Loftek
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TODO: Add Photo of camera
Loftek Sentinel
This is an outdoor PTZ IP Camera with 3x Optical Zoom. This camera is very similar to a Foscam camera [2] except with a different set of features.
Acquiring the video stream
- General
- Name: {give the camera a name}
- Source Type: Remote
- Function: {select from the dropdown}
- Enabled: Tick
- Maximum FPS: Empty
- Alarm Maximum FPS: Empty
- Source
- Remote Protocol: HTTP
- Remote Method: Simple
- Remote Host Name: x.x.x.x {The IP of the camera}
- Remote Host Port: 80
- Remote Host Path: /videostream.cgi?user=admin&pwd={password}&resolution=32&rate=11
- Remote Image Colours: 24 bit colour
- Capture Width: 640
- Capture Height: 480
Unlike the Foscam's [1], I have not run into any issues running at 640x80.
PTZ Control File
I used a number of sources to create the following control file [2][3].
Here are the supported functions:
- Camera reset
- Pan left/right
- Tilt up/down
- Emulated diagonal movement
- Zoom in/out
- Brightness (Iris)
- Contrast (White)
- Can set & recall up to 8 presets
- Presets 9 & 10 respectively start and stop a patrol
TODO: Add instructions for creating the control inside Zoneminder
Copy and paste the following code into a file and call it "LoftekSentinel.pm". Save the file into the same folder as the file called "PanasonicIP.pm".
# ==========================================================================
#
# ZoneMinder Loftek Sentinel IP Control Protocol Module, $Date: 2009-11-25 09:20:00 +0000 (Wed, 04 Nov 2009) $, $Revision: 0001 $
# Copyright (C) 2001-2008 Philip Coombes
# Original modification for use with Foscam FI8908W IP Camera by Dave Harris
# Updated by Ivan Francolin Martinez
# Converted for use with Loftek Sentinal IP Camera by Andrew Bauer (knnniggett@users.sourceforge.net)
#
# 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 module contains the implementation of the Loftek Sentinel IP camera control
# protocol
#
package ZoneMinder::Control::LoftekSentinel;
use 5.006;
use strict;
use warnings;
require ZoneMinder::Base;
require ZoneMinder::Control;
our @ISA = qw(ZoneMinder::Control);
our $VERSION = $ZoneMinder::Base::VERSION;
our %CamParams = ();
# ==========================================================================
#
# Loftek Sentinel IP Control Protocol
#
# On ControlAddress use the format :
# USERNAME:PASSWORD@ADDRESS:PORT
# eg : admin:@10.1.2.1:80
# zoneminder:zonepass@10.0.100.1:40000
#
# ==========================================================================
use ZoneMinder::Logger qw(:all);
use ZoneMinder::Config qw(:all);
use Time::HiRes qw( usleep );
sub new
{
my $class = shift;
my $id = shift;
my $self = ZoneMinder::Control->new( $id );
my $logindetails = "";
bless( $self, $class );
srand( time() );
return $self;
}
our $AUTOLOAD;
sub AUTOLOAD
{
my $self = shift;
my $class = ref( ) || croak( "$self not object" );
my $name = $AUTOLOAD;
$name =~ s/.*://;
if ( exists($self->{$name}) )
{
return( $self->{$name} );
}
Fatal( "Can't access $name member of object of class $class" );
}
sub open
{
my $self = shift;
$self->loadMonitor();
use LWP::UserAgent;
$self->{ua} = LWP::UserAgent->new;
$self->{ua}->agent( "ZoneMinder Control Agent/".ZM_VERSION );
$self->{state} = 'open';
}
sub close
{
my $self = shift;
$self->{state} = 'closed';
}
sub printMsg
{
my $self = shift;
my $msg = shift;
my $msg_len = length($msg);
Debug( $msg."[".$msg_len."]" );
}
sub sendCmd
{
my $self = shift;
