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I found the most economical solution is a rs232 to rs485 adapter to convert the serial port to rs485.

is there an RS485 connection on most motherboards? or is it rs485 protocol on a serial port? or will I use a usb to rs485 adapter?

I've been looking around and seen lots of info on scripts to control ptz cameras but how is the physical connection made? serial port? I have a friend with a camera he will let me borrow until I can afford one the specs are: Communication system RS485 bus control Communication Protocol Pelco-D / Pel...

I have built an IR illuminator to try out but the cameras I have on the road have IR filters. it is possible to remove the IR filter I just haven't done it yet to see how the daylight image will change yet.

the police say to add more lights but when I do they get shot out by a pellet gun. the front of the property has that dirt road going past so there is two different directions to go and the road is wide so its hard to narrow down for plates. also its dark so its hard to see at night. and then back o...

none of the cars on the property have converters anymore they are all gone. the cars were scattered around the yard so I would need lots of cameras to cover but that isn't the only thing I have to look for either. there is heavy equipment and construction materials not to mention the copper wire tha...

I have the resolution set low because that is all my server can handle at the moment (2.4 ghz pentium 4 but only 512mb ram it is almost the same price to build a new one than to upgrade ram.) the cameras on the dirt road i think are only 330 tvl. where the vehicle stops to load up the take is where ...

I edited the videos down and posted them on youtube if anyone is interested. This guy was stealing catalytic converters off of cars stored on my industrial property.
He and a friend also broke into a neighboring business.

http://www.youtube.com/user/RACELIFE01

could you go into a little more detail? I'm not as proficient with Linux or programing as I would like to be. I am a fast learner though.

To rephrase what is the best way to get the highest quality video off of the server?

what is the suggested path for retrieving video to turn over to the police? my cameras are set to 320x240 I know this isn't ideal but its all my server can handle at the moment... I have archived the video for now but i need to get it to a format to hand over. I caught someone cutting catalytic conv...

Thanks, worked great!

Just rebuilding my server and upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS and noticed that when it reboots zoneminder doesn't automatically start. I have seen some talk of it but cant see how to solve this problem. any help would be appreciated.

The easy way to do it is to edit with nano or your favorite text editor "/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default"

change:
DocumentRoot /var/www
to:
DocumentRoot /usr/share/zoneminder

and change:
<Directory>
to:
<Directory>

save and reboot.

I know devs. hate to be asked but how close are we to the next major release with added features?