Andrew Packer wrote, On 08/29/2012 11:21 AM:
To take a snapshot, I need to allow a Java app to run on the weather
server. I then have to click and save a JPG. As far as I can tell,
each succeeding JPG will be saved with a different file name. I
imagine that I can write a script to delete the JPG as soon as it's
uploaded to the Web server, and configure weewx to upload the only JPG
in a particular folder.
How do I automate the process of taking the snapshot?
Also, not long after Java loads and starts running on the weather
server, the cooling fan starts running at full bore. CPU use goes to
100%. Kill the Java app, the CPU use goes back down and the fan runs
down. (I'm not blaming the poor old Dell or Mint; my Mac, which is
quite recent, does the same.) Is there any way around this?
Avoid java - its heavy and overkill.
I use an app called motion which is primarily as a security camera.
However it supports saving snapshots to jpeg or appending them to mpeg
files (I have a timelapse over 4 years long now, photos at 1PM every day)
motion can upload the images via FTP too.
Again, sorry if the questions are dumb - there's no useful tech
support on the Ai-Ball Web site and I don't know how to Google the
problem. I do not object to being directed to reference books if the
solution may lie there.
There are no dumb questions - but you've got some leads to search out.
Its not for us to tell you step by step.
Learning will now commence. :)
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Craig Falconer
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