DIY Guide: Grow Cam for Remote Monitoring!

BigBudBalls

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• Oct 17, 2008

• #41

GrowTech said:

do they give the software away free when you purchase the hardware?

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Paying for *good* software can be worth it. I shelled out the $180 for Indigo on the Mac. Handles Insteon and X10 (and many add on systems). Its actually pretty awesome software and *fully* scriptable with Applescript. So whatever it doesn't do, you can write a quick progy to handle it. (support is spot on too)

 

GrowTech

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• Oct 17, 2008

• #42

I'm a PC and I've been made into a stereotype.

I'm a PC and I grow pot.

 

BigBudBalls

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• Oct 17, 2008

• #43

GrowTech said:

I'm a PC and I've been made into a stereotype.

I'm a PC and I grow pot.

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LOL. I was just more pointing out that getting a limitlessly configurable software is worth paying for. (Linux, if you can stomach it, is a hacker's delight)

 

jnyce1320

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• Oct 18, 2008

• #44

Yea they give you free software and free networking for a year.

 

GrowTech

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• Oct 18, 2008

• #45

BigBudBalls said:

LOL. I was just more pointing out that getting a limitlessly configurable software is worth paying for. (Linux, if you can stomach it, is a hacker's delight)

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LOL I was making a joke. 60% of my systems at home run on linux. I also set up a linux network deployment system at work capable of imaging 1000 linux workstations in around an hour... I totally know all of the pros about linux, and believe in it entirely.

Way easier to develop quick scripts on/for Linux than it is on/for Windows... Unless you're using WMI then it's pretty easy. I was originally planning on making just a WMI script to handle pulling webcam images and uploading them to a host, but I figure the software exists to do exactly what was needed... Maybe another time.

 

naturalhigh

Well-Known Member

• Oct 22, 2008

• #46

hey looks good...have you guys herd of growtronix? Growtronix, Greenhouse Controller and Grow Room Computer Automation System check them out..they have the whole online interface system for remote control of room electronics.. a friend of mine has this for a house and he only needs to be there once every 2 weeks..

 

Scalded Dog

Well-Known Member

• Nov 11, 2008

• #47

Great idea...
to bad cant see some footage of it set up

 

GrowTech

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• Nov 11, 2008

• #48

what's to see? it looks the same when it's set up as it does in a picture.