For people having issue with the "brownout" error, make sure you have a good cable. After three different cables, I finally managed to get my ESP32-CAM to work. Turns out that they are super sensitive to power fluctuations. I accidentally nudged my cable connector to my PC once, and the brownout was triggered.
I really enjoy these DIY projects that you produce for us, I haven't the knowledge yet to build any of them, but they will be in the back of my mind for future knowledge.
Nice aspects. To deter, outside cameras are best visible on the house pointing away. Small hidden cameras with SD cards are best inside, and inside the fence pointing towards fleeing intruders. ESP32 cam are ideal for that purpose, inside a box which looks like a power outlet. Intruders are masked and hooded, so points of reference for height and step length are nice to have. Unfortunately, as long as nobody has been harmed, police in most countries are not interested, and when they catch somebody by accident, they have a history of hundreds of break-ins, sometimes thousands.
Hi the camera consists of four parts. a camera ball, a ball holder, a mounting plate, and a ring that holds the ball holder. The ring is threaded and screws onto the mounting plate. You're welcome :D
This is neat no doubt, and Im sure it helps practice skills. That being said, a prebuilt solution like the TP-link Tapos series or Wyze cameras will cost you only a little bit more, take you less time, and get you many more features like full video, an easy to use app, out of home monitoring support and more. Some of these cheap ip cams even have pan tilt, and many have no subscription fees. Basically Im saying this is neat, but would probably lose a buy it vs make it battle.
Hi Scott, the video is nice is informative. I like the idea of having a inflated camera but could be a loot more useful if it could also record. My main issue is that you plugged the camera in that exposed outlet. If someone comes into the house and sees the wire they could just unplug it.
@@greatscottlab i Just had e question about you diy laptop project I have 3rd blue wire also known as sens wire so How do I wire it with boost converter? Please reply bro😀😀
This is an interesting project, all these inexpensive devboards you can get today are game-changing. Several years ago I had a webcam hooked up to a Linux PC running the 'motion' program. It would take pictures automatically when it detects motion. Running that on a Raspberry Pi or similar might be better because it could take pictures autonomously, even if your Wi-Fi is down.
I like the personal intro !! I have been playing with the ESP32-CAM, and find it useful for seeing what's going on at my house. The resolution isn't all that, but works well for what I'm doing. I want to connect the garage door opener to it, but have not obtained a 3.3 volt solenoid switch to simulate the button push to activate the motor. I think a transistor to one of the GPIO's will trigger the solenoid. Merry Christmas !!
I just realised that the IRL2905 has no safe operating area for DC given in its datasheet. I've heard numerous times that it's important to use Mosfets which are specifically made for linear applications, if you want to use them as a DC Switch. Maybe that would be a great topic for a future Video? Video is top notch, as usual.
If you want to be a bit more creative you can also use the tensor flow addon in home assistant to for example only take pictures if there is a person, works well with an esp cam
That's the point! I planned to make nest camera with pv-panel, based on the same board, but it simply a current-hungry item. I had to skip the complete project because of that.
@@greatscottlab Hey, GreatScott, i think the best way to make sure your system will not turn off in case of a power outage is to use a powerbank that can be plugged into power outlet instead of a normal power supply that will turn off in case of a power outage
Alternative: You can use an old android phone with Droidcam, use ispy on a small computer which then connect both of them in local network, use ispy to record video and send notification when movement detected and upload to cloud server like youtube! ps. I'm sure the computer part can be excluded if you have a good android phone and software, but that's beyond my tech tree.
I would suggest using a power outlet with integrated usb chargers, so you dont lose that spot, and even maybe direct soldering onto that, so that the intruder isnt able to unplug it right away.
Another great project, but could you please start using POE? I do think that having so many wall plug powering adapters could prove to be really irritating.
Just an opinion, but I think if the camera is located lower maybe between 170 cm to 200cm would be the sweet spot. The reason is most CCTV or security camera footage are taken at a height that sometimes makes the face not visible if the person is wearing a head gear.
