Streaming on demand & full resolution still pictures

[maxbcn]

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motionEyeOS Version:

motioneyeos-raspberrypi4-dev20201026

Board Model

Raspberry PI 4 model B

Camera

CSI HQ Raspi-cam 12 Mpx

Network Connection

Ethernet

The problem / question:

Q 1 : Hello, I am using motioneye with Raspberry Pi out of my network/ @ office. Is a 300Km away. Is the streaming on all the time? Just because is with a router with a sim card 15Gb with static IP, and I would like to know if is going to spend all the data in 3 days or the streaming can be just when someone is trying to conet to it ? The system is powered with solar panels ,& batteries , and a clock than turns on and off every day ( on 8am - off 18 pm )

For me would be good to be on demand, so only spend data from the sim card, and power , when someone whants to acces to view the streaming.

My setting are, still Image every 600 seconds.

Q 2 : My camera gives 4056 x 3040 pixels (12 Mpx ), but I only want to streaming and still photo , no motion detection and no recording video at all. How can I get full frame pictures from the camera with motioneye still images to do timelapse full frame ?

Q 3 : Is there a way to see the Raspi interface ? maybe to install Teamviewer, Change cron parameters,.... etc . If so How to do that. Or SH way ? I try that , but not allow me to go thru it .

Thank You

Marcos

[starbasessd]

A1) Sort of. It doesn't 'push' data, unless you are doing notifications. It only 'streams' data when someone is connected. As to only working when someone is trying to connect, that would have to be an outside the Pi device that senses the request for connection (like 'wake on lan'). If you are taking a snapshot every 10 minutes (600 seconds) you don't want your Pi constantly shutting down and starting up.

A2) Set Movies and Motion Detection to 'OFF'. Set Still Images, Capture Mode to 'Interval' There is a windows and ftp share available to retrieve files from. You can also SCP the files.

A3) All your wishes here are handled through SSH. You cannot install other packages like TeamViewer or VNC because there isn't a XServer installed. https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneyeos/wiki/FAQ#can-i-access-motioneyeos-from-the-internet You would have to do port forwarding through your router (port 22 for SSH/SCP, port 80 for the WebGUI for motionEyeOS, and port 8081 for streaming, 21 for FTP, 445 for SMB/Windows Share). You could set up DynamicDNS through one of several services to know what your IP address is, but since it's a Cell Modem/Router, it probably doesn't support it.

[maxbcn]

Thank you for your quick answer!!!!

*YOU SAID """A1) Sort of. It doesn't 'push' data, unless you are doing notifications. It only 'streams' data when someone is connected. As to only working when someone is trying to connect, that would have to be an outside the Pi device that senses the request for connection (like 'wake on lan'). If you are taking a snapshot every 10 minutes (600 seconds) you don't want your Pi constantly shutting down and starting up.""""**

I keep the raspberry up all the time , from 8am to 18 pm, but if someone, authorized, wants to see the streaming just puts the IP + port and they will se the streaming, and @ the same time the system is taken a picture every 600 seconds, during this period.

Normally I put in the cron a timer to disconnect, turn off the RPI, every day @ 18:05 , so the RPI don´t get damage with on- off all the time. Netx morning all start again whith a extrenal clock attached to the battery system. So the RPI turns on.

Is there a way to shut down the RPI ? or just unplug it.

Thank you. Marcos

[bbillp]

To turn the Pi off and on and with power management check out the WittyPi board at adafruit.com or the robotshop.com. Its a programmable top hat board with real time clock and power management. You can setup any number of off/on sequences by time and date , I have 4 of these boards on pi 1-2-3 and 4 boards for the allsky camera and other projects. Bill P.

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On Aug 16, 2021, at 4:53 PM, maxbcn @.***> wrote:

 Thank you for your quick answer!!!!

YOU SAID """A1) Sort of. It doesn't 'push' data, unless you are doing notifications. It only 'streams' data when someone is connected. As to only working when someone is trying to connect, that would have to be an outside the Pi device that senses the request for connection (like 'wake on lan'). If you are taking a snapshot every 10 minutes (600 seconds) you don't want your Pi constantly shutting down and starting up.""""*

I keep the raspberry up all the time , from 8am to 18 pm, but if someone, authorized, wants to see the streaming just puts the IP + port and they will se the streaming, and @ the same time the system is taken a picture every 600 seconds, during this period.

Normally I put in the cron a timer to disconnect, turn off the RPI, every day @ 18:05 , so the RPI don´t get damage with on- off all the time. Netx morning all start again whith a extrenal clock attached to the battery system. So the RPI turns on.

Is there a way to shut down the RPI ? or just unplug it.

Thank you. Marcos

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[starbasessd]

By software command(s): sudo shutdown -h now or sudo halt Wait about 10-30 seconds (visually, the green activity light will pulse 10 times then it's safe) with a physical switch, instructions here: https://magpi.raspberrypi.org/articles/off-switch-raspberry-pi Never a good idea to 'just kill power' especially when using a micro SDCard as you don't know if you are interrupting an important file write operation.

[maxbcn]

Hello all, bbillp: With the motioneyesOS , I dont have acces to terminal through ssh , to configure your option ( wittyPI board ) As I know. So I can not configure anything regarding inside the OS . I am right or wrong ? If I can , tell me how. I try to get through ssh as yo can see in the picture , but it keep asking me for a password, and I have tried different ones and not way to get through. ( permission denied ( publickey, password, keyboard-interactive))

Thank You

[starbasessd]

User name is not pi, it's admin. If you did not set a password in the WebGUI, it's blank.

[starbasessd]

You can create python and bash scripts in motioneyeos, but cannot install applications using tools like 'apt'.

[maxbcn]

So I can have acces to cron from it ? So I can create a shut down the RPI

Thank you Marcos

[starbasessd]

Correct. Another thing to be aware of: When signed in as admin, you ARE root, no need to use 'sudo' for commands. Editing cron is as simple as: crontab -e add your lines [ctrl]x y [enter] to save and enable Most of the OS is read-only you can make changes to things in /data/... (like /data/etc/motioneye.conf)

[maxbcn]

I am in through ssh , thank you . crontab -e gives me a blanc folder with nothing on it, su I just put the job to shutdown.

I try a cron job : 01 14 * shutdown -Ph now Will that shutdown the RPI ?

[starbasessd]

I believe it should be: 01 14 * /usr/bin/shutdown -Ph now to have it shut down at 2:01p You could then have your power switch timer turn it off safely, then turn it on in the morning.

[maxbcn]

Hello again, The job to shutdown by cron that you tell me , just don´t work . I have tried diferents ones:

04 20 admin shutdown -Ph now 06 20 shutdown -Ph now 08 20 admin /usr/bin/shutdown -Ph now 11 20 /usr/bin/shutdown -Ph now

No one do the job. Do you think it should be a different one?

Thank you again

Marcos

[starbasessd]

shutdown in any flavor doesn't exist in motionEyeOS. The equivalent is: halt -d XXX #with XXX being the number of seconds delay or poweroff -d XXX #with XXX being the number of seconds delay so the command in crontab would be: XX YY /sbin/halt -30 or XX YY /sbin/poweroff -30 for a 30 second delay at YY:XX time

[maxbcn]

Hello XX YY * /sbin/halt it works SUPER!!!!

Thanks to everyone who has helped me with this. Marcos

[starbasessd]

after confirming for a day or 2 don't forget to close the issue.

[maxbcn]

Will do , Thank you

[maxbcn]

All goes fine !! Thank You