> >>  
> >>
> >>> a light sensor (OPT101 is good) inside the container near the bottom
> >>>   
> >>
> >> so
> >>  
> >>
> >>> that when it's empty it'll detect light.  Interface it to a Texas
> >>> Instruments MSP430 MCU.  With the OPT101 connected to the
> >>> analog-to-digital converter of the MSP430, when light is detected
> >>> (feeder empty) the sensor's output voltage will increase.  Program the
> >>> MSP430 to turn on a output port to illuminate a LED and/or send out a
> >>> PWM signal to a piezo buzzer when the container is empty.  The system
> >>> might work better if instead of using plain light use an IR emitter
> >>>   
> >>
> >> and
> >>  
> >>
> >>> detector to determine the empty state.
> >>>
> >>> Okay, so dealing with embedded systems might not fit the IT genre of
> >>> JaxLUG, but it does involve light programming :) ..and I figure there
> >>> has to be some electrical engineers around here.
> >>>
> >>> Joe Winn
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, 2004-04-19 at 20:26, Kurt Guenther wrote:
> >>>   
> >>>
> >>>> Ok, how does one setup a web cam?   Call me nuttie, but I really
> >>>>     
> >>
> >> miss
> >>  
> >>
> >>>> watching my bird feeder when I'm on the road.   I can at least tell
> >>>>     
> >>
> >> the
> >>  
> >>
> >>>> kids to fill it back up when it runs out.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any good brands supported by Linux.
> >>>>
> >>>>
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