Alarm Mode - Use Static JPG and ZMTrigger as alarm only
Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2018 4:02 pm
Here's a question: "How do you connect a motion sensor to Zoneminder without using a camera?". Let's say you have a door or a window you want to monitor. The answer is simple - use a camera with a static JPEG in file mode, and then set the mode to nodect. When you wire up the alarm, you use ZMTrigger or the API to alarm that monitor, and of course you probably want an email or sms notification set on it.
In a sense, you are using ZM as a home security system at this point - not as a cctv system. That's fine, it will work just as well. In fact, more credence could be given to ZM as a home security system, but let's not do that, to avoid bloat. I considered that maybe a new mode could be made that instead of remote, or ffmpeg, or file is just "Alarm", but this is too fringe of a usage at this point.
Anyways, You have an alarm somewhere, e.g. a ZM motion sensor arduino sketch and you set it to a file. Then if the alarm is set off, you get an email. I will be using this in addition to other cameras, but it will be at a point where I don't necessarily want to wire a camera.
Ideally there would be a FOSS alarm company that you could connect into their API, but this will do until then.
There is some other discussion on similar themes (search home security), e.g.
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=21853
But it looks as if no one has suggested this particular application. Some unfavorable mention of X10 has been made. I will be personally wiring up the Modect sensors with passive PoE.
In a sense, you are using ZM as a home security system at this point - not as a cctv system. That's fine, it will work just as well. In fact, more credence could be given to ZM as a home security system, but let's not do that, to avoid bloat. I considered that maybe a new mode could be made that instead of remote, or ffmpeg, or file is just "Alarm", but this is too fringe of a usage at this point.
Anyways, You have an alarm somewhere, e.g. a ZM motion sensor arduino sketch and you set it to a file. Then if the alarm is set off, you get an email. I will be using this in addition to other cameras, but it will be at a point where I don't necessarily want to wire a camera.
Ideally there would be a FOSS alarm company that you could connect into their API, but this will do until then.
There is some other discussion on similar themes (search home security), e.g.
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=21853
But it looks as if no one has suggested this particular application. Some unfavorable mention of X10 has been made. I will be personally wiring up the Modect sensors with passive PoE.