4) multi-hub USB board (~$50/4-hubs) and a supported USB digitizing device, such as the Nogatec/Zoran based systems to support security cameras or a supported USB camera (short range) I've seen 64 composite cameras on a single box this way, raw. (4 hubs/board, 8 cameras @ 50% bandwidth each) --- Jodie > -----Original Message----- > From: video4linux-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:video4linux-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Chris Kloiber > Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 6:39 AM > To: video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Multiple cameras > > > Homer Parker wrote: > > > > Ok, I put a a camera for a customer of mine.. The love > it.. Great.. > > But, now they want multiple cameras. Is there any way to get > multiple cameras > > working in a single computer? I'm currently just using a > Hauppauge WinTV card > > (though the name *really* scared me! ;).. Can I get more than > one of them in a > > computer? Is there a card designed to handle this situation? Am > I going to a > > full blown camera server? Any and all help appreciated.. > > Well sorta. Kindof. Here's two ways: > > 1) Multiple grabber boards with multiple cameras. Limited to number of > pci slots you have, but in theory you can record from both if your > machine is fast enough. > > 2) Single Grabber board, multiple cameras using external hardware. You > could get some of the hardware meant for security applications to either > switch camera inputs or look at them all at once, etc. > > 3) One Grabber board, lots of X10 caeras. While these cameras aren't the > best in the world, they aren't too bad either. You can use an X10 > Firecracker module to control which camera has power at any given time > (only one at a time please). In this way you can control your cameras > from the webpage you are looking at the cameras on with just a minimum > of scripting. My boss set things up like this for his boss so she could > watch her baby (and babysitter) in any room of her house. (At last count > she had 9 X10 cameras in the system). > > Chris Kloiber > > > > _______________________________________________ > Video4linux-list mailing list > Video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list
