UltraNetCam HSPI - In Development

[Monk]

Ultra,
I am trying to get a CGI event to work with my Vivotek 8362 camera. The command I would normally issue to enable / disable the built-in IR lights is:

http://ipaddress<IP><IP>:80/cgi-bin/admin/setparam.cgi?ircutcontrol_disableirled=0

I keep getting various errors in the log. Am I barking up the wrong tree here? (That's an underscore between ircutcontrol_disableirled)

Any guidance appreciated.

An unexpected error occured in the NetCamAPI() function/subroutine: [System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: A port was expected because of there is a colon (':') present but the port could not be parsed. at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind) at System.Uri..ctor(String uriString) at System.Net.WebRequest.Create(String requestUriString) at HSPI_ULTRANETCAM.NetCamDevice.NetCamCGI(String strQueryString)]

[norcoscia]

Feature request and problem with last version

The last version uploaded would not install unless I manually removed the previous version. I could install it after that but it seemed to loose track of what picture was taken last, after deleting all in photos the UltarNetCam folder it seems to be working.

One nice feature to add would be to have the ability to send to an email address based on an event. Right now I can only have one address. If a drop down was added to the event which let you override the default address (the one in the plug-in config) it would be nice.

Thanks again, I'll try with a different camera tomorrow....

[Monk]

OK - I'm fixed now.

In the event, you are specifying the camera already as one of the drop-down choices. When entered as below it works great!

Thanks for a great plugin!

[Monk]

When I installed the new version I uninstalled first without even trying.

I found the same as you regarding previous pics
Also - my camera's were all "gone" but the email settings remained intact.

The last version uploaded would not install unless I manually removed the previous version. I could install it after that but it seemed to loose track of what picture was taken last, after deleting all in photos the UltarNetCam folder it seems to be working.

One nice feature to add would be to have the ability to send to an email address based on an event. Right now I can only have one address. If a drop down was added to the event which let you override the default address (the one in the plug-in config) it would be nice.

Thanks again, I'll try with a different camera tomorrow....

[Ultrajones]

When I installed the new version I uninstalled first without even trying.

I found the same as you regarding previous pics
Also - my camera's were all "gone" but the email settings remained intact.

Sorry about that. This was my fault. I had made a typo in the Installer version which means it would always detect a newer version as older. I fixed this issue along with the uninstaller not leaving the database when you did an uninstall. The version you installed implemented both of those fixes.

Regards,
Ultrajones

[Ultrajones]

The last version uploaded would not install unless I manually removed the previous version. I could install it after that but it seemed to loose track of what picture was taken last, after deleting all in photos the UltarNetCam folder it seems to be working.

Sorry about that. This was my fault. I had made a typo in the Installer version which means it would always detect a newer version as older. I fixed this issue along with the uninstaller not leaving the database when you did an uninstall. The version you installed implemented both of those fixes.

Regards,
Ultrajones

[Monk]

Sorry about that. This was my fault. I had made a typo in the Installer version which means it would always detect a newer version as older. I fixed this issue along with the uninstaller not leaving the database when you did an uninstall. The version you installed implemented both of those fixes.

Regards,
Ultrajones

After all, it IS A BETA . Keep up the good work.!

[Ultrajones]

Would it be possible to send a small video i.e. 1 minute of the captured images to the smartphone as well? I noticed that is hard to view the pictures as thumbnails while maybe easy to view as a small video.

Thanks,
Aldo

I think I can do this with ffmpeg: http://ffmpeg.org/

[huggy_d1]

Installed for testing and my HSPro log shows this entry:

9/8/2012 11:28:05 PM - UltraNetCam Error - An unexpected error occured in the InsertNetCamDevice() function/subroutine: [System.Exception: One or more required fields are empty. Unable to insert new NetCam device into the database. at HSPI_ULTRANETCAM.HSPI.InsertNetCamDevice(String netcam_name, String netcam_address, Int32 netcam_port, String snapshot_path, String videostream_path, String auth_user, String auth_pass)]

I think this happened when I clicked something or pressed enter while a field was selected as I was unfamiliar with how to add a new camera. I guess I was expecting something different in the data entry experience.

