Re: Need Design Project Advice

[sp1ke <sp1ke@xxxxxx>]

kfmuelle@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 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
>
try radio shack
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2104079&cp=2032058.2032231.2032281&parentPage=family