Oh, most certainly it can be done for under $350. In fact there are two
different ways to go about it, and end up under $100.
First, the webcam I bought for $50 came with software for quick and dirty
webcam, by simply having the computer log on to your ISP every X minutes and
uploading a new picture to a page.
Secondly, if you don't want to tie up your computer doing this, Chip Center's
(on line magazine) Circuit Celler column recently had a project for a webcam
costing about $55, utilizing a Nick Click or Barbie digital camera (about $30)
and a simgleboard computer for a web server for about $25. Now, you would have
to be a bit of a hardware/software geek to go this route, but the URL is:
http://www.chipcenter.com/circuitcellar/august00/c0800bl1.htm.
The project uses raw data from the ccd and a java applet running on your host to
produce the picture, and a little single board computer about the size of a 3x5
card.
You wanted quick and dirty and cheap? Two ways to go.
Jack Mowery
aimcompute wrote:
> Well I live in a pretty scenic location and I'd like to be able to get a pic
> of weather conditions at home so I can leave work at a moment's notice and
> race up the road with my PENTAX. ;-)
>
> It's sort of whimsical... If I could do this kind of thing for under $350
> USD (the lower the better) I'd consider doing it. Otherwise...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom C.
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