Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-02 Thread Curt 
On 2014-10-01, Curt  wrote:
>
> Here's a howto about the RPi as a surveillance camera that seems decent
> (I've read that all French nuclear power plants have switched to RPi
> surveillance due to budget limitations*).
>
>:-)
>
> *maybe that's why those Greenpeace people parachute in so easily.
>

It has been brought to my attention that I forgot the link:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-as-low-cost-HD-surveillance-camera/


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Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread Jerry Stuckle 
On 10/1/2014 10:57 AM, ken wrote:
> On 10/01/2014 09:08 AM Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> On 10/1/2014 8:19 AM, ken wrote:
>>> On 10/01/2014 03:49 AM Scott Ferguson wrote:
 On 01/10/14 17:42, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Ma, 30 sep 14, 21:01:52, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
>>> On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote:

 What other cheap devices devices were you referring to that
 would better handle the load?
>>>
>>> https://wiki.debian.org/RaspberryPi
>>
>> You've never actually tried a RPi with a camera, have you?
>>
>> As Ken said, the RaspberryPi is a very bad choice for such a
>> job.

 The plural of anecdote is not fact.
 Have *you* tried it?

 The TP-Link TL-WR703N is less powerful than the Raspberry, yet it does
 run 'monitor' with dual cameras.

>
> 1. I think you're mixing up who said what 2. You haven't actually
> read that page, have you?

 Or these:-
 ;http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2012/08/creating-a-motion-detecting-security-cam-with-a-raspberry-pi-part-1.html


 ;http://programmaticponderings.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/remote-motion-activated-web-based-video-surveillance-with-raspberry-pi/



>
> Kind regards, Andrei
>


 Kind regards
>>>
>>> While it's understandable, unless one rereads the posts in a thread,
>>> that who said what can be lost, so I'll clarify: I didn't say the RPi
>>> was a bad choice for a security camera.  What I did say was that I'd
>>> read that some people claimed to have done it (and were happy with the
>>> result).  Here's one I just read which provides step-by-step
>>> instructions:
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> There are others.
>>>
>>> Re: the contention that "it doesn't work":  That would need more
>>> clarification.  E.g., perhaps full-motion video doesn't work, but this
>>> isn't necessary for a security camera.  In the article I reference
>>> above, the author configured 2fps @ 1280x720.  But then he also was
>>> running a webserver on the same RPi.  I probably wouldn't do that, but
>>> rather offload the video to another machine and watch it from there. The
>>> point is, as is often the case, whether this works or doesn't may well
>>> be contingent on the system's configuration.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> 2fps is not considered adequate for security.  Too much can get lost.
>> The minimum generally recognized is 7.5 fps.  The RPi has trouble with
>> that, even if a webserver isn't running.  As for offloading the video -
>> if you do it via the ethernet port (vs. pulling the SD card), you'll
>> find your RPi won't handle it.  7.5fps at 720p with 24 bit color comes
>> out to over 20 megabytes/sec. - far beyond the RPi's capabilities.
>>
>> So, is the solution to go to a lower resolution camera?  Not really.
>>
>> There are three levels of detail considered for security cameras:
>>
>> 1. Observation - something happened
>> 2. Recognition - something happened and it's someone you recognize
>> 3. Identification - something happened and you don't recognize the
>> person but can match the person to a picture, lineup, etc.
>>
>> #1 doesn't help much - other than to maybe tell you the exact time it
>> happened.  After all, you already KNOW something happened.
>>
>> #2 works if you know the person - i.e. you can see and recognize your
>> kid when he/she comes home.  Much better, but it doesn't help much if
>> you don't know the person.
>>
>> #3 is required for usable security.  To get this, you need a resolution
>> of around 5px/cm (12.5px/in) at the face.  Anything less and you will be
>> *very* lucky to get any useful information.
>>
>> There are a lot of people who know nothing about what they are doing,
>> yet think they have security.  But how many of these people have
>> actually used the information after a crime has been committed?
>>
>> Additionally, as I said before - the RPi doesn't run Debian - the
>> processor the RPi uses is ARM V6 - which is old and not supported by
>> Debian (or any of the standard distributions).  So you are required to
>> use their version (Raspbian) and the software they supply (unless you
>> can compile for ARM V6 yourself).
>>
>> The RPi is a cheap toy, but that's about all it's good for.  The ones I
>> evaluated are now in the landfill.  There are much better ones out there
>> for very little more.
>>
>> You really shouldn't comment on things you know nothing about.
>>
>> Jerry
> 
> Jerry,
> 
> (Re: your last statement:) I don't.  It's good advice, though I guess
> you meant it as an insult.  Thanks for that.
> 
> I wasn't claiming 2fps as a maximum rate, only that it was what one
> person used and was happy with, someone who was running a webserver on
> the same RPI which was also running the camera.  I haven't yet seen any
> load av

