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by candoattitude
Sun Jul 12, 2020 11:16 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Pi 3b limitation of video playback
Replies: 0
Views: 6

Pi 3b limitation of video playback

... / vui-hrd-info / slices=1 / no-opt-qp-pps / no-opt-ref-list-length-pps / no-multi-pass-opt-rps / scenecut-bias=0.05 / no-opt-cu-delta-qp / no-aq-motion / no-hdr / no-hdr-opt / no-dhdr10-opt / no-idr-recovery-sei / analysis-reuse-level=5 / scale-factor=0 / refine-intra=0 / refine-inter=0 / refine-mv=0 ...
by juhaj
Sun Jul 12, 2020 8:42 pm
Forum: Camera board
Topic: picamera context manager hangs on exit
Replies: 0
Views: 15

picamera context manager hangs on exit

I have a problem with picamera python bindings. While raspistill, raspivid, and even the python bindings manage to take images and video perfectly, every now and then (about 1 in 5) exit from the picamera.PiCamera context manager hangs and only a reboot makes the camera usable again. In fact, the py...
by blimpyway
Sun Jul 12, 2020 9:16 am
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Pan / tilt / zoom
Replies: 8
Views: 224

Re: Pan / tilt / zoom

... joystick 2 receive "goto X Y" commands Pi code should be able to read in 1. and produce appropriate sequence of "goto" commands for a smooth motion. PS - it should work even with simulated joystick inputs received as serial 0-1023 values from PI. a sort of "go left-down" series until arduino ...
by levimatheri
Sat Jul 11, 2020 1:43 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Pi, Motion, and aRecord (or maybe you have a better idea)
Replies: 4
Views: 2291

Re: Pi, Motion, and aRecord (or maybe you have a better idea)

Hello Jo,

Did you have any success with this? I'm trying to do the same thing.
by levimatheri
Fri Jul 10, 2020 7:45 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Recording audio together with motion event
Replies: 0
Views: 39

Recording audio together with motion event

I have setup motion successfully to record video on motion detection. However, I've looked around and haven't found a good solution for recording audio at the same time. My thought is to try using the on_event_start option and running ...
by Quirky
Fri Jul 10, 2020 4:25 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: WiFi pre-configuration for pi zero w, using pi4 as the main computer
Replies: 2
Views: 88

WiFi pre-configuration for pi zero w, using pi4 as the main computer

... first pi zero W, camera, monitor and pi4 /8, to use as the main computer. I would like to pre-configure WiFi on the sd card for a pi zero w, with Motion Eye OS. I hope to use the USB port of my pi 4, with the sd card in a reader/ writer for this. My neighbour downloaded the latest 20200606 version ...
by PiGraham
Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:40 am
Forum: Python
Topic: new pigpio-stepper-motor fork
Replies: 5
Views: 235

Re: new pigpio-stepper-motor fork

HermannSW wrote:
Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:03 am

After having run keys_xyz.py at least one time, I know the X/Y/Z positions of the three steppers, and can start with them next time.
True. I'm sure it works.
I was just thinking how it is common for motion control systems to home to a known position at startup. E.g. 3D printers, CNC mills etc.
by iv3oaw
Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:28 pm
Forum: Camera board
Topic: Raspy wirth Camera and Motion but external file server
Replies: 0
Views: 56

Raspy wirth Camera and Motion but external file server

Hi,I have a RaspyCamera and Motion running on a Pi2 and it works well: I can see video on my home LAN and out on the internet with my cell. In a first time my video files .AVI were in a folder in the same filesystem in /home/pi/motion/video. ...
by david_1234
Thu Jul 09, 2020 6:23 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: 16GB usb is mount but don't see it in "df"?
Replies: 19
Views: 523

Re: 16GB usb is mount but don't see it in "df"?

... pi , there was no power down uptime 21:22:36 up 11 days, 6:08, 2 users, load average: 0.08, 0.05, 0.00 the problem is beacuse this unit work as a motion security camera (using USB camera) that record to the pi itself (on the connected USB device) and I want to make sure it work 100% before replace ...
by mrmate
Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:56 am
Forum: Camera board
Topic: PiKrellCam: motion vector detect + OSD web interface
Replies: 1516
Views: 399306

Re: PiKrellCam: motion vector detect + OSD web interface

After no sucsess to run pikrelcam on external bootable USB pen drive, I tried to install an run it as usual: from sd card Raspbian OS, latest, Raspberry pi4, 2gb. At the end of insall I am getting the following error: Job for nginx.service failed because the control process exited with error code. S...
by kajan001
Wed Jul 08, 2020 11:43 am
Forum: Camera board
Topic: PiKrellCam: motion vector detect + OSD web interface
Replies: 1516
Views: 399306

Re: PiKrellCam: motion vector detect + OSD web interface

... bad PI or camera or installation. In two cases I use PI4 with a V2 noir, more or less the same setup, but will get frozen GUI (and subsequently no motion-detect) on one but rarely on the other. This is why I feel that it may be another external factor creating the issue. On earlier versions of ...
by andred14
Wed Jul 08, 2020 3:50 am
Forum: Camera board
Topic: Raw sensor access / CSI-2 receiver peripheral
Replies: 640
Views: 206141

Re: Raw sensor access / CSI-2 receiver peripheral

... one place and mount things around it but we cannot reach all areas of the ~ 6ft x 12ft window since I am on the 15th floor. Don't worry about the motion detection part as that's where my skills are good whether it be motion, OpenCV, AI we can figure it out. Just need to know the best way to photograph ...
by sam18
Wed Jul 08, 2020 3:08 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: in need to help with passing radar module signal to rpi
Replies: 8
Views: 421

