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D-Link

2007-02-06T07:52:51Z

Pathway: Added info on the DCS-900. Initial Page.

==D-Link==

DLink is a supplier of several IP Cameras. Not all work with ZoneMinder.

=DCS-900=

There are 2 versions of this camera. The "A" version is reported to work extremely well with ZoneMinder. The "B" version also works, but has a been reported to have lesser performance. I have been able to get upto 8 fps with my revision "B" camera.

Source Type: Remote
Remote Host Name: IP Address of Camera
Remote Host Port: 80 (Default)
Remote Host Path: /VIDEO.CGI or /IMAGE.JPEG (/VIDEO.CGI is the MJpeg stream, and gets higher FPS in my testing)

=Incompatible Hardware+

I know that the DCS-1110 is not compattible with ZoneMinder, as it requires ActiveX to recive the MJpeg stream.

If you know of other DLink cameras that don't work, please add them to the list!

Hardware Compatibility List

2007-02-06T07:26:29Z

Pathway: /* Network Cameras */ - DLink DCS-900 update

Zoneminder will work with almost any capture card that is supported by the linux kernel.

== Capture Cards ==

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

[[Bt878_4chip_8inputs]] - I don't know the name for it, 4 chips bt878, 8 inputs, around 5 fps when using 2 inputs per chip

[[Hauppauge]]

[[Ituner Spectra 8]] [http://www.ituner.com/spectra.htm]

[[Linux Media Labs LMLBT44]] [http://www.linuxmedialabs.com]

[[Avermedia]]

[[TView 95/99]]

[[WinFast TV2000 XP]]

[[Osprey 100]]

[[Grand X Guard]] [http://www.grandtec.com/xguard.htm]

[[Kodicom 4400r]]

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 svideo camera connected via a supported capture card.

== Network Cameras ==
For Network Cams to work they need to be able to stream MJPEG without the requirment 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.

* [[Axis]] (just about all recent models, including support for PTZ functions)

* [[Panasonic]] BLC-10, KX-HCM10 etc (including PTZ support)

* [[D-Link]] DCS-1000(W) and DCS-900 - plus other D-Link IP models (This have been hit and miss, not all work with ZM. A partial list of unsupported cameras are inside).

* [[Sony]] SNC-M1 and SNC-M3 wired and wireless - possibly other Sony IP models?

* [[Grandtec]] [[Grandtec_WLAN_Camera|WLAN Camera]] WiFi or III - poor outdoor-quality, acceptable indoor quality. cheap!

* [[Airlink 101]] AIC250W - Just remember to turn off PCRE processing in the Options > Network tab. http://x.x.x.x/video.cgi gives 10 fps 640 x 480 mjpeg feed. Same camera as D-Link DCS-900W / TrendNet IP-200 / Hawking HNC320W.

* OvisLink AirLive WL-5400CAM

* [[Gadspot]] GS9603 IP Camera with Pan/Tilt, As well as the GS1600(H).

*[[Trendnet]] TV-IP300 - Just remember to turn 1.0 in ZM_HTTP_VERSION in the Options > Network tab. In the x.x.x.x/cgi-bin/video.jpg gives 352 x 240 jpg.

*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.

* Any network camera that allows access to single JPEG image grabs or multi-part JPEG feeds.

== USB Cameras ==

Just Zoom USB cam

Creative Webcam Pro, Webcam 3

Logitech QuickCam Express, QuickCam Pro 3000

Philips PCVC 730K, PCVC 740K 
http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6645&highlight=zmu

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

Any Philips based USB camera [http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam]

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

'''Note that most USB cameras that can use Video4Linux, and so can be used by ZoneMinder, 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]

Gadspot

2007-02-06T07:06:20Z

Pathway: Added information for the GS1600 and GS1600H

The Gadspot GS-9603 and possibly others do work with Zoneminder.

==Gadspot GS9603==

To setup the Gadspot 9603 add a new monitor with the following settings:

[General] 
Remote type: Remote 

[Source] 
Remote Host Name: Ip address of camera 
Remote Host Port: normally 80 but if you changed it you need to update this to whatever you changed it to. 

Remote Host Path: You have two options. for a stream use /getData.cgi for jpeg use /Jpeg/CamImg.jpg

Capture Width: needs to be the same as in the gadspot config: (640 is default) 
Capture Height: need to be the same as in the gadspot config: (480 is default)

==Controlling the GS9603==
If you have control turned on in Options you can control the gadspot by enabling control in the control tab.