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread Jerry Stuckle 
On 10/1/2014 10:55 AM, John Aten wrote:
> 
> On Oct 1, 2014, at 8:08 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>
>> The RPi is a cheap toy, but that's about all it's good for.  The ones I
>> evaluated are now in the landfill.  There are much better ones out there
>> for very little more.
> 
> Could you give some recommendations?
> 
> 
> 

The beagleboards are good; personally I like the olinuxino boards.

Jerry


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Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread Curt 
On 2014-10-01, ken  wrote:
>
> As for Raspbian not really being Debian, if true, how would that be 
> relevant to how well the RPi functions for this purpose?
>

Here's a howto about the RPi as a surveillance camera that seems decent
(I've read that all French nuclear power plants have switched to RPi
surveillance due to budget limitations*).

:-)

*maybe that's why those Greenpeace people parachute in so easily.


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Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread ken 

On 10/01/2014 09:08 AM Jerry Stuckle wrote:

On 10/1/2014 8:19 AM, ken wrote:

On 10/01/2014 03:49 AM Scott Ferguson wrote:

On 01/10/14 17:42, Andrei POPESCU wrote:

On Ma, 30 sep 14, 21:01:52, Jerry Stuckle wrote:

On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote:

On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote:


What other cheap devices devices were you referring to that
would better handle the load?


https://wiki.debian.org/RaspberryPi


You've never actually tried a RPi with a camera, have you?

As Ken said, the RaspberryPi is a very bad choice for such a
job.


The plural of anecdote is not fact.
Have *you* tried it?

The TP-Link TL-WR703N is less powerful than the Raspberry, yet it does
run 'monitor' with dual cameras.



1. I think you're mixing up who said what 2. You haven't actually
read that page, have you?


Or these:-
;http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2012/08/creating-a-motion-detecting-security-cam-with-a-raspberry-pi-part-1.html

;http://programmaticponderings.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/remote-motion-activated-web-based-video-surveillance-with-raspberry-pi/




Kind regards, Andrei




Kind regards


While it's understandable, unless one rereads the posts in a thread,
that who said what can be lost, so I'll clarify: I didn't say the RPi
was a bad choice for a security camera.  What I did say was that I'd
read that some people claimed to have done it (and were happy with the
result).  Here's one I just read which provides step-by-step instructions:




There are others.

Re: the contention that "it doesn't work":  That would need more
clarification.  E.g., perhaps full-motion video doesn't work, but this
isn't necessary for a security camera.  In the article I reference
above, the author configured 2fps @ 1280x720.  But then he also was
running a webserver on the same RPi.  I probably wouldn't do that, but
rather offload the video to another machine and watch it from there. The
point is, as is often the case, whether this works or doesn't may well
be contingent on the system's configuration.




2fps is not considered adequate for security.  Too much can get lost.
The minimum generally recognized is 7.5 fps.  The RPi has trouble with
that, even if a webserver isn't running.  As for offloading the video -
if you do it via the ethernet port (vs. pulling the SD card), you'll
find your RPi won't handle it.  7.5fps at 720p with 24 bit color comes
out to over 20 megabytes/sec. - far beyond the RPi's capabilities.

