Use a ESP32-CAM Module to Stream HD Video Over Local Network

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Today we will Stream HD video throughout our entire local network with a module pretty much the size of my thumb. We can even run AI Face Detection, operating completely on the edge, with our ESP32-CAM module. At this form factor it feels like Science Fiction 🤖🌌🛸.
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The ESP32-CAM is a game changer when it comes to network connected cameras & microcontrollers. Cameras in combination with artificial intelligence create arguably the most powerful sensor you can ever put on a micro-controller. So lets tinker with it today!
ESP32 boards are the current IoT gold standard for getting WIFI connectivity into your projects and, because of this, they come in many types and variants. Recently ESP32 Development boards have started adding all kinds of extra bells and whistles. DFRobot swooped in with the fantastic ESP32-CAM Development board. The ESP32-CAM Development Board sports an inbuilt 2MB camera, a microSD card holder for recording video, an inbuilt antenna, a socket for a beefier external antenna, an indicator LED and a reset button. Note that the ESP32-CAM board has only UART connectivity. UART stands for universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter. This means we will require a USB to UART Converter to correctly translate to the ESP32-CAM our programming scripts when we hook it up to a USB port of a computer.
With today's completed system you will require only this board and 5V 2A Power to create a fast and robust video stream displaying everything this camera sees that is accessible from any device connected to your local network. The local device could be a computer, mobile phone or iPad, the choice is yours. You will even have the capability to use AI face detection running completely on the edge with our completed system here. At this form factor that is pretty insane.
This means you can quickly slap this module onto any robotics project and you will be able to see the wide-world direct from the perspective of your robot. Or you can pop it into the corner of your room and instantly create a viable security camera that could save video straight to the inbuilt Micro-SD card.
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0:00 Intro
0:25 ESP32-CAM Features!
0:57 What You Need
1:27 Assembly to Flash Board
3:08 Install Arduino IDE to Flash Board!
3:24 Customise Arduino IDE for ESP32-CAM
5:29 Download ESP32-CAM Scripts
5:55 Open Script
6:27 Add YOUR WiFi Details
6:49 Time To FLASH!
7:51 Identify the IP Address
8:47 Final Hardware Assembly
9:30 Access the WiFi Live Stream
9:55 Success!
10:10 Exploring Inbuilt Settings (Including Face Recognition!)
10:44 Phone Access the WiFi Stream
11:00 Add Eyes On Your Robots
11:33 3D Printed Case
11:56 Outro
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КОМЕНТАРІ: 97

@deterdamel7380 Рік тому

ESP32 CAM is a cheap and cool device. There're also different cam modules available with different resolutions and angles.

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

Absolutely true! You can hit up some of the other types here if you're interested 😊 core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/DFR0620 & core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/ADA4095

@BlondieSL Рік тому

I'm looking into this as a possible resolution to monitor an area of the property where a full-sized camera would be seen. I didn't know that there are different modules with different resolutions. What would I be looking for as part numbers or model numbers for the highest definition available? Thanks in advance.

@user-mc8xt1iq7c 8 місяців тому

just know that ipcameras are extremely insecure@@BlondieSL

@AbdullahFurqaan Рік тому

What a woderful project that was!📸

@PavolFilek Рік тому

Good job, nice to have it to monitor off-grid solar system.

@SparklesMcFartyPants Рік тому

Thank you for this video! There are so many applications that I could put this to, I appreciate your time and effort in this!

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

Thanks for your kind words 😊 there are just sooo many things you can do with this board!

@Hydro3D Рік тому

Well done on the thumbnail/video intro

@lowtus7 Рік тому

Great video, very well thought through and delivered. Subscribed

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

Happy days 😊

@phinok.m.628 Рік тому

As much as I appreciate using bare ESP modules for your projects and programming them using a USB to UART converter. In this case it's really not worth the hassle to wire it up, given that a programmer for the ESP32-CAM costs less than a cup of coffee and makes the ESP32-CAM so much more convenient to flash and debug your code with.

@skytechandgizmosmartinez7914 8 місяців тому

does he mean Local Area Network? no internet needed? just a router?

@compubyte2010 Рік тому

awesome video man!! thanks!! love the 3d printed case !!!

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

Big Love! 😊

@BABALOOEY46 Рік тому

Nice stuff!!! 🎉

@riggsron Рік тому

Great video, nothing fancy, just the meat. Thank you.

@taransaini7447 Рік тому

Hi, this video really helped me. Is there any other cameras that can be used other than the one the esp32 cam module comes with. Possibly a camera with higher resolution?

@Gerald-iz7mv Рік тому

hi nice video - is there a better camera on the market besides OV2640 / OV5640? im also looking for a solar cell for the esp32 - any suggestions?

