CCTV integration with EBO

[izzy24]

Hi everyone,

Is it possible that CCTV system integration with EBO through some smart connector directly?

[Erwin-vd-Zwart]

What is exactly the integration level that you need?

Is it the video stream, events, playback or ?

I have used Digifort before to have an API on the VMS system and wrote an SmartConnector extension to trigger events on the VMS via the API and a HTTP(S) listener to receive instant actions from events in the VMS as Digifort can send a HTTP(S) request on events.

Video streams like RTSP are not native supported by modern browsers (you always need plug-ins) so using MJPG is much better as it always works due to the native browser support.

Digifort can supply such streams from the VMS server so you can have hyperlinks to your video sources in the VMS that works perfectly in EBO (Work and Web Station)

The SmartConnector extension is not commercialized (yet) but you can beta test it if you want.

Other than this I don’t know any other solution…

[adi_sanpradipto]

How about status online and offline of CCTV, could be displayed on EBO?

[MaximeLaudren]

This can probably be done by using a program that ping the cameras and feed that to a SC REST API to then push to EBO.

This is not available as is.

You can create a account on the SC website: https://www.smartconnectorserver.com

Then retrieve the documentation that explain how to integrate with the SC API.

[Roger.Cole]

To view CCTV live streams in EBO without plugins you can transcode the RTSP streams to WebRTC or HLS using software like WebRTC Live Streaming | Wowza  HTML5 Player | Online Streaming Player | Wowza

We would typically allow over 7k AUD for this solution. The solution has been deployed in production systems in Australia.

Free/opensource options exist too https://github.com/deepch/RTSPtoWebRTC https://itnext.io/how-to-create-an-hls-stream-using-golang-and-ffmpeg-20f30c7c9750 

Assuming the security system API doesn't support easy integration of device status monitoring alternatives you could look at include:

- integrating to a network monitoring system like Zabbix with a custom smart connector or

- using software like KepServer EX IT & Infrastructure suite is an option.

The latter providing native OPC UA, Modbus or BACnet integration to EBO.

Kind regards,

Roger

[BIMdance]

HI! 

You can try to use our BIMdance SNMP SmartConnector to monitor the status of your CCTV system.

[Erwin-vd-Zwart]

The Digifort SC does support status of devices that can be send as events and we monitor the connection to the server so when it becomes unavailable you can trigger an alarm or notification, if you have another brand VMS than you need to develop a SC to that system.

[janim]

Tested with Pelco recorder and Dahua camera to control camera positions with success.
AS-P send RS-485 commands with SmartDriver to recorder PC and command is transferred to camera.