So, is the solution to go to a lower resolution camera?  Not really.

There are three levels of detail considered for security cameras:

1. Observation - something happened
2. Recognition - something happened and it's someone you recognize
3. Identification - something happened and you don't recognize the
person but can match the person to a picture, lineup, etc.

#1 doesn't help much - other than to maybe tell you the exact time it
happened.  After all, you already KNOW something happened.

#2 works if you know the person - i.e. you can see and recognize your
kid when he/she comes home.  Much better, but it doesn't help much if
you don't know the person.

#3 is required for usable security.  To get this, you need a resolution
of around 5px/cm (12.5px/in) at the face.  Anything less and you will be
*very* lucky to get any useful information.

There are a lot of people who know nothing about what they are doing,
yet think they have security.  But how many of these people have
actually used the information after a crime has been committed?

Additionally, as I said before - the RPi doesn't run Debian - the
processor the RPi uses is ARM V6 - which is old and not supported by
Debian (or any of the standard distributions).  So you are required to
use their version (Raspbian) and the software they supply (unless you
can compile for ARM V6 yourself).

The RPi is a cheap toy, but that's about all it's good for.  The ones I
evaluated are now in the landfill.  There are much better ones out there
for very little more.

You really shouldn't comment on things you know nothing about.

Jerry


Jerry,

(Re: your last statement:) I don't.  It's good advice, though I guess 
you meant it as an insult.  Thanks for that.


I wasn't claiming 2fps as a maximum rate, only that it was what one 
person used and was happy with, someone who was running a webserver on 
the same RPI which was also running the camera.  I haven't yet seen any 
load averages or throughput numbers mentioned for this and that 
configuration... which would be what we should be talking about.  Not 
having those, but only the case cited, we can consider 2fps a minimum 
and one which likely could be improved upon.


You assert that a higher frame rate is necessary.  I'd say it depends 
upon the environment.  If someone is going to walk through my yard and 
steal or break something or try to break in, 2fps will be fine.  There's 
not muc

Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread John Aten 

On Oct 1, 2014, at 8:08 AM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> 
> The RPi is a cheap toy, but that's about all it's good for.  The ones I
> evaluated are now in the landfill.  There are much better ones out there
> for very little more.

Could you give some recommendations?



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Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread Jerry Stuckle 
On 10/1/2014 8:19 AM, ken wrote:
> On 10/01/2014 03:49 AM Scott Ferguson wrote:
>> On 01/10/14 17:42, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
>>> On Ma, 30 sep 14, 21:01:52, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
 On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote:
>>
>> What other cheap devices devices were you referring to that
>> would better handle the load?
>
> https://wiki.debian.org/RaspberryPi

 You've never actually tried a RPi with a camera, have you?

 As Ken said, the RaspberryPi is a very bad choice for such a
 job.
>>
>> The plural of anecdote is not fact.
>> Have *you* tried it?
>>
>> The TP-Link TL-WR703N is less powerful than the Raspberry, yet it does
>> run 'monitor' with dual cameras.
>>
>>>
>>> 1. I think you're mixing up who said what 2. You haven't actually
>>> read that page, have you?
>>
>> Or these:-
>> ;http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2012/08/creating-a-motion-detecting-security-cam-with-a-raspberry-pi-part-1.html
>>
>> ;http://programmaticponderings.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/remote-motion-activated-web-based-video-surveillance-with-raspberry-pi/
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Kind regards, Andrei
>>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards
> 
> While it's understandable, unless one rereads the posts in a thread,
> that who said what can be lost, so I'll clarify: I didn't say the RPi
> was a bad choice for a security camera.  What I did say was that I'd
> read that some people claimed to have done it (and were happy with the
> result).  Here's one I just read which provides step-by-step instructions:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> There are others.
> 
> Re: the contention that "it doesn't work":  That would need more
> clarification.  E.g., perhaps full-motion video doesn't work, but this
> isn't necessary for a security camera.  In the article I reference
> above, the author configured 2fps @ 1280x720.  But then he also was
> running a webserver on the same RPi.  I probably wouldn't do that, but
> rather offload the video to another machine and watch it from there. The
> point is, as is often the case, whether this works or doesn't may well
> be contingent on the system's configuration.
> 
> 

Ken,

Please see my comment to Andrei as to why it's not a good choice.

