Is it possible to enable/disable In-camera event detection through external command (http, onvif, etc) ?

[sumguy]

I have a Raspberry that I could configure to monitor the status of my old alarm system so it would know when the alarm is enabled or disabled. What I'd really like to do then is have the Pi send a command to my Dahua cameras to enable or disable their in-camera event detection based on whether or not I have enabled the alarm system. Is that possible by talking to the camera (ie sending the right data) to port 80 or some other control port? Maybe OnVif?

Do the various home automation programs know how to do this?

What would be really useful is if the camera generated a string associated with event enable and disable and then showed you the string (ie a URL sent to the camera) during web configuration. You cut and past that string to what-ever device is going to send the commands to the camera. No log-in required (if the string is sufficiently long and randomized).

 

[chaosengine]

HTTP API could be the way. This seems to be the latest version: Amcrest HTTP API SDK

E.g.

curl --digest "http://admin:yourpassword@x.x.x.x/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=getConfig&name=VideoAnalyseRule[0]" | grep Enable=true

table.VideoAnalyseRule[0][0].EventHandler.SnapshotEnable=true
table.VideoAnalyseRule[0][0].EventHandler.SnapshotTitleEnable=true
table.VideoAnalyseRule[0][1].Config.FeatureEnable=true
table.VideoAnalyseRule[0][1].EventHandler.SnapshotEnable=true
table.VideoAnalyseRule[0][1].EventHandler.SnapshotTitleEnable=true
table.VideoAnalyseRule[0][2].Config.FeatureEnable=true
...

Disable rule 5:

curl --digest "http://admin:yourpassword@x.x.x.x/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=setConfig&VideoAnalyseRule[0][5].Enable=false"

 

[sumguy]

I used wget (just trying this from a windoze pc) and I got this response:

http://admin:*password*@192.168.2.163/cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=getConfig&name=VideoAnalyseRule[0]

Connecting to 192.168.2.163:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 401 Unauthorized
Connecting to 192.168.2.163:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 401 Unauthorized
Authorization failed.

But the http request does work in a browser. I get a big table listing.

I see some similar stuff here:

IpCamera: New IP Camera Binding

Looks like I compiled the jar somehow and I’m able to enable / disable CrossLineDetection now. I need to test it little bit more, hopefully tomorrow. Btw, I can send you Dahua HTTP API v2.76 (latest I was able to find), which will probably help you more than me

community.openhab.org

This command gets me a table list: cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=getConfig&name=VideoAnalyseRule[0]

But anything other than zero in the last [ ] bracket (ie like 1 or 2) gives me

Error: Error -1 getting param in name=VideoAnalyseRule[2]

The first few lines of the table output when I use [0] is this:

table.VideoAnalyseRule[0][0].Class=FaceDetection
table.VideoAnalyseRule[0][0].Config.FeatureFilter=false
table.VideoAnalyseRule[0][0].Config.FilterUnAliveEnable=false
table.VideoAnalyseRule[0][0].Config.HumanFaceTypes[0]=Normal
table.VideoAnalyseRule[0][0].Config.MinDuration=10
table.VideoAnalyseRule[0][0].Config.MinQuality=70

This is strange - I don't think my camera has face detection (I don't see it in the web gui).

 

[RevJoe]

HTTPS?

 

[chaosengine]

use curl

also keep an eye on format:
table.VideoAnalyseRule[0][0]
table.VideoAnalyseRule[0][1]
table.VideoAnalyseRule[0][2]
...

Not everything from API made it into the WebGUI.

Does someone know what this option does?
table.VideoAnalyseRule[0][11].Config.TrackDuration=5

Some cams have =30 others =5

 

[sumguy]

Alright, this seems to work (from a browser anyways)
cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=setConfig&MotionDetect[0].Enable=false
cgi-bin/configManager.cgi?action=setConfig&MotionDetect[0].Enable=true

I'm using http - I haven't turned on the https option in the camera. Is there curl for windoze? I suppose there is. For now throwing those urls into a browser is working.

I grabbed the Dahua API from here:

latest Version of DAHUA HTTP API FOR IPC Documentation ??

Hi everybody, is there any newer Version of the "DAHUA HTTP API FOR IPC" aviable? The latest Documentation i know is Version 1.67 from the 16.09.2015.

ipcamtalk.com

Thankyou Stefanov.

 

[chaosengine]

All Amcrest cams are made by Dahua, Amcrest doc is newer.

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