[XCSSA] help: IR webcams?

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I was thinking more along the lines of plywood and nails. Or MDF and screws, 
if that's your fancy :)

Nick

xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
>   On Fri, 2005-08-05 at 03:50, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
> 
>   /Hey folks,/ // 
>   // // 
>   /First the general question:/ // 
>   // // 
>   /Does anyone know a good way to detect intrusions in a [normally]/ // 
>   /unoccupied attic?  There is a person-sized hole in my attic wall that/ // 
>   /I share with a neighbor, and there is a flimsy trapdoor that leads/ // 
>   /down into the living areas.  I don't think PIR sensors will work due/ // 
>   /to the high ambient temperature./ // 
> 
> Personally, I would use a double-barrel 12guage loaded with 00buck 
> mounted facing the opening with a tripwire six inches up from the bottom 
> of the opening tied to the triggers.  But I'm kinda a no-nonsense guy 
> when it comes to the security of my home...
> 
> There are a number of webcams out there that detect movement and start 
> taking pictures when they detect movement.  But, I've never heard of a 
> IR webcam.
> 
> An alternative might be some of the X10 home automation stuff.  They 
> make plenty of different controllers for the distant end and even have 
> some IR home security sensors that can report movement. 
> 
> There is also a tiny little controller you can stick on a serial port of 
> a computer.  It can control any X10 module you want to have switched and 
> it can even receive signals from modules for recording on the computer.  
> I'm sure you could set it so when sensor X triggers and reports to the 
> computer -- it starts up Webcam Y and records pictures.  That sounds 
> like it would be an easy one.  Check out the X10 stuff on the web.
> 
> 
> 
> Chuck
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