Jerry


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Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread Jerry Stuckle 
On 10/1/2014 8:19 AM, ken wrote:
> On 10/01/2014 03:49 AM Scott Ferguson wrote:
>> On 01/10/14 17:42, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
>>> On Ma, 30 sep 14, 21:01:52, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
 On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote:
>>
>> What other cheap devices devices were you referring to that
>> would better handle the load?
>
> https://wiki.debian.org/RaspberryPi

 You've never actually tried a RPi with a camera, have you?

 As Ken said, the RaspberryPi is a very bad choice for such a
 job.
>>
>> The plural of anecdote is not fact.
>> Have *you* tried it?
>>
>> The TP-Link TL-WR703N is less powerful than the Raspberry, yet it does
>> run 'monitor' with dual cameras.
>>
>>>
>>> 1. I think you're mixing up who said what 2. You haven't actually
>>> read that page, have you?
>>
>> Or these:-
>> ;http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2012/08/creating-a-motion-detecting-security-cam-with-a-raspberry-pi-part-1.html
>>
>> ;http://programmaticponderings.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/remote-motion-activated-web-based-video-surveillance-with-raspberry-pi/
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Kind regards, Andrei
>>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards
> 
> While it's understandable, unless one rereads the posts in a thread,
> that who said what can be lost, so I'll clarify: I didn't say the RPi
> was a bad choice for a security camera.  What I did say was that I'd
> read that some people claimed to have done it (and were happy with the
> result).  Here's one I just read which provides step-by-step instructions:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> There are others.
> 
> Re: the contention that "it doesn't work":  That would need more
> clarification.  E.g., perhaps full-motion video doesn't work, but this
> isn't necessary for a security camera.  In the article I reference
> above, the author configured 2fps @ 1280x720.  But then he also was
> running a webserver on the same RPi.  I probably wouldn't do that, but
> rather offload the video to another machine and watch it from there. The
> point is, as is often the case, whether this works or doesn't may well
> be contingent on the system's configuration.
> 
> 

2fps is not considered adequate for security.  Too much can get lost.
The minimum generally recognized is 7.5 fps.  The RPi has trouble with
that, even if a webserver isn't running.  As for offloading the video -
if you do it via the ethernet port (vs. pulling the SD card), you'll
find your RPi won't handle it.  7.5fps at 720p with 24 bit color comes
out to over 20 megabytes/sec. - far beyond the RPi's capabilities.

So, is the solution to go to a lower resolution camera?  Not really.

There are three levels of detail considered for security cameras:

1. Observation - something happened
2. Recognition - something happened and it's someone you recognize
3. Identification - something happened and you don't recognize the
person but can match the person to a picture, lineup, etc.

#1 doesn't help much - other than to maybe tell you the exact time it
happened.  After all, you already KNOW something happened.

#2 works if you know the person - i.e. you can see and recognize your
kid when he/she comes home.  Much better, but it doesn't help much if
you don't know the person.

#3 is required for usable security.  To get this, you need a resolution
of around 5px/cm (12.5px/in) at the face.  Anything less and you will be
*very* lucky to get any useful information.

There are a lot of people who know nothing about what they are doing,
yet think they have security.  But how many of these people have
actually used the information after a crime has been committed?

Additionally, as I said before - the RPi doesn't run Debian - the
processor the RPi uses is ARM V6 - which is old and not supported by
Debian (or any of the standard distributions).  So you are required to
use their version (Raspbian) and the software they supply (unless you
can compile for ARM V6 yourself).

The RPi is a cheap toy, but that's about all it's good for.  The ones I
evaluated are now in the landfill.  There are much better ones out there
for very little more.

You really shouldn't comment on things you know nothing about.

