Recent content by Fastb

Good point. DO NOT power your camera both ways at the same time using POE and with a DC power line. One or the other. Lotsa ppl use poe to create a DC power line for the non-poe camera. ie: use POE injector near the start of the cat6 cable run (near the NVR or BI computer. The cat6 cable...

For external mic, @looney2ns provided a great link. It's a long thread, but lotsa info, esp on how to use a poe splitter to provide power for a mic. Regarding the connections, bare wire (without connectors) is actually nice in some installations. If using a mounting box of some kind, where...

Interesting idea. You say you'd The thing is, you don't have much choice in selecting a fixed lens for your camera. eg: 2.8, 3.6, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 12.0 If your calculations show you need a 3.25mm, that size lens isn't available in off-the-shelf fixed lens cameras. That granularity in...

And the close visual examination should include looking for burnt components (esp capacitors) or pcb traces. And I'd suggest doing a "sniff test". That can find blow parts also. Good luck! Fastb

That skill will be useful to skip to the front of any line....

A starlight owl! Lookit the size of those image sensors! Many Hobbyists on this forum dream of great nighttime performance. "Who? Who?" "Starvis?"

The NVR manuals are typically not consumer-friendly. English is poor ("Chin-glesh?). One manual covers many, many models. Terms are less than ideal. ("delay" can mean debounce, duration, and yes, delay). When learning this stuff, I sought out better information, so I didn't need to rely...

Sounds like an application for RFID tags. Like Gen2 RFID. The tags are often used at the Pallet Level. As pallets are unloaded from the truck's trailer (with maybe a forklift or pallet jack) and into the warehouse or distribution center, the tags are read at the portal (the big door into the...

As any Doctor will tell you (and Honorary Dr Looney2ns, lol), there is a risk with any surgery. That said, replacement joint surgery is pretty invasive. Infections were a major concern (as well as blood clots). - I missed my brother's funeral because my Dr refused to let me fly for weeks...

We're all getting older. Joints are wearing out, especially if you engaged in activities like running, basketball, soccer, etc. And add to that the sneaker "technology" from back then. Converse sneakers, THE go-to basketball sneaker back then, only had a thin foam inner sole. Thin. Not...

I also hail from Seattle. N Seattle. Like Tony said, Welcome to IPCT !

"NVR in his bedroom " Some customers love the sound of NVR fans, esp on the poe models. (sarcasm... ) Search this site for threads on noise, changing out the fan, sound insulation, etc. The NVR could be anywhere, with a monitor in the bedroom. eg: who really cares where the cable modem is...

Interesting theory! My drive is an conventional HD, specifically, Vivotek WD20PURX 2TB Surveillance SATA Hard Drive - 2TB, 5400RPM, 64MB Cache An SSD, which is faster than a conventional HD, may have less lag. My theory is the lag is due to the NVR closing a file and starting a new post-IVS...

I was involved early in this thread. I still have the problem. I've never heard of a solution or workaround....