Hey, genau so so ein ausführliches Video hab ich gesucht! Nur eine frage, Kann man die Kameras auch mit Apple HomeKit verknüpfen? Ich weis nicht ob das gutes Material für TH-cam ist aber das wäre auf jeden fall ein sehr nützliches Video da man es dann halt einfach besser benutzen kann. Ansonsten ist es ein Geiles Video! lg
That might be, but consider what happens when the pandemic is officially over.... No one will be home for a long time. It will basically be a free-for-all.
I like this project. But I would really recommend to not use wifi for security relevant devices. I am coming from the IT security sector and it’s just so easy to jam it. For someone with experience it takes less than 30 seconds to take a wifi network down😋.
GreatScott! you have some servos, some motors, vesc so I have an idea for another episode :) You can try to do a direct drive RACING WHEEL! it could be also great episode for diy or buy, but commercial DDwheel is expensive so maybe just diy :)
This is totally unrelated to the video, but id love to see you do a video sometime about a chua's circuit and negative resistance :p might be interesting
I like your idea very much! I understand some house thieves now use a cheap jammer to disable internet notifications though. Do you have any suggestions for dealing with this situation? It might help us still identify a thief. Thank you for this idea.
GreatScott! Do you take suggestions for projects? My 8 year old son has been consuming a ton of your content and much of ElectroBOOM's. Both amazing channels. Will keep us busy for months. Perfect Winter Projects! Wondering whether you might consider doing a Arduino based Metal Detector? We have been working on one from the Arduino forums but we hit a wall and it is quite frankly over my head. Would love to see one you would come up with. Happy New Year!
Once again, very nicely done! But every time I see the lighter used to for heat shrink tube I wonder why you don’t have or use a hot air gun. Mini versions are available for reasonable prices on AliExpress and elsewhere. Is there some disadvantage I’m unaware of?
You could have get a dummy security camera as the housing for your ESP32 CAM. It would be much cheaper and don't have to feel bad about wasting an actual camera.
It would actually be more inefficient due to losses in charge circuit and LiPo self discharge. More useful though, but I'm not sure if it can save those photos somewhere if server isn't available.
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Guy, I am Electronics technician by profession, but i still learn new things from you
I have these camera's at home, you need to unscrew the large ring at the base, then the sidewalls of the ball come out. no need to hammer it.
You have these camera's what?
@@thewolfin at
@@thewolfin The case is a standard OEM case what hundred of manufacturers are using.
For people having issue with the "brownout" error, make sure you have a good cable.
After three different cables, I finally managed to get my ESP32-CAM to work. Turns out that they are super sensitive to power fluctuations.
I accidentally nudged my cable connector to my PC once, and the brownout was triggered.
Add a 470uF 6.3v Electrolytic Capacitor accross 5V and GND resolved the brown out issue.
I really enjoy these DIY projects that you produce for us, I haven't the knowledge yet to build any of them, but they will be in the back of my mind for future knowledge.
“I had to use the always reliable method of commencing hammer time”. I love it. Keep up the great work and merry Christmas.
Nice aspects. To deter, outside cameras are best visible on the house pointing away. Small hidden cameras with SD cards are best inside, and inside the fence pointing towards fleeing intruders. ESP32 cam are ideal for that purpose, inside a box which looks like a power outlet. Intruders are masked and hooded, so points of reference for height and step length are nice to have. Unfortunately, as long as nobody has been harmed, police in most countries are not interested, and when they catch somebody by accident, they have a history of hundreds of break-ins, sometimes thousands.
0:42 that is unless you start hearing footsteps and you realize your alarm hasn't been tripped
Really nice
Support from India for my favorite teacher
Hi sir. Do you mind share with us image in dark env with IR? Would like to see how much the IR help
me too!
Me too, @GreatScott!
Could you turn off the light and share the IR images within dark env?
If the IR image's quality is acceptable, I dont have to waste salary on picam v2
Being a patreon feels like VIP, cool project!
@@Okay1 Ok
@@Okay1 ok
is that a Kurzgesagt Bird?