Jerry


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Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread ken 

On 10/01/2014 03:49 AM Scott Ferguson wrote:

On 01/10/14 17:42, Andrei POPESCU wrote:

On Ma, 30 sep 14, 21:01:52, Jerry Stuckle wrote:

On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote:

On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote:


What other cheap devices devices were you referring to that
would better handle the load?


https://wiki.debian.org/RaspberryPi


You've never actually tried a RPi with a camera, have you?

As Ken said, the RaspberryPi is a very bad choice for such a
job.


The plural of anecdote is not fact.
Have *you* tried it?

The TP-Link TL-WR703N is less powerful than the Raspberry, yet it does
run 'monitor' with dual cameras.



1. I think you're mixing up who said what 2. You haven't actually
read that page, have you?


Or these:-
;http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2012/08/creating-a-motion-detecting-security-cam-with-a-raspberry-pi-part-1.html
;http://programmaticponderings.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/remote-motion-activated-web-based-video-surveillance-with-raspberry-pi/



Kind regards, Andrei




Kind regards


While it's understandable, unless one rereads the posts in a thread, 
that who said what can be lost, so I'll clarify: I didn't say the RPi 
was a bad choice for a security camera.  What I did say was that I'd 
read that some people claimed to have done it (and were happy with the 
result).  Here's one I just read which provides step-by-step instructions:




There are others.

Re: the contention that "it doesn't work":  That would need more 
clarification.  E.g., perhaps full-motion video doesn't work, but this 
isn't necessary for a security camera.  In the article I reference 
above, the author configured 2fps @ 1280x720.  But then he also was 
running a webserver on the same RPi.  I probably wouldn't do that, but 
rather offload the video to another machine and watch it from there. 
The point is, as is often the case, whether this works or doesn't may 
well be contingent on the system's configuration.



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Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread Scott Ferguson 
On 01/10/14 17:42, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Ma, 30 sep 14, 21:01:52, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
>>> On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote:
 
 What other cheap devices devices were you referring to that
 would better handle the load?
>>> 
>>> https://wiki.debian.org/RaspberryPi
>> 
>> You've never actually tried a RPi with a camera, have you?
>> 
>> As Ken said, the RaspberryPi is a very bad choice for such a
>> job.

The plural of anecdote is not fact.
Have *you* tried it?

The TP-Link TL-WR703N is less powerful than the Raspberry, yet it does
run 'monitor' with dual cameras.

> 
> 1. I think you're mixing up who said what 2. You haven't actually
> read that page, have you?

Or these:-
;http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2012/08/creating-a-motion-detecting-security-cam-with-a-raspberry-pi-part-1.html
;http://programmaticponderings.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/remote-motion-activated-web-based-video-surveillance-with-raspberry-pi/

> 
> Kind regards, Andrei
> 


Kind regards


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Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-10-01 Thread Andrei POPESCU 
On Ma, 30 sep 14, 21:01:52, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> > On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote:
> >>
> >> What other cheap devices devices were you referring to that would better
> >> handle the load?
> > 
> > https://wiki.debian.org/RaspberryPi
> 
> You've never actually tried a RPi with a camera, have you?
> 
> As Ken said, the RaspberryPi is a very bad choice for such a job.  The

1. I think you're mixing up who said what
2. You haven't actually read that page, have you?

Kind regards,
Andrei
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Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-09-30 Thread Jerry Stuckle 
On 9/30/2014 7:11 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote:
>>
>> What other cheap devices devices were you referring to that would better
>> handle the load?
> 
> https://wiki.debian.org/RaspberryPi
> 
> Kind regards,
> Andrei
> 

You've never actually tried a RPi with a camera, have you?

As Ken said, the RaspberryPi is a very bad choice for such a job.  The
ethernet port internally is processed by the USB connection.  Throughput
is very limited, and even the lowest resolution camera is likely to
overload it to the point where it crashes or, at a minimum, loses data.

Plus it runs a special version of Debian (Raspbian), which is
incompatible with Debian - and many of the Debian packages are not
available.

