Re: HA cameras

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

'must say 'am a bit hazy on the mode of connection of camera to
Idratek
... the spare pair of the Cat-5 cable might be an attractive route,
perhaps, to avoid the Idranet pair becomming overloaded with data ...
how are multiple cameras handled, I wonder - presumably (with the Cortex
multi-cam' option) each camera will be polled in-turn ... and would IP
cameras be the thing, or ... ???

Chris



David Gumbrell wrote:

> On 2/5/06, Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Thanks ... sounds not too difficult, then ... I'll dig in the
> archives ...
> >
> > Chris
> >
> Chris -- since you are an Idratek convert, don't forget that Cortex
> now supports video cameras with motion detection and therefore
> integrate into everything else. You'd need to check what camera cards
> are supported. I've successfully used a USB webcam, but haven't tried
> my iSpectra card yet. The wiring, ie Cat5 with baluns, Coax or CCTV
> cabling (like co-ax but with power wires), would be the same for
> almost any system using a central server.
>
> There are two other generic options, wireless cameras (eg Motorola
> Homesight) and Ethernet webcams. Neither of these is particularly
> popular when you have the option to cable.
>
> -- Gumby