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Hardware Compatibility List

2013-01-14T00:34:45Z

Andrewq:

Zoneminder will work with almost any capture card that is supported by the linux kernel. You may find additional details about supported hardware in the [http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=10 Hardware Compatibility List] part of the forums. Also if you find something in the forums that is missing from the wiki ADD IT.

== Capture Cards ==

[[Anykeeper]]

[[Avermedia]]

[[Camsecure PCI Express video capture]]

[[Digiflower]]

[[Geovision GV250 - bt878a chip]]

[[Grandtec Grand X Guard]]

[[Hauppauge]]

[[Ituner Spectra 8]]

[[Kodicom 4400r]]

[[Kodicom 8800]]

[[Tungson TE-8008]]

Leadtek WinFast VC 100 - the cheapest bt878 model with no tuner on it, just Com/Svideo in.

[[LinkDelight CCTV H.264 4CH DVR Card]]

[[Linux Media Labs LMLBT44]]

[[Osprey 100]]

[[Provideo PV- series (Bluecherry)]]
[[ Bluecherry - BC-H16480A]]
[[TView 95/99]]

[[Videocards with Philips saa7134 chipset]]

[[WinFast TV2000 XP]]

[[Rapid OS]]

== bt8x8 Cards ==
A note on the bt8x8-based TV-tuner cards: these usually have beside the tuner input, also a Composite and an S-Video input. You can hook up 2 analog cameras to these, and access from ZoneMinder both of them as individual cameras, at max 15Fps. You don't need two separate TV cards for two cameras!

[[Pico2000]] - 4 port card, one chip bt878, around 2 fps when using all channels

[[Bt878_4chip_8inputs]] -4 chips bt878, 8 inputs, around 5 fps when using 2 inputs per chip

[[:Image:Karta.jpg| bt878 8 chip 8 input]] - This card is supplied with D-sub to 8 BNC connector and uses the bt878 chip for each input allowing full frame rates and quality. See [[Kodicom 8800]] for more information.

Geovision GV250 bt878a single chip 4 inputs - This capture Card is supplied with 4 video inputs but with NO audio channel

'''Most other BTTV (bt878, bt848) cards, see /usr/src/linux/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/CARDLIST on your system for a list of some of them.'''

== Analog Cameras ==

Any regular composite or S-video camera connected via a supported capture card. Some analog cameras feature camera control - ZM supports several of these camera's Pan/Tilt/Zoom functions via serial port control, as well as camera Presets, Focus, Iris, etc.
*[[PicturetelControlScript | PictureTel PTZ2N]].

== Network Cameras ==
For Network Cams to work they need to be able to stream MJPEG without the requirement of activex controls. If you see the requirement for the camera calls for IE then there is a good chance it may not work. The other option is to grab JPEG images if the camera supports that option which will work but at a lower frame rate.

Any network camera that allows access to single JPEG image grabs or '''some but not all''' multi-part JPEG feeds.

'''Full Compatibility '''

* [[7Links]](TM Trade Mark)

* [[A-mtk]]

* [[Abus]] some

* [[Airlink 101]] some

* [[Apexis]] (APM-J011-WS, APM-J012-WS, possibly others)

* [[ArecontVision]] (AV3130M, probably other too)

* [[Astak Mole]] Some

* [[Axis]] All

* [[Brickcom]] These have been tested

* [[BSTI]] Some

* [[Cisco]] some

* [[D-Link]] Most

* [[Foscam]] (FI8908W, FI8904W, possibly others)

* [[Gadspot]] Most

* [[Generic]] Only tested one

* [[Geovision]] (GV-FE420, possibly others)

* [[hootoo]] Some

* [[Iguard]] IP390E

* [[Instar]] (IN-2905, possibly others)

* [[Level One]] some

* [[Linksys]] WVC-210 / WVC2300 / PVC2300 / WVC54GC

* [[Loftek]] Sentinel PTZ

* [[Maygion]] (IP-603, IP-604, possibly others)

* [[Rimax]] Some

* [[Rovio]]

* [[Sony]] Most

* [[TP-LINK]] Some

* [[Trendnet]] Most

* [[Wanscam]] FR4020A2 (Foscam clone)

* [[x-vision]] Xvision cameras by y3k

* [[Y-Cam]] (Sharx Ip) Most

* [[Zavio]] Some

* [[Zecumate]] JPT3815W

* Remote systems, themselves running zoneminder, can be accessed as cameras using the Remote Path of '''/cgi-bin/nph-zms?mode=single&monitor=1&scale=100&maxfps=5&buffer=1000''' - where the monitor number is the correct camera on the remote system.

'''Single Jpeg Only'''

* [[Airlink 101]] some

* [[JVC]] some

* [[Panasonic]] some

* PLANET some

*[[Toshiba]] some

* [[Veo Observer IP NetCam]] most

*[[Vivotek]] All

'''Mpeg(ver1.24.0 and up)'''

*[[ABS_MegaCam]]

* [[Axis]] All

* [[ ACTi]] All

*[[Vivotek]] Most

'''Compatible with modifications'''

*[[Aviosys]] some

* [[Mobotix]] all

*[[Edimax]] some

* [[Conceptronic]] some

'''Compatible with problems'''

* [[Compro]] IP70. MPEG4 only, some reliability issues and general poor firmware quality.

