Foscam FI9803EP

2015-08-21T19:22:21Z

Q3ok:

Follow informations made for [[Foscam_FI9805W]]

Support only Windows while configuring - camera software need plugin which is provided as exe installer.

Currently i am using this camera settings:
<pre>
Off Enhanced Vision (it always slow down when IR ON to 5fps)
User-defined
Resolution 720P
Bit Rate 4M
Frame rate 15
Key Frame Interval 10
Variable bitrate Yes
</pre>

And Zoneminder settings:
<pre>
Source type: FFmpeg
Source: rtsp://[LOGIN]:[PASSWORD]@10.0.0.11:88/videoMain
Remote method: RTP/RTSP
Capture width: 800
Capture height: 450
</pre>

I think 720P resolution for this camera is interpolated, so i decided to decrease capture width & height to 800x450.

If you dont care about image size (and quality...) use capture width/height 1280 / 720.

'''Differences between FI9805W'''

Issues with RTSP stream also is here.
There is no option 920P for this camera, use 720P while configuring via camera menu.

'''Commands'''

# Rebooting VIA Command line
<pre>
http://[CAMERA_IP]:[CAMERA_PORT]/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=rebootSystem&usr=[USERNAME]&pwd=[PASSWORD]
</pre>
RTSP stream can hang, but API will still work fine.
You can reboot camera by using URL provider above.

== Auto reboot camera when it fails ==
Script is written in PHP (i assume You have PHP installed on Your server)
Tested on Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS

1. Paste script in /bin/foscam_restarter.php
<pre>
#!/usr/bin/php
<?php
set_time_limit(0);
/* MODIFY THIS PARAMETERS TO FIT YOU NEEDS */
define('ZM_LOG_FILE', '/var/log/zm/zm.log');
define('FOSCAM_IP', 'CAMERA_IP');
define('FOSCAM_PORT', 'CAMERA_PORT');
define('FOSCAM_LOGIN', 'ADMIN RIGHTS USER');
define('FOSCAM_PASS', 'PASSWORD');

/* ITS NOT NEEDED TO MODIFY THIS LINES UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING */
define('LOCK_FILE', '/tmp/foscam_restarter/lock');
define('INFO_FILE', '/tmp/foscam_restarter/info_file');
define('SLEEP_TIME', '120'); // sleep time in seconds

/* DO NOT MODIFY BELOW THIS LINE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING */
function endscript() {
unlink( LOCK_FILE );
exit();
}

function restartCamera() {
echo 'Sending restart command...';
system('curl -s "http://' . FOSCAM_IP . ':' . FOSCAM_PORT . '/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=rebootSystem&usr=' . FOSCAM_LOGIN . '&pwd=' . FOSCAM_PASS . '"');
echo 'Sleeping for ' . SLEEP_TIME . ' seconds...';
sleep( SLEEP_TIME );
echo 'OK' . PHP_EOL;
}

function getLastFail() {
$last_fail = 'XXX';

system('mkdir -p /tmp/foscam_restarter');
system('cat ' . ZM_LOG_FILE . ' | grep ' . FOSCAM_IP . ' | grep ERR | grep "Unable to open input" > /tmp/foscam_restarter/cat001');
$error_lines = file('/tmp/foscam_restarter/cat001');
if ( count($error_lines) == 0 ) {
return $last_fail;
}
$error_lines = array_reverse( array_filter( $error_lines, 'trim' ) );
$last_fail = trim(substr($error_lines[0], 0, 15));
return $last_fail;

}

if ( is_file( LOCK_FILE ) ) {
exit();
}

touch( LOCK_FILE );

if ( !is_file( ZM_LOG_FILE ) ) {
echo('Cannot find ZoneMinder Log File!!');
endscript();
}

$last_fail = getLastFail();

if ( !is_file( INFO_FILE ) ) {
file_put_contents( INFO_FILE, 'XXX' );
$loaded_fail = 'XXX';

