[TriEmbed] Wireless Camera for 3D Printer

[Dishit Parekh]

Hi Glen,

Thanks for all the awesome suggestions. I was preferring wireless
connection because at NC State to activate a ethernet port if it has been
inactive for a while, it takes about 100 bucks or so. I hence wanted to
just stick in a wireless network adapter and get the ball rolling. :-)

On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Glen Smith <mrglenasmith at gmail.com> wrote:

> The Pi cam does come with a short cable, but other lengths are available
> from adafruit:
> http://www.adafruit.com/products/2087
>
> Is there a particular reason you want to go wireless?
> On Apr 3, 2015 11:40 AM, "Michael Fulbright" <mike.fulbright at pobox.com>
> wrote:
>
>>  I use a Logitech C510 webcam on my ubuntu laptop controlling a 3d
>> printer.  I run 'motion' and have it setup a streaming port that you can
>> view with any modern browser and no extra software.  Just be sure to
>> disable all the motion detection - the streaming will still work.
>> Otherwise it will go nuts filling your disk taking video and snapshots of
>> your printer moving around.  On my ancient laptop streaming 1280x1024 @ 50%
>> quality and 2 fps it uses only about 30% CPU.   You can watch the stream on
>> a tablet or smartphone also which gives nice flexibility.
>>
>> For the Pi as Dan mentioned you will probably want to use the MotionEye
>> frontend for motion to utilize the very nice Raspberry Pi camera.  I would
>> still consider a simple webcam for your application just because it allows
>> you more freedom for optimal placement since a webcam will have at least a
>> 6 ft cord instead of the 6 inch flex cable you have with the Pi camera.
>>
>> Michael Fulbright
>>
>> On 4/3/2015 10:37 AM, Dishit Parekh wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>  I am using a CubePro Trio 3d Printer from 3D Systems in my lab at NC
>> state and wish to control it wirelessly from an outdoor location (home,
>> office, etc.). I am planning to use the OctoPrint <http://octoprint.org>
>> software for the controlling part with a Raspberry Pi. Can you suggest me
>> some good cameras to monitor the activity of my 3d printer for the same.
>> Thank you! :)
>>
>>  --
>>    Thanks and Regards,
>> Dishit Parekh
>> *PhD Student - 2nd Year,*
>> *External VP, **CBE GSA*
>>
>> * Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE), North
>> Carolina State University, USA.*
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Thanks and Regards,
Dishit Parekh
*PhD Student - 2nd Year,*
*External VP, **CBE GSA*

*Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE),North Carolina
State University, USA.*
*Phone (M):* (919) 888-8274, *E-mail:* dpparekh at ncsu.edu *
<http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dishit-parekh/22/819/5a0/>*
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