Good calving cameras / security cameras

148multi

Neighbour has spypoint, will have to ask for further information, land is about 5 miles away.

arctictree

I set this up before for a local farmer for a remote shed with no power and no internet.

I got a 4G wireless router from vodafone. About €25 a month. Then a leisure battery with a small inverter. Plug the cameras and the router into the inverter. You'll need to either switch the battery periodically or have some way of recharging it (solar etc).

emaherx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122334057#Comment_122334057

No doubt it works, but all of the devices in question are DC powered, so an inverter shouldn't be needed as it would be somewhat inefficient converting power to 240 AC and then back to 5 - 12V DC. Some DC-Dc converters would cover anything using anything other than 12V. Most charge controllers have 5V supplies also.

emaherx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122310925#Comment_122310925

If you are going to run the system off of battery, you may be as well of forgetting the POE switch and use 12V cameras that support passive POE, that way they can be powered directly off the battery and still use the network cable for power. There is a simple Y splice cable to separate power and data.

No reason you can't use PTZ other than they will use more power. You can get stand alone battery/solar PTZ cameras either.

enricoh

Good cameras paid off for these lads in Dublin. Scum had flown in n 100k worth of gps gear robbed in 2 days.

https://www.farmersjournal.ie/machinery/news/dublin-farmers-catch-and-detain-lithuanian-gps-thief-in-the-act-825299

peterofthebr

Would anyone know

I have a Reolink 4g solar powered camera. it was working for years with a vodafone v-sim until they stopped the service. So I switch to lycamobile €5 sim plan, it seemed fine. but now with the shorter days the camera battery is been drained to 0%(its like using say 30% of battery over night and during the day only charging up to say 35% . I think i will need to get a larger solar panel? maybe to charge better when the sun is out.

I think since changing to lycamobile. the network/tower is constantly connecting to my sim drainging the battery more then before. anyone experiecne this ??- the network coverage in the area looks fine

emaherx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122904383#Comment_122904383

I think LycaMobile is on the 3 network, if the 3 signal is much weaker than Vodafone then the camera will use more power trying to maintain connection. Also batteries do deteriorate over time. Have you taken the camera down to charge at all? It is easier for the panel to maintain a well charged battery than it is to charge a flat one. One final thing is to make sure the panel is clean.

If you are considering a bigger panel, maybe go a bit further and give yourself some 12V lighting, most solar kits give you a USB port on the charge controller to power you camera and the use the 12V out for tractor or marine lighting.

peterofthebr

Thanks for that, It looks to be the same strength on 'comreg mobile coverage map'. The camera has been charged fully a few times but battery dropping over 2-3 days until flat, with the shorter days. it's the same with the older and newer camera. All was fine until changed to Lycamobile. I'm thinking if I get a larger panel it might fix the problem. I'm sure I can attach other items to it to make it financially beneficial.. Looking at this one (as sale on)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ECO-WORTHY-120W-Monocrystalline-Solar-Panel/dp/B08KZF2FX4/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=SchzJ&content-id=amzn1.sym.0328f232-a3ad-4a0a-ab10-b21da7a0b6fb&pf_rd_p=0328f232-a3ad-4a0a-ab10-b21da7a0b6fb&pf_rd_r=FRM385VRJQ1VACATT24C&pd_rd_wg=2LD83&pd_rd_r=d2c364cd-fec3-4141-9264-76229233ef07&ref_=pd_hp_mw_btf_dealz_pddfy

Thanks

emaherx

That's obviously overkill for the cameras but it gives the option to power other things, we use some here for lights, water pumps and electric fences.

Be aware you need to get a battery as well as those charge controllers will be damaged connected to just a panel, but the battery would be needed if you intend on wiring lights too anyway.

freekerry

I had this exact issue with a reilink go pt when I had to change from Vodafone vsim. I went with lyca, says full 4g coverage on the map. Worked fine but battery drained like mad. Contacted reolink no answers. I changed to a regular 3 sim and problem solved immediately , really odd because lyca uses 3 too! I subsequently changed to a regular vodafone sim recently , cheaper, and that works fine too.

freekerry

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122904383#Comment_122904383

I had this exact issue with a reolink go pt awhen I had to change from Vodafone vsim. I went with lyca, says full 4g coverage on the map. Worked fine but battery drained like mad. Contacted reolink no answers. I changed to a regular 3 sim and problem solved immediately , really odd because lyca uses 3 too! I subsequently changed to a regular vodafone sim recently , cheaper, and that works fine too. I also changed to the reolink solar panel 2, which is larger than the original reolink solar panel - i find this helps in winter

Sacrolyte

what’s a good set up to send WiFi out around farmyard for cameras where the house is alongside. Fibre enabled.

onrail

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122917536#Comment_122917536

I got a long reel of ethernet cable and ran from the main WiFi router out to another router in a shed.

Probably not the most efficient, but it works perfectly for me for the last year. For setup Id no knowledge of WiFi networking but muddled by with a bit of googling.

emaherx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122917536#Comment_122917536

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122927899#Comment_122927899

To be honest the cable is the best option if it is convenient to run it, a preconfigured wireless bridge set is a close second. If it is a short run then the cheap ones are fine, but Ubiquity if distance is long (over a KM). Logically a point to point wireless bridge can be thought of as the same as that cable run. You generally also need an access point (or an old router) in the shed too if you want WiFi or just a switch for wired network. It may be possible to use one of the bridge devices as an access point but there may be limitations with available bands and it won't be preconfigured this way.

If the distance is real short than an outdoor AP wired to the router may be all that is needed.

pms7

Ya agree with everything emaherx said. Just be aware of potential cable damage if running cable. Saw a steel cable recently between 2 buildings, about 7 metres and the ethernet cable tied on to it.

In general a wireless bridge is used for convenience, but must have line of sight.

I'm farming but install cameras part time. If anyone wants an install or repair in the Cork area get in touch. Can supply Dahua cameras or can supply all items pre configured with cables if want to diy install. Or if just want some advice pm question or phone number.

emaherx

One important thing to note about running cables between buildings is they must not be on separate ESB connections.

tiegan

Agree with all the above about a wireless bridge. I am an older, non tech female, and with a bit of googling bought a cheap wifi bridge from amazon and amazingly set it up myself. Still chuffed that it worked. Have to cut a few bushes back each summer to retain the line of sight, but great job.

have2flushtwice

I have a Vodafone sim here in a WiFi portable dongle.

Battery has 2016 date on it.

I don't even know what the phone number is.

How do i top it up without taking out sims and putting into phone etc?

Ten Pin

Simplest way is to put it in a phone and send BAL to 50233

Without taking the SIM out...
Connect the dongle to a laptop and open the dongle interface in a browser, it's address is usually http://192.168.1.1
If it asks for User/Password try 'vodafone' or 'admin' for each (there might be a label on dongle with the correct details for that).
If the SIM is active then it should show a signal level.
Phone number might be shown in settings. If not, look for option to send SMS. If no SMS option then you need to use a phone to send 'BAL' to 50233 which should show the phone number in the reply details.

have2flushtwice

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122936361#Comment_122936361

Thanks I'll go find an old phone that matches the sim.