tele-surveillance system

And I want to design a rocket that can fly to the moon with me in it! I haven't a clue how to do it but if I can get a prototype ready, will you be willing to test fly it for me?

Seriously,what do you want to do? Is it from your computer? A monitor? The TV? Could you use web-cams with your computer? Some of the web-cam packages offer a degree of surveillance! How complex do you want to get? Is this a DIY project or a serious money making scheme? Do you want to see in the dark (IR)? There can be some high cost items involved! How far do you want to go?

nice jok

what i want to do is to design a security system that may be for ahome application and for example if some intruder is inside your home and you are not at home at that time ,the system i want to design will make a phone call for u. and let it be from a personal computer

am waiting for ur answers

If you want to design it then you should read up on how to design it and not expect people to design it for you!

You are asking for design information at the same time as saying you want to design it - make your mind up, you either design it or just build it.

Take a web cam from your computer and point it where you want, is that what you want? If it isn't then program the computer to do what you want.

John.

I am agreeing here, and its the thoughts I had when I read the "[CR4] Stories for 2008-03-15" E-mail I got today.

One of the salesmen here at work setup a home monitoring system, it has a ethernet port to connect to your xDSL/Cable modem and a web server that I changed the port to another location.

The monitoring has movement detection and a internal HDD to store the vision. movement detection allows for saving capacity and only recording when something moves/changes in the vision area.

What you want to accomplish is really quite simple. I could easily throw a device together from parts that I have for less than $10, which would satisfy your requirements. But, I would not use a computer; I would use the auto-dialer that my wife found at a garage sale for $0.75 (U.S.).

NO, unfortunately it is not a joke.

It is a typical demonstration of total ignorance. How,for heavens sakes, do you want to DESIGN something you know nothing about? And your ignorance is so deep, that you don't even know you can get a complete system at any hardware store for less than $20.00.

I have an advise for you. Before making yourself ridiculous, study the subject. If you have been able to find CR-4, you can most probably find Google. Why don't you start there.

Wangito.

p.d: Watching your neighbour through a telescope can also be considered as Tele-surveillance. What are you going to design here, the telescope or your neighbour?

Wangito: your attitude is not in the spirit of CR4. Nekas just asked for help and I think Aurizon gave the best lead (I rated his answer). Maybe nekas should have said "I want to install" instead "I want to design" - but this is not a crime. At some point in our life, everyone wants to achieve something without having any or enough knowledge on the subject, just knowing that the technology is somewhere there. Many of today's designers are just spec-readers.

Nekas didn't say he wants to become a designer in video surveillance. The worst I've seen is a design engineer who is just a pretender (i.e. a complete idiot) but holds a well-paid position and brings big losses to the company. But here is not the case.

......your attitude is not in the spirit of CR4.....

Hottech, you must have seen some of the homework and idiot questions we are asked on here... Sometimes these questions have to be answered with the same level of contempt that these questioners seem to have for CR4, don't you think?

John.

I perfectly know what you mean, John. Those idiot questions you mentioned, I just ignore them. If we all would ignore the idiots, lazies, evil-minded who sometimes ask questions here, they will understand that CR4 is not a place for them.

My life philosophy is to help well-intentioned people, if I have the knowledge and time to do so. Sometimes people on CR4 have English-related grammar or spelling problems, but this shouldn't be a communication barrier in our web-community. Here I see a misuse of the word design, probably caused by the rush of posting the question. Making a joke on this is OK, but bullying is not my way to answer a question. Bullying or getting angry is not making us better or wiser. This forum should remain a learning channel for us all, using a decent and cheerful language. It's all about giving and gaining.

Of course, it's only my humble opinion.

Regards,

Michael

Hello Micheal...

I totally agree with the spirit of your 2 posts. However, I insist that the question as put is a dumb one.and that it has no place in this forum. I also must insist that CR4 is

Look at the top of this page.

Just ignoring stupid threads doesn't send the massage. There will always be a Samaritan to give an answer. By ridiculing the poster maybe than we will be able to discourage him from future participation, or he may post questions after studying the subject. All I am trying to do is maintain an entry level and keep CR4 technical level a little higher than elementary school.

Let's analyze the question:

1. He never mention the word "video" VMD or IVMD, it is your own logical conclusion.
2. Tele means as you very well know "distance". What is he trying to say? that the surveillance is done from a distance? How? by Telescope? Laser windows or wall vibrations detectors/sensors, Automatic laser targeting systems? He doesn't even know they exist.
3. It is definitely not a language barrier as his post is clear and almost error free, and that without the use of spell checker.

Or alternatively, we can all decide that this is middle school Q+A forum. (Nothing wrong with that) But than, let's change the slogan.

Wangito.

You're also right, but many times we make assumptions until the poster comes with more details. Anyways, the question was asked in a very polite manner...

heler .

the design your looking for done ages ago even a dum ass technician can show u how to do this

So, that's just off the shelf home security equipment. Just go to the store (bricks or e-).

If you want a good, off-the-shelf system, look into Luk Werk (sp?). It's a camera that uses the house wiring to transmit its image to your computer for recording. A motion detector turns it on. It can also e-mail a message and the image to you so you can take appropriate action. A variety of sensors (heat, moisture, open window, etc.() are also available. The basic system, with one camera, runs about $200 US.