Larebear
Pulling my weight
I'll probably get the Huisun setup to run portable this weekend or maybe sooner. I'm curious about how long it will run too, especially when using ptz.
Not sure what model it is, but I use many times TP-Link MR-3020 which is pretty close to that one, and it can work in different ways.I'm not sure that would work with this router. I believe the single port is a WAN port. When I initially setup the router, I did it wireless using a laptop.
I do have another mini router (xiaomi mini router) that has two lan ports, so I might try using that router and connect the camera directly to it. It more than likely would draw more battery power though. The USB meter is temporary. I just wanted to see how much current the router draws. Also I need the WiFi for the Samsung tablet to view the camera and be completely wireless.
I set up my spare Huisun today using the Anker battery pack for power. I used the xiaomi router connected directly to the Huisun and was able to monitor it using the TinyCam Pro app on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S. (Love that app)I would be curious how long Huisun would run!
Cool! Those LEDs though will definitely burn through this battery pack in half the time, but still good to know. Thanks for sharing! Btw, how do you like xiaomi router? I take it yours had PandoraBox installed?Received the Y power cable and was able to power both the Huisun ptz camera and the xiaomi router for about 8 hours using the Anker battery pack. Part of the time was with the IR LED's on. Plenty of time available to demo the cameras.
I really like the xiaomi. It works very well as a portable/travel router and it did come with PandoraBox installed. As you recommended, I sent them a message to make sure the router included PandoraBox. They said it would and it did.Cool! Those LEDs though will definitely burn through this battery pack in half the time, but still good to know. Thanks for sharing! Btw, how do you like xiaomi router? I take it yours had PandoraBox installed?
on v2 I saw it jump to 15 watt briefly, but I didn't use Kill A Watt to test it.I tried to measure the amps with my 'Kill A Watt' meter but there must be something wrong with the meter. I powered the camera with a 12V 2A power adapter plugged into the meter and it only showed .15 (150ma) with IR's on and the camera doing PT.
If the Huisun's power usage is about 11 or 12 watts with two IR's on, then I would assume it would be drawing around 1 amp.
Thanks alexvas. I made some of the changes that you suggested. Also using the Hardware+ decoder. So far seems to be working fine.My two cents regarding decreasing power consumption:
1. Decrease Android device screen brightness.
2. Use low-bandwidth profile in tinyCam Monitor app drawer. In this case sub stream will be used which decreases power consumption for Android device, camera and router. To get even lower power consumption, use Snapshot protocol in Camera Settings.
3. To get as longer as possible tablet usage in tinyCam Monitor use hardware H.264 decoder in App Settings - Video Settings. In the latest tinyCam 6.5 new Hardware+ decoder is introduced. Try it.