@Nordic_Goon 9 місяців тому

I believe most ESP32's flash best at 115200 baud rate. You may get a serial connection error trying to flash at a higher rate. Just something I noticed in your board setup you showed under the tools drop down.

@olafschermann1592 Рік тому

(How) did you glue the backside of the camera to the SD card slot, to make it a small heat sink?

@olafschermann1592 Рік тому

Printing a case, is PLA sufficient or does the heat of the camera bend the PLA case which gets soft at 60deg C /140deg F?

@user-ry7pj9ik3l 10 місяців тому

Hi do you know if it is possible to make a stream via bluetooth? and other board alternatives for cam proyects?

@johnsummers7389 11 місяців тому

Are you able to set this up to provide video to a website that constantly streams the video? I was looking at setting up a chicken cam for my backyard chickens but not sure I can use this for that project. Also set it up so that when someone clicks a button, it will activate a feeder for the chickens.

@TheOldKid Рік тому

Anyone have an opinion or advice on the differences between the wrover and wroom? I looked up the esspresif tutorial section and got lost. Anyone with a link to something as helpful as this video but for esp32-cam wroom s3 I would be most grateful

@Gormadt Рік тому

Oh man this is great I think I have a few RC projects that just got cooler

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

Brilliant 😊!

@xxxkahunaxxx 4 місяці тому

is there a way to use less power when not needed? ie in bird house just used to check in from time to time and conserve battery

@NotGreig 29 днів тому

yes but is it possible to receive notifications with this application ? for exapmple when a pir sensors detects motion camera comes and and a notification is sent to user over local network?If it is possible, could you show me an example of this? it would be a great help. thanks again!

@bberil4834 5 місяців тому

Thanks for the video. I also want to implement a similar setup. I want to stream video from ESP32 to my Raspberry Pi4 but without using the Internet. How can I do that?

@garrymcdonald5456 11 місяців тому

Can it stream live to a device by direct connection? All I can find is local networks, but not being able to connect the board to a phone directly. I need something to stream live to my mobile where there is no internet access. Plenty of cams on aliexpress that do and I suppose I could buy some and rip them apart but these are so much cheaper.

@BlondieSL Рік тому

I was rather surprised at the robust web interface for this tiny, inexpensive cam solution. WOW! One question, however. Does this have a "RECORD" option where you can set a path to either a local hard drive or even to a networked drive (i.e. NAS) ?? Also, does this automatically handle Audio, which if there's a record option, would also record the audio along with the picture? I'd like to get a couple of these to add to our security system. We have our garage at the end of the property. There's a lane way behind, where I can't put a regular security camera as it would be easily seen. I think one of these would work. Other devices in the garage are able to connect to our WiFi, so if the radio is sensitive, perhaps it can connect. Also, I hope that there's a low-light HD (1080) version.

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

Come check the Where to Now and comment section of the full written up guide, Recording and Sound are definitely possible 😊 - core-electronics.com.au/guides/esp32-cam-set-up/

@gargula852 8 місяців тому

2 amps??? You are crazy man!

@jameshughes3014 Рік тому

That's a pretty good image for such a small thing. What is the maximum frame rate? Can you get better fps at lower resolution?

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

Frame rates depend on many things - The technical side is that the pixel clock needs to be compatible with what the ESP32-CAM can handle whilst receiving all the bytes from DMA and putting them into PSRAM fast enough. Simply though, the smaller the resolution the better the FPS. 50FPS is possible with 20MHz XCLK at 96x96 pixels. 25FPS is possible at OV2640 20MHz at 400x296.

@rubialugattimoreira1978 Рік тому

Thanks 🌹

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

You're welcome 😊

@Razor_Burn Рік тому

Awesome tutorial Tim! 👍

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

Cheers mate 😊

@t.n.1056 9 місяців тому

And how stream it through the Internet??

@309electronics5 Рік тому

why did you not get the programmer for it? only a few bucks and is neater and has a inbuilt io0 button and reset button and usb port looks much nicer. Also why did you put the esp in a breadboard?? just connect the programmer directly to the board

@DVN_FPV 2 місяці тому

how did you rotate the picture ?

@MrFritzthecatfish 11 місяців тому

Can you get it to work with Zoneminder?

@fourat181 11 місяців тому

can you give a command through out that web site?

@Palmit_ 4 місяці тому

i bought an esp32s3 devc n16r8 with ov2640 camera module.. but i stupidly follow this tutorial as it seemed like what i wanted. but i bricked it. it's too out date for nodern arduino interface and modern hardware sadly. :(

@andres_pq Рік тому

Can this be done with a RP2040?

