Livecam fails ??? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: ProBang2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 15, 2015, 12:05:51 am
content: Hello.The live livecam doesn´t work ...(look at the picture)Or... - is there something top secret going on in the lab???GreetingsHartmut

author: ProBang2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 16, 2015, 04:33:24 am
content: Hello.... and the mystery continues ...(screenshot below)I´m the only one with problems?Greetings,Hartmut

author: German_EE
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 16, 2015, 09:29:43 pm
content: I'm the only one with problems?No, I have not seen a working live camera at the EEV Blog for months.

author: ProBang2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 16, 2015, 11:17:58 pm
content: Hello.Strange... The labcam via DropCam worked very well.Since the change to ConnectCast three weeks ago it failed.Update:Since 15 Minutes (01.00 MEZ) I´m receiving a live-pic on the EEVblog-page.Perhaps you can get the livestream direct fromhttp://connectcast.tv/eevblogGreetings,Hartmut

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 17, 2015, 12:20:27 am
content: There are issues with it but it generally works.It is not on 24/7 like the old one, 8am to 8pm Sydney time only. It gets powered down outside those times.

author: ozwolf
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 17, 2015, 05:11:54 am
content: Any thoughts on fixing the stop action? It's a little annoying, and makes it difficult for me to lipread what you're saying to Dave2.

author: ProBang2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2015, 01:57:22 am
content: Hello.Quote from: EEVblog on April 17, 2015, 12:20:27 amI know. There is in every screenshot a window, showing the time in Sydney.But, what´s now going on???"Only partners are allowed to use embed feature."BTW: The stream onhttp://connectcast.tv/eevblogstill works...

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 24, 2015, 05:26:13 am
content: That's new...

author: Fennec
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 28, 2015, 09:06:57 am
content: Same here, this cam does not working. (Firefox / OpenSuse 13.2 64bit)

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 28, 2015, 09:22:07 am
content: Connectcast have said they are updating things and it's screwing up everything. They are working on it...

author: Fennec
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 28, 2015, 07:57:20 pm
content: Quote from: wilfred on April 28, 2015, 10:27:45 amThen it must something wrong with your system. Dropcam has worked everytime on OpenSuse 64 bit. Its shockwave-flashWith the new one, go with your mouse in the left down corner (popup), there are other Cams listed. ALL of them are working here, but not Daves.Windows I don't have, can't check.

author: Fennec
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 28, 2015, 10:49:03 pm
content: currios..

author: lapm
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 11, 2015, 10:07:46 am
content: Personally i have failed to see even one stream from new cam. They do allow streaming outside Australia?All i ever see is this: Only partners are allowed to use embed feature. Click here to learn more about our partnership program.Thanks to doing regular rotation of night-evening-morning at work its easy trying to catch lab spy cam

author: ProBang2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2015, 01:30:19 am
content: Hello.Look yourself. Hmmmm... - where is the failure in this picture?

author: ProBang2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 20, 2015, 04:29:17 am
content: Three hours later...It is now 2:28 pm in Sydney. Still the same on the website.The livecam is offline. Perhaps someone has unplugged the timer?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 20, 2015, 12:42:10 pm
content: There might still be an issues with the power supply used. Reports are powering a webcam through the USB port on the Rpi is not a good idea, it needs an external powered hub.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 20, 2015, 01:11:07 pm
content: Quote from: wilfred on May 20, 2015, 01:03:32 pmBandwidth.QuoteWhy bother when you can save power too and also have it cold reboot daily to ensure reliability?

author: lapm
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 26, 2015, 10:36:18 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on May 20, 2015, 01:11:07 pmThen best thing would be properly shut (with shutdown command) it down to minimize risk of garbage ending up in memory card. Since raspi keeps some files open in there while running..