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  1. jrich523

    Motion Zone for triggering script vs zone for triggering recording

    awesome thanks!
  2. jrich523

    Motion Zone for triggering script vs zone for triggering recording

    Oh cool, how is that on CPU? Im running a tad on the high side right now :-/
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    Motion Zone for triggering script vs zone for triggering recording

    So I have a view of the front of my house and i have a large portion of the screen setup as a trigger, basically it is designed to not trigger on the main road. What i'd like to do is that if it notices motion on my front walk, i'd like it to trigger an alert and run a script. I was able to...
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    Water Meter Monitoring

    interesting, so, they basically all just send 'pulse' data which should be pretty easy to capture on a beaglebone huh? im actually going to toss a BB in the garage for the garage doors, could probably use it