@@eslamakram226 habe ich mich auch gefragt 😂
@@JS-qh9vk Gegrüßet seist du der Vogelarmee 😂😂😂
Merry Christmas to you sir, have a great weekend this coming week
Hi the camera consists of four parts. a camera ball, a ball holder, a mounting plate, and a ring that holds the ball holder. The ring is threaded and screws onto the mounting plate. You're welcome :D
8:47 in Italy we say "with handsome end the help of engineer Hammer" everything works like a charm
This is neat no doubt, and Im sure it helps practice skills.
That being said, a prebuilt solution like the TP-link Tapos series or Wyze cameras will cost you only a little bit more, take you less time, and get you many more features like full video, an easy to use app, out of home monitoring support and more.
Some of these cheap ip cams even have pan tilt, and many have no subscription fees.
Basically Im saying this is neat, but would probably lose a buy it vs make it battle.
Hi Scott, the video is nice is informative. I like the idea of having a inflated camera but could be a loot more useful if it could also record. My main issue is that you plugged the camera in that exposed outlet. If someone comes into the house and sees the wire they could just unplug it.
yeah ,but the intruder won't escape from being recorded until unplugging the power line .
I literally love each video of yours
Thanks :-)
@@greatscottlab i Just had e question about you diy laptop project I have 3rd blue wire also known as sens wire so How do I wire it with boost converter? Please reply bro😀😀
@@greatscottlab I meant about diy laptop power bank project
Yesss! Cool project! Glad to see more HomeAssistant videos!!
You can buy a camera board for that housing for around 30 dollars. It is an interesting project though.
(A link to said board might be helpful)
This is an interesting project, all these inexpensive devboards you can get today are game-changing. Several years ago I had a webcam hooked up to a Linux PC running the 'motion' program. It would take pictures automatically when it detects motion. Running that on a Raspberry Pi or similar might be better because it could take pictures autonomously, even if your Wi-Fi is down.
I like the personal intro !! I have been playing with the ESP32-CAM, and find it useful for seeing what's going on at my house. The resolution isn't all that, but works well for what I'm doing. I want to connect the garage door opener to it, but have not obtained a 3.3 volt solenoid switch to simulate the button push to activate the motor. I think a transistor to one of the GPIO's will trigger the solenoid. Merry Christmas !!
Indonesian is here :), always watching you
Asik dah. Penggemar great scott juga ya?
Wah, hebat. Ternyata sekarang banyak genereasi muda Indonesia yang mulai jago elektronika :D
Woohoo!! New video just in time for Christmas!! Nice, informative 🙂👍
Happy holidays!
@@greatscottlab Happy Holidays to you too!!😀
I just realised that the IRL2905 has no safe operating area for DC given in its datasheet. I've heard numerous times that it's important to use Mosfets which are specifically made for linear applications, if you want to use them as a DC Switch. Maybe that would be a great topic for a future Video?
Video is top notch, as usual.
You content quality is getting better
This is just what I've been looking for. I'm going to give this a try
Very nice project.
Can't understand why you didn't simply use the security camera you bought.
well, because it was probably using their own-closed software and probably not compatible with hass
This approach doesn't require using (and trusting) someone else's cloud
@@pileofstuff neither would pulling the camera output
I worked with dahua and hikvision kamerqs. Now i have reoling, easy good quallity.. great kameras..
If you want to be a bit more creative you can also use the tensor flow addon in home assistant to for example only take pictures if there is a person, works well with an esp cam
I highly recommend the cameras from Yi home. Cheap, reliable and work right out of the box. I have several and cheap as chips.
Wyze also works great
Excellent project
Perfect timing was working on this🤩😍
Please keep trying on a DIY nrf24l01 walkie talkie
How much current does the camera draw when its taking a picture with the IR LEDs on?
I would recommend a 5V 1A power supply at least. Should take around 800mA at peak.
That's the point! I planned to make nest camera with pv-panel, based on the same board, but it simply a current-hungry item. I had to skip the complete project because of that.
