On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 5:48 PM, Alex DG <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been playing around with my BBB for a couple months now and I love it. > I've currently got it set up streaming video to my website 24/7. > > I'm now wondering how many USB cameras I could reasonably expect to use on > this thing at one time, because I want to set up a sort of improved IP > camera system. Essentially I want to create a networked array of HD cameras, > so I'm trying to decide which SBC would be able to reliably record 720p or > 1080p video from as many cameras as possible. The cameras need to run 24/7, > detect motion, perform some CV tasks (using opencv, presumably), and save > the resulting clips to a NAS, or even just to a USB hard drive. > > So let's say I want to set up an array of 720p30 cameras and record and > process video from them. Using a USB hub, would the BBB handle 2, 3, or even > 4 cameras? What if the frame rate was 60 fps? Or what about 2, 3, or 4 > 1080p30 cameras? > > I'm just trying to get a feel for how capable the BBB is, or if I should > look toward a different, more powerful SBC. > > Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer!
Remember, usb is a shared resource. With only one port on the BBB, depending on how much bandwidth the first camera takes will let you know how many you can have plugged in. Regards, -- Robert Nelson http://www.rcn-ee.com/ -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