} else {
$loaded_fail = file_get_contents( INFO_FILE );

}

if (in_array('force',$argv)) {
echo 'Forced camera reset by force fail!' . PHP_EOL;
$loaded_fail = 'YYY';
}

if ( $loaded_fail != $last_fail ) {
echo date('d-M-Y H:I.s') . PHP_EOL;
echo 'Camera fail detected (' . $last_fail . '), restarting camera...' . PHP_EOL;
restartCamera();
$last_fail = getLastFail();
file_put_contents( INFO_FILE, $last_fail );

}
endscript();
</pre>

2. Modify first five params to fit Your needs, and save file

3. Make it executable
<pre>
# chmod +x /bin/foscam_restarter.php
</pre>

4. OPTIONAL You can check if its working properly with (it will restart your camera!!)
<pre>
# foscam_restarter.php force
</pre>

5. Make log file for restarter
<pre>
# touch /var/log/foscam_restarter.log
</pre>

6. Add script to crontab
<pre>
# echo "*/1 * * * * /bin/foscam_restarter.php >> /var/log/foscam_restarter.log" > /etc/cron.d/foscam_restarter
# echo "" >> /etc/cron.d/foscam_restarter
</pre>

7. Restart cron
<pre>
# service cron restart
</pre>

8. Its done :)

Foscam FI9803EP

2015-08-21T19:21:37Z

Q3ok:

Follow informations made for [[Foscam_FI9805W]]

Support only Windows while configuring - camera software need plugin which is provided as exe installer.

Currently i am using this camera settings:
Off Enhanced Vision (it always slow down when IR ON to 5fps)
User-defined
Resolution 720P
Bit Rate 4M
Frame rate 15
Key Frame Interval 10
Variable bitrate Yes

And Zoneminder settings:
Source type: FFmpeg
Source: rtsp://[LOGIN]:[PASSWORD]@10.0.0.11:88/videoMain
Remote method: RTP/RTSP
Capture width: 800
Capture height: 450

I think 720P resolution for this camera is interpolated, so i decided to decrease capture width & height to 800x450.
If you dont care about image size (and quality...) use capture width/height 1280 / 720.

'''Differences between FI9805W'''

Issues with RTSP stream also is here.
There is no option 920P for this camera, use 720P while configuring via camera menu.

'''Commands'''

# Rebooting VIA Command line
<pre>
http://[CAMERA_IP]:[CAMERA_PORT]/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=rebootSystem&usr=[USERNAME]&pwd=[PASSWORD]
</pre>
RTSP stream can hang, but API will still work fine.
You can reboot camera by using URL provider above.

== Auto reboot camera when it fails ==
Script is written in PHP (i assume You have PHP installed on Your server)
Tested on Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS

1. Paste script in /bin/foscam_restarter.php
<pre>
#!/usr/bin/php
<?php
set_time_limit(0);
/* MODIFY THIS PARAMETERS TO FIT YOU NEEDS */
define('ZM_LOG_FILE', '/var/log/zm/zm.log');
define('FOSCAM_IP', 'CAMERA_IP');
define('FOSCAM_PORT', 'CAMERA_PORT');
define('FOSCAM_LOGIN', 'ADMIN RIGHTS USER');
define('FOSCAM_PASS', 'PASSWORD');

/* ITS NOT NEEDED TO MODIFY THIS LINES UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING */
define('LOCK_FILE', '/tmp/foscam_restarter/lock');
define('INFO_FILE', '/tmp/foscam_restarter/info_file');
define('SLEEP_TIME', '120'); // sleep time in seconds