my $cmd = shift;
my $result = undef;
printMsg( $cmd, "Tx" );
my $req = HTTP::Request->new( GET=>"http://".$self->{Monitor}->{ControlAddress}."/$cmd" );
my $res = $self->{ua}->request($req);
if ( $res->is_success )
{
$result = !undef;
}
else
{
Error( "Error check failed:'".$res->status_line()."'" );
}
return( $result );
}
sub getCamParams
{
my $self = shift;
my $req = HTTP::Request->new( GET=>"http://".$self->{Monitor}->{ControlAddress}."/get_camera_params.cgi" );
my $res = $self->{ua}->request($req);
if ( $res->is_success )
{
# Parse results setting values in %FCParams
my $content = $res->decoded_content;
while ($content =~ s/var\s+([^=]+)=([^;]+);//ms) {
$CamParams{$1} = $2;
}
}
else
{
Error( "Error check failed:'".$res->status_line()."'" );
}
}
#autoStop
#This makes use of the ZoneMinder Auto Stop Timeout on the Control Tab
sub autoStop
{
my $self = shift;
my $stop_command = shift;
my $autostop = shift;
if( $stop_command && $autostop)
{
Debug( "Auto Stop" );
usleep( $autostop );
my $cmd = "decoder_control.cgi?command=".$stop_command;
$self->sendCmd( $cmd );
}
}
# Reset the Camera
sub reset
{
my $self = shift;
Debug( "Camera Reset" );
my $cmd = "reboot.cgi?";
$self->sendCmd( $cmd );
}
#Up Arrow
sub moveConUp
{
my $self = shift;
my $stop_command = "1";
Debug( "Move Up" );
my $cmd = "decoder_control.cgi?command=0";
$self->sendCmd( $cmd );
$self->autoStop( $stop_command, $self->{Monitor}->{AutoStopTimeout} );
}
#Down Arrow
sub moveConDown
{
my $self = shift;
my $stop_command = "3";
Debug( "Move Down" );
my $cmd = "decoder_control.cgi?command=2";
$self->sendCmd( $cmd );
$self->autoStop( $stop_command, $self->{Monitor}->{AutoStopTimeout} );
}
#Left Arrow
sub moveConLeft
{
my $self = shift;
my $stop_command = "5";
Debug( "Move Left" );
my $cmd = "decoder_control.cgi?command=4";
$self->sendCmd( $cmd );
$self->autoStop( $stop_command, $self->{Monitor}->{AutoStopTimeout} );
}
#Right Arrow
sub moveConRight
{
my $self = shift;
my $stop_command = "7";
Debug( "Move Right" );
my $cmd = "decoder_control.cgi?command=6";
$self->sendCmd( $cmd );
$self->autoStop( $stop_command, $self->{Monitor}->{AutoStopTimeout} );
}
#Zoom In
sub zoomConTele
{
my $self = shift;
my $stop_command = "17";
Debug( "Zoom Tele" );
my $cmd = "decoder_control.cgi?command=18";
$self->sendCmd( $cmd );
$self->autoStop( $stop_command, $self->{Monitor}->{AutoStopTimeout} );
}
#Zoom Out
sub zoomConWide
{
my $self = shift;
my $stop_command = "19";
Debug( "Zoom Wide" );
my $cmd = "decoder_control.cgi?command=16";
$self->sendCmd( $cmd );
$self->autoStop( $stop_command, $self->{Monitor}->{AutoStopTimeout} );
}
#Diagonally Up Right Arrow
#This camera does not have builtin diagonal commands so we emulate them
sub moveConUpRight
{
my $self = shift;
Debug( "Move Diagonally Up Right" );
$self->moveConUp( );
$self->moveConRight( );
}
#Diagonally Down Right Arrow
#This camera does not have builtin diagonal commands so we emulate them
sub moveConDownRight
{
my $self = shift;
Debug( "Move Diagonally Down Right" );
$self->moveConDown( );
$self->moveConRight( );
}
#Diagonally Up Left Arrow
#This camera does not have builtin diagonal commands so we emulate them
sub moveConUpLeft
{
my $self = shift;
Debug( "Move Diagonally Up Left" );
$self->moveConUp( );
$self->moveConLeft( );
}
#Diagonally Down Left Arrow
#This camera does not have builtin diagonal commands so we emulate them
sub moveConDownLeft
{
my $self = shift;
Debug( "Move Diagonally Down Left" );
$self->moveConDown( );
$self->moveConLeft( );
