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  {{Project
   |Name=ESP32-CAM
   |Picture=ESP32-CAM.jpg
   |Omschrijving=Cheap webcams with Wifi, what could possibly go wrong?
   |Status=In progress
   |Contact=noopwafel
   |Contact1=bertrik
  }}


== Introduction ==
It's an ESP32 board with a camera, running a web server, so it acts as an inexpensive webcam.

== Hardware == 
* http://wiki.aithinker.com/esp32-cam
* [[bertrik]] ordered [https://aliexpress.com/item/ESP32-CAM/32947577882.html this board on AliExpress]

To install the camera:
* flip the black part of the camera connector 90 degrees so it points up
* place the camera connector, contacts towards the PCB, camera facing up
* gently slide the connector in place (about 2 or 3 mm of travel), e.g. pushing with the screw driver onto the rigid part of the camera connector towards the white part of the PCB connector
* flip the black part of the connector back into the flat position.

Pins (ESP32 cam to USB serial converter):
* ESP-32 5V to USB serial 5V
* ESP-32 GND to USB serial GND
* ESP-32 UAR to USB-serial TX
* ESP-32 UAT to USB-serial RX
* ESP-32 IO0 looped to ESP-32 GND (they are next to each other), you can use a jumper or a dupont wire. CLOSED for flashing, OPEN for running.

== Software ==
* maybe https://github.com/m5stack/m5stack-cam-psram ?
* https://github.com/donny681/ESP32_CAMERA_QR
* [https://youtu.be/q7Z_XnBYFhY Step by step video guide to getting it up and running with Arduino IDE and the Expressif CameraWebServer example]
* https://github.com/geeksville/TenDollarWebcam

=== platformio ===
The CameraWebServer example can be compiled as a platformio project: https://github.com/bertrik/CameraWebServer

To build the code, clone the git repo above, cd into it, then type
  pio run

To upload it to the board (put a jumper between IO0 and GND):
  pio run -t upload

To watch the debug output (remove the jumper):
  pio device monitor

Platformio can be installed on a Debian Linux system as follows:
  sudo apt install python-pip
  sudo pip install platformio
  pio upgrade