@@greatscottlab Hey, GreatScott, i think the best way to make sure your system will not turn off in case of a power outage is to use a powerbank that can be plugged into power outlet instead of a normal power supply that will turn off in case of a power outage
Can you share pictures taken in the dark with the it on?
IR*
Please can you do a video in PIC microcontrollers. Big fan🙏
Alternative: You can use an old android phone with Droidcam, use ispy on a small computer which then connect both of them in local network, use ispy to record video and send notification when movement detected and upload to cloud server like youtube!
ps. I'm sure the computer part can be excluded if you have a good android phone and software, but that's beyond my tech tree.
You should keep the other camera board, may be useful for future projects as it uses AV video signal.
*Vielen dank* für das interessante Video 👏👍.
Wünsche Dir schöne Festtage. Schön wären mehr deutschsprachige Videos.
Gruss, Roger
As always awesome!! Love from India...
So, for the first time someone (Altium) was able to take the king place of JLCPCB in Sponsorship in your videos!... XD
Würth Elektronik did it a few times.
I would suggest using a power outlet with integrated usb chargers, so you dont lose that spot, and even maybe direct soldering onto that, so that the intruder isnt able to unplug it right away.
Why you are using MOSFET. Already boost converter IC has enable pin. You can directly use it.
I used MotionEye add on In ESP Home to do CCTV motion video recording via Home Assistant with ESP32-CAM.
Another great project, but could you please start using POE? I do think that having so many wall plug powering adapters could prove to be really irritating.
Intruder: *thinks* So all I have to do is flip this switch and boom the power is out now I can rob this place.
install a small battery pack that is enabled when the power cuts out
@@whocares281 Thank you for the correction
Only if he knew that there is that system setup 😃
@@Davidslabofficial Now we all know :) And the robber gives the biggest ThumbUo
By the time he pulls out the power supply a picture has already sent to your phone.
Next use the ESP-CAM for reading a water meter or similiar!
please add rechargable battery to your ip camera...want to see next episode 👌
Fantastic work, dude! 😃
Using the LED board from the camera was brilliant!
Happy holidays! And stay safe and creative there! 🖖😊
Yes indeed ! I liked it very much and might give it a try to do the same in my workshop. Great video. As usual.
Happy holidays and keep on tinkering !
@4:06 If you cannot find esp32 when searching boards manager, you need to add an additional board manager URL under files>preferences
Happy almost new year scott, love your videos!!!
I didn't know that was your entrance door. Thanks!👍
Just an opinion, but I think if the camera is located lower maybe between 170 cm to 200cm would be the sweet spot. The reason is most CCTV or security camera footage are taken at a height that sometimes makes the face not visible if the person is wearing a head gear.
Interesting. Though for this one probably buy a low end Reolink camera and have done with it.
Think about doing a video on DIY robot arm using ROS
I follow you from France 🇨🇵
nice work , as always
Thank you! Cheers!
You are are not skillful man :)
@@ubtech2938 not full yet :), & there is not end or limit to the skills and knowledge that a person can build
@@ParsMaker
l'm just joking man
big respect for you
Really Love your Projects ❤️
Merry Christmas scott!!😊
Nice video 👍 you may add RTSP Micro-RTSP.
Hi there. Is it you? How nice to see you. Cheers, merry Christmas
I love your videos, Keep making great things 👍
Hey, genau so so ein ausführliches Video hab ich gesucht!
Nur eine frage, Kann man die Kameras auch mit Apple HomeKit verknüpfen?
Ich weis nicht ob das gutes Material für TH-cam ist aber das wäre auf jeden fall ein sehr nützliches Video
da man es dann halt einfach besser benutzen kann.
Ansonsten ist es ein Geiles Video!
lg
Wishing you a very happy Christmas and New year
If zoom got a huge boost from the pandemic, it seems like home alarm systems would be hurt. We have never been home as much as 2020.
That might be, but consider what happens when the pandemic is officially over.... No one will be home for a long time. It will basically be a free-for-all.