First off you will need to place the ZM control file in the directory where your zoneminder scripts are located. (Look for zmcontrol-*.pl files and paste the following to a script called zmcontrol-gadspot-v2.pl:

<pre>
#!/usr/bin/perl -wT
#
# ==========================================================================
#
# ZoneMinder Axis HTTP API v2 Control Script, $Date: 2006/05/08 12:37:48 $, $Revision: 1.9 $
# Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Philip Coombes
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
#
# ==========================================================================
#
# This script continuously monitors the recorded events for the given
# monitor and applies any filters which would delete and/or upload
# matching events
#
use strict;

# ==========================================================================
#
# These are the elements you can edit to suit your installation
#
# ==========================================================================

use constant DBG_ID => "zmctrl-gadspot"; # Tag that appears in debug to identify source
use constant DBG_LEVEL => 0; # 0 is errors, warnings and info only, > 0 for debug

# ==========================================================================

use ZoneMinder;
use Getopt::Long;

$| = 1;

$ENV{PATH} = '/bin:/usr/bin';
$ENV{SHELL} = '/bin/sh' if exists $ENV{SHELL};
delete @ENV{qw(IFS CDPATH ENV BASH_ENV)};

sub Usage
{
print( "
Usage: zmcontrol-gadspot-v2.pl <various options>
");
exit( -1 );
}

zmDbgInit( DBG_ID, level=>DBG_LEVEL );

my $arg_string = join( " ", @ARGV );

my $address;
my $command;
my ( $speed, $step );
my ( $xcoord, $ycoord );
my ( $width, $height );
my ( $panspeed, $tiltspeed );
my ( $panstep, $tiltstep );
my $preset;

if ( !GetOptions(
'address=s'=>\$address,
'command=s'=>\$command,
'speed=i'=>\$speed,
'step=i'=>\$step,
'xcoord=i'=>\$xcoord,
'ycoord=i'=>\$ycoord,
'width=i'=>\$width,
'height=i'=>\$height,
'panspeed=i'=>\$panspeed,
'tiltspeed=i'=>\$tiltspeed,
'panstep=i'=>\$panstep,
'tiltstep=i'=>\$tiltstep,
'preset=i'=>\$preset
)
)
{
Usage();
}

if ( !$address )
{
Usage();
}

Debug( $arg_string."\n" );

srand( time() );

sub printMsg
{
my $msg = shift;
my $msg_len = length($msg);

Debug( $msg."[".$msg_len."]\n" );
}

sub sendCmd
{
my $cmd = shift;

my $result = undef;

printMsg( $cmd, "Tx" );

use LWP::UserAgent;
my $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new;
$ua->agent( "ZoneMinder Control Agent/".ZM_VERSION );

#print( "http://$address/$cmd\n" );
my $req = HTTP::Request->new( GET=>"http://$address/$cmd" );
my $res = $ua->request($req);

if ( $res->is_success )
{
$result = !undef;
}
else
{
Error( "Error check failed: '".$res->status_line()."'\n" );
}

return( $result );
}

sub moveUp
{
Debug( "Move Up\n" );
my $cmd = "MoveCamera.cgi?Dir=Up";
sendCmd( $cmd );
}

sub moveDown
{
Debug( "Move Down\n" );
my $cmd = "MoveCamera.cgi?Dir=Down";
sendCmd( $cmd );
}

sub moveLeft
{
Debug( "Move Left\n" );
my $cmd = "MoveCamera.cgi?Dir=Left";
sendCmd( $cmd );
}

sub moveRight
{
Debug( "Move Right\n" );
my $cmd = "MoveCamera.cgi?Dir=Right";
sendCmd( $cmd );
}

sub moveUpRight
{
Debug( "Move Up/Right\n" );
my $cmd = "MoveCamera.cgi?Dir=RightUp";
sendCmd( $cmd );
}

sub moveUpLeft
{
Debug( "Move Up/Left\n" );
my $cmd = "MoveCamera.cgi?Dir=LeftUp";
sendCmd( $cmd );
}

sub moveDownRight
{
Debug( "Move Down/Right\n" );
my $cmd = "MoveCamera.cgi?Dir=RightDown";
sendCmd( $cmd );

}

sub moveDownLeft
{
Debug( "Move Down/Left\n" );
my $cmd = "MoveCamera.cgi?Dir=LeftDown";
sendCmd( $cmd );
}

if ( $command eq "up" )
{
moveUp();
}
elsif ( $command eq "down" )
{
moveDown();
}
elsif ( $command eq "left" )
{
moveLeft();
}
elsif ( $command eq "right" )
{
moveRight();
}
elsif ( $command eq "upleft" )
{
moveUpLeft();
}
elsif ( $command eq "upright" )
{
moveUpRight();
}
elsif ( $command eq "downleft" )
{
moveDownLeft();
}
elsif ( $command eq "downright" )
{
moveDownRight();
}
else
{
Error( "Can't handle command $command\n" );
}
</pre>

Now Click Edit on the Control Type line in the Monitor setup window's Control tab.

