30$ Surveillance System With User Interface

Extremely cheap and very easy to do surveillance system. You don't have to be any kind of rocket scientist to do that. All of the required parts will probably found from your local hardware store. You will need only 2 angle bars, 2 servo motors, couple electronic components and one (old) web cam. And of course some softwares on your computer.

This instructable will show you how to build functional surveillance system.

requirements:

- Linux operating system
- server (apache)
- PHP support
- Mysql (optional) If you don't wanna use Mysql login checking
- about 30$
- web cam
- servo basics

Pictures and the video on below will tell you more than 784 words!

Step 1 How To: Building The Frame

first at all, you have to buy 2 angle bars. These will cost about 2$ each. Then you have to drill all overall 3 holes for these angle bars. Holes diameter depends, that what is the diameter on your servo axis. Point is that should fit in the hole.

Of course you also will need these servo motors. Every RC-hobby store is full of these and the price is from 5$ to up. You can use screws or hot glue to hook up these parts. I used both.

Focus on, that there is enough space between the servo motor and the angle bar, so it can turn freely!

Comments

[beddman963]

Thanks for the response. I've built the schematic but it doesn't work with gtkterm. By the way I've programmed the Attiny with the programmer from lancos and ponyprog (shown in picture). Searching the net I found out that you have to connect max232 and attiny the way the next pictures show. In your schematic these two chips aren't connected at all. I am going to try it out tomorrow and I hope this solves the problem. I'm also thinking of powering the device from the serial cable through pin 7. And by the way thanks to you I've learned a lot about programming avrs and "serializing" the past days.

[robbe47]

goet syd

[iideetee]

Yes there is terrible mistake in my schematic. Of course max232 should be connected to attiny2313 and my wiring between DB9 and max232 is wrong. I don't know wtf I have been thinking... Your example pictures is correct. have to fix that schematic as soon as possible. Sorry my bad.

[beddman963]

What's the connection of the camera? Usb? Where are you iideetee? Please we need your help

[iideetee]

Yes, Connection is USB. You need programmer or just add ISP-port to this circuit, then you can reprogram device when ever you want. Check my Atmega16/32 Development Board With LCD instructable. The schematic shows how to add it. Of course you are going to need cable also. My cable is stk200. Google shows how to do it and how it works.

Processor is Atiny2313-20PI
Max232 is MAX232CPE DIL16

Hope it help =)

[digiArtist_ph]

hello, i picked this one as my school project, as i found it very cool and tough thing to do. but really need help on where to buy the following components: Attiny2313 processor, Max232 buffer circuit... I think some some url for an online store would be very helpful. cheers.

[beddman963]

do i need any extra devices to program the tiny2313 or it can be done through this device? and please answer to hb9666 beacause i have the same question

[hb9666]

Hi iideetee, About the IC ATtiny2313 and MAX232. Which one of these should I use? ATtiny2313V-10PU uC DIL20 ATtiny2313V-10SU uC SO20 ATtiny2313-20PI uC DIL20 ATtiny2313-20SU uC SO20 MAX232CPE RS232-transceiver DIL16 MAX232CSE RS232-transceiver SO16 MAX232ECPE RS232-transceiver ESD DIL16 MAX232ECWE RS232-transceiver ESD SO16W MAX232CWE RS232-transceiver SO16W MAX232ACPE RS232-transceiver DIL16

[raceking1]

is there any other way to make the micro processor than with the D-9? how bout a USB

[larze]

The controller circuit schematics is not so readable... will you add a clearer one?

[iideetee]

Sure.
http://www.instructables.com/files/orig/FJ8/EEOB/FLROME02/FJ8EEOBFLROME02.jpg
And btw, there is little i-mark on every pictures left hand up corner and when you press that mark, you can choose that will be shown on bigger size(original size).