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Helpful user contributed resources

2008-03-09T10:54:02Z

Surj: /* Other documentation */

==Documentation==
[[Main Documentation]]

[[Supplementary Documentation]]

[[Change History]]

[[Future Development]]

[[FAQ]]

==General==
[[General Notes]]

[[Supported distributions]]

[[Supported hardware]]

[[Patches]]

==Distribution-specific guides==
[[Fedora]]

[[Debian]] / [[Ubuntu]] / [http://www.guiadohardware.net/tutoriais/sistema-vigilancia-zoneminder/ Kurumin (in Portuguese)]

[[Mandrake-Mandriva]] / [[ZMliveCD]]

[[Slackware]]

[[SuSE]]

[[Gentoo]] / [[Sabayon]]

[[Yellow Dog Linux]] / [[Sony PS3]]

[[PCLinuxOS_and_1.23.1|PCLinuxOS]]

==Third party==
[[Third Party Utils]]

[[Infrared Leds, Cameras, DC-DC converters etc]]

[[Consultants]]

==Other documentation==
[[External resources of information related to ZM]]

[[Miscellaneous helpful hints]]

==CCTV Laws==
[[Area Specific Laws]]

[http://www.library.ca.gov/CRB/97/05/ California Report on Public Video Surveillance]

Miscellaneous helpful hints

2008-03-09T10:53:40Z

Surj:

My configuration had red text for the camera name and the device name. Even when I had fixed this, the pictures / video did not appear.

This pages describes the things I had to do to get my set up to work:

* Look in /var/log/messages and /var/log/zoneminder/* for messages. I found in /var/log/messages that the webcam device could not be opened.
* Ensure that the user under which zoneminder is running has access to the webcam device. You can either add the user to the video group (my distro is Gentoo) or (not recommended) do 'chmod a+rwx /dev/v4l/video0'.

Those steps fixed the red webcam and device name, but I still couldn't see any pictures / video.

Next I looked in apache's error log /var/log/apache2/error_log. It said that access to the cgi-bin script that generates the images was denied 'due to server configuration'. I simply added a new 'Directory' section for the cgi-bin directory, giving access, and then things started to work.

NB I am not part of the zoneminder project. This page just contains things which I had to do to get my setup to work. I am using Gentoo.

Hardware Compatibility List

2008-03-09T10:43:43Z

Surj: /* USB Cameras */

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]]

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

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

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!

== 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.

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

* [[Panasonic]] BL-C1, BLC-10, BL-C20, 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 - including PTZ support. Possibly other Sony SNC-, RZ-, and IP- series?

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

* [[Conceptronic]] C54NETCAM - Just turn off PCRE processing in the Options > Network tab. http://x.x.x.x/video.cgi gives 10-20 fps 640 x 480 mjpeg feed. Seems to be the same camera as TrendNet IP-100

* OvisLink AirLive WL-5400CAM

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

* [[Trendnet]] TV-IP300 and the TV-IP400 / TV-IP400W with PTZ control support.

* 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.

* [[Veo Observer IP NetCam]] / Orite IP-Cam IC-301 / Sweex IP Network Camera JA200010 / other clones

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

== 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.

*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!''

== USB Cameras ==

*Just Zoom USB cam

*Creative Webcam Pro, Webcam 3

*[[Logitech QuickCam Express]], QuickCam Pro 3000, QuickCam Communicate STX

*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]]

* Indirectly supports any [[Uvc | UVC/V4L2]] supported cam such as Logitech Quickcam Pro 5000 using [[Uvc | UVC Streaming]] .

'''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]

== 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 at [http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/ linuxquestions.org]

[http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/ Debian]

[http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/HCL Fedora] [http://fedora-linux.nl/wiki/index.php/HCL Fedora Unofficial HCL]

[http://www.mandriva.com/hardware Mandriva]

[https://hardware.redhat.com/hwcert/index.cgi RedHat]

[http://en.opensuse.org/Hardware Suse]

[http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/HCL Ubuntu]

LabTec WebCam Pro

2008-03-09T10:43:01Z

Surj:

This is a reasonably priced webcam with good image quality.

It supports 640x480.

I picked up mine from Ebuyer.co.uk for ~£14 (excl. delivery).

I am using the gspca driver with a 2.6.23.12 kernel.

Hardware Compatibility List

2008-03-09T10:39:29Z

Surj: /* USB Cameras */

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]]

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

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

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!

== 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.

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

* [[Panasonic]] BL-C1, BLC-10, BL-C20, 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 - including PTZ support. Possibly other Sony SNC-, RZ-, and IP- series?

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

* [[Conceptronic]] C54NETCAM - Just turn off PCRE processing in the Options > Network tab. http://x.x.x.x/video.cgi gives 10-20 fps 640 x 480 mjpeg feed. Seems to be the same camera as TrendNet IP-100

* OvisLink AirLive WL-5400CAM

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

* [[Trendnet]] TV-IP300 and the TV-IP400 / TV-IP400W with PTZ control support.

* 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.

* [[Veo Observer IP NetCam]] / Orite IP-Cam IC-301 / Sweex IP Network Camera JA200010 / other clones

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

== 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.

*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!''

== USB Cameras ==

*Just Zoom USB cam

*Creative Webcam Pro, Webcam 3

*[[Logitech QuickCam Express]], QuickCam Pro 3000, QuickCam Communicate STX

*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

* Indirectly supports any [[Uvc | UVC/V4L2]] supported cam such as Logitech Quickcam Pro 5000 using [[Uvc | UVC Streaming]] .

'''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]

== 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 at [http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/ linuxquestions.org]

[http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/ Debian]

[http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/HCL Fedora] [http://fedora-linux.nl/wiki/index.php/HCL Fedora Unofficial HCL]

[http://www.mandriva.com/hardware Mandriva]

[https://hardware.redhat.com/hwcert/index.cgi RedHat]

[http://en.opensuse.org/Hardware Suse]

[http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/HCL Ubuntu]