}
#Stop
sub moveStop
{
my $self = shift;
Debug( "Move Stop" );
my $cmd = "decoder_control.cgi?command=1";
$self->sendCmd( $cmd );
}
#Set Camera Preset
#Presets must be translated into values internal to the camera
#Those values are: 30,32,34,36,38,40,42,44 for presets 1-8 respectively
sub presetSet
{
my $self = shift;
my $params = shift;
my $preset = $self->getParam( $params, 'preset' );
Debug( "Set Preset $preset" );
if (( $preset >= 1 ) && ( $preset <= 8 )) {
my $cmd = "decoder_control.cgi?command=".(($preset*2) + 28);
$self->sendCmd( $cmd );
}
}
#Recall Camera Preset
#Presets must be translated into values internal to the camera
#Those values are: 31,33,35,37,39,41,43,45 for presets 1-8 respectively
sub presetGoto
{
my $self = shift;
my $params = shift;
my $preset = $self->getParam( $params, 'preset' );
Debug( "Goto Preset $preset" );
if (( $preset >= 1 ) && ( $preset <= 8 )) {
my $cmd = "decoder_control.cgi?command=".(($preset*2) + 29);
$self->sendCmd( $cmd );
}
if ( $preset == 9 ) {
$self->horizontalPatrol();
}
if ( $preset == 10 ) {
$self->horizontalPatrolStop();
}
}
#Horizontal Patrol - Vertical Patrols are not supported
sub horizontalPatrol
{
my $self = shift;
Debug( "Horizontal Patrol" );
my $cmd = "decoder_control.cgi?command=20";
$self->sendCmd( $cmd );
}
#Horizontal Patrol Stop
sub horizontalPatrolStop
{
my $self = shift;
Debug( "Horizontal Patrol Stop" );
my $cmd = "decoder_control.cgi?command=21";
$self->sendCmd( $cmd );
}
# Increase Brightness
sub irisAbsOpen
{
my $self = shift;
my $params = shift;
$self->getCamParams() unless($CamParams{'brightness'});
my $step = $self->getParam( $params, 'step' );
$CamParams{'brightness'} += $step;
$CamParams{'brightness'} = 255 if ($CamParams{'brightness'} > 255);
Debug( "Iris $CamParams{'brightness'}" );
my $cmd = "camera_control.cgi?param=1&value=".$CamParams{'brightness'};
$self->sendCmd( $cmd );
}
# Decrease Brightness
sub irisAbsClose
{
my $self = shift;
my $params = shift;
$self->getCamParams() unless($CamParams{'brightness'});
my $step = $self->getParam( $params, 'step' );
$CamParams{'brightness'} -= $step;
$CamParams{'brightness'} = 0 if ($CamParams{'brightness'} < 0);
Debug( "Iris $CamParams{'brightness'}" );
my $cmd = "camera_control.cgi?param=1&value=".$CamParams{'brightness'};
$self->sendCmd( $cmd );
}
# Increase Contrast
sub whiteAbsIn
{
my $self = shift;
my $params = shift;
$self->getCamParams() unless($CamParams{'contrast'});
my $step = $self->getParam( $params, 'step' );
$CamParams{'contrast'} += $step;
$CamParams{'contrast'} = 6 if ($CamParams{'contrast'} > 6);
Debug( "Iris $CamParams{'contrast'}" );
my $cmd = "camera_control.cgi?param=2&value=".$CamParams{'contrast'};
$self->sendCmd( $cmd );
}
# Decrease Contrast
sub whiteAbsOut
{
my $self = shift;
my $params = shift;
$self->getCamParams() unless($CamParams{'contrast'});
my $step = $self->getParam( $params, 'step' );
$CamParams{'contrast'} -= $step;
$CamParams{'contrast'} = 0 if ($CamParams{'contrast'} < 0);
Debug( "Iris $CamParams{'contrast'}" );
my $cmd = "camera_control.cgi?param=2&value=".$CamParams{'contrast'};
$self->sendCmd( $cmd );
}
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Notes & Troubleshooting
- The PTZ Control File is compatible with Zoneminder 1.25.0. If using an older version, you may have to change the line that reads "use ZoneMinder::Logger qw(:all);" to "use ZoneMinder::Debug qw(:all);" .
- TODO: Add more notes
References
[1] Foscam[[1]]
[2] Foscam[[2]]
[3] Dave Harris Blog[3]