androidcctv 0 Posted February 25, 2011 Hello, I am new to this forum so I hope I don't ask questions that have been answered in the past. We need to have a CCTV camera send its signal wirelessly to an android tablet for display. The distance between the camera and the tablet will be 5 feet or less. We need the android application software, which we have created, to interface with the CCTV viewing software so that we can touch a button on the android and have the CCTV images appear on the android screen. It would be ideal if there was a fast bluetooth like v3 available for this so that the camera and the android tablet were paired. We have also heared that the WIFI specification will have a pairing feature in the near future so that bluetooth will become obsolete. Does anyone know of a system that can do this now? Or anybody working this problem? Thanks for you consideration. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted February 25, 2011 Hello, I am new to this forum so I hope I don't ask questions that have been answered in the past. We need to have a CCTV camera send its signal wirelessly to an android tablet for display. The distance between the camera and the tablet will be 5 feet or less. We need the android application software, which we have created, to interface with the CCTV viewing software so that we can touch a button on the android and have the CCTV images appear on the android screen. It would be ideal if there was a fast bluetooth like v3 available for this so that the camera and the android tablet were paired. We have also heared that the WIFI specification will have a pairing feature in the near future so that bluetooth will become obsolete. Does anyone know of a system that can do this now? Or anybody working this problem? Thanks for you consideration. does you current dvr have a android app available. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
androidcctv 0 Posted February 25, 2011 The android tablet we are currently using is a Velocity Micro CRUZ reader. It runs android v2.0. This machine has been the test bed for our application software but is not the tablet we intend to use in the future. This tablet has WIFI but not bluetooth. We do not have a CCTV camera as yet. We are open to any tablet and CCTV camera combination which will get the job done. Thank for your quick reply. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted February 25, 2011 The android tablet we are currently using is a Velocity Micro CRUZ reader. It runs android v2.0. This machine has been the test bed for our application software but is not the tablet we intend to use in the future. This tablet has WIFI but not bluetooth. We do not have a CCTV camera as yet. We are open to any tablet and CCTV camera combination which will get the job done. Thank for your quick reply. android application software, which we have created is it a cctv system you want that you can see on your android ??? you only need a camera or dvr that has already got a android app available and your ready to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dvarapala 0 Posted February 25, 2011 We need to have a CCTV camera send its signal wirelessly to an android tablet for display. Does anyone know of a system that can do this now? Assuming your Android tablet has a web browser, you can do this today with just about any IP camera and a WiFi access point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thewireguys 3 Posted February 25, 2011 I view cameras all the time with the Sprint Evo Andriod phone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
androidcctv 0 Posted February 25, 2011 We have seen software that can make an android phone capture pictures and the send them to another android devise for viewing. But we cannot find softeware that will transmit streaming video in real time from one android device to another. Using a web brouser and WIFI with a wireless router might work but seems overly complicated compared to a bluetooth connection. Besides this new software must integrate (be called as a subroutine) with our application software. We just want to take pictures and display them on a cpaitive touch screen in real time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thewireguys 3 Posted February 25, 2011 So your talking about sending video from one phone to another? What would we use this for? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted February 25, 2011 We have seen software that can make an android phone capture pictures and the send them to another android devise for viewing. But we cannot find softeware that will transmit streaming video in real time from one android device to another. Using a web brouser and WIFI with a wireless router might work but seems overly complicated compared to a bluetooth connection. Besides this new software must integrate (be called as a subroutine) with our application software. We just want to take pictures and display them on a cpaitive touch screen in real time. i dont understand what you need to do ...... to do what you have explained why not put the android app on every device you have. (samething) if you have the image on 1 android and you stream it to another .... the other would still need the app to view Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
