It works in conjunction with the Dynamic View Controller to allow the downloaded images to be displayed in a Control Page.
The plugin is available here: Autolog Foscam HD Controller
Install the plugin as normal.
The only configuration options for the plugin are to set monitoring and debugging options - not normally required.
Each Foscam HD camera is defined as an indigo device via New... > Type: Foscam HD Controller > Camera
Configuring the Camera device
- Host
IP Address e.g. 192.168.0.50 - Port
Camera port e.g 88 - Username
Username used to access camera - Password
Password used too access the camera. Note the password is stored in the clear in Indigo DB. Click Show to view password - Enable FTP
If you want to download the images from camera enable this - Camera FTP Port
Typically 50021 - Root Folder for FTP file save
Location where you want the camera images stored on your Mac - Dynamic Views
Select a Dynamic View from the pulldown list. This will be empty if you haven't yet setup a dynamic view , you will have to come back an update this once you have setup a dynamic view - see instructions here - Status Polling
Tick to enable polling. This is required if you want to detect motion - Poll camera
Select interval from pull-down list e.g. Every 5 seconds - Detection Interval
The interval to show motion detected for when motion detection is tripped. If the camera detects further motion during this period then the detection interval starts again from zero.
- Get Motion Alarm Status
Updates the camera motion detection state Not normally needed if polling set to a short interval. - Enable Motion Alarm
Turn camera motion alarm on. The state will show no motion if no motion detected or triggered if motion detected. The motion icons are displayed alongside the state in the Device list. - Disable Motion Alarm
Turns off camera motion detection. State is shown as off with a grey dot shown for the icon. - Toggle Motion Alarm
Toggles on / off state of camera motion detection - Ring Tone On
Turns camera ring tone on - camera will emit an alarm when motion detected - can be useful for testing. - Ring Tone Off
Turns camera ring tone on - camera will not emit an alarm when motion detected - this would probably be the normal state? - Ring Tone Toggle
Toggles on / off state of camera ring tone - Snap Picture On
Turns on camera picture snapping when motion detected - must be on for ftp image retrieval. - Snap Picture Off
Turns off camera picture snapping when motion detected - disables ftp image retrieval. - Snap Picture Toggle
Toggles on / off state of camera image snapping - Update Camera Status
Updates the status of the camera. Not normally needed if polling set to a short interval.