jstarne1
I have a foscam i am considering using for zero rover. 8910 pan and tilt model. I need to be able to both access the video stream live and record as well. I can access it through the network by directly typing in the web ip in the local network 198.168.1.12 and view the cam but im having a problem accessing it through anykind of other software. Help? Thanks
Specs for cam :
ModelFI8910WResolutionNoColorBlackWeight1.5000Image SensorCMOS SensorDisplay Resolution640*480 Pixels(300k Pixels)Lensf: 2.8mm, F:2.4 (IR Lens)Mini Lumination0.5LuxLens TypeGlass LensViewing Angle60 DegreeInputBuilt-In MicrophoneOutputBuilt-In SpeakerAudio CompressionADPCMImage CompressionMJPEGImage Frame Rate15fps(VGA), 30fps (QVGA)Flip Mirror ImagesVerical / HorizontalLight Frequency50Hz, 60Hz or OutdoorVideo ParametersBrightness, ContrastEthernetOne 10/100 MBPS RJ - 45Wireless StandardsIEEE 802.11b/g/nData Rate802.11b: 11Mbps(Max.), 802.11g: 54Mbps(Max.) 802.11n: 150Mbps(Max.)Wireless SecurityWEP, WPA, WPA2 EncryptionPan/Tilt AngleHorizontal: 300° & Vertical: 120°Infrared Light11 IR, LEDs, Night visibility up to 8 metersDimension8 x 5 x 6.5 inGross Weight0.7 Ibs (Color Box Size: 5 x 4 x 5 in)Net Weight1.8 Ibs (accessories included)Storage Temperature-10°C ~ 60° (14°F ~ 140°F)Storage Humidity0% ~ 90% non-condensingCPU2.0GHz or above (suggested 3.0GHz)Memory Size256MB or above (suggested 1.0GB)Display Card64MB or aboveSupported OSMicrosoft Windows 2000/XP, Vista, Windows7, Windows 8, Mac OS, LinuxBrowserIE6/IE7/IE8/IE9,Firefox,Safari,Goolge Chrome,other standard browsersCertificationCE, FCCWarrantyLimited 2-y
First time post.
I want to track location with an overhead cam, and found this thread.
I have not gotten the EZ software to connect, but you can look through the foscams with
http://192.168.x.y/videostream.cgi?user=UserName&pwd=PassWord
Waiting for my robot!
--Bob
You'll need to use the snapshot url (as previously mentioned) rather than videostream. ARC requires a jpeg stream not an actual video stream.
@Rich was correct.
http://192.168.1.xxx/snapshot.cgi?user=User&pwd=PassWord
On a web page, you just get a single image, but inside the EZ software, it looks like a video stream.
Playing with it now!
Not to sound too big headed but I usually am right
I have a few foscam clones which I used to use for various things, one was for a live stream over the internet for remote monitoring. Even with the videostream.cgi page I was using the snapshot.cgi as I found it was more flexible. I'm pretty sure I still have one of the cameras running on that too... (just checked, yes I do)
Using some nifty php, html and javascript I had one image that constantly refreshed every second or so with overlays of important information on, this made it easy to monitor my home from anywhere just using any browser (my new system requires VLC or a third party app to access the video streams so not as mobile or flexible but more secure, accurate and has a much better DVR).
The image looked like this (excuse it pointing at my kitchen window, it's now used purely as a deterrent as my other cameras are much better hidden)
That is made from a PHP web page which overlays all of the useful info on it like alarm state, ups state etc. This particular one was a trimmed version however still has the dynamic glyph in the lower left (all the coloured bits mean something) and the overlay in the lower right.
I mention all of this as I had originally planned for this to be used along with a robot, the PHP page works in ARC and with the overlays it added an extra element to the robot with it's remote operation over HTTP server and with it's recorded videos.
If having overlays is something of interest I'll gladly dig out the code I used for it (however note that the data on the overlay partly comes from Jarvis and therefore would require a lot more programming and, if anything like my Jarvis, about 4 extra PCs)
@lamachine, Playing it on what inside ARC?
The camera control. Manually type the IP Camera's URL into the Video Device box, hit return, boom, IP camera is displayed on your camera control and fully usable.
It also works for public IP cameras, or any JPEG stream for that matter!
@Rich, thanks
Hmmm, now to get the foscam's pan/tilt to work in EZ-B