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Created by: hernan_e at: 2/9/2009 4:35 PM (3 Replies)

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2/9/2009 4:35 PM	Rate (0)
hernan_e Posts: 53 Rating: (2)	Hello, I need to put a webcam into a WinCC SCADA HMI, I 've read this faq https://support.automation.siemens.com/WW/llisapi.dll/6158798?func=ll&objId=26415164&objAction=csView&lang=en&siteid=cseus&aktprim=0&extranet=standard&viewreg=WW&load=treecontent but Windows Media Encoder gives me an error 0XC00D2F0B and server don't start I've tried to use a program to stream webcam into http (webcamxp) but it gives me just one jpg that's being updated all the time, and when I want to insert it as image from wincc graphic designer it shows me just a single static image and doesn't update. is there any other way to view images from webcam in WinCC? thanks for reading
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2/10/2009 3:28 PM	Rate (0)
hernan_e Posts: 53 Rating: (2)	Now I 've it working using WinCCWebBrowser reading a local html file created by webcamxp that read continuously the updated file served (I put it every 200 ms ).. It's a solution.. but it's not clean, need extra software, it's unsightly because the browser and the update of the image makes mouse pointer blink.. I keep acepting advices on this matter, thanks!
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2/9/2012 9:00 AM	Rate (0)
Gronhund Posts: 7 Rating: (0)	Hi. I also want to get a IP cam into a WinCC application. So I just wanted to hear if you stuck with the internal webbrowser, or you found something better (ActiveX or something different)? Best regards Mikkel
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2/20/2012 4:15 PM	Rate (0)
April Posts: 1776 Rating: (95)	Hi, for WinCC V7 you can use the WinCC media control. Details see online help for "WinCC Media control"
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