How you can use a PC as a Home Burglar?

Create a burglar alarm with motion sensor.

Almost all homes are equipped with a burglar alarm with motion sensor. But if we think about these alarms are not particularly useful because when they detect a movement confined to ring and call us to the limit. And so here's how to create a much more functional burglar alarm using your computer: 

You will need:

- A computer

- A webcam

- The program Yawcam

Tutorial:

 

1. Install Yawcam

1.1 Yawcam To download, simply click on this link

1.2 Then double-click the installation file to start the installation program

1.3 You can continue the installation without any special indication

1.5. Once the installation should apprirsi the readme file (which you can safely close) and the control panel of the program

 

2. Change the language

2.1 The first thing to do is change the language of the program to do this, click on Settings, and then click Edit Settings

2.2 At this point click on Change, scroll through the files and double click on the fileyawcam_lang_italian_0.3.0a.xml

2.3 Press OK to set the Italian language

 

3. Enable your webcam

3.1 Now you need to set up your webcam that you will use for the motion sensor, press the control panel on Settings and then on Search Webcam

3.2 Clicking on the arrow of the pull down menu select the webcam you want to use and press ok

 

4. Set the motion sensor

4.1 Also from the control panel click on Window and then click Capture Movement

4.2 In the window that opens click on the top right on the Settings tab

4.3 Aim the webcam to the point that you should watch with motion sensor and click Auto Detect ... and then click Ok after moving from in front of the camera for autoimpostare the sensitivity of the camera. Not rimettetevi in ​​front of the visual range of the camera until the button auto detect does not return ricliccabile

 

5. Set the photo rescue

5.1 With this feature you can save photos taken with the motion sensor. First, always from the window of Motion Capture click on the Actions tab in the upper right

5.2 Then check the box next to the item and then press Save file always on the Settings button next to Save File

5.3 Click on Browse and select the folder where you will save the photos

5.4 Then check the box next to the item Flood Control and write in the box in the sentence Max 1 time during ... seconds how often you want the program to take a picture if it detects movement. This feature is useful to prevent the program from 70 photo shots and save them all.

5.5 Press then click OK to save the settings

 

6. Send photo by e-mail (advanced)

6.1 However, it can happen that the "thieves" or anyone else, decidino to rob your computer. In that case farewell photo of the person responsible. But if you set the send email as you have your photos will be safe even if your computer is damaged or stolen! First of all, go back to the Action tab and check the box next to the item Send E-mail and then click on the Settings button

6.2 Beside the From and To entries please enter your e-mail address. Subject Next to write the title of the email that will be sent and next to the text Message that will be sent. Then check the box next to the item Attach Image

6.3 To set the SMTP Server item please refer to the information given by the provider of your email. For example, on gmail you can find information about setting to Settings -> pop3/imap-- Forwarding> Configuration mail client

6.4 Check the Array Image item in the 2 boxes below and enter the numbers 5In respectively before and 30 in the second

6.5 Regarding the area flood control proceed in the same way of point 5.4, to set the frequency with which we will send e-mail.

6.6 Dopoichè hit OK

 

7. Hide the program

7.1 In all probability the intruder will attempt to break the computer if you find that he was being watched. For this you have to hide the program as well as possible. Again from the Actions tab uncheck the box next to the item Play Sound. Then close the window by pressing X.

 

8. Run the program

8.1 Back at the control panel to get out in front of the camera, click the Enable button next to Capture Movement

8.2 Now click on View and then click Hide to hide Now the program in the toolbar, next to the clock. The program is now active!

 

9. Disable the program

9.1 To disable the program, double click on its icon in the toolbar and then click Disable

9.2 To view the log of the photos taken with the now click on Window and then click Capture Movement and see all the photos with the respective time

 

10/10/2012

 

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Translated via software

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Source:

Italian version of CercaGeometra.it

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