Panasonic Camera Files and Creating a Linksys Plugin

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I’d like to give something back here and have some API’s for Linksys/Cisco cams that have Pan/Tilt/Zoom and would like to add a plugin for these so others using these cams can control them and add them easier in Vera

Can someone help me make a plugin package? What files do I need? I edited the Panasonic XML file and then uploaded it back up there to see if I could use the Panasonic XML plugin that I edited to control my Linksys WVC210. No go. Not sure where I went wrong, but 'd like to create a test package on my Vera and then submit it to MCV or up here for testing

Thanks for the help!

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At the moment it’s not possible to create a plugin package.
We are working on a new plugin management system that will make creating, editing and testing plugin easier, but I can’t give a date when this will be finished.

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ok, I’ve figured out how to edit the Panasonic implementation file and added some of the Linksys WVC210 commands so you can at least move the cam with the Pan/Tilt buttons. There is a great thread from user Ap15e here [url=http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php?topic=3720.0]http://forum.micasaverde.com/index.php?topic=3720.0[/url] that was a big help

Please note if you have panasonic cams and do this, it will render them useless for PTZ commands

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  1. Install the Panasonic Cam Plugin

  2. Setup the username, PW, Domain:Port and the URL is /img/snapshot.cgi

  3. Save this, Vera will go busy for a few seconds while saving

  4. CHECK THE CAMERA, CAN VERA SEE IT? IF YES, Continue, if not, try again from #1

  5. Use the MIOS DEVELOPERS button in vera, then click on LUUP FILES tab

  6. Scroll down, find I_PanasonicPTZ.xml, save it

  7. Open in Wordpad or your fav editor

  8. Replace contents with the contents below, Save

  9. Back to Mios Developers, LUUP FILES, scroll to bottom, select the I_PanasonicPTZ.xml file we just saved

  10. Select it, and make sure to check RESTART LUUP and thats it, You should now have PTZ support for your Linksys WVC210 in Vera[/b]

Once they make a plugin tool, I’ll add another one for the Cisco/Linksys PVC300

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<implementation>
  <functions>
   function lug_startup(lul_device)
     lug_Username=luup.variable_get( "urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:Camera1", "Username",lul_device)
     lug_Password=luup.variable_get( "urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:Camera1", "Password",lul_device)
     lug_Path=luup.variable_get( "urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:Camera1", "URL",lul_device)
     if( lug_Path==nil or lug_Path=="" ) then
       luup.variable_set( "urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:Camera1", "URL", "/img/snapshot.cgi", lul_device)
     end
   end
  </functions>
  <startup>lug_startup</startup>
  <actionList>
    <action>
      <serviceId>urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:PanTiltZoom1</serviceId>
      <name>MoveLeft</name>
      <job>
        luup.inet.wget('http://' .. luup.devices[lul_device].ip .. '/pt/ptctrl.cgi?mv=L,10',5, lug_Username, lug_Password)
      </job>
    </action>
    <action>
      <serviceId>urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:PanTiltZoom1</serviceId>
      <name>MoveRight</name>
      <job>
        luup.inet.wget('http://' .. luup.devices[lul_device].ip .. '/pt/ptctrl.cgi?mv=R,10',5, lug_Username, lug_Password)
      </job>
    </action>
    <action>
      <serviceId>urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:PanTiltZoom1</serviceId>
      <name>MoveUp</name>
      <job>
        luup.inet.wget('http://' .. luup.devices[lul_device].ip .. '/pt/ptctrl.cgi?mv=U,10',5, lug_Username, lug_Password)
      </job>
    </action>
    <action>
      <serviceId>urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:PanTiltZoom1</serviceId>
      <name>MoveDown</name>
      <job>
        luup.inet.wget('http://' .. luup.devices[lul_device].ip .. '/pt/ptctrl.cgi?mv=D,10',5, lug_Username, lug_Password)
      </job>
    </action>
    <action>
      <serviceId>urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:PanTiltZoom1</serviceId>
      <name>ZoomOut</name>
      <job>
        luup.inet.wget('http://' .. luup.devices[lul_device].ip .. '/pt/ptctrl.cgi?mv=R,10',5, lug_Username, lug_Password)
      </job>
    </action>
    <action>
      <serviceId>urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:PanTiltZoom1</serviceId>
      <name>ZoomIn</name>
      <job>
        luup.inet.wget('http://' .. luup.devices[lul_device].ip .. '/pt/ptctrl.cgi?mv=L,10',5, lug_Username, lug_Password)
      </job>
    </action>
  </actionList>
</implementation>