* [[Grandtec]] [[Grandtec_WLAN_Camera|WLAN Camera]] WiFi or III - acceptable indoor quality, no infrared-filter (better nightvision) cheap!

* [[Intellinet]] IPCamera with the new firmware.

* Old Intellinet IPCamera (model MWNC-100) with this (http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7500) protocol adapter.

* OvisLink AirLive WL-5400CAM

Useful link: Flash's IP Camera Database, with Zoneminder compatibility guide: http://digdilem.org/cameras

== Network Digitizers ==

Like Network Cameras, these devices produce a video stream - but they accept an analog video input from a camera or other video source.

* [[Synectics E100]] encoder
*The [[IP9100 | Aviosys IP9100, Models A, B and Plus]] has four analog video inputs. It produces a ZM compatible video stream from one of the inputs, which is selectable via an HTTP GET command. There might even be a control script for ZM that lets you select the active video input using ''ZM's Camera Control Presets!''

With the yoics Aviosys 9100 firmware at http://www.yoics.com/?p=28, ZoneMinder can directly access all four ports via /usr/yoicsX.jpg as the remote host path, where X is 0 - 3.

== USB Cameras ==

*Just Zoom USB cam

*Creative Webcam Pro, Webcam 3, LIVE! Cam OPTIA PRO (V4L2, Chan 0, PAL, YUYV)

*''Most'' UVCvideo cameras, including: [[Logitech QuickCam Express]], QuickCam Pro 3000, [[QuickCam Pro 4000]], QuickCam Communicate STX/Deluxe, [[Logitech Webcam Pro 9000]], and [[Webcam C250]]

*Logitech Quickcam Orbit/Sphere (experimental basic pan/tilt control has also published for testing and hacking [http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9788])

*[[Philips]]

*Any OV511 based USB camera [http://alpha.dyndns.org/ov511/cameras.html]

*Any CPIA based USB camera [http://webcam.sourceforge.net]

*[[LabTec WebCam Pro]]

*Confirmed basic functionality with Microsoft Lifecam VX 5000 using UVC Streaming method

Note that most USB cameras that can use Video4Linux/V4L2, and so can be used by ZoneMinder. Some have older chipsets and can be hard to find new.

Note that PWC drivers are not included in the kernel. Some distribution's add them in and other may not. Here are some relevant links:
* [http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/ Old Maintainer]
* [http://www.saillard.org/linux/pwc/ Current PWC Maintainer]

== X10 Devices ==
The only device that really needs to be compatable with ZM is the Transceiver, all other x10 devices comunicate through that device.
*[[CM11]] Bi-Directional Transceiver

Other X10 notes:

[http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6423&highlight=x10 Topic 6423]

[http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7082&highlight=x10 Topic 7082]

== All other hardware as supported by Linux ==
To find out if your hardware is supported, check the HCL [http://www.mpsmsc.com/recruitment-indonesia.html MSC Recruitment Indonesia]

== Links ==
* [http://www.mpsmsc.com/crewing-indonesia.html MSC Crewing Indonesia]
* [http://www.doxapest.co.id/index.php/pest-control-dan-anti-rayap Pest Control]
* [http://www.tokobungasabana.com Toko Bunga]
* [http://terpalindonesia.com Tenda cafe]

== Plug Computers ==
Guruplug Server Plus -> How to install Zoneminder on it -> [http://plugcomputer.org/plugwiki/index.php/ZoneMinder PlugComputer Wiki Zoneminder Howto]

Pico2000

2013-01-14T00:26:44Z

Andrewq:

== Introduction ==

PICO2000 is a cheap DVR card that works well with ZoneMinder.

=== Name origination ===

The name "PICO2000," though often used, is technically not correct. PICO2000 is the name of proprietary software that was bundled with this class of cards.

PICO2000 is available under many different brand names such as '''Star Imavision Video Capture''', '''Brooktree 848''', '''Brooktree 878'''. They are generally stated as '''PICO2000 compatible'''.

=== Specifications ===

PICO2000 is a quad camera input PCI card. The card uses a single Conexant 878A chip. In addition, some models have 1 audio input jack; it has not been tested with ZoneMinder.

* Compression: MPEG4
* Display Resolution: 352 x 240 (NTSC)
* Screen Display: 1/4/7/10/13/16 multi-view or full screen
* Multiple cards allowed as per your PCI slot allocation
* Minimum PC capability: Pentium III 800 MHz or equivalent
* 30 FPS (degrades as the channels are utilized; expect ~2 FPS with all four channels capturing)

=== Purchase information ===

A PICO2000 costs about US$5.00 in China with free shipping.

