In the previous chapter, we looked into devices and sensors used to secure your home. We will proceed by using another device at the heart of home automation, a camera. Cameras are the main devices used for security. They have been used in all kinds of places for security reasons. Government officials use security cameras to monitor streets and other public areas. Private companies monitor their offices. Cameras are also widely used in home automation.

The main reason to use security cameras for home automation is to detect if anyone broke into your house and capture their video or photo. They are also used to monitor a newborn baby by working parents. There are many providers who sell cameras with cloud services to monitor homes with a smartphone or any other connected device.

In this chapter, we will use a network camera to capture frames with Intel Galileo. Cameras will be the last device to be included in our home automation...