Camera controls

Hi all,

I am using a Foscam camera which I control using Evocam + AppleScript (upload to my NAS, start video when Fibaro Motion Sensor detects motion and so on).
I have now integrated a refreshing URL into my Control Page and I would like to put also PTZ commands, IR on/off, is it possible?
As far as I remember, IR on/off can be do using http/cgi script. Can I call an external URL from a CP using a button?

Thanks
Marco

Hi Marco,

I'm doing just that.
I first created action groups for all required camera commands, and then I set up virtual devices to control these action groups.
These virtual devices go onto the Control Page just like any regular device.

Peter

Great news...

what kind of actions are you using? Do you have Foscam camera?

I'm doing PTZ and IR commands, but I don't use Foscam nor Evocam...

Ok, thanks.
I tried (at the moment only with Safari) to using CGI/HTTP commands and it works fine
I will try to include everything in a CP

Thanks anyway

Noob question:

How do you add camera output to a control page? i have the URL from the web that requires a username and password but that does not seem to work.

I did simply using "Refreshing URL" or something similar, I do not have Indigo here right now.

Hi,

Re displaying refreshing image feeds from IP Cams, I asked the same question a few months ago and the answer I got from another member is below.....and its been working great for me,

Thanks,

Dave


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Refreshing Image URL
Set Refresh rate to "Continuous" for smooth video <-- uses more bandwidth (I typically use 1 second)

For URL, use the following:
H264 Cameras:


http://10.0.6.182:8082/cgi-bin/CGIProxy ... pwd=donkey

replace "10.0.6.182:8082" with URL of your camera
replace "master" with your username for camera
replace "donkey" with your password for camera

MJPEG Cameras:


http://10.0.6.122:82/snapshot.cgi?user= ... pwd=donkey

replace "10/0/6/122:82" with URL of your camera
replace "master" with your username for camera
replace "donkey" with your password for camera