Foscam IP Camera Plugin

garrettwp · February 17, 2013, 5:48am

Video streaming from Vera using a third party app like home buddy, authomation, etc will not work correctly with UI5. Not unless the developer implemented a certain api which I believe rakstar is not using (I believe he is using an older api which does not work under UI5).

Garrett

nas4a · February 17, 2013, 6:12am

[quote=“mcvflorin, post:17, topic:171931”]Wow, I didn’t expect this much activity on this thread.

[quote=“silvereagle2208, post:15, topic:171931”]I have a Foscam FI8910W, and I also am not seeing the step size, reverse control, or Vera address variables.

I cannot get the Activation Icon for my Foscam camera to indicate that the camera’s motion sensor was tripped (activated). [/quote]

You add I_FoscamPTZ.xml to the impl_file field on the Camera Advanced tab.[/quote]

So I’m having this same problem. I installed the camera, and managed to get everything working fine. I don’t have the Veraaddress variable. I have StepSize and Reverse Control variables, just no Vera Address.

When I add the motion sensor, it creates, and changes the ConfiguredMD to 2. I configure the Motion sensor as described, but like the camera, there’s no field for “VeraAddress.”

I have read all the threads here and have made sure my motion is ON in the Foscam interface. It works in the Foscam interface as I can get e-mails and hear alarms. I also have ensured that I didn’t have the “Secure my vera” option selected as I have read that may cause issues.

Does anyone have any thoughts as to what might get this working? I’m running UI4, using D_DigitalSecurityCamera1.xml and I_FoscamPTZ.xml with a Foscam FI8904W. Again, the camera works fine, the motion detector add-in appears, but will not show motion…I think because I am lacking the “VeraAddress” field on both the camera and the motion detector.

Thanks!

ayasa · February 17, 2013, 7:19am

[quote=“ayasa, post:158, topic:171931”]Hi, I installed Foscam 8918W manually on Vera3. Camera works well but motion sensor stays red and generate notification every minute as while sense motion (via Vera Alerts). Ontime value set as default (1200).

Assumed ontime parameter does not work properly. How do I make ontime parameter work ? I just want to get notification once every 20+ minutes…[/quote]

any suggestion?

drpeterchjr · February 20, 2013, 5:06pm

Hi, I can’t seem to use Presets for the camera in a scene. I want the camera to be pointing one way when I am at home and then another way when I leave with an “away” scene. How do I do this?

sparkejj · February 20, 2013, 5:52pm

The [tt]Advanced[/tt] tab in the scene editor lets you add the [tt]GoToPreset[/tt] action for the camera.

drpeterchjr · February 21, 2013, 7:12am

Thanks!

knewmania · February 21, 2013, 7:32am

Very interesting. I did not know that functionality existed. I am using LUUP code to initiate preset movement via scenes.

Thanks for the information.

Floor61 · March 1, 2013, 3:39pm

[quote=“nas4a, post:162, topic:171931”][quote=“mcvflorin, post:17, topic:171931”]Wow, I didn’t expect this much activity on this thread.

[quote=“silvereagle2208, post:15, topic:171931”]I have a Foscam FI8910W, and I also am not seeing the step size, reverse control, or Vera address variables.

I cannot get the Activation Icon for my Foscam camera to indicate that the camera’s motion sensor was tripped (activated). [/quote]

You add I_FoscamPTZ.xml to the impl_file field on the Camera Advanced tab.[/quote]

So I’m having this same problem. I installed the camera, and managed to get everything working fine. I don’t have the Veraaddress variable. I have StepSize and Reverse Control variables, just no Vera Address.

When I add the motion sensor, it creates, and changes the ConfiguredMD to 2. I configure the Motion sensor as described, but like the camera, there’s no field for “VeraAddress.”

I have read all the threads here and have made sure my motion is ON in the Foscam interface. It works in the Foscam interface as I can get e-mails and hear alarms. I also have ensured that I didn’t have the “Secure my vera” option selected as I have read that may cause issues.

Does anyone have any thoughts as to what might get this working? I’m running UI4, using D_DigitalSecurityCamera1.xml and I_FoscamPTZ.xml with a Foscam FI8904W. Again, the camera works fine, the motion detector add-in appears, but will not show motion…I think because I am lacking the “VeraAddress” field on both the camera and the motion detector.

