Ubuntu USB webcam server using Motion
For my webcam server that I run on the robot I set it up so that the server continuously captures an image and overwrites the same file every time.
The first thing that you will need to do is prep your computer to compile the source code for motion.
Here you can download the tar package for Motion.
Or if you want to set this up the way that I did you can download my code from here.
Then extract the file to a directory such as /usr/local
Here you can download the tar package for Motion.
Or if you want to set this up the way that I did you can download my code from here.
Then extract the file to a directory such as /usr/local
cd /usr/localtar -xvzf /path/to/motion-3.2.X.tar.gz
Before you compile the code be sure to have build essential installed:
Before you compile the code be sure to have build essential installed:
sudo apt-get install build-essential
You will now have created a directory called motion-3.2
Now change to the new directory
You will now have created a directory called motion-3.2
Now change to the new directory
cd motion
Run configure. You can start with the defaults. If you need to modify the installation parameters you can read the next section.
Run configure. You can start with the defaults. If you need to modify the installation parameters you can read the next section.
./configure
Build the code
Build the code
make
Install the code
Install the code
make install
Replace the motion.conf, thread1.conf, thread2.conf located in /etc/motion/ with the ones that I have included in my zip file download.
To start motion open terminal and type:
Replace the motion.conf, thread1.conf, thread2.conf located in /etc/motion/ with the ones that I have included in my zip file download.
To start motion open terminal and type:
sudo motion
To add Motion to startup automatically start with the server, just open “System” from the menu bar on the top of the screen, then “Preferences,” then “Sessions.” Create a new startup program type in a name for it and then type motion in the command section. Click“OK.” Then restart the server.
If you are modifying the motion.conf or thread.conf files you will have to restart motion after you make a change to them. To do this you can restart the computer or use the following command:
sudo /etc/init.d/motion restart
Also, if you only have more than a single webcam you will need one thread.conf file. For each additional camera that you use you will need to add another thread.conf file (thread1.conf, thread2.conf, thread3.conf) You will also need to add the links to these files at end of the motion.conf file.
More information about Motion:
http://www.lavrsen.dk/foswiki/bin/view/Motion/WebcamServer
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/man1/motion.1.html
Troubleshooting your cam:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/57314/logitech-webcam-pro-9000-only-works-when-motion-is-run-as-root
Update: The following shoes the only changes that I currently have made to my Motion.config files:
To add Motion to startup automatically start with the server, just open “System” from the menu bar on the top of the screen, then “Preferences,” then “Sessions.” Create a new startup program type in a name for it and then type motion in the command section. Click“OK.” Then restart the server.
If you are modifying the motion.conf or thread.conf files you will have to restart motion after you make a change to them. To do this you can restart the computer or use the following command:
sudo /etc/init.d/motion restart
Also, if you only have more than a single webcam you will need one thread.conf file. For each additional camera that you use you will need to add another thread.conf file (thread1.conf, thread2.conf, thread3.conf) You will also need to add the links to these files at end of the motion.conf file.
More information about Motion:
http://www.lavrsen.dk/foswiki/bin/view/Motion/WebcamServer
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/man1/motion.1.html
Troubleshooting your cam:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/57314/logitech-webcam-pro-9000-only-works-when-motion-is-run-as-root
Update: The following shoes the only changes that I currently have made to my Motion.config files:
target_dir /var/www/
snapshot_filename image
jpeg_filename image
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