For the United States, ebay may be the best place to purchase a PICO2000. As of January of 2010, they are $30 each (including shipping from China). An ebay search for "PICO CCTV" will return results.

== Linux driver ==

Linux kernels after 2.6.2x appear to have the driver for this card bundled in. Further info can be found at [http://linux.bytesex.org/v4l2/bttv.html http://linux.bytesex.org/v4l2/bttv.html].

=== Linux configurations and experiments ===

In <tt>/etc/modprobe.conf</tt>

For one card:
options bttv card=77 tuner=4 radio=0 triton1=0 vsfx=0 autoload=0
For two cards:
options bttv card=77,77 tuner=4,4 radio=0,0 triton1=0 vsfx=0 autoload=0
And so on.

Also, if during bootup your system hangs for 5 minutes or more at "Setting clock (utc)":
options i2c-algo-bit bit_test=1
options bttv card=77 tuner=4 radio=0 triton1=0 vsfx=0 autoload=0
The order of the lines is important.

In Ubuntu 12.04 server, <tt>/etc/modprobe.conf</tt> is gone, so you need to create a config file in <tt>/etc/modprobe.d/</tt>:
* call it bttv.conf (the name doesn't really matter), and it contains:

alias char-major-81-0 bttv
options bttv card=77 pll=1

On an AMD 6-core running zm 1.25 on Centos 6 I got this error a couple times
a second in /var/log/messages -- kernel: bttv0: PLL can sleep. The remedy was
to remove the options from a file in modprobe.d and put it in /etc/rc.d/rc.local as

modprobe bttv card=77,77 tuner=4,4 radio=0,0 triton1=0 vsfx=0 autoload=0

== ZoneMinder configuration ==

Settings under source >> source >> general...

The following settings depend on your camera. Check your camera's specification sheet (try the suggested starting values in brackets):

* Device format [NTSC, PAL]
* Capture pallet [GREY]
* Dimensions [X=320, Y=240]

When you have multiple cameras sharing one Pico card, you may have issues where:

* An image from one camera shows up on more than one input
* Blank images on certain inputs
* Mixed images between inputs.

The reported solution for these problems has varied. You may want to try each of the following options one at a time. Remember to restart ZoneMinder after each change.

* Disable V4L_MULTI_BUFFER (found in options >> config)
* Change CAPTURES_PER_FRAME to a value such as 2 or 4 (found in options >> config)
* Use Video For Linux version 1 for each input (found in source >> source >> capture method)
* In ZoneMinder 1.25, I had to use V4L2 to get it to work

== ZoneMinder configuration 2.0 ==
This is working for me. Might not work for others.
'''This card is very 50/50 when getting it to work. Each system is different!'''

I live in UK so for me I use PAL.
PAL is 768x576
NTCS should be 640x480 (NOT TESTED).

My settings are just like the other ones but like so.

In the ZoneMinder Console, Add/edit a camera to this.

'''Source'''
{| {{table}}
|-
| Device Path|| /dev/video0
|-
| Capture Method|| Video for Linux Version 2
|-
| Device Channel||X
|-
| Device Format|| PAL
|-
| Capture Palette|| YUYV (Tested most of them, half work, half working ones are B/W or wrong color).
|-
| Capture Width (pixels)||768
|-
| Capture Height (pixels) ||576
|-
|
|}
X = what input you are using. I have a image on the bottom of this page showing what inputs are what.
(NTSC should be 640x480)

'''In your /etc/modprobe.d/bbtv.conf'''

{| {{table}}
| alias char-major-81-0 bttv
|-
| options bttv gbuffers=32 card=77 tuner=4 radio=0 coring=1 full_luma_range=1 chroma_agc=1 combfilter=1 autoload=0 triton1=0 vsfx=0
|-
|
|}

Expect about 7-15FPS, 10 average at this resolution.
I have added a photo of a night garden shot. More to come.
http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=20692&p=78737#p78737
TBH, This capture card is a waste of time and money unless if you are happy with 1-2FPS 4 channel or 1 channel 10FPS.

Test with config 2.0
Night garden http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/6170/capturexwm.png

Card input numbers. http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/8941/inputsfw.png

== Chip history ==

The Conexant Fusion 878A is the newer version of the Brooktree Bt878A. The Brooktree Bt878A is the successor to the Bt848.

Video capture software supporting Bt878A that is not designed for CCTV will likely only allow you to access one camera port at a time.

[http://wiki.robotz.com/index.php/Pico_Install_Instructions_4_Port_CCTV_DVR_Card#Conexant_Fusion_878A http://wiki.robotz.com/images/d/da/Conexantfusion878A.png]

== Links ==
* [http://toko-bunga-jakarta.net Toko bunga]

== Photos ==
[[Image:4ch DVR card.jpg|220px|Pico2000 photo 3]]
[[Image:Pico2000_1.jpg|200px|Pico2000 photo 1]]
[[Image:Pico2000_2.jpg|200px|Pico2000 photo 2]]