Thanks![/quote]

Bump for this question. I’ve had this happen in the past too. Certain variables don’t show up even after a plug-in has been installed. I’ve updated the xml files, sometimes even re-uploading new versions. Why don’t these always take?

da_jojo · March 4, 2013, 4:07am

the webstuff vera uses works best with firefox, have you tried this ?

i use the foscam plugin (normal version) for my eminent EM6561 ip-camera. works fine, even the motion-detect. had to put it on admin-account in ip-cam for it to work. it would be nice to implement the code for the IR-leds on/off too.
http://ip-of-cam:port/decoder_control.cgi?command=94,5,admin,pass IR off
http://ip-of-cam:port/decoder_control.cgi?command=95,5,admin,pass IR on

nas4a · March 6, 2013, 2:27pm

FYI - For anyone having the issue, the VeraAddress Variable shows as Gateway Address in UI4. This wasn’t clear to me, and thus caused a problem.

kkl · March 10, 2013, 7:56pm

How do I permanently uninstall Wintop zCam IP Camera? No matter how many times I uninstall the plug-in and delete the device, it always reappears.

Screamhouse · March 10, 2013, 9:16pm

Anyone know how to switch in the foscam the alarm settings off via a scene. When it starts snowing my Foscam detects motion every second and i am bombed with alerts.

da_jojo · March 10, 2013, 10:57pm

first turn off in net/wifi settings the autodetect UPnP devices and reboot vera
then delete device
http://vera_ip_address:3480/data_request?id=device&action=delete&device=
then reboot and install your camera with the right plugin or just use the foscam devicesettings file in the zcam devicesettings
foscam first install 622 firmware then install foscamplugin then put autodetect UPnP on and then reboot vera and let it be auto-detected.
if it not detected then you would add it manually.

da_jojo · March 10, 2013, 11:09pm

luup.variable_set(“urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:SecuritySensor1”, “Armed”, “0”, <devicenumber_of_motionsensor_of_ipcam>)

da_jojo · March 10, 2013, 11:21pm

when i use:
/videostream.cgi
the stream does not get passed correctly and when i view it the window opens but nothing is there
when i use:
/videostream.asf
the stream does get passed but gives output asf and file empty.
could this be due to different port-setting on WAN interface ? i use internally port 80 where on WAN port 80 is my webserver. the asf stream got somehow through so i believe it should work, but does not pass videodata to MCV.
anyone has a clue ? is it the old libs used in vera or is it my portsettings ? i recon my ports are ok since asf gets start of videodata passed through. it just cuts of streaming.
how would i pass argument variables to the videostream withouth putting user & pass ? i.e. /videostream.cgi?user=blah&pwd=inlogje&resolution=32
how would i put this in the field for directstreaming url ? i put allready MAC adress like 00:aa:bb:cc:00:00 or should it be like : 00aabbcc0000 ?
here are some docs : [url=http://downloads.eminent-online.com/IPCAM%20CGI%20SDK%20V1.7.pdf]http://downloads.eminent-online.com/IPCAM%20CGI%20SDK%20V1.7.pdf[/url]
cam is a Eminent EM6561 , a raped and overpriced foscam el cheapo (shame on my fellow country people. em6561 > 115? … same foscam > 60?)
edit: new 622 firmware for vera solved the problem where the cam picture is not displayed everytime you open the device properties

kkl · March 10, 2013, 11:33pm

first turn off in net/wifi settings the autodetect UPnP devices and reboot vera
then delete device
http://vera_ip_address:3480/data_request?id=device&action=delete&device=
then reboot …[/quote]
Da_JoJo,
Thanks for the response. That appears to have done the trick.

da_jojo · March 10, 2013, 11:44pm

[quote=“kkl, post:176, topic:171931”]Da_JoJo,
Thanks for the response. That appears to have done the trick.[/quote]

Screamhouse · March 11, 2013, 7:00am

luup.variable_set(“urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:SecuritySensor1”, “Armed”, “0”, <devicenumber_of_motionsensor_of_ipcam>)[/quote]

Thx, but since the detection only works if the Foscam itself is armed as well. I want to receive the picture from the Foscam in my email as well. So i understand how to arm/bypass in the Vera, but i want to switch it off in the Foscam software

da_jojo · March 14, 2013, 7:41am

luup.variable_set(“urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:SecuritySensor1”, “Armed”, “0”, <devicenumber_of_motionsensor_of_ipcam>)[/quote]

Thx, but since the detection only works if the Foscam itself is armed as well. I want to receive the picture from the Foscam in my email as well. So i understand how to arm/bypass in the Vera, but i want to switch it off in the Foscam software[/quote]
http://ip-of-cam:port/decoder_control.cgi?command=,5,admin,pass
its in the documentation of your equipment. reading the manual is so hard, there are so many words in it so i gave up on it.

Screamhouse · March 14, 2013, 2:10pm

thx for the effort, I will give it a try!