androidcctv 0 Posted February 25, 2011 I appreciate your patience and desire to help. Thank you. I have obviousely not explained the problem well. So I will try again. We have a machine which we want to control using an android tablet device. We have developed software which runs on the android tablet. We now want the android table to communicate with the machine using WIFI, bluetooth, or some othe wireless technology. We need to send signals to the machine to turn on and off different funtions on the machine. We need to get data back from the machine to determine how the machine is performing. We also want to see pictures of the performance of the machine in real time. There could be an android device connected by wire to the machine with USB or serial connection which would also takes pictures. This android device would be incorporated into the machine and not be visible or accesible by a user. This android device would then communicate to a second android control tablet on which we would see the streaming video sent by the first android device. This is only a concept senario not a design requirement. The device incorporated in the machine can be anything that accomplishes the funtion of communicating with our android tablet and streams video to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dvarapala 0 Posted February 25, 2011 I appreciate your patience and desire to help. Thank you. I have obviousely not explained the problem well. So I will try again. We have a machine which we want to control using an android tablet device. We have developed software which runs on the android tablet. Would it be possible for us to talk to your software developer(s) directly? That would be the most efficient way for us to help you accomplish what you want. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
androidcctv 0 Posted February 25, 2011 You have been and you are. I am it. Ain't nobody else! I know that sounds ridiculous but it's true. Of course I have a degree in engineering (1970) and have been working with computers my entire career so I can understand some things. Let’s talk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted February 25, 2011 I appreciate your patience and desire to help. Thank you. I have obviousely not explained the problem well. So I will try again. We have a machine which we want to control using an android tablet device. We have developed software which runs on the android tablet. We now want the android table to communicate with the machine using WIFI, bluetooth, or some othe wireless technology. We need to send signals to the machine to turn on and off different funtions on the machine. We need to get data back from the machine to determine how the machine is performing. We also want to see pictures of the performance of the machine in real time. There could be an android device connected by wire to the machine with USB or serial connection which would also takes pictures. This android device would be incorporated into the machine and not be visible or accesible by a user. This android device would then communicate to a second android control tablet on which we would see the streaming video sent by the first android device. This is only a concept senario not a design requirement. The device incorporated in the machine can be anything that accomplishes the funtion of communicating with our android tablet and streams video to it. you could do what you need with say a sanyo HD 3500 camera which has a android app these guys are on the forum http://totalcontrolapp.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=47&Itemid=84#android_demo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted February 25, 2011 The device incorporated in the machine can be anything that accomplishes the funtion of communicating with our android tablet and streams video to it. Depending on how complex the control signals are, could you get away with an IP camera that has alarm I/O? If it's just turning one or two things on or off, this would be easy to do with a number of cameras. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dvarapala 0 Posted February 26, 2011 You have been and you are. I am it. Ain't nobody else! I know that sounds ridiculous but it's true.Of course I have a degree in engineering (1970) and have been working with computers my entire career so I can understand some things. Let’s talk. OK. Getting images from an IP camera is pretty simple: you open a TCP connection to the camera's address, issue an appropriate HTTP request (varies slightly by type of camera), and the camera sends you back either a static JPEG image or a streaming series of JPEGs (called Motion JPEG, or MJPEG). Your code decompresses each JPEG image and displays it on the screen. There is an open-source JPEG library available which you can simply link into your program and use, so you don't even have to understand how JPEG compression works. Piece of cake! Note: the procedure is a little more involved if the camera only does H.264, so be sure to pick a camera that does MJPEG if you can. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
androidcctv 0 Posted February 26, 2011 Thanks very much I'll give it a try and get back to you with results. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soundy 1 Posted February 26, 2011 Like dvarapala says, it's pretty simple to extract a stream from an MJPEG camera. For example, with IQEye cameras, the following URL in a browser will give you a single still image: http://camera.ip:port/now.jpg And this will give you the live stream: http://camera.ip:port/now.jpg?snap=push This gives you the stream at one-quarter resolution (each axis reduced by half - so a 1.3MP 1280x1024 image is reduced to 640x512): http://camera.ip:port/now.jpg?snap=push&ds=2 ...and so on. Most cameras support similar command sets. BTW, these URLs also work in some media players, like VLC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