/* DO NOT MODIFY BELOW THIS LINE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING */
function endscript() {
unlink( LOCK_FILE );
exit();
}

function restartCamera() {
echo 'Sending restart command...';
system('curl -s "http://' . FOSCAM_IP . ':' . FOSCAM_PORT . '/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=rebootSystem&usr=' . FOSCAM_LOGIN . '&pwd=' . FOSCAM_PASS . '"');
echo 'Sleeping for ' . SLEEP_TIME . ' seconds...';
sleep( SLEEP_TIME );
echo 'OK' . PHP_EOL;
}

function getLastFail() {
$last_fail = 'XXX';

system('mkdir -p /tmp/foscam_restarter');
system('cat ' . ZM_LOG_FILE . ' | grep ' . FOSCAM_IP . ' | grep ERR | grep "Unable to open input" > /tmp/foscam_restarter/cat001');
$error_lines = file('/tmp/foscam_restarter/cat001');
if ( count($error_lines) == 0 ) {
return $last_fail;
}
$error_lines = array_reverse( array_filter( $error_lines, 'trim' ) );
$last_fail = trim(substr($error_lines[0], 0, 15));
return $last_fail;

}

if ( is_file( LOCK_FILE ) ) {
exit();
}

touch( LOCK_FILE );

if ( !is_file( ZM_LOG_FILE ) ) {
echo('Cannot find ZoneMinder Log File!!');
endscript();
}

$last_fail = getLastFail();

if ( !is_file( INFO_FILE ) ) {
file_put_contents( INFO_FILE, 'XXX' );
$loaded_fail = 'XXX';

} else {
$loaded_fail = file_get_contents( INFO_FILE );

}

if (in_array('force',$argv)) {
echo 'Forced camera reset by force fail!' . PHP_EOL;
$loaded_fail = 'YYY';
}

if ( $loaded_fail != $last_fail ) {
echo date('d-M-Y H:I.s') . PHP_EOL;
echo 'Camera fail detected (' . $last_fail . '), restarting camera...' . PHP_EOL;
restartCamera();
$last_fail = getLastFail();
file_put_contents( INFO_FILE, $last_fail );

}
endscript();
</pre>

2. Modify first five params to fit Your needs, and save file

3. Make it executable
<pre>
# chmod +x /bin/foscam_restarter.php
</pre>

4. OPTIONAL You can check if its working properly with (it will restart your camera!!)
<pre>
# foscam_restarter.php force
</pre>

5. Make log file for restarter
<pre>
# touch /var/log/foscam_restarter.log
</pre>

6. Add script to crontab
<pre>
# echo "*/1 * * * * /bin/foscam_restarter.php >> /var/log/foscam_restarter.log" > /etc/cron.d/foscam_restarter
# echo "" >> /etc/cron.d/foscam_restarter
</pre>

7. Restart cron
<pre>
# service cron restart
</pre>

8. Its done :)

Foscam FI9803EP

2015-08-21T19:14:17Z

Q3ok:

Follow informations made for [[Foscam_FI9805W]]

Support only Windows while configuring - camera software need plugin which is provided as exe installer.

'''Differences between FI9805W'''

Issues with RTSP stream also is here.
There is no option 920P for this camera, use 720P while configuring via camera menu.

'''Commands'''

# Rebooting VIA Command line
<pre>
http://[CAMERA_IP]:[CAMERA_PORT]/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=rebootSystem&usr=[USERNAME]&pwd=[PASSWORD]
</pre>
RTSP stream can hang, but API will still work fine. You can reboot camera by using URL provider above.

== Auto reboot camera when it fails ==
Script is written in PHP (i assume You have PHP installed on Your server)
Tested on Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS

1. Paste script in /bin/foscam_restarter.php
<pre>
#!/usr/bin/php
<?php
set_time_limit(0);
/* MODIFY THIS PARAMETERS TO FIT YOU NEEDS */
define('ZM_LOG_FILE', '/var/log/zm/zm.log');
define('FOSCAM_IP', 'CAMERA_IP');
define('FOSCAM_PORT', 'CAMERA_PORT');
define('FOSCAM_LOGIN', 'ADMIN RIGHTS USER');
define('FOSCAM_PASS', 'PASSWORD');