Before you recommend something, you should try it.  I have a client who
looked seriously at the RPi before discarding it for another board (I
can't say which, but it wasn't a whole lot more expensive than the RPi -
and it works).

Jerry


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Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-09-30 Thread Andrei POPESCU 
On Sb, 27 sep 14, 05:23:29, ken wrote:
> 
> What other cheap devices devices were you referring to that would better
> handle the load?

https://wiki.debian.org/RaspberryPi

Kind regards,
Andrei
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Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-09-27 Thread ken 

On 09/26/2014 04:17 AM Andrei POPESCU wrote:

On Vi, 26 sep 14, 09:05:32, Paul Lewis wrote:


In this case I have a Trendnet IP camera which will write to an NFS
share. I was looking for a server device that would be quieter and
consume less power than a conventional machine that I might be able to
run in a headless configuration. The Raspberry Pi seems to fit the
bill.

Throw in a couple of cheap usb drives and it seems to be a very
workable fairly inexpensive system.


Beware I/O performance is horrible and the Raspberry Pi may even crash
under load. I had to cap torrent downloads to 1 MiB/s to get stable
operation. Of course it doesn't help that the ethernet is also connected
via USB (internally).

There are other cheap devices out there with SATA.

Kind regards,
Andrei


Thanks for the warning, Andrei.  (Whenever  it is I get around to 
putting an RPi with a camera together) I was of course planning first to 
test one unit.  When I read about this project, I didn't come across 
anyone talking about performance issues.  The CPU on the RPi is 700MHz, 
which, while not screaming fast, isn't exactly slow.  I'm sure it would 
be wise, however, to shut down unneeded services and generally trim down 
just to what is necessary.


In addition, my plan was not to save the video to a local drive, but 
rather to send it (over wifi/USBv2... and just when motion was detected) 
to a file server.


What other cheap devices devices were you referring to that would better 
handle the load?


Thanks again.



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Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-09-26 Thread Andrei POPESCU 
On Vi, 26 sep 14, 09:05:32, Paul Lewis wrote:
> 
> In this case I have a Trendnet IP camera which will write to an NFS 
> share. I was looking for a server device that would be quieter and 
> consume less power than a conventional machine that I might be able to 
> run in a headless configuration. The Raspberry Pi seems to fit the 
> bill.
> 
> Throw in a couple of cheap usb drives and it seems to be a very 
> workable fairly inexpensive system.

Beware I/O performance is horrible and the Raspberry Pi may even crash 
under load. I had to cap torrent downloads to 1 MiB/s to get stable 
operation. Of course it doesn't help that the ethernet is also connected 
via USB (internally).

There are other cheap devices out there with SATA.

Kind regards,
Andrei
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Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-09-26 Thread Paul Lewis 
On 26/09/14 08:28:02, ken wrote:
>  From what I've read, some have set up such a system on a Raspberry 
> Pi
> 
> running a version of Debian called "Raspbian".  An RPi can be  had in 
> the US for $30-40 and a camera which plugs into a dedicated port on
> the 
> card for about $50 (though I haven't checked prices for months).  The 
> Raspberry Pi website has How-To's which also discuss motion-
> detection,
> 
> off-loading of video, and related topics.
> 

That is pretty much exactly the configuration I was thinking of 
setting up here.

In this case I have a Trendnet IP camera which will write to an NFS 
share. I was looking for a server device that would be quieter and 
consume less power than a conventional machine that I might be able to 
run in a headless configuration. The Raspberry Pi seems to fit the 
bill.

Throw in a couple of cheap usb drives and it seems to be a very 
workable fairly inexpensive system.



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Re: security camera software/RPi

2014-09-26 Thread ken 
From what I've read, some have set up such a system on a Raspberry Pi 
running a version of Debian called "Raspbian".  An RPi can be  had in 
the US for $30-40 and a camera which plugs into a dedicated port on the 
card for about $50 (though I haven't checked prices for months).  The 
Raspberry Pi website has How-To's which also discuss motion-detection, 
off-loading of video, and related topics.



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