Click add new control when the window pops up.

You will want to set the Type to Remote.

Command: zmcontrol-gadspot-v2.pl (or whatever you named the file above.).

On the Move Tab check Can Move and Can move Diagonally (not sure if the second one is needed but it is in my config).

Now in the Pan tab check Can Pan.

In the Tilt tab check Can Tilt.

Save your settings and close out the add control window and the control list.

You will not want to save your monitor and then reopen it so that the gadspot will display in the Control Type pull down menu. If it is there select it. If not go back and find what you forgot.

Now your GS9603 should be ready to go. Open it up and click control at the top.

Enjoy!

EDIT by ddamron: I made some minor bug fixes to this script... please check..
perl reported 4 warnings about cmd$ being reassigned (or something like that)

Closer examination of my GS9603 (and the axel script) revealed that the command can be LeftUp, but not UpLeft.

Anywho, the above script now doesn't complain...
cheers!

==Gadspot GS1600 and GS1600H==

The Gadspot GS1600 is a standard box camera, and the GS1600H is the same camera with an outdoor housing.

Settings are fairly basic. Set your Source Type for Remote, set the Host Name to the IP address of the camera, Host Port to 80 and the Host Path to /Jpeg/CamImg.jpg.

I have been able to bring up the MJpeg stream using the Host Path of /GetData.cgi.

I have noticed that the video quality of the GS1600 at 640x480 is "grainy". It appears that the camera is upscaleing the image from 320x240... which is a real shame. If somebody knows how to get a real 640x480 out of this camera... I'd love to know!

=Outdoor housing=

The Outdoor Housing appears to be a Videolarm LCH housing... It has a fan, but no heater. I spoke with a salesperson at Gadspot, and he said that the consern was not the camera getting too cold, but getting too hot. I've only had time to leave it in the cold (Sub zero for a few weeks with snow).

The housing has a light-sensor that turns on the IR emitters. When it gets dark enough, the IR turns on, and it seems to work well. The only problem is a reflection... you can see the white of the camera housing when the IR is on. It doesn't effect the video too much, but it is noticeable.

Hardware Compatibility List

2007-02-06T06:25:42Z

Pathway: Changed to reflect the addition of GS1600 to the Gadspot page.

Zoneminder will work with almost any capture card that is supported by the linux kernel.

== Capture Cards ==

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

[[Bt878_4chip_8inputs]] - I don't know the name for it, 4 chips bt878, 8 inputs, around 5 fps when using 2 inputs per chip

[[Hauppauge]]

[[Ituner Spectra 8]] [http://www.ituner.com/spectra.htm]

[[Linux Media Labs LMLBT44]] [http://www.linuxmedialabs.com]

[[Avermedia]]

[[TView 95/99]]

[[WinFast TV2000 XP]]

[[Osprey 100]]

[[Grand X Guard]] [http://www.grandtec.com/xguard.htm]

[[Kodicom 4400r]]

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 svideo camera connected via a supported capture card.

== Network Cameras ==
For Network Cams to work they need to be able to stream MJPEG without the requirment 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.

* [[Axis]] (just about all recent models, including support for PTZ functions)

* [[Panasonic]] BLC-10, KX-HCM10 etc (including PTZ support)

* [[D-Link]] DCS-1000(W) - plus other D-Link IP models (This have been hit and miss, not all work with ZM).

* [[Sony]] SNC-M1 and SNC-M3 wired and wireless - possibly other Sony IP models?

* [[Grandtec]] [[Grandtec_WLAN_Camera|WLAN Camera]] WiFi or III - poor outdoor-quality, acceptable indoor quality. cheap!

* [[Airlink 101]] AIC250W - Just remember to turn off PCRE processing in the Options > Network tab. http://x.x.x.x/video.cgi gives 10 fps 640 x 480 mjpeg feed. Same camera as D-Link DCS-900W / TrendNet IP-200 / Hawking HNC320W.

* OvisLink AirLive WL-5400CAM

* [[Gadspot]] GS9603 IP Camera with Pan/Tilt, As well as the GS1600(H).

*[[Trendnet]] TV-IP300 - Just remember to turn 1.0 in ZM_HTTP_VERSION in the Options > Network tab. In the x.x.x.x/cgi-bin/video.jpg gives 352 x 240 jpg.

*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.

* Any network camera that allows access to single JPEG image grabs or multi-part JPEG feeds.

== USB Cameras ==

Just Zoom USB cam

Creative Webcam Pro, Webcam 3

Logitech QuickCam Express, QuickCam Pro 3000

Philips PCVC 730K, PCVC 740K 
http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6645&highlight=zmu

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

Any Philips based USB camera [http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam]

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

'''Note that most USB cameras that can use Video4Linux, and so can be used by ZoneMinder, 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]