This post will cover some use cases of the ESP-32 Cam module in low or no light conditions. The software and hardware of the ESP-32 Cam module will modified for this purpose. Some additional hardware examples will be introduced as well. Lastly, the use of FFMpeg will be demonstrated to further enhance the images gathered from the ESP-32 cam module. What are some reasons for the ESP-32 Cam module to be used in low or no light environments? The more…
This topic will cover how to use Clonezilla to create fast, secure, and low storage backups of microSD media, which is the defacto for Raspberry Pi SoCs. It will require the following items. USB to MicroSD adapter containing the MicroSD media Bootable USB thumb drive with Clonezilla External USB drive with a formatted partition to the store backup Intel based system with USB ports, no working OS or drive required The Clonezilla ISO can be downloaded here, https://clonezilla.org/downloads.php. The ISO…
This post will cover how to use FFMpeg to add video feeds from a ESP32-Cam module into Node Red. The process can utilize most RTSP and HTTP sources. As a comparison, these stream sources will be setup on MotionEye. The first task is to list or itemize each of the sources and the hyperlink to their streams. If unsure what stream is available from the source, a search for “motioneye rtsp stream url” should turn up some tips on how…