cctv-scheduler/README.md

cctv-scheduler

PTZ IP-Camera management

• sequence.sh
• converter.sh

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sequence.sh

Description:

Hikvision PTZ-camera sequence.
Additionally:

• getting temperature from ds-18b20 over SSH,
• saving pictures to FTP.
• This is only a local "proof of conept" for testing and debugging.

Dependencies:

• bash (tested version 5.1.4 on Debian GNU/Linux 11)
• curl (tested version 7.74 on Debian GNU/Linux 11)
• sshpass (tested version 1.09 on Debian GNU/Linux 11)

POSITION	PARAMETERS	DESCRIPTION	DEFAULT
1	[qn]	execution without pauses
2	[/path/to/conf]	path to config	./sequence.conf

Example usage in terminal with bash:

bash ./sequence.sh - ./sequence.conf

Example usage with cron:

# crontab -e
0  *  *  *  * bash /home/user/cctv-scheduler/sequence.sh qn

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converter.sh

Description:

JPEG to MP4 converter.

Dependencies:

• bash (tested version 5.1.4 on Debian GNU/Linux 11)
• ffmpeg (tested version 4.3.4 on Debian GNU/Linux 11)
• filesystem organization:

# filesystem organisation 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

POSITION	PARAMETERS	DESCRIPTION	DEFAULT
1	[qn]	execution without pauses
2	[/path/to/conf]	path to config	./converter.conf
3	[-d|-w|-m|-y]	periods: '' - today | '-d' - yesterday | '-w' - last week | '-m' - last month | '-y' - last year

Example usage in terminal with bash for today's MP4 making:

bash ./converter.sh - ./converter.conf

Example usage with cron:

# crontab -e
1  0  *  *  * bash /home/user/cctv-scheduler/converter.sh qn - -d
7  0  *  *  1 bash /home/user/cctv-scheduler/converter.sh qn - -w
30 0  1  *  * bash /home/user/cctv-scheduler/converter.sh qn - -m
36 0  1  1  * bash /home/user/cctv-scheduler/converter.sh qn - -y