I've been searching the Internet on and off for months for a weather overlay for my IP cameras. I am not a computer wiz and don't understand a lot of the newer technology but I REALLY want to be able to overlay weather information on my ColorVu camera. I've found tons of posts regarding Blue Iris and overlays, but I don't want to get into that as I already have a Hikvision NVR. I did find an old post on this site (Hikvision Temperature Overlay App) with a beta program but I can't get it to work with my camera. I also found this on Github, (), but it's Greek to me and I have no idea how to incorperate into my camera. I don't need anything fancy, temp, wind and humidity is all I need and it doesn't have to look pretty. I would prefer to use Weather Underground for the data because I have a weather station on that site. I'm a completely ignorant when it comes to programming so please don't mock me. Like I said, I REALLY want to incorporate a simple to use weather overlay with my existing equipment so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Weather Overlay
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trempa92
Getting comfortable
Ok for start this is a PHP script. You cannot run that on camera(atleast not with your nor mine knowledge, altho it could be possible because backend is linux), it has to be done having at least xampp(running on some local pc) or running at some server.
Secondly, if u read carefully the code, you have input fields for your camera:
This is where you replace with IP address of your camera. You can delete second iteration if you have 1 camera, or add more iterations if u have more than 2.
This is where u place your camera password instead of 12345
Then the last thing u need is set up correct API call for your location. And to get correct link use this API doc
openweathermap.org
When u get correct link and parameters. Copy those parameters inside this section:
Note:You dont replace link, you use paramters from link and place id, appiid.
Hope it helped, cherio
Secondly, if u read carefully the code, you have input fields for your camera:
This is where you replace with IP address of your camera. You can delete second iteration if you have 1 camera, or add more iterations if u have more than 2.
This is where u place your camera password instead of 12345
Then the last thing u need is set up correct API call for your location. And to get correct link use this API doc
One Call API 3.0 - OpenWeatherMap
Explore the versatile OpenWeather One Call API 3.0. Designed for easy migration from Dark Sky API, it includes features like current weather updates, future forecasts up to 1.5 years, and detailed historical weather data starting from 01-01-1979. Updated every 10 minutes, the API ensures...
openweathermap.org
When u get correct link and parameters. Copy those parameters inside this section:
Note:You dont replace link, you use paramters from link and place id, appiid.
Hope it helped, cherio
trempa92
Getting comfortable
But it will work as long as API structure is not changed. It might not even work now if its outdated. In that case this script would need a repair.
you need to know how to build and run a program under c# but i made this if you want to take a look; Basic web application to view snapshot and automatic weather overlay