CASP Support For ESP32 CAM Board

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Introduction

This support document explains how to program ESP32 CAM for using it as a WiFi Camera.

Procedure

§ Set ESP32 CAM to programmer mode and connect to a serial programmer as shown in below figure

§ Download and run Arduino IDE

§ From Arduino IDE select Preference and set Additional Board Manager URLs to: https://dl.espressif.com/dl/package_esp32_index.json

§ From Tools->Board Manager download ESP32 libraries

§ From Arduino IDE, open the CameraWebServer INO file from the CameraWebServer directory located in the CASP ESP32 board support package directory. Modify the WiFi SSID and password.

§ Select Arduino board as: ‘AI Thinker ESP32 CAM’ with partition scheme as: ‘huge app’

§ Select the serial port where ESP32 CAM is connected

§ Build the program and program the board

§ Remove the programmer mode jumper and reconnect the board to the power supply

§ For getting the IP address, open serial monitor. IP address should be displayed in the serial monitor.

§ Type the address for viewing the video stream from the web browser: Example: http://192.168.0.111:81/stream