Recent content by Tim Swift

Much time has passed, but I'm finally back on the IP camera system project! Here is a quick update on the 3D printed camera boxes I'll be using: The enclosure is designed to be both a junction box and turret camera mount. I'm using the IPC-T54IR-ZE turret cam I bought through Andy's EmpireTech...

I've been thinking about the single POF issues when running a single BI machine, but alternative systems are pretty complex! I'll have to look into it, you have an interesting set up. I know BI has a manage function now where you can have several installation managed from a single machine, but I...

Well, it's just my thoughts on the subject, so probably plenty of mistakes I've not learned about the hard way yet! I've had a failure on my Blue Iris PC which has set things back, trying to fix it before buying another. I did buy a 2MP turret camera from Andy, and am going to design some 3D...

Lightning surges are a huge concern I have when running any long wires. In this post I’m going to try and explain why I have these concerns, and then try to figure out the best way to protect the system against damaging surges. Here is a list of some of the damage I have seen done by lightning...

I’m working on building a camera system for a large rural property, and will do my best to document the process in this thread for those who might be interested. Should be fun! Also, this is my first post to the form, and I wanted to say thank you to all the people who have shared their...