OpenWRT actually contains everything needed to run two or even more webcams with mjpg-streamer. But there is a bug in the init script that prevents it from working properly. This is an easy fix.
Adding an I2C interface to the TL-WR703N
15/08/2012
Filed under Kippycam
I had the wireless router to show the webcam images for the 'kippycam'. Some discussions in the openwrt forms showed, that there are several spare GPIO pins on its chip. So: there is a chance to do all kinds of hardware control. This rekindled some childhood enthusiasm for electronics that I had nearly forgotten. So, how did I add hardware control (specifically, the I2C interface) to the TL-WR703N?
Keeping Openwrt online using DHCP
13/07/2012
Filed under Kippycam
When Openwrt loses its connection, it does not very gracefully reconnect when using proto dhcp. This is how I solved this
Getting network access in the garden