If I may ask, do you trust the permanent usage of a 5v phone charger? Just curious. Nice vids!
6:13 brother has some interesting poses to take selfies on😂
Man you have been a big help. Thanks
liked the video
it is a good thing we are getting more and more into IOT with you
thanks indeed scott!!
GreatScott! ana ElectroBOOM are the BEST!!! ♥
Nice idea! But isn't it a lot simpler to buy an ip camera with onvif (you can get them for 20 euros) and adding that directly to Home Assistant?
Make a video on smart glass and how to build a simpler version of smart glass.
Thank you for the videos Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
I like this project. But I would really recommend to not use wifi for security relevant devices. I am coming from the IT security sector and it’s just so easy to jam it. For someone with experience it takes less than 30 seconds to take a wifi network down😋.
Great Scott what pen do you use to write I want to buy some also great videos.
You make awesome videos! I'm keen on watching'em
GreatScott!
you have some servos, some motors, vesc so I have an idea for another episode :)
You can try to do a direct drive RACING WHEEL!
it could be also great episode for diy or buy, but commercial DDwheel is expensive so maybe just diy :)
I am waiting for it . 🔥🔥
Great Scott please make video on ROS.. 🙏🙏
Next actualization, a lasser bean.
This is totally unrelated to the video, but id love to see you do a video sometime about a chua's circuit and negative resistance :p might be interesting
Hey, I just saw your supercharger kit on Elektor's channel. What's up with that?
Hello there!
General Great Scott!
I like your idea very much! I understand some house thieves now use a cheap jammer to disable internet notifications though. Do you have any suggestions for dealing with this situation? It might help us still identify a thief. Thank you for this idea.
If there was a way to use wired ethernet, then this thing would be unaffected by jammers
Big fan brother 🙂
Hi scott. Can use only the same wifi. Or where I be in the world I will be notified?
Greatscott i know u a good engineer but did u think about the cage of faraday u build around it
Merry Cristmas, Scott
Well in 4 days
cool.. thank you for the brilliant idea.. pls make a video of face recognition door lock/unlock system
what if the robber use a picture of your face ?
then add a fingerprint sensor.. the robber can't copy your fingerprint😂.. face recognition + fingerprint 👍
Hey greatscott how current clamp works 🙏 please make a video on the topic
Could you do video on biolite (it's thermo electric generator for camping) but it doesn't need ice to generate power, so ho does it work?
GreatScott! Do you take suggestions for projects?
My 8 year old son has been consuming a ton of your content and much of ElectroBOOM's. Both amazing channels. Will keep us busy for months. Perfect Winter Projects!
Wondering whether you might consider doing a Arduino based Metal Detector? We have been working on one from the Arduino forums but we hit a wall and it is quite frankly over my head. Would love to see one you would come up with.
Happy New Year!
can that camera module you go from camera used with raspberry pi if so than also try raspberry pi motion detection cctv camera
Once again, very nicely done! But every time I see the lighter used to for heat shrink tube I wonder why you don’t have or use a hot air gun. Mini versions are available for reasonable prices on AliExpress and elsewhere. Is there some disadvantage I’m unaware of?
just convenience I suspect. A lighter can work well BUT it takes practise and dexterity
Frohe Weihnachten Great scott und könntest du mal einel Motor links rechts lauf mit mosfets machen lg Cornel von dem Kanal löten basteln draussen sein
You could have get a dummy security camera as the housing for your ESP32 CAM. It would be much cheaper and don't have to feel bad about wasting an actual camera.
It would be more efficient if it adopts a LIPO battery with charge circuit
It would actually be more inefficient due to losses in charge circuit and LiPo self discharge.
More useful though, but I'm not sure if it can save those photos somewhere if server isn't available.
WArum hast du nicht die orginalcam genutzt? kann man die nicht flashen oder gegen eine nas laufen lassen?
You bought security camera to make security camera?
Next can you integrate facial recognition software into the security system? Like if you walk up to your door you can have a somewhat keyless entry???
Hey that's a cool vedio I was looking for. Why are you so worried of intruders