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Note that there is no TV capability for this card -- it is meant to be used with analog security cameras with BNC or RCA connectors. | Note that there is no TV capability for this card -- it is meant to be used with analog security cameras with BNC or RCA connectors. | ||
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| + | I currently only have (1) camera, so will have to experiment by either moving the camera to a different input port on the capture card's dongle, or by getting a second camera. Either way, if you go to the "Surveillance Cameras" option in the web-admin you will presented with the analog cameras you added following the above instructions. Pay attention to the Device number (first box in the top right). My PV-149 added /dev/video1 through /dev/video4 to my core. For me, then, a camera connected to input 1 on the PV-149 would have the value of "1" as the Device number. I will have to experiment with another camera. The above instructions indicate that with each camera, you would increment the Port/Channel Number. I do not know if that is applicable with this capture card. My camera has "0" as the Port/Channel Number. | ||
=Usage= | =Usage= | ||
Revision as of 07:27, 8 February 2010
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Description
The PV-149 video capture card from Bluecherry is a Linux compatible 4 input board with a 120 frame per second capture rate. This is meant to be used with up to 4 analog cameras with RCA or BNC connectors.
Chipset: BT878
Camera Input: 4 (BNC) Video in
Video supported: NTSC/PAL
Watchdog Support: Yes - Hardware
Linux support: Yes, Kernel 2.2 / 2.4 / 2.6
- No special modprobe commands required **
Resolutions:
640 x 480 (NTSC) / 720 x 576 (PAL)
PCI
This card has been used in Zoneminder video surveillance systems and therefore proven for use in Linux systems.
It comes with a LiveCD for support.
Note that there is no TV capability for this card -- it is meant to be used with analog security cameras with BNC or RCA connectors.
Setup
I recommend you start here: [ht tp://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Analog_cameras]
I currently only have (1) camera, so will have to experiment by either moving the camera to a different input port on the capture card's dongle, or by getting a second camera. Either way, if you go to the "Surveillance Cameras" option in the web-admin you will presented with the analog cameras you added following the above instructions. Pay attention to the Device number (first box in the top right). My PV-149 added /dev/video1 through /dev/video4 to my core. For me, then, a camera connected to input 1 on the PV-149 would have the value of "1" as the Device number. I will have to experiment with another camera. The above instructions indicate that with each camera, you would increment the Port/Channel Number. I do not know if that is applicable with this capture card. My camera has "0" as the Port/Channel Number.
Usage
It is plug and play with the mentioned Linux kernels.
Price
Approximately $140.