@BlondieSL Рік тому

Oh, I have a question about this cam. Ok, so I get how to use its browser interface, which is robust. But, is it possible to have one ESP32-CAM send HD video to another ESP-32 that has an HD display connected to it? If that's easy to do, I wouldn't mind getting one. My Home Monitoring project uses a 7" Nextion Enhanced display. Sadly, this model doesn't support video. The Intelligent version does, but the price on those has gone nuts. So what I thought, is that I could redesign the case and have the ESP-32 handle 2 displays. This Nextion (which only require RX/TX, nothing more) and some other recommended display that can display HD. I'm I wishing for too much?

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

These boards have really inspired the maker community and, because of that, I don't think your asking too much 😊. Come check out these Open Source Systems created using these boards. Some of them should be right up your project alley. Two ESP32 Cameras on a Phone App - ukposts.info/have/v-deo/iJGaeIpoq2ZopYk.html Multiple ESP32-CAM to an Android Tablet (Including Recording) - ukposts.info/have/v-deo/i2aKk6RkeK6lzp8.html The more the community puts in the better these Open Source Cameras will get.

@BlondieSL Рік тому

@@Core-Electronics Hopefully someone will come up with a recording solution that can record directly to a network mapped drive/NAS. That's my wish. For me, I have many security cameras in our home and around the property. They are all configured to record 24/7 to NAS drives. There's one area where I can't put a traditional camera because it would be seen easily and there's no location to hide it. However, these tiny cams might fit the bill. I've ordered 2 of these and they should arrive this week. I look forward to leaning these.

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

Proper exciting! Consider adding your project to our Project Page - core-electronics.com.au/projects/. Your system sounds phenomenal cool and and it helps/inspires the community (+ there is Store Credit up for grabs!).

@kaz_ji61 Рік тому

unfortunately not so easy to implement with YOLOv5. Of course the difficulties in communicating between machine learning and the camera itself in performing different type of detection.

@KeithMildenberger 10 годин тому

Hello All. If I deploy multiple ESP32 CAM modules will each have a unique IP address? I see the process for finding the IP Address of the module in the material but was curious about how this plays out with multiple devices on the same WIFI network. Do you have any experience or insight? I guess another question would be can you manually assign an IP address of your choosing to this device. Thank you in advance. Keith

@thomasgiboney8924 Рік тому

Where would you suggest I look for stocking up on breadboards?

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

Depends on where you are based, but we have quite the formidable collection ready for purchase here 😊 - core-electronics.com.au/prototyping/breadboards.html

@mrxfin Рік тому

Hi, Can stream RGB (video) through esp32 ? Means i am given RGB VIDEO as input to esp32 and output want on web server Is that possible? If yes any tutorial link?

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

I definitely think that would be possible. I haven't found any great tutorial resources however.

@TBL_stevennelson Рік тому

Can you improve the ui. I have seen some improvements but nothing that's perfect for all situations

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

Heyya mate, here is a great bit of Open source code that you can run on these ESP32-CAM boards to have an improved UI experience 😊 - github.com/easytarget/esp32-cam-webserver

@walterblanc9708 3 місяці тому

How to save the stream?

@eyesonthekingdom 9 місяців тому

any chance you can help guide me through my mistake? ive tried for about 3 hours now in many tutorials and I keep getting the same error when trying to upload.: exec: "cmd": executable file not found in %PATH% Error compiling for board ESP32 Dev Module.

@Core-Electronics 9 місяців тому

Hi! We handle all our tech support over on the forums - this guide already has a topic provisioned. That's where we can share code snippets, screenshots and other useful resources. Just reply to the article linked in this video and we'll get on it!

@eyesonthekingdom 9 місяців тому

@@Core-Electronics thank you

@Palmit_ 4 місяці тому

google "environment variables"

@monishk8050 7 днів тому

Ip address is not showing esp_core_dump_flash: no core dump partition found! .................................................. Pls help

@skytechandgizmosmartinez7914 8 місяців тому

do you mean LAN? not internet?

@KeithMildenberger 2 дні тому

Hello Tim. Awesome video..especially the tip about hitting the reset button during the flash. Link to the full article is now broken. I referenced it a few days back and today can't get to it today, getting code 404 with a Core Electronics banner on it. Is there a new link please? Thank you, Keith

@Core-Electronics 2 дні тому

Hmm that's odd, the link is working on our end. Perhaps it's cached on your computer? Try a unique query like this: core-electronics.com.au/guides/wireless/esp32-cam-set-up/?refresh

@KeithMildenberger 10 годин тому

@@Core-Electronics Working fine today...thank you for checking !

