[PLUG] Linux-compatible borescope, yay!

Michael Barnes barnmichael at gmail.com
Wed Aug 7 00:53:59 UTC 2019


You can find Android Endoscopes on Amazon for <$20. As they work with
Android, they may likely work with Linux as well. However, your Android
phone is probably much more portable.

Michael


On Tue, Aug 6, 2019 at 12:04 AM Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> wrote:

> I'm about to cut some holes in the wall to upgrade the
> plumbing in our house (a professional will do the actual
> plumbing).  I wanted to see where the pipes run and what
> is in the way.
>
> So I risked $58 on an Oiiwak Industrial Endoscope aka
> Borescope.  This is a box with a 4.3 inch diagonal color
> screen and an 11 foot cable with a 5.5 mm diameter 1080p
> camera and LED lights at the other end.
>
> It includes an 8 GB microSDXC card and a USB cable.
> When I plug the unit into an ancient laptop with an old
> distro, the memory card mounts on the desktop, pretty
> much like the memory card in my old brickphone.
>
> There may be dodopaddle or perhaps linux apps that can
> connect to the camera directly, but the handheld screen
> is fine for capturing images and videos to the memory
> card ... which I replaced with a SanDisk 64GB card.
>
> Now to poke holes in the drywall and fish some camera
> cable.  What fun!
>
> Yet another fun toy usable with our Linux laptops and
> computers.  I'll use it off and on until fall, then I
> might loan it out to my linux brethren and sistren.
>
> Keith
>
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