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[Mr. Jones]

Like i said, it's my brothers and I've yet to check it out.

[Brian H]

Let us know what you find out.

[Deemar]

Went to the site.  Didn't see an 1tb internal EIDE hard drive.  Had some externals but I think if I was going to use a usb x10 video capture device I would give it all the bandwidth it could handle. Especially on an older pc. Just my 2 cents though.   

IDE? Holy, do yourself a favour and switch over to SATA, especially if you're processing video.

[Mr. Jones]

Just as a heads up, and I hope I didn’t lose my list of helpers here….I did get a hold of the computer and bought a 500 gig hard drive that I am still waiting to have installed.  Is there anything else I need to purchase, to get what I already have working with the “PCC” program and the computer? I’m  looking for a VA-11A or a VA12A  right now.   

[Mr. Jones]

I just bought a VA11A for $10 new. Woo Hoo! 

[Tuicemen]

I just bought a VA11A for $10 new. Woo Hoo! 

good find!
now the fun will start!
 

[Mr. Jones]

I'm glad to see that you are still with me! I hope you are kidding when you say "now the fun starts". I still have your stills option as a back up solution, don't I? I find that I get a day or two of record time on the VCR Commander after being gone over a time frame of a week. I'm hopeful the video option will work but knowing I can still grab photos will be better than what I have right now. Can I change the time of the record length with your software program?

[Tuicemen]

Yes I was kidding!
However some users do get frustrated setting up camera record software.
and sometimes configuring windows to see the VA11A can be a bit tricky but I posted a walk threw on the forum incase.
PcCompanion video capture was created for users of it and I personaly don't use any video capture software for capturing.
With that said PCC was designed to work with motions sensors and start recording when motion is detected and stop when motion is not.
I never added the option to continue recording X seconds after motion was lost.
However I may look at adding that option when I get back into my programing cycle!
PCC still has the stills capture option and can take a snap shot every X seconds while motion is detected.
Other software have this option as well if PCC fails to work for you to your satisfaction.


 

[Mr. Jones]

Can you post the link for the walk through? I didn't see it on your thread.

[Tuicemen]

the VA11A install walk through is posted in the Active Home Pro section as this is where the issue first appeared.
However you'll need to download and install the X10 USB Video Drivers from the x10 software download page.
if windows fails to see the va11a or it doesn't work then you can follow the install steps from here:
http://forums.x10.com/index.php?topic=8083.msg49642
 

[Mr. Jones]

For the benefit of education for all who want to do this too, I decided to post an offline chat I had with a fellow poster.


After I bought the VA11A I had this chat;

I plug the VA11A out of the Wireless Receiver's yellow jack, and plug it into my usb drive on my computer, correct? Do I have to do anything to the computer to make it see the X10 equipment? Or does it act just like a drive or any other flash drive?
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Setup of the VA11A is as you discribed
However you will need the x10 video drivers.
Once that is installed and windows can see the va11a conected PCC will be able to use it.
Do you have a cm15a or cm19a in your setup?
How many cammeras are you going to be using and how will they  turned on/off.
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Can I get the video drivers from X10's website? Do you know where/link?

I have the TM751 Tranceiver. Will this piece still work with the PC?

I have three cameras with Eagle eye motions sensers.  

Anything else you can think of that I'm missing?  

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I think your going to need a cm15a or Cm19a (cm15 is better.comes with AHP included)
http://www.x10.com/promotions/sw31a_activehome_hmp.html?feat6 you may find it cheeper.
else there will be no way PCC will see motion signals to tell when to start recording and when to stop.
drivers for the VA11A can befound on the software download page
http://www.x10.com/support/support_soft1.htm
you'll need the SDK redistibutionable files as well so PCC can talk to a CM15A or Cm19a
http://www.activehomepro.com/sdk/sdk-info.html
download the complete installation package.


PS Am i forgetting anything?

[Mr. Jones]

Hello everybody! Sorry I dropped off the face of the earth there but I had an emergency drop in my lap back in June. I am now ready to try this experiment. I was reading over this post again to refresh my memory and I think I’m going to buy the CM15a right from X10. It’s only $49 plus, I get a couple of other things (I don’t what they are) with it too. Is this software even work? It say’s it’s new but is it really?
This is all the stuff I have. Please let me know if I need anything else. Like I said in my original post, I’m doing this in a remote place with no access to the net.
CR12a Camera remote control
IN80A Xcam2 Primer
MS16A (3) ActiveEye Motion Sensor
TM751 Wireless Transceiver
VR36A Wireless Video Receiver
XX20A (3) NightWatch Wireless Low light Cameras (which are not good in low light at all!)
VA11A PC Video/USB 2.0 Adapter Kit

[Mr. Jones]

I found a pdf file of the manual for the CM15a. I'm a bit confused.....Do I really need this devise? It says it's for controlling lights and stuff. All I want to do is record my (3) X2cams that have motion detectors. Or is it really the transceiver (for lack of a better word) I need to talk to the computer? Any help would be appreciated!

[Tuicemen]

Depending on what software you choose to use to record your video you maybe able to do with out the CM15A.

However this most likely would result in one long video file, perhaps with nothing on it.
The cm15a will see info from your motion sensors and tell the computer to start/stop recording.
This would make a new video file for each ocurrance.
 

[Mr. Jones]

Hey! Thanks for getting back to me! I'm going to be using PCC and most likey use the still option because the video feature is a little different as I was told.  Unless you have a another suggestion? Okay I will buy the CM15A. Should I even bother with the software (AHP)? I mean if I use PCC is there a reason to even load the software from x10?