ZMTrigger - Revision history

Burger: /* Overlaying Text Data onto a Video Feed */

2026-01-21T03:46:20Z

Overlaying Text Data onto a Video Feed

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:46, 20 January 2026
Line 51:		Line 51:


	Refer to [https://zoneminder.readthedocs.io/en/stable/userguide/components.html ~~The~~ Official ~~Documentation~~] or the zmtrigger.pl script for what this command means. A brief explanation for this is: <pre>MonitorID # \| Show text mode \|\|\|\| text to put in.</pre>		Refer to the [https://zoneminder.readthedocs.io/en/stable/userguide/components.html Official Docs] or the zmtrigger.pl script for what this command means. A brief explanation for this is: <pre>MonitorID # \| Show text mode \|\|\|\| text to put in.</pre>

	You should immediately see testingOSD in place of the %Q you put in the timestamps section.		You should immediately see testingOSD in place of the %Q you put in the timestamps section.

2026-01-21T03:46:03Z

Overlaying Text Data onto a Video Feed

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:46, 20 January 2026
Line 51:		Line 51:


	Refer to [https://zoneminder.readthedocs.io/en/stable/userguide/components.html] or the zmtrigger.pl script for what this command means. A brief explanation for this is: <pre>MonitorID # \| Show text mode \|\|\|\| text to put in.</pre>		Refer to [https://zoneminder.readthedocs.io/en/stable/userguide/components.html The Official Documentation] or the zmtrigger.pl script for what this command means. A brief explanation for this is: <pre>MonitorID # \| Show text mode \|\|\|\| text to put in.</pre>

	You should immediately see testingOSD in place of the %Q you put in the timestamps section.		You should immediately see testingOSD in place of the %Q you put in the timestamps section.

2026-01-21T03:44:55Z

Overlaying Text Data onto a Video Feed

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:44, 20 January 2026
Line 51:		Line 51:


	Refer to [[https://zoneminder.readthedocs.io/en/stable/userguide/components.html]] for what this command means. A brief explanation for this is: <pre>MonitorID # \| Show text mode \|\|\|\| text to put in.</pre>		Refer to [https://zoneminder.readthedocs.io/en/stable/userguide/components.html] or the zmtrigger.pl script for what this command means. A brief explanation for this is: <pre>MonitorID # \| Show text mode \|\|\|\| text to put in.</pre>

	You should immediately see testingOSD in place of the %Q you put in the timestamps section.		You should immediately see testingOSD in place of the %Q you put in the timestamps section.

2026-01-21T03:44:39Z

Overlaying Text Data onto a Video Feed

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:44, 20 January 2026
Line 51:		Line 51:


	Refer to [[~~Documentation~~]] for what this command means. A brief explanation for this is: <pre>MonitorID # \| Show text mode \|\|\|\| text to put in.</pre>		Refer to [[https://zoneminder.readthedocs.io/en/stable/userguide/components.html]] for what this command means. A brief explanation for this is: <pre>MonitorID # \| Show text mode \|\|\|\| text to put in.</pre>

	You should immediately see testingOSD in place of the %Q you put in the timestamps section.		You should immediately see testingOSD in place of the %Q you put in the timestamps section.

2026-01-21T03:44:23Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:44, 20 January 2026
Line 9:		Line 9:
	'''3)''' You can monitor which alarms are active or not at a given time. ZMTrigger reports when alarms are active, and when they are closed. This data can be queried by external programs.		'''3)''' You can monitor which alarms are active or not at a given time. ZMTrigger reports when alarms are active, and when they are closed. This data can be queried by external programs.

	Note that if you have a house, or single breaker, you might want to consider using [[X10]] for Zoneminder. This will save you the need for ethernet wiring, or setting up wifi. Some notes on ZMTrigger from the official docs here: https://zoneminder.readthedocs.io/en/stable/userguide/components.html		Note that if you have a house, or single breaker, you might want to consider using [[X10]] for Zoneminder. This will save you the need for ethernet wiring, or setting up wifi.

			Some notes on ZMTrigger from the official docs here: https://zoneminder.readthedocs.io/en/stable/userguide/components.html

	==Configuration==		==Configuration==

2026-01-21T03:44:13Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:44, 20 January 2026
Line 9:		Line 9:
	'''3)''' You can monitor which alarms are active or not at a given time. ZMTrigger reports when alarms are active, and when they are closed. This data can be queried by external programs.		'''3)''' You can monitor which alarms are active or not at a given time. ZMTrigger reports when alarms are active, and when they are closed. This data can be queried by external programs.

	Note that if you have a house, or single breaker, you might want to consider using [[X10]] for Zoneminder. This will save you the need for ethernet wiring, or setting up wifi.		Note that if you have a house, or single breaker, you might want to consider using [[X10]] for Zoneminder. This will save you the need for ethernet wiring, or setting up wifi. Some notes on ZMTrigger from the official docs here: https://zoneminder.readthedocs.io/en/stable/userguide/components.html

	==Configuration==		==Configuration==

2024-09-03T03:59:36Z

2024-08-26T19:41:51Z

Configuration

2024-08-26T19:39:30Z

Configuration

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:39, 26 August 2024
Line 23:		Line 23:
	or		or
	ss -ntulp		ss -ntulp
	Make sure no firewall is blocking it (port 6802).		Make sure no firewall is blocking it on port 6802.
	iptables -L		iptables -L
	or		or

2024-08-26T19:39:20Z

Configuration

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:39, 26 August 2024
Line 24:		Line 24:
	ss -ntulp		ss -ntulp
	Make sure no firewall is blocking it (port 6802).		Make sure no firewall is blocking it (port 6802).
			iptables -L
			or
			nft list tables
			nft list table <result of previous command>

	==Usage==		==Usage==

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:59, 2 September 2024
Line 213:		Line 213:
	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

	* [[How to use your external camera's motion detection with ZM]]		* [[How to use your external camera's motion detection with ZM]] - A good writeup on ZMTrigger from the original developer of ZMNinja

			* https://sparxeng.com/blog/software/zoneminder-network-triggering - More explanations

	* [https://forums.zoneminder.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=25704 ZM Forums: Add temperature to image]		* [https://forums.zoneminder.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=25704 ZM Forums: Add temperature to image]