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Date:         Sat, 10 Sep 2005 19:36:59 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: The Wasserputer
Comments: To: Matt Barclay <mbarclay@OPENFBO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.LNX.4.61.0509071256480.9997@piper>
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That is totally cool!!!!

I appreciate any dude that can do such stuff. I'm envious.

John Rodgers 88 GL Driver

Matt Barclay wrote:

> http://gallery.openfbo.com/Wasserputer > > I am a total geek. The Asus WL-500G Deluxe access point is a computer > running Linux. It has a wireless interface, ethernet, and two USB ports. > Other geeks figured out that we can hack the router and run our own > version of the Linux operating system (www.openwrt.org). So I get one of > these and install it in my 1988 Camper. > > Add a BU-303 USB GPS: > > http://gallery.openfbo.com/Wasserputer/img_4069 > (That's a sirius satellite radio antenna on the right, GPS on the left) > > And add a Phillips Webcam (removed from its case): > > http://gallery.openfbo.com/Wasserputer/img_4068 > > Then wire everything into the Vanagon electical system with a $12 5vdc > voltage regulator from Fry's electronics in a gutted computer power > supply > case: > > http://gallery.openfbo.com/Wasserputer/img_4060 > > Add a 7dbi external wireless internet antenna: > > http://gallery.openfbo.com/Wasserputer/img_4064 > > And finally, run some Cat-5 ethernet cable to a second access point > mounted in the closet: > > http://gallery.openfbo.com/Wasserputer/img_4063 > > That second access point provides local area wireless internet access > (Wireless ESSID: Vanagalan). > > Ta Da! Webcam images with GPS coordinates embedded in the JPEG headers. > All set for integrating into a Google Map. > > The software to harvest webcam images is still in development, but the > GPS > works great. The GPS coordinates are served by a program called GPSD. > > Email me if you're interested in recreating this in your camper. Getting > software installed on the Access point was quite painful, but I have it > packaged for distribution. > > Cheers, > Matt > >


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