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Super 8 camera code
#!/usr/bin/python
import glob
import socket
import time
from threading import Timer
import picamera
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
SENSOR_PIN = 18
W = 1296
H = 972
FPS = 18
IP = '192.168.0.21'
PORT = 5000
def start_recording():
global camera_data
global camera
camera_data = CameraData()
camera.start_recording(camera_data, format='h264')
print('start')
def stop_recording():
global camera_data
global camera
camera.stop_recording()
camera_data.stop()
print('stop')
def timer_stop():
global stop_timer_running
stop_timer_running = False
stop_recording()
last_sensor_event = 0
stop_timer_running = False
def sensor_change(pin):
global last_sensor_event
global stop_timer
global stop_timer_running
now = time.time()
if abs(last_sensor_event - now) > 0.5:
start_recording()
last_sensor_event = now
if stop_timer_running:
stop_timer.cancel()
stop_timer = Timer(0.5, timer_stop)
stop_timer.start()
stop_timer_running = True
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
GPIO.setup(SENSOR_PIN, GPIO.IN)
GPIO.add_event_detect(SENSOR_PIN, GPIO.BOTH, sensor_change)
# This class writes data to file and streams it in parallel
class CameraData(object):
def __init__(self):
self.client_socket = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
self.client_socket.connect((IP, PORT))
self.connection = self.client_socket.makefile('wb')
self.file = open(self.create_unique_file_name(), 'wb')
def create_unique_file_name(self):
return '%d.h264' % len(glob.glob('*'))
def write(self, s):
self.connection.write(s)
self.file.write(s)
def flush(self):
pass
def stop(self):
self.connection.close()
self.client_socket.close()
self.file.close()
# Make a file-like object out of the connection
try:
camera = picamera.PiCamera()
camera.resolution = (W, H)
camera.framerate = FPS
while True:
time.sleep(1)
#camera.wait_recording(60)
finally:
pass
[Unit]
Description=Analog camera service
After=network.target
StartLimitIntervalSec=0
[Service]
Type=simple
Restart=always
RestartSec=1
User=pi
ExecStart=/home/pi/cam.py
WorkingDirectory=/home/pi/videos
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
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antisaint81 commented Apr 29, 2024 via email

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ok its working i think im no longer getting errors and im running Bullseye. The camera is showing a small red LED when running the script now im trying to see the live feed from my computer via web browser and nothing .. i had tried changing the ip address to 192.168.1.117:5000 but that didnt change anything considering the PI is on that address already @antisaint81

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actually i believe the issue is i haven't set up the
[camera.service]
(https://gist.github.com/befinitiv/fd44a597a48460c100a54649c97d5984#file-camera-service) where would i implement this..?

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