Mick, I am using very low power ASUS EEEbox computers (15 watts + or -) in Developing World applications from Inveneo. The computers run either Windows or Linux (Ubuntu) and may work for your client. Contact Colm Pelow at (415) 901-1969 in San Francisco.
Lee Lee Bristol Executive Director NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional ** Global Solace Inc 20530 Beallsville Road Beallsville, MD 20839 (301) 972-8672 (240) 479-1510 (c) lee.bris...@globalsolace.org www.globalsolace.org On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 8:58 AM, William Dorsett <wmdors...@sbcglobal.net>wrote: > A game warden came to me to see what he might use to catch poachers. And > I’ve thought that a cell phone camera could easily be relied on for > collecting and transmitting a still photo or video feed, and be triggered > by a magnetometer (vehicles) or IR detector. IR triggered still cameras are > used in detecting an counting wildlife. Not that we more surveillance, but > there could be a whole line of “stealth cameras” in thrown away bottles, > trash or no-hunting tires. Probably already are. **** > > ** ** > > Bill Dorsett**** > > Sunwrights**** > > Manhattan, KS**** > > ** ** > > *From:* re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto: > re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Chris Daum > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 06, 2013 8:31 PM > > *To:* 'RE-wrenches' > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Security cameras for off grid home: Who has > a low wattage solution?**** > > ** ** > > Dear people:**** > > **** > > I have a neighbor who's been vandalized twice to the tune of thousands of > dollars. He is a nice guy who's only at his Montana home for 5 weeks out > of the year. We have dumb kids in the neighborhood with too much time on > their hands. I too am looking forward to all your ideas for remote > monitoring in a cost-effective manner. **** > > Chris Daum > Oasis Montana Inc. > 406-777-4309 > 406-777-0830 fax > www.oasismontana.com > **** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [ > mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org<re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org>] > *On Behalf Of *Jason Szumlanski > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 06, 2013 7:04 PM > *To:* RE-wrenches > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Security cameras for off grid home: Who has > a low wattage solution?**** > > This is not a full answer to your question, but I wanted to point out > that live remote viewing is not a 24/7 need usually. I have set up a > monitoring solution where the router, wifi, modem shut down on a timer at > night and a DVR captures camera video from selected night cameras with IR. > This can cut the energy requirement dramatically. If you do not need to > send video over the Internet at times, this might be something to explore. > **** > > ** ** > > There are plenty of PCs that draw far less than 100W, but I'm guessing it > needs a PCI card for the camera input. That's a bummer. A laptop would be > ideal.**** > > ** ** > > I am interested if anyone has any low power consumption ideas.**** > > ** ** > > Jason Szumlanski**** > > Fafco Solar**** > > > > **** > > ** ** > > On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 7:41 PM, Mick Abraham <m...@abrahamsolar.com> > wrote:**** > > Hello, all~ **** > > ** ** > > My client likes to watch what's going on at his remote cabin while he's > away. The problem is the energy impact on his battery system resulting from > the presently deployed system. **** > > ** ** > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++**** > > ** ** > > They're running a Windows XP desktop computer, circa 2010. That has > software loaded which collects the video from about five cameras then the > computer sequences that data out beyond the firewall, through the satellite > modem, uplinked to Hughesnet then eventually can be viewed by my client far > away. **** > > ** ** > > It's amazing this can work at all but just the computer box is ~100 watts > running, 24/7. The cameras are relatively low in their wattage demand, and > of course there's the satellite modem plus a router for the LAN "local area > network" which are also relatively low wattage. **** > > ** ** > > If we were attempting "energy triage", the satellite modem and LAN wifi > router are most justifiable in terms of their energy impact relative to the > benefit my client receives while at the cabin. The cameras are next most > justifiable but of course those are useless without some way to serve the > data, but the power demand for that computer is making me cranky...and we > don't want cranky. **** > > ** ** > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++**** > > ** ** > > I think beginning with the Windoze operating system is one of the errors > here but of course the video software is built for that OS. Surely someone > sells a video streamer that's built from the ground up for this purpose and > maybe running Java or some other code that's more appropriate to this > solitary task. ...and surely that only needs a small percentage of the > power demanded by a full blown Windows box.**** > > ** ** > > OK, I've done my part in describing the challenge. Now it's up to the crew > to name that product! Just kidding; I will do some more legwork but it's > often the case that the Wrenchies have already invented the wheel. **** > > ** ** > > The Wrench List is the Bomb! Thanks & Jolliness,**** > > ** ** > > Mick Abraham, Proprietor > www.abrahamsolar.com > > Voice: 970-731-4675**** > > > > **** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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