Simple Web Camera Capture
Use A Cheap ESP32-CAM View The Images On The Web
Beta Version 0.1
by Honey Software LLC
Description
With a cheap ESP32-CAM device you can capture the image it takes and
display it on any web browser, yes, even Microsoft Edge. Just program
the device, perferably using Visual Studio Code, go to the browser, find
the IP address assigned by your router to the ESP32 and enter that in the
URL. Simple as that.
Actually, it is a little more complicated than that. Here are the
basic steps, assuming you already have and use Visual Studio Code and have
platformIO installed.
- Download the zip file from www.honeysw.com/files/simplecamera.zip
- Unzip it to a folder and remember where that folder is
- Open Visual Studio Code (VSC) and open the folder the files were
unzipped to
- IMPORTANT: Change the SSID and password to your router
- Build and upload the program into your ESP32-CAM
- Create a file system using PLATFORMIO
- Upload the file system. They are the files located in the subfolder
\\data
- using the monitor find the IP address. Alternativly open your router
and find the IP address assigned by your router.
Download link
Download coming in the near future
Browser View
Here is an picture of what you should see in your browser:
If you know html, you can change the page looks like by
editing the html in the file net/index.htm.
COST
Cost of the parts
- The ESP32-CAM costs about $7-$10 depending on where you get it. Sometimes
you can find it cheaper.
Known Bugs
Despite our best intentions, there are always bugs. Here are the know ones.