On the image viewer, can we have prev/next buttons as appropriate once an image is displayed full-sized rather than just the 'x'? A simple << < > >> x would work.

Also, I noticed you had a lot of stuff working for the foscam. Where is that hidden for things like jog up/down, pan left/right, IR on/off, etc? If we tell the plugin we have a foscam pan/tilt w/IR, do controls get created and I missed them? I can't find any devices associated with the netcam. Should I find anything?

Feature Request:
Can the email option have it's own schedule or time period? I'd like to send an image via email only 1 per hour, yet save images at whatever time interval I want. For example, save every 6 minutes and email every 60 minutes, or after 10 images.

[Ultrajones]

Nice to haves maybe?

- when viewing snapshots in large view, a next / prev option? (to see next or prev saved snapshot)

Hello Mark. This already exists. When viewing images that are part of an event, you can click the left side of the image to view the previous image and click the right side to view the next image (in the event).

[alphatech]

Ultrajones, looking forward to this integration. This would make a great addition to your plug-in. Being able to look a a small video clip on my phone would be great instead of each single picture. Now days with plenty of bandwidth and smart phones I see it as a great feature to have. I'm sure lot of other people would love this feature as well.

Thanks,
Aldo

[Thickman]

I'm doing something wrong

I just posted an update that adds:

1) E-mail template support for $camera_name in both subject and body.
2) Foscam alarm motion triggers.

See first post for download.

You can enable the alarm trigger on the Foscam NetCams as follows:
http://{camera IP address}:{camera port}/set_alarm.cgi?http=1&http_url=http://{IP Address of HomeSeer}/hspi_ultranetcam/hspi_ultranetcam.aspx?trigger=alarm&user=admin&pwd=password

Note: The user and pwd are for the Foscam and not HomeSeer.

Once it has been set, you enable/disable the feature using the following:

http://{camera IP address}:{camera port}/set_alarm.cgi?http=1&user=admin&pwd=password
http://{camera IP address}:{camera port}/set_alarm.cgi?http=0&user=admin&pwd=password

You can use the UltraNetCam CGI HomeSeer event action to automated enabling/disabling the alarm notification.

To trigger a HomeSeer event, select "UltraNetCam Alarm Trigger", then select the Camera that will trigger then event.

Regards,
Ultrajones

Regards,
Ultrajones

Great plugin! Installed without any problem, capturing a pic once an hour with an event. Now i'm trying to get he camera alarm to work but i'm not having any luck. I've created an event to fire with the UltraNetAlarm trigger but it doesn't appear to be working. I don't understand the "enable alarm trigger" and the "enable/disable" code above. Do I have to used those in conjunction with the event?

Also I just tried typing in

http://{camera IP address}:{camera port}/set_alarm.cgi?http=1&http_url=http://{IP Address of HomeSeer}/hspi_ultranetcam/hspi_ultranetcam.aspx?trigger=alarm&user=admin&pwd=password

with the correct values and I get "error: illegal params." returned.

[Jebus]

@Thickman
You might want to check your camera's webpage to see if this feature is available. You can turn it on there if it is.
I don't know about the Foscams, but this feature was not available on my Apexis clones, untill I updated the firmware in December of last year...

[Thickman]

@Thickman
You might want to check your camera's webpage to see if this feature is available. You can turn it on there if it is.
I don't know about the Foscams, but this feature was not available on my Apexis clones, untill I updated the firmware in December of last year...

It's turned on, I have a Foscam 8904.

[Ultrajones]

You may need a firmware update. Run http:{yourcameraip}/get_params.cgi and check if you have the following in the output:

var alarm_http=
var alarm_http_url=

Regards,
Ultrajones