Ruby + USB + CCTV Camera Driver?

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Sure. via HTTP, FTP, &c. Ruby doesn't much care about the hardware you
use for network access, since that's OS level work. :slight_smile:

The question is if you *need* to, which is unlikely: IP cameras have a
web interface (make sure to secure that!). And how to access the pure
audio/video stream really depends on the camera and how it does stream
the video feed (if at all, but it should).

To discuss that, though, ruby-talk is the wrong forum. :slight_smile:

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On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 6:25 AM, Bob Carpenter. <rgc3679@yahoo.com> wrote:

Do you think I'll be able to access the ethernet port with Ruby? Or do
you see a better way to grab the image stream? Googling for Ruby
ethernet didn't yield much, but I'll keep digging.

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Phillip Gawlowski wrote in post #1011814:

The question is if you *need* to, which is unlikely: IP cameras have a
web interface (make sure to secure that!). And how to access the pure
audio/video stream really depends on the camera and how it does stream
the video feed (if at all, but it should).

To discuss that, though, ruby-talk is the wrong forum. :slight_smile:

Thanks again. I am studying the Ruby Sockets class now and will see if I
can make some progress.

I'll post further questions to the appropriate forum.

--Bob

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Take a look at Mechanize, too: It allows you to programmatically
navigate a web page. Could be useful if there's no SNMP support, for
example. :slight_smile:

And please, don't hesitate to ask Ruby related questions!

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On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 8:03 AM, Bob Carpenter. <rgc3679@yahoo.com> wrote:

Thanks again. I am studying the Ruby Sockets class now and will see if I
can make some progress.

--
Phillip Gawlowski

phgaw.posterous.com | twitter.com/phgaw | gplus.to/phgaw

A method of solution is perfect if we can forsee from the start,
and even prove, that following that method we shall attain our aim.
-- Leibniz