cctv-scheduler

PTZ IP-Camera management

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• cctv-scheduler.py

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Installation

Requirements

Cameras settings:

• Configuration -> System -> Security -> Authentication -> RTSP Authentication: digest/basic
• Configuration -> System -> Security -> Authentication -> WEB Authentication: digest/basic
• Configuration -> Network -> Advanced Settings -> Integration Protocol -> Enable Hikvision-CGI: Enabled
• Configuration -> Network -> Advanced Settings -> Integration Protocol -> Hikvision-CGI Authentication: digest/basic

Look at the description of dependencies and install the necessary.

Downloading

Download scripts and configs.

wget https://git.hmp.today/pavel.muhortov/cctv-scheduler/raw/branch/master/cctv-scheduler.py -O /home/user/cctv-scheduler/cctv-scheduler.py
wget https://git.hmp.today/pavel.muhortov/cctv-scheduler/raw/branch/master/cctv-scheduler.conf -O /home/user/cctv-scheduler/cctv-scheduler.conf

Configuration

Edit configs.

nano /home/user/cctv-scheduler/cctv-scheduler.conf

Scheduler

Look at examples and edit scheduler tasks:

crontab -e

cctv-scheduler.py

Description:

Hikvision PTZ IP-Camera management. Media streaming. Images to video converting.
Additionally:

• getting temperature from DS18B20 over SSH,
• saving pictures to FTP, SFTP, SMB.
• converting picture collection to video.
• publishing video to Telegram chat and Wordpress site.

This is only a local "proof of concept" for testing and debugging.

Dependencies:

• Python 3 (tested version 3.9.5 on Debian GNU/Linux 11)
• paramiko Python 3 module (tested version 3.1.0)
• smbprotocol Python 3 module (tested version 1.10.1)
• ffmpeg (tested version 4.3.4 on Debian GNU/Linux 11)
• specified record pictures filesystem organization

# record pictures filesystem organization example
/root/
     /2022/
          /12/
             /52/
                /31/
                   /image-01_2022.12.31_time.jpeg
                   /image-02_2022.12.31_time.jpeg
     /2023/
          /01/
             /01/
                /02/
                   /image-01_2023.01.02_time.jpeg
                   /image-02_2023.01.02_time.jpeg
                /03/
                   /image-01_2023.01.03_time.jpeg
                   /image-02_2023.01.03_time.jpeg

PARAMETERS	DESCRIPTION	DEFAULT
[-h]	print help and exit
[-b, --broadcast]	streaming media to destination	None
[-s, --sequences]	run sequences from config file	None
[--config]	custom configuration file path	./cctv-scheduler.conf
[-c, --converter]	convert JPEG collection to MP4	None
[-p, --publisher]	publish content from templates	None
[-d, --day]	day in amount of days from today, for which the publication or conversion is made	0
[-w, --week]	week in amount of weeks from today, for which the publication or conversion is made	0
[-m, --month]	month in amount of months from today, for which the publication or conversion is made	0
[-y, --year]	year in amount of years from today, for which the publication or conversion is made	0

Example usage in terminal with make the script executable:

chmod u+x ./cctv-scheduler.py
./cctv-scheduler.py -s --config /home/user/cctv-scheduler/cctv-scheduler.conf

Example usage with cron:

# crontab -e
*  *  *  *  * /usr/bin/python3 /home/user/cctv-scheduler/cctv-scheduler.py -b
0  *  *  *  * /usr/bin/python3 /home/user/cctv-scheduler/cctv-scheduler.py -s
1  0  *  *  * /usr/bin/python3 /home/user/cctv-scheduler/cctv-scheduler.py -d -1 -c -p
7  0  *  *  1 /usr/bin/python3 /home/user/cctv-scheduler/cctv-scheduler.py -w -1 -c -p
30 0  1  *  * /usr/bin/python3 /home/user/cctv-scheduler/cctv-scheduler.py -m -1 -c -p
36 0  1  1  * /usr/bin/python3 /home/user/cctv-scheduler/cctv-scheduler.py -y -1 -c -p