Wx Cam adventures

[Blicj11]

It also has audio IN/OUT, but I'm not in the mood to run any more cables in the 115?F+ attic!

One of my cameras has audio and and a built-in mic. I have it mounted to observe the front porch. I thought I might use it to listen in on front porch conversations. Turns out in reality I have never actually used the feature except to impress the grand children.

[elagache]

Dear X-Air, Blick, and WeatherCat electricians, . . . .

30... 40(!) amps? Are these for headlights or marine search lights?! Maybe an arc welder for repairs on some lonely road...

The new headlights use 55 watt H1 bulbs.  On high-beams, 4 bulbs would working simultaneously - so the load is 220 watts.  To get amperage divide the power by the voltage - nominally 12 volts.  Result: 18-1/3 amps.  Perhaps a 20 amp fuse would be okay, but you don't want to lose your headlights if something just goes a little off.  Conclusion 30 amp fuse.

QED . . .

Edouard

P.S. That's the fuse protecting the entire headlight relay circuit.  Basically it is protecting that 7 foot long run of 8 gauge wire.  Should the car suffer from a serious frontal impact, that wire could be severed and produce a nasty short-circuit and fire.  The daytime running lights, low-beams, and high beams each have a separate fuse from the component housing to the respective lights - sized appropriately.  If something went wrong with any particular system, the fuse devoted to that system should blow first leaving the other lights intact.

[xairbusdriver]

...the fuse devoted to that system should blow first leaving the other lights intact

, he said while groping in the dark for his cell phone, which had his favorite wrecker service in his Contacts.

BTW, those MAX-LOC connectors claim to be able to handle gauge 1 "wire". Isn't that about the same thickness as re-bar?!

[xairbusdriver]

SUCCESS... mostly. I now have a working IP camera. Here's a screen grab of the image (it has a 'snapshot' function, but it seems slightly distorted in width... ).

3 pm with several developing cumulonimbus providing lots of shade.

Now, I just need to connect it to the mini, and figure out how/where to save the vid or, more efficiently, the timed snapshots. So far, I haven't been able to get Evocam to 'see' the stream. However, the controls are available via a browser interface, so I may not bother getting that to work.

[elagache]

Dear X-Air and WeatherCat tinkerers, . .

SUCCESS... mostly. I now have a working IP camera.

Glad it is working! 

For some reason, your image wasn't showing on your post when I first visited it.  I cut and paste the link to see it was fine and then when I returned to the forum the image was there.  Go figure . . . .

Cheers, Edouard 

[xairbusdriver]

It was showing when I left the forums. If you are still accessing the WWW, I feel safe in thinking you are still attached to the contiguous US. Maybe it was only a momentary separation? Maybe just a temporary kink in those web pipes? If anyone else has a problem, please let me know.

I forgot to add to the list of things I need to do. I finally got my hosting package upgraded so I could have a new domain name for the weather site. Now I'm trying to figure out how to get the account here set up. I only transferred the DNS list to the registrar yesterday, so the updating may be the problem. Not helping my search for the steps are some rather old 'how-to' videos. The techs have been very helpful in the past, I just think I should be able to do this on my own.

OTOH, this morning, my wife requested a cinnamon roll for breakfast. We've been on a no-bread (and not much water!) diet for several months, and I was a little taken aback when she made the request! I immediately jumped into the car and headed for the best local donut shop. However, due to the very long hiatus (that's my story and I'm sticking to it!), I drove right past the place!! Fortunately, the traffic was light and I was able to make a U-turn without being hit! Obviously, if she'd gone with me, I would have heard the helpful, "Where ARE you going, stupid?!"

[Bull Winkus]

Bravo! Job well done! I like the water feature especially?

[Felix]

So far, I haven't been able to get Evocam to 'see' the stream.

Driver, download LanScan off MacUpdate.

It's free and will find your IP Cam in about two seconds flat after you click on Lan your Scan.

I'm able to access the live stream in Safari with: 10.0.0.45/live/0/h264.m3u8

[xairbusdriver]

IR view, 8:45 pm. That long, white line (looks like a stick in the center, smaller bush) is the 'exhaust' from one of the many bugs flying around the water! Based on the whiteness, the major illumination is from the 36 IR LEDs. There is a single bulb, florescent light about 20 feet behind the camera's 5 o'clock position.

I'll check the LanScan app, but there's no problem viewing the vid in Safari.HA! I already have that app! As soon as I saw the icon, I realized I'd downloaded it when I had the first camera! It is actually available at the Mac App Store, also, as is the "Pro" version.

My real problem is getting the stream (or better yet, snapshots) stored where WC can grab them. I'm sure I read something in the Manual about a suitable location, just need to look it up, again. The manufacturer does provide a 'Cloud' service for uploading the stream, an hours worth at a time, but I'd rather stay away from any more web exposure than absolutely required.

I also haven't got the new domain propagation confirmed, after my "honey do's" tomorrow, I'll upload a minimal web page for testing. Then I can work on the FTP settings for possible storage. Direct uploading might make local storage less demanding on the mini. OTOH, it may cause my monthly bandwidth to explode!