@gutrali Рік тому

Ughhhhh!! For the last week I've been dealing with the fact there are no exposed / usable ADC pins on ESP32-cam!!! And now that I've accepted that fact, I am now even struggling getting an ADS1115 working over i2c!! Please, type up in a comment or make a video about how to resolve this because I'm tearing out my hair. And I don't have a lot of spare haha. I just want to do analogreads to use a linear hall effect sensor (49E). Though I'm wishing I went with a bipolar at this point haha

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

Heyya mate, we will help, fear not! Having chatted with the support team I have double confirmed that there are ADC on ESP32-CAM Boards. Looking at this Pin Out its looks like these following GPIOs are RTC and support ADC: GPIOs 2, 4, 12, 13, 14, and 15. Here is a RandomNerdTutorial using an ESP32 ADC Pin to read Analog Values - randomnerdtutorials.com/esp32-adc-analog-read-arduino-ide/ And here is another reading Analogue information of an onboard Hall Effect Sensor with an ESP32 - randomnerdtutorials.com/esp32-hall-effect-sensor/ Hope this helps! Come write up a forum post if you need some more help 😊 forum.core-electronics.com.au/

@jasonstation Рік тому

This is the second video I've tried (and this one is very good and clear) but I keep getting 'No such file or directory' when compiling. Where am I going wrong?

@jasonstation Рік тому

Fixed by reinstalling board via boards manager!

@stefanregensburger5587 9 місяців тому

Is there also an option to add security such as a pasword to the website so not everyone with the IP can have a look?

@RealWorldMaverick 6 місяців тому

Yes

@cjlowe1650 8 місяців тому

What if you have a Raspberry pi ?

@cyborgcoders Рік тому

How can I activate automatically "Start Stream"?

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

All open source so you definitely can do so. Without getting too technical Look for the HTTP handler in the script that responds to the "Start Stream" click and move that functionality into it's own method which you can call at the end of app_main.

@zbigniewmarciniak6828 Рік тому

Compilation error: human_face_detect_msr01.hpp: No such file or directory how to solve it?

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

Hey mate, sounds like it requires some extra packages to work on your system for the face detection part of it. Come write up a post with images of your hardware and error messages over here - core-electronics.com.au/guides/wireless/esp32-cam-set-up/ - I'll best be able to help you there.

@thejll Рік тому

Mmm, that all went well, until I hoped to see the ip address in the Serial Monitor ... but it started saying "Brownout detector was triggered", and did not show any ip numbers. Any ideas?

@Alan_Stinchcombe Рік тому

A brownout means reduced mains voltage to shed load. In your case, the behaviour may be triggered by the maximum output current of your power supply being lower than the 2 amps specified, so that its output voltage is drooping below 5 volts?

@thejll Рік тому

@@Alan_Stinchcombe USB only handles less than 2 amps, I guess. In my case,switching to external power supply did not help. At first. Two days later it did, so I am puzzled. All’s well now, however.

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

If anyone else runs into brownout problems my advice is to give your power and ground Jumper wires a little jiggle. That fixed any brownout issues long enough for me to receive the IP address from the Arduino Serial Monitor.

@AN-go8ie 8 місяців тому

how do i copy a url into that box in preferences. no one is explaining shit properly

@MahBor Рік тому

How can i stream it over internet safely?

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

Integrating the system with Home Assistant is likely the safest way to do this. A great guide was made by random nerd tutorials on it which you can hit up here 😊 - randomnerdtutorials.com/esp32-cam-video-streaming-web-server-camera-home-assistant/

@tinayoga8844 Рік тому

I was hoping there would be something new as far as using the ESP32-CAM. Unfortunately it was just the same sketch that was in videos three years ago. No change. No additional information from then.

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

You might like this - ukposts.info/have/v-deo/i2aKk6RkeK6lzp8.html

@muhammedmetaweaa6490 Рік тому

A fatal error occurred: Failed to connect to ESP32: No serial data received.

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

You may need to swap the RX and TX lines

@bushbabyttv9442 Рік тому

Why is the graphics so bad with myne and it is very laggy

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

At 10:02 you can see all the settings I have toggled the ESP32-CAM to for pretty display response. So long as your WiFi is up to scratch you'll get a similar FPS and speed. At 10:21 you can see all the settings I toggled on the left for Real Time High FPS response.

@z08840 Рік тому

still MJPEG - hardly HD

@Core-Electronics Рік тому

High definition just refers to the resolution of the sensor. Bitrate, file type and compression are all important parts of image quality but aren't factored into the SD, HD, UHD monikers.

@volkinaxe Рік тому

can not make sence of any of this your to fast and there are things missing with it also it is zoomed out making it hard to see any thing being done

@makostamas2151 Рік тому

Usually I watch UKposts videos while I am eating breakfast or dinner. I really like your videos but your nails are so disgusting I literally can't watch them while eating. I mean I really enjoy your videos, I do not mean to offend you.