Category Archives: Technical

Cool Onvif Tool

Posted on June 16, 2018 by larry

One of the problems I get when I test a new camera is setting it up. Trying to figure out the IP(sometimes is it not in the DHCP logs), changing it, then figuring out what the rtsp settings are. But … Continue reading →

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Now Zoneminder on Android

Posted on June 13, 2018 by larry

Been struggling with zoneminder on my phone, I had a hard time getting feeds on it. Looks like it had to do with google chrome, not sure what I did right, i think an update. But it works now. Just … Continue reading →

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Zoneminder Load

Posted on June 12, 2018 by larry

So my buddy Rob runs Blue Iris, I don’t think it is a bad product, just that for me, I am a Linux guy and feel more comfortable with Zoneminder running on Linux. But I do want to share how … Continue reading →

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433Mhz TX Troubles

Posted on June 6, 2018 by larry

What a discovery today, figured out that the type of transmitter matters. Note the one on the left, that is the better one.  But from the electronics on board, they both seam the same.  On thing I did notice when … Continue reading →

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Leaving Molokai 2018

Posted on May 23, 2018 by larry

Another trip to Molokai has concluded. Always sad leaving Molokai, looking at the next trip. Hoping to be there before 2021, I know a 2019 we will be in the Philippines, 2020 may be too soon form an International trip, … Continue reading →

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Getting Notifications to Work

Posted on May 16, 2018 by larry

Working with zoneminder a bit today, trying to get notifications to work. Basically when a 433Mhz device sends a signal, I want it to trigger something in Zoneminder. Weird cause I can trigger it manually, but I can’t seem to … Continue reading →

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Arduino Book

Posted on May 9, 2018 by larry

Today purchased an Arduino Book Learn Electronics with Arduino: An Illustrated Beginner’s Guide to Physical Computing Hoping it will lead to better documentation for me On a side note, something weird happened to my vision today, like there was flashing, … Continue reading →

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Upgrading Arduino

Posted on May 5, 2018 by larry

Today I embarked on upgrading my Arduino.  The IDE, libs, and ESP8266 compiler. There were some pain points, but there was one really painful one, a simple cable was bad. In the end it look like ok. Also I worked … Continue reading →

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Network in a Box ver 3

Posted on May 4, 2018 by larry

I coworker AJ recommended this router GL.iNet GL-AR150 Mini Travel Router This will be the basis of version 3 of my portable network. Here is the prior one, version 2 And an even older one version 1 Still will have … Continue reading →

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Starting New Docs

Posted on May 3, 2018 by larry

Starting the work of building a new training set. There is so much to do I don’t even know where to start. I think the first thing to do is outline the workbook.

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