[Blicj11]

Nice photos! Love your back garden.

[xairbusdriver]

Thanks! I've seen some nice pictures here, also. Maybe there's a thread featuring 'landscapes'?

We do enjoy it... several weeks of the year... between the 10 "Hot and humid" and the "Cold and dead foliage" months.

"Come on down!" "Love" to have any of you come by for a visit. I'll even let you ride my mower! I've found that the only way I can't over/under water plants is to grow the ones that live in water!

[xairbusdriver]

I think we need to start a new section for "Stupid Speling Misstakes"! My wife will be glad to nominate me as the only poster needed.

Last week, I waited patiently while my second new CC was sent to me so I could correct the delayed upgrade to my web hosting account. Sunday, I changed the DNS info at the domain registrar. I then waited well past the 24 hours (OK, they did say it might take 48...) for the www to notice. Went back to the hosting site and tried to find ip-to-date instructions for adding a domain. Kept seeing only references to "Addon" and "Sub" domains (which probably would have been a bit cheaper, of course). Finally lowered my self esteem enough to beg for 'Chat Help'. Instructed to "add an 'Addon Account'". OK, doesn't make sense, but I don't make sense all the time, either.

The process, despite being named incorrectly (I'm as stubborn as I am stupid!), is very simple; just type in the new domain name in a text box and click the "Add Domain" button. I did give the hosting site and the tech a very high rating, anyway.

This afternoon, I tried to open the extremely simple web page I had added to the new 'domain'. All I got was a white screen! No "Can't open that page" error from the hosting site. Knowing that persistence is a virtue, I tried several (dozen) more times with the same result! "Must be the browser cache." Nope. "Must be the browser, try another one." Nope. Used the well hidden (in Yosemite) Network Utility app. PING and Traceroute worked for both the old and new domains. I did notice a difference in that the old domain resolved to a simple aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd address, while the new domain listed the name of the hosting site server. Still, I was convinced that the DNS propagation process was complete. Only problem is that I can't access the new site! Other than that, everything is purfekt!

I found that I still had a wee bit of self-esteem left, so I dumped it and contacted the 'chat' support, again. After a bit of confusion, the 'guy' says he'll look at my cPanel and see if that would help. In the meantime, I'm looking at my files in Fetch. He returns as says the found a slight mistake in how the new domain was "added" and fixed it. He was being very kind.

Refreshing Fetch, I noticed that I now had another folder for the new domain files. However, its name was just a tiny bit shorter than the one I had created. Using my handy magnifying glass, I found the actual problem! There was an extra "r" in the domain name I had entered yesterday!!!![

Now, of course, I'll be contacting the CIA, FBI, Interpol, Apple, and maybe the the UN to find out who typed that extra letter!!! I have an idea, but I don't want to make any charges til eye no for shure!!! I gotta go, I'm Googling for a good price on S-Teem... I'm knot shur weaRther are knot I kan aford mor then a smal amount...

[elagache]

Dear X-Air and WeatherCat spelling bee losers . . . . .

I think we need to start a new section for "Stupid Speling Misstakes"! My wife will be glad to nominate me as the only poster needed.

  . . . So now that you have annoyed - SWMBO! . . . what horrible penalty are you going to have to pay? . . .

Seriously, for over a decade I've counted on SpellCatcher to spare me from the most obvious spelling mistakes.  It is one of the few programs that successfully made the transition from OS 9 to OS X.  It is really sad that a very well designed program has been abandoned probably because of legalities.

If Apple was really on our side, Apple would have bought out the rights to SpellCatcher thereby giving the family of Evan Gross something after his untimely death.  That would have spared us all from Apple's sloppy reinvention of the wheel.  Spell correction on iOS 8 and Yosemite is positively prehistoric compared to SpellCatcher . . . . 

Oh well, . . . . . Edouard

[Felix]

Yep, a lot of us Mac users had SpellCatcher on our machines. It's been what, three years or so since Evan's death? I didn't migrate it over when I did Yosemite clean installs. Unfortunately, I haven't found anything worthy of replacing it with although I don't find Apple's built-in speller all that bad.

[elagache]

Dear Felix and WeatherCat spelling bee losers, . . . .

Yep, a lot of us Mac users had SpellCatcher on our machines. It's been what, three years or so since Evan's death? I didn't migrate it over when I did Yosemite clean installs. Unfortunately, I haven't found anything worthy of replacing it with although I don't find Apple's built-in speller all that bad.

I've read an article that recommended Grammarian:

http://linguisoft.com/

It functions in a similar way to SpellCatcher with a pop-up window reporting your mistakes.  I've been reluctant to try it because I typically abuse grammar for artistic effect. (as if none of you'all ever noticed! . . .  )  So I'm dreading this program unless you can easily disable the grammar checking.  On the other hand, is has been around for a long time as well.  There is some reason to hope it will continue to be supported into the future.

Something to think about . . . .

Edouard