Re: camera motion detection ...... optical -vs- infrared

["ABLE1" <royboynospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"John Moore" <JMoore@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:57:29 -0400, ABLE1 wrote:
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>> Most will have the ability to do what you are looking for.  It is not
>> just the software.  You need to find a video board that will meet your
>> needs and there should be an associated trigger board that will
>> interface with it for the input.  They may also have associated
>> programmable output as well.  Then the board will have available
>> software that will interface with the video board and I/O board to give
>> the ability to see the input of a motion detector and start recording on
>> one or more cameras.  Then the PC processor needs to be fast as well as
>> good quality video card, and a good monitor, with a large HDD, expect to
>> use WinXP Pro 32 bit or Win7 32 bit.  You are going to be building a
>> system or find someone that will build it for you to meet your
>> specifications.
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>> For what it worth it would be a lot easier with a embedded free standing
>> DVR since it is all in one box.
>>
>> Les
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> I have already built a fairly strong pc.  It's the basis for my current
> system.  I would prefer to use it because of the investment.
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> Most of the dvr imput boards I have looked at don't have trigger or alarm
> inputs that would be necessary for this PIR.  Do you know of a good input
> card?
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A good video card will have an associated input or alarm board that will
work with it.  Do a search for Hikvision.

I would suggest a dedicated PC for your project.  Trying to do what you want
on a shared PC is only asking for a lot headaches and problems.

Les