/* ITS NOT NEEDED TO MODIFY THIS LINES UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING */
define('LOCK_FILE', '/tmp/foscam_restarter/lock');
define('INFO_FILE', '/tmp/foscam_restarter/info_file');
define('SLEEP_TIME', '120'); // sleep time in seconds

/* DO NOT MODIFY BELOW THIS LINE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING */
function endscript() {
unlink( LOCK_FILE );
exit();
}

function restartCamera() {
echo 'Sending restart command...';
system('curl -s "http://' . FOSCAM_IP . ':' . FOSCAM_PORT . '/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=rebootSystem&usr=' . FOSCAM_LOGIN . '&pwd=' . FOSCAM_PASS . '"');
echo 'Sleeping for ' . SLEEP_TIME . ' seconds...';
sleep( SLEEP_TIME );
echo 'OK' . PHP_EOL;
}

function getLastFail() {
$last_fail = 'XXX';

system('mkdir -p /tmp/foscam_restarter');
system('cat ' . ZM_LOG_FILE . ' | grep ' . FOSCAM_IP . ' | grep ERR | grep "Unable to open input" > /tmp/foscam_restarter/cat001');
$error_lines = file('/tmp/foscam_restarter/cat001');
if ( count($error_lines) == 0 ) {
return $last_fail;
}
$error_lines = array_reverse( array_filter( $error_lines, 'trim' ) );
$last_fail = trim(substr($error_lines[0], 0, 15));
return $last_fail;

}

if ( is_file( LOCK_FILE ) ) {
exit();
}

touch( LOCK_FILE );

if ( !is_file( ZM_LOG_FILE ) ) {
echo('Cannot find ZoneMinder Log File!!');
endscript();
}

$last_fail = getLastFail();

if ( !is_file( INFO_FILE ) ) {
file_put_contents( INFO_FILE, 'XXX' );
$loaded_fail = 'XXX';

} else {
$loaded_fail = file_get_contents( INFO_FILE );

}

if (in_array('force',$argv)) {
echo 'Forced camera reset by force fail!' . PHP_EOL;
$loaded_fail = 'YYY';
}

if ( $loaded_fail != $last_fail ) {
echo date('d-M-Y H:I.s') . PHP_EOL;
echo 'Camera fail detected (' . $last_fail . '), restarting camera...' . PHP_EOL;
restartCamera();
$last_fail = getLastFail();
file_put_contents( INFO_FILE, $last_fail );

}
endscript();
</pre>

2. Modify first five params to fit Your needs, and save file

3. Make it executable
<pre>
# chmod +x /bin/foscam_restarter.php
</pre>

4. OPTIONAL You can check if its working properly with (it will restart your camera!!)
<pre>
# foscam_restarter.php force
</pre>

5. Make log file for restarter
<pre>
# touch /var/log/foscam_restarter.log
</pre>

6. Add script to crontab
<pre>
# echo "*/1 * * * * /bin/foscam_restarter.php >> /var/log/foscam_restarter.log" > /etc/cron.d/foscam_restarter
# echo "" >> /etc/cron.d/foscam_restarter
</pre>

7. Restart cron
<pre>
# service cron restart
</pre>

8. Its done :)

Foscam FI9803EP

2015-08-21T19:13:43Z

Q3ok:

Foscam FI9803EP

2015-08-21T19:11:56Z

Q3ok:

Follow informations made for [[Foscam_FI9805W]]

Support only Windows while configuring - camera software need plugin which is provided as exe installer.

'''Differences between FI9805W'''

Issues with RTSP stream also is here.
There is no option 920P for this camera, use 720P while configuring via camera menu.

'''Commands'''

# Rebooting VIA Command line
<pre>
http://[CAMERA_IP]:[CAMERA_PORT]/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=rebootSystem&usr=[USERNAME]&pwd=[PASSWORD]
</pre>
RTSP stream can hang, but API will still work fine. You can reboot camera by using URL provider above.

