Re: Zoneminder

[Gregg Liming <gregg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Quoting James (2/14/06 6:47 PM):
> Well that was easy!  Getting motion detection, telemetry data,
> hbeats....  Very cool!

Thanks!

> It'll take a while to see how  i'm going to interface things but some
> initial comments so far:
> my paths were /etc/zm.conf  , /usr/lib/zm/bin/ ,
> /usr/lib/perl5/site-perl/5.8.5/   and these came from the rpm so i'm
> guessing that's where most will be now.

The plan is for this to be more "integrated" w/ ZM.  I suspect
that once
it is revised to reflect the latest zm API, then it might get included
in the zm distro.  If not, the I'll need to deal more w/ the path
issues.  Admittedly, I tend to install "from source" and build
rather
than use RPMs or other packaging mechanisms; hence, the difference.
But, in the meantime, I will work on getting the docs to reflect the
possibilities.  Thanks for keeping me straight here.

> It didn't mention in the readme that you need to go into global
options
> and enable x10, obvious now but not for a zm newbie!

This is a huge "hack" that shouldn't exist and probably reflects
why I
forgot about it.  Originally, I was trying to fit the connector into the
"x10" way of doing things.  Next, I attempted to
"shoehorn" BSC. Neither
worked.  Realistically, it isn't at all obvious unless you're the
author; so, point well taken and I'll update the readme.

> The readme mentions xAPBSC. where the schemas areVMI.

I seem to have some block about getting the readme corrected.  Thanks
for that.

> Is there a way to make the regular .MonitorInfo send every 5 min
rather
> than the current 1

Yes.  I'm trying to avoid getting too "config crazy" until I know
how
Phil wants to handle/allow the inclusion of the connector into the
distro (assuming that he will).  If it takes too long to resolve, then
I'll add an optional "override" frequency.

> I see the schema for telemetry events, ie sent when a  camera moves
but
> can't see the one to tell the camera to move? Is there one?

No--there isn't one (yet).  I'll look into this further.  Meanwhile, can
you tell me either on- or off-list what PTZ camera you are using and how
you want it controlled?

> Many thanks for this plugin, more and more toys to play with :-)

Many thanks to you for the great feedback!

Gregg