MicroLite Analog DVR Server

[adamg]

Hi All,

New to the group so here goes.

I have a C4 system installed and running for a few years now and have just added a MicroLite DVR system to manage my analog cameras and the recording for them.

The server apparently does support MJPEG streaming and I am able to see video from Firefox/Safari/IE on Mac and MS.

The URL string is :-

http://IP-ADDRESS/cgi-bin/wappaint?camera_no=0&animation=1&adelay=125&name=USER&password=PASS&time=1336413994&pic_size=2

I have tried creating a c4i driver and adding to my system but just get a blank screen on the camera on the C4 security display.

Does anyone know how C4 collects the stream?

I am able to capture an image without problem, it is just the motion images that I can't get to work.

Any help much appreciated.

Regards

Adam

[ILoveC4]

Unless I'm mistaken, C4 can't support a camera that requires login credentials. It has to be able to pull the image without the username and/or password.

C4 also only looks a MJPEG.

[adamg]

Thanks for the prompt response.

Looking at the driver code it does appear that other drivers do embed the username and password in the URL string past from the setup in Composer.

Have not worked out how to specify the resolution, really need to get some decent tech details on the MicroLite.

Thanks

Adam

[CFUG]

Unless I'm mistaken, C4 can't support a camera that requires login credentials. It has to be able to pull the image without the username and/or password.

C4 also only looks a MJPEG.

Dan, there are blanks for HTTP login credentials within CHE. Panasonics work with C4 using USER/PASS.

[RyanE]

Current IP Camera support only supports HTTP Basic Authentication, and MJPEG streams.

RyanE

[adamg]

I am able to retrieve a static JPEG image with the Web Image driver and I am embedding the username and password in the URL line.

Am sure that it is feeding an MJPEG stream when using the video URL.

Is there anyway I can debug C4 on the controller by enabling logging?

Regards

Adam

[CFUG]

Current IP Camera support only supports HTTP Basic Authentication, and MJPEG streams.

RyanE

That device utilizes H.264 compression. I don't see a ref. to Motion JPEG.

[adamg]

Thanks for all the replies.

Just managed to get this working!!

Used iSpy software to double check that I was receiving an MJPEG stream.

The URL was missing a time element, added this and it works a treat.

The URL XML element in the driver is :-

<URL>/cgi-bin/wappaint?camera_no=0&animation=1&adelay=125&name=USER&password=PASS&time=1336413994&pic_size=2</URL>

I'll need to create a driver for each camera as per the SecuritySpy drivers from EV but other than than it works a treat.

The DVR is a MicroLite unit which has great capabilities so am pleased to get into my C4 system.

Thanks for all your comments.

Regards

Adam

[adamg]

Correction.

Works fine on the My Home app but not on the On-Screen navigator or iPad.

Is this a resolution problem?

[CFUG]

Could be. I see that device does not exactly conform to the specifications required to display on, say for example, a TS.

[CFUG]

Curious, did you try iSpy for recordings? It's not a bad freebie.

[ILoveC4]

Unless I'm mistaken' date=' C4 can't support a camera that requires login credentials. It has to be able to pull the image without the username and/or password.

C4 also only looks a MJPEG.[/quote']

Dan, there are blanks for HTTP login credentials within CHE. Panasonics work with C4 using USER/PASS.

Sounds like I was indeed mistaken =)

[CFUG]

No worries. Do you have cams up & running in your new place?

[ILoveC4]

No worries. Do you have cams up & running in your new place?

Not yet. Not in the new place yet. The infrastructure is there, just haven't decided on what cams yet.

[CFUG]

^Right, I forgot. You were looking at a package deal...

[ILoveC4]

^Right, I forgot. You were looking at a package deal...

I'm not going to go that route...I just need to nail down exactly what came and get them ordered.

[adamg]

Update:

Cameras working fine on iPad and MyHome app but not on the On-Screen Navigators???

The image size is 352x288 and I am not able to change it.

Is there anyway I can get C4 to recognise this image size???

Help appreciated.

Regards

Adam

[CFUG]

Those aren't dimensions that are listed as workable but that may not mean they don't work...

[CFUG]

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