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Squirrel Cam

Watch out for the squirrel!

The Squirrel Cam (CoYoHo Surveillance Camera) is a DIY remote controlled WLAN camera monitoring the backyard of my apartment. The camera is built using an Arduino controller board, a XBee module for RF transmission and two servos moving the camera in horizontal and azimutal direction.

It is called Squirrel Cam because - you guessed it - some squirrels have their spot in my backyard. Maybe you'll get lucky and see one. The image is updated every second (reload the page). If you are logged in and have sufficient permissions, you can control the camera with the buttons on the left side of the image. No images are transmitted after dark.

More about the construction of this camera - including Eagle files and firmware source code - can be found here.

More about the setup of this camera can be found here.