Re: Need Design Project Advice

["kfmuelle@xxxxxxxxx" <kfmuelle@xxxxxxxxx>]

On May 29, 10:30 pm, sp1ke <s...@xxxxxx> wrote:
> kfmue...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
>
> > I am an electrical engineering student working on my senior design
> > project and what my group and I came up with was a security system to
> > monitor activity in a new building's design area.  So far I have
> > developed a motion detection algorithm using MATLAB and a webcam,
> > however, we will be using actual security camera's for the design.
>
> > My question to anyone is what would be the best way to connect a
> > minimum of 8 camera's to a PC so that I can implement my algorithm on
> > them.  I would need it to do is be able to select which camera I want
> > to check for motion (each camera having a unique device number) and
> > use MATLAB.  With the research I have done so far, most of the
> > camera's that fits our budget have RCA cables.
>
> > I am not looking for someone to do my project for me, just some
> > advice.
>
> > Any idea's would be appreciated..
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > Kevin
>
> http://www.stardvr.com/ECL-968.html
>
> ??

Thanks for the quick response.  The 8 channel cards Ive researched
wouldn't take RCA cables.  I did see some RCA to BNC converters, but
they were $50 for 1.5 feet which doesn't fit into our budget.

Thanks again,

Kevin