I use a homebrew Raspberry PI Zero W with a Raspberry Pi Camera. There are a couple of different software options that will generate a stream and a snapshot as well. My cam is currently down as I rebuild the solar power controller right now, but it works and has been working for quite some time. The case is very robust (It is also homebrew, it's an IP67 weatherproof case).
On Sunday, July 4, 2021 at 6:55:19 PM UTC+10 [email protected] wrote: > I use three different cameras, one Chinese brand PTZ PoE camera (H.View) > and two German products (Lupus). > They all save a pic every 60 seconds (as part of their security camera > feature) to my NAS - the PTZ via NFS, the others via FTP. > > On the NAS the (files of the) latest pictures (showing an in-picture time > stamp) are converted into a common file name like camera1.jpg, camera2.jpg, > camera3.jpg > and then sent, copied via FTP to the weather sites where the picture(s) > are to be displayed (as the display programs cannot handle changing file > names). > It works perfectly. > > So per picture it's a little batch job which converts the file name into a > generic copy and then sends it via ftp to the destination site. > it's a Windows batch job with separate ftp inputs for each picture/site - > run every minute via Windows Scheduler > (could of course also be a Linux shell script doing the same job and then > run via CRONTAB) > One of my weather templates shows all three pictures in a row giving a > 270° sky and ground view. > > As for weewx skins, the pictures can be used like any other picture to be > displayed in a skin. > For one template (Meteotemplate) I use the live camera feed picking up the > http stream from the camera. > > You can look the result(s) up at http://meshka.eu > the 270° pictures are with the pwsWD template > the live camera with the Meteotemplate > > So far I don't display a picture in a weewx skin (still to come) > > So, in my solution, the camera model doesn't really matter - it's the > camera features which matter > - sufficient resolution 😁 > - ability to save snapshots in a common graphic format (jpg, png, ...) > every (to be customized:) 1-3600 seconds to a (NAS) server > (- reasonable price 😉 ) > > On 04.07.2021 01:05, Greg from Oz wrote: > > I use this command on a generic webcam: > ffmpeg -i "rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/mpeg4" -vf fps=1/60 -s > 960x480 -strftime 1 $WEBCAMFILES/$DATEFOLDER/tmp/"%Y%m%d-%H%M%S.jpg" > -hide_banner & > > It runs in the background and generates a still every 60 seconds and I use > those pictures to make a time plase. > > I use a program called inoticoming that you can set up to do things when a > file is created in a folder. > For example: > inoticoming $WEBCAMFILES/$DATEFOLDER/tmp/ --suffix .jpg > /usr/local/sbin/weather-realtime.sh {} \; > > The above says if a picture is created then run > /usr/local/sbin/weather-realtime.sh and use the generated photo as a > parameter. > I create a webm movie so if you are viewing on an iphone it won't work. > > https://weather.ubeaut.work/webcam.html > > > > On Sunday, 4 July 2021 at 05:30:33 UTC+10 dvdhns wrote: > >> To grab single frames, this is what I use. I haven't had a problem with >> having to wait 10 seconds to get the image. It seems immediate. I'm using a >> cheap Jidetech IP Cam with POE. I wouldn't recommend it as it seems to lose >> network connectivity occasionally. >> >> /Applications/ffmpeg -i "rtsp://192.168.0.185:554/1/h264major" -frames:v >> 1 img.jpg >> >> On Friday, July 2, 2021 at 9:48:33 PM UTC-6 Eric K wrote: >> >>> Long ago I played with a dlink camera and as was able to figure out a >>> URL that would get a single frame. >>> >>> Me too! I had a Dlink DCS-900 and I could get a single camera image >>> from the URL line. >>> But, I bricked it trying to update its firmware. >>> Oh well, it was early-2000s vintage and had a pretty crappy image >>> sensor, compared to what's on the market today. >>> I'm looking for a modern, functional replacement for it. >>> >>> I would not be surprised if you can find into for your camera on the web >>> someplace. >>> >>> The camera with rtsp streaming that I was playing with can only deliver >>> an rtsp stream via it's Ethernet port (no wifi). >>> I know because it is made by the company I work in. >>> I asked some of our software people about grabbing a single image for a >>> webpage, and they said, nope, only rtsp via the Ethernet port. >>> It's primary function is to create full motion video for video >>> conferencing, so delivering still frames for webpages was not on the >>> required features list. >>> >>> Eric >>> >>> On Friday, July 2, 2021 at 5:52:03 PM UTC-5 Greg Troxel wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Eric K <[email protected]> writes: >>>> >>>> > Based on first hand experience, can people recommend various IP >>>> cameras >>>> > (ideally an Ethernet or wifi camera) with a focus towards ease of >>>> grabbing >>>> > a single frame from a Linux command line? >>>> > I'd like to be able to grab single frames to use in the weewx >>>> webpage. >>>> > >>>> > I've tested am Ethernet-connected camera that puts out an rtsp >>>> stream. I >>>> > successfully used an ffmpeg command line to start the stream, wait 10 >>>> > seconds and then grab a frame. Sometimes 10 seconds isn't enough and >>>> I >>>> > have to try 12-15 seconds. >>>> > *ffmpeg -loglevel info -rtsp_transport tcp -i >>>> > "rtsp://192.168.7.51/rtsp-stream" -ss 00:00:10 -r 1 -vframes 1 -y >>>> > /home/weewx/Pictures/image.jpg* >>>> > It works, but I don't think rtsp is the ideal transport method for >>>> grabbing >>>> > a single frame, because you have to wait about 10+ seconds for the >>>> stream >>>> > to fully form a valid image. >>>> >>>> Long ago I played with a dlink camera and as was able to figure out a >>>> URL that would get a single frame. You might log into the https >>>> interface and look at the html on the live view page. Also check out >>>> the zoneminder wikis and similar for the access methods. >>>> >>>> I would not be surprised if you can find into for your camera on the >>>> web >>>> someplace. >>>> >>> -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/138ab928-0b89-4f60-98bc-1cbb2a5428aan%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/138ab928-0b89-4f60-98bc-1cbb2a5428aan%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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