Connecting a PTZ wireless IP camera to Proppeler
Hello, i am new here and i need an advice. I want to connect a wifi IP camera with proppeler. This camera has a built in web server and 2 motors that take care of the pan/tilt function. The zoom function is digital, no motors there. This also have audio.
The model is Linksys WVC200. I have opened the camera and the motors make me a bit confused. Even that they are not regular servos, the motors have a planetary gear box (for torque), and 4 wire to each motor. Also, getting the proppeler to communicate over the network using
the webserver will be great, if possible.
If anyone thinks this is possible and have any practical advice for me, please let me know.
Thank you for your time.
The model is Linksys WVC200. I have opened the camera and the motors make me a bit confused. Even that they are not regular servos, the motors have a planetary gear box (for torque), and 4 wire to each motor. Also, getting the proppeler to communicate over the network using
the webserver will be great, if possible.
If anyone thinks this is possible and have any practical advice for me, please let me know.
Thank you for your time.
Comments
-Phil
-Phil
-Phil
Fire up a network trace and mess with your camera in a browser. You'll see that the requests to make the camera do things are quite simple. You can then set up your Propeller to send the necessary control messages to the web server in the camera.
Steve
according to this the motors are servo type
Rich
▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔
Style and grace : Nil point
@w8an: thank you, of course i have to figure how i will send the proppeler messages across a wireless network to change my camera possition, maybe an x-bee might be a good step here.
@Rjo: i am affraid he just used the general term there, i know that the servos use normal DC motors, but those motors never have 4 wires.
@Toby: you might be right, if Phil cannot figure from the picture, i will try this. The camera make a full tilt and a full pan every time it is started and then position "center" is achived. There are not "end-point" sensors whatsoever, the camera knows when the end of the movement was achived by sensing the stall current of the motors.