Re: in need to help with passing radar module signal to rpi

... 1k resistor and 10k resistor, the code kind of works but the results are a little confusing. if i moved my hands near the radar sensor, it shows 'motion detected' however if goes to 'no motion detected' by itself very quickly. same as if i do not move my hands, it shows 'no motion detected' but ...
by jbeale
Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:06 pm
Forum: Camera board
Topic: PiKrellCam: motion vector detect + OSD web interface
Replies: 1516
Views: 399306

Re: PiKrellCam: motion vector detect + OSD web interface

I still get some freezes but I think this may be related to something else. I am currently exploring how the GUI preview freezes at sudden changes in light. I am leaning to that many different factors combined cause this. FWIW: I've had good luck running PiKrellCam with v1 and v2 cameras on Pi3 and...
by mrmate
Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:03 am
Forum: Camera board
Topic: PiKrellCam: motion vector detect + OSD web interface
Replies: 1516
Views: 399306

Re: PiKrellCam: motion vector detect + OSD web interface

Good day! Sorry for my bad written English...I am from Ukraine. Few days ago I managed to boot and run last release of Raspberry Pi OS on a Raspberry Pi 4 (2 Gb version) from USB 3.0 port. Kingston Usb 32gb 3.0 pendrive was used as external disk. In future is planning to use external usb SSD drive.....
by kajan001
Tue Jul 07, 2020 8:16 am
Forum: Camera board
Topic: PiKrellCam: motion vector detect + OSD web interface
Replies: 1516
Views: 399306

Re: PiKrellCam: motion vector detect + OSD web interface

... the resolution without changing the conf file. I did seem to get videos recording OK but if the webpage hanged then they didn't record on every motion. I have had this exact problem with a Pi4, it would freeze, first the webpage/GUI and then the entire Pi. It partly solved the problem when I ...
by Cadokens
Mon Jul 06, 2020 6:11 pm
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: Bicycle Cadence, Speedometer and Odometer Project
Replies: 5
Views: 274

Re: Bicycle Cadence, Speedometer and Odometer Project

Pedal motion sensor. Attached is the link of the bicycle pedal motion sensor flow https://flows.nodered.org/flow/e16b937b21c42e4f648c0428b9e1a484 This is in response to the question if it is possible for a reed contact switch ...
by 6by9
Sun Jul 05, 2020 5:43 pm
Forum: Camera board
Topic: Raw sensor access / CSI-2 receiver peripheral
Replies: 640
Views: 206141

Re: Raw sensor access / CSI-2 receiver peripheral

Hi Team, So what I am trying to do with raspiraw is I am hoping to combine it with some motion sensing and then we can try to catch someone who is shooting bbs or pellets at my window during the night. Any suggestions for me? Do you think I am on the right track? Why ...
by HermannSW
Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:54 pm
Forum: Camera board
Topic: Raw sensor access / CSI-2 receiver peripheral
Replies: 640
Views: 206141

Re: Raw sensor access / CSI-2 receiver peripheral

So what I am trying to do with raspiraw is I am hoping to combine it with some motion sensing and then we can try to catch someone who is shooting bbs or pellets at my window during the night. Pellets or bbs are small and fast, so it is unlikely for you to detect ...
by andred14
Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:46 pm
Forum: Camera board
Topic: Raw sensor access / CSI-2 receiver peripheral
Replies: 640
Views: 206141

Re: Raw sensor access / CSI-2 receiver peripheral

Hi Team,

So what I am trying to do with raspiraw is I am hoping to combine it with some motion sensing and then we can try to catch someone who is shooting bbs or pellets at my window during the night. Any suggestions for me? Do you think I am on the right track?
by n1mie
Sun Jul 05, 2020 1:00 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Motion Video0 Issue
Replies: 0
Views: 52

Motion Video0 Issue

I have a raspberry pi in my kitchen that drives a monitor. I has some ham radio related apps running on it. I have motion running on it that uses the camera as a motion sensor. When it senses motion it runs a bash script that stops the screensaver. All of this was working fine and ...
by azdeltawye
Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:56 pm
Forum: Graphics, sound and multimedia
Topic: Capture single frame image from RTSP stream
Replies: 8
Views: 255

Capture single frame image from RTSP stream

... covered numerous times but I can't seem to get this to work... project: I am attempting to capture a single frame from my driveway camera when a motion sensor is triggered. Hardware: RPi-4 running Buster OS Lorex LNB9272 camera, 3840x2160 resolution, 20 fps, H.265 encoding I can get a single ...
by ElEscalador
Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:13 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: in need to help with passing radar module signal to rpi
Replies: 8
Views: 421

Re: in need to help with passing radar module signal to rpi

... pulldown resistor if it is connected to ground. Look up how to read a switch with GPIO...if the pin you're monitoring is going high when there is motion, you need to use a pulldown resistor. When there is motion, the signal from your device should "overpower" the pull to ground because it is through ...
by jwkunz
Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:42 pm
Forum: Camera board
Topic: Streaming Pi Camera
Replies: 18
Views: 29321

Re: Streaming Pi Camera

I had the same problem until I read the comments in the motion.conf file

Try changing this:

# Restrict stream connections to the localhost.
stream_localhost off

The default setting was on. This blocks everything that is not the localhost.
by cloudapplepi
Fri Jul 03, 2020 7:53 pm
Forum: Python
Topic: Motiondetection script stops at 1000 pictures
Replies: 4
Views: 182

Motiondetection script stops at 1000 pictures

... DIR = './home/pi/myfolder/' FILE_PREFIX = 'text' GPIO.setwarnings(False) GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM) GPIO.setup(23, GPIO.IN) # Read output from PIR motion sensor #camera = PiCamera() #camera.start_preview() def send_mail(): print 'Sende E-Mail' # Create the directory if not exists if not os.path.exists(DIR): ...

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