Calving Camera - av to ip converter

leex

Has anyone here successfully converted a signal from a Calving camera wireless receiver using an AV to IP converter for transmission to internet for viewing. Looking for product recommendation.

vanderbadger

leex wrote: »

Has anyone here successfully converted a signal from a Calving camera wireless receiver using an AV to IP converter for transmission to internet for viewing. Looking for product recommendation.

i think i had a look for something like this before, i think a product might exist but it was very expensive if i recall correctly, might be easier to buy a dvr that suits your camera , the dvr should have an ethernet port which would enable you to get it on tinternet

Micheal H

I'm guessing there is no phone line available at/near where your camera is? If that's the case then this is what we did for ours:

• Camera connected to DVR.
• Ethernet port of DVR connected to Ethernet port of one of these Dovado 4GR routers.
• O2 mobile broadband dongle plugged into the USB port of the router.

We also have it set up that we can turn the shed lights on/off remotely through the DVR.

Our sheds are a few miles away from the house, so having this set up means no more having to get up at 3 or 4 in the morning to drive over and check on cows. Now it's just a case of waking up, having a look at the camera and jumping back into if there's nothing doing

You will need someone who knows what they're doing when it comes to computers & networking when setting it up though.

leex

Micheal H wrote: »

I'm guessing there is no phone line available at/near where your camera is? If that's the case then this is what we did for ours:

• Camera connected to DVR.
• Ethernet port of DVR connected to Ethernet port of one of these Dovado 4GR routers.
• O2 mobile broadband dongle plugged into the USB port of the router.

We also have it set up that we can turn the shed lights on/off remotely through the DVR.

Our sheds are a few miles away from the house, so having this set up means no more having to get up at 3 or 4 in the morning to drive over and check on cows. Now it's just a case of waking up, having a look at the camera and jumping back into if there's nothing doing

You will need someone who knows what they're doing when it comes to computers & networking when setting it up though.

Thanks for your responses.

I actually found this product after I posted yesterday. http://www.digidave.co.uk/jshop/product.php?xProd=208&gclid=CPD00ajB164CFcYntAodEnNcew

I actually own a 3g router alright but given I have the gear to get picture to my house already and I have a broadband connection there I don't want expense of paying for a second BB connection and 3G reception is patchy at best where I live.

With port forwarding on my home modem/router the gadget above may do the trick.

vanderbadger

leex wrote: »

Thanks for your responses.

I actually found this product after I posted yesterday. http://www.digidave.co.uk/jshop/product.php?xProd=208&gclid=CPD00ajB164CFcYntAodEnNcew

I actually own a 3g router alright but given I have the gear to get picture to my house already and I have a broadband connection there I don't want expense of paying for a second BB connection and 3G reception is patchy at best where I live.

With port forwarding on my home modem/router the gadget above may do the trick.

could be a handy solution for alot of lads, let us know how it works

pms7

A USB video grabber will also do the trick much cheaper.

Bactidiaryl

Where might one get one of those grabbers.

pms7

Plenty on Ebay. Also sold as "Video to DVD convertor" in electrical shops. Got one for friend of mine, he has Windows 7, we failed to get it going.

Bactidiaryl

Would 'log me in' be usefull to view footage remotely.

vanderbadger

Bactidiaryl wrote: »

Would 'log me in' be usefull to view footage remotely.

hmm it works but not ideal, picture seems to get fudged up a bit