== Auto reboot camera when it fails ==
Script is written in PHP (i assume You have PHP installed on Your server)
Tested on Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS

1. Paste script in /bin/foscam_restarter.php
<pre>
#!/usr/bin/php
<?php
set_time_limit(0);
/* MODIFY THIS PARAMETERS TO FIT YOU NEEDS */
define('ZM_LOG_FILE', '/var/log/zm/zm.log');
define('FOSCAM_IP', 'CAMERA_IP');
define('FOSCAM_PORT', 'CAMERA_PORT');
define('FOSCAM_LOGIN', 'ADMIN RIGHTS USER');
define('FOSCAM_PASS', 'PASSWORD');

/* ITS NOT NEEDED TO MODIFY THIS LINES UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING */
define('LOCK_FILE', '/tmp/foscam_restarter/lock');
define('INFO_FILE', '/tmp/foscam_restarter/info_file');
define('SLEEP_TIME', '120'); // sleep time in seconds

/* DO NOT MODIFY BELOW THIS LINE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING */
function endscript() {
unlink( LOCK_FILE );
exit();
}

function restartCamera() {
echo 'Sending restart command...';
system('curl -s "http://' . FOSCAM_IP . ':' . FOSCAM_PORT . '/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=rebootSystem&usr=' . FOSCAM_LOGIN . '&pwd=' . FOSCAM_PASS . '"');
echo 'Sleeping for ' . SLEEP_TIME . ' seconds...';
sleep( SLEEP_TIME );
echo 'OK' . PHP_EOL;
}

function getLastFail() {
$last_fail = 'XXX';

system('mkdir -p /tmp/foscam_restarter');
system('cat ' . ZM_LOG_FILE . ' | grep ' . FOSCAM_IP . ' | grep ERR | grep "Unable to open input" > /tmp/foscam_restarter/cat001');
$error_lines = file('/tmp/foscam_restarter/cat001');
if ( count($error_lines) == 0 ) {
return $last_fail;
}
$error_lines = array_reverse( array_filter( $error_lines, 'trim' ) );
$last_fail = trim(substr($error_lines[0], 0, 15));
return $last_fail;

}

if ( is_file( LOCK_FILE ) ) {
exit();
}

touch( LOCK_FILE );

if ( !is_file( ZM_LOG_FILE ) ) {
echo('Cannot find ZoneMinder Log File!!');
endscript();
}

$last_fail = getLastFail();

if ( !is_file( INFO_FILE ) ) {
file_put_contents( INFO_FILE, 'XXX' );
$loaded_fail = 'XXX';

} else {
$loaded_fail = file_get_contents( INFO_FILE );

}

if (in_array('force',$argv)) {
echo 'Forced camera reset by force fail!' . PHP_EOL;
$loaded_fail = 'YYY';
}

if ( $loaded_fail != $last_fail ) {
echo date('d-M-Y H:I.s') . PHP_EOL;
echo 'Camera fail detected (' . $last_fail . '), restarting camera...' . PHP_EOL;
restartCamera();
$last_fail = getLastFail();
file_put_contents( INFO_FILE, $last_fail );

}
endscript();
</pre>

2. Modify first five params to fit Your needs, and save file

3. Make it executable
<pre>
# chmod +x /bin/foscam_restarter.php
</pre>

4. OPTIONAL You can check if its working properly with (it will restart your camera!!)
<pre>
# foscam_restarter.php force
</pre>

5. Make log file for restarter
<pre>
# touch /var/log/foscam_restarter.log
</pre>

6. Add script to crontab
<pre>
# echo "*/1 * * * * /bin/foscam_restarter.php >> /var/log/foscam_restarter.php" > /etc/cron.d/foscam_restarter
# echo "" >> /etc/cron.d/foscam_restarter
</pre>

7. Restart cron
<pre>
# service cron restart
</pre>

Foscam FI9803EP

2015-08-21T13:16:14Z

Q3ok: Created page with "Follow informations made for Foscam_FI9805W Support only Windows while configuring - camera software need plugin which is provided as exe installer. '''Differences betwe..."