How many USB Cams can be used simultaneously?

[Kanda' Jalen Eirsie]

Greetings...

I suppose if they are enumerated correctly, and the images don't take too much
processing, it should be possible to write the software to handle any number of them
individually, or at least 3 or 4 simultaneously.

Anyone have any experience in this?

ll
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Kanda' Jalen Eirsie wrote:

> Greetings...
>
> I suppose if they are enumerated correctly, and the images don't take
> too much
> processing, it should be possible to write the software to handle any
> number of them individually, or at least 3 or 4 simultaneously.
>
> Anyone have any experience in this?
>
> ll
> Kanda'
>
> <>SPAM-KILLER<>- If you really want to contact me, then -
> kandaje<at>bresnan<dot>net
>
> You figure it out...

For the 3com homeconnect webcam/vicam/io networks webcam there is a driver
at the vicam website that allows six or seven webcams to be used.

[SLayER]

at the moment i have two running on this pc
but i have had up too three usb cameras running and all was well..

but i think adding more could be bad.

regards slayer






"Kanda' Jalen Eirsie" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings...
>
> I suppose if they are enumerated correctly, and the images don't take
too much
> processing, it should be possible to write the software to handle any
number of them
> individually, or at least 3 or 4 simultaneously.
>
> Anyone have any experience in this?
>
> ll
> Kanda'
>
> <>SPAM-KILLER<>- If you really want to contact me, then -
> kandaje<at>bresnan<dot>net
>
> You figure it out...

[Kanda' Jalen Eirsie]

Greetings...

On Thu, 4 Dec 2003 20:37:34 +0000 (UTC), "SLayER" >
wrote:
>at the moment i have two running on this pc
>but i have had up too three usb cameras running and all was well..
>
>but i think adding more could be bad.
>regards slayer

Well, I have some source code for Delphi that can access a camera and display it,
writing ASM filters is easy enough. So I was thinking that I could buy a bunch of cheap
cameras (I've found some acceptable performance ones for less than $10 apiece) say 10 of
them, and scatter them around the roof and make my own Intruder alert system...
Heck, I could put one in every room!!


ll
Kanda'

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[Kanda' Jalen Eirsie]

Greetings...

On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 00:21:30 GMT, (Si Ballenger) wrote:

>The USB 15' distance limit could be an issue.

I have successfully stretched that limit in the past using powered USB hubs. Though I've
never run Hub to hub...

I suppose it wouldn't be too very difficult to build an amplifier for the USB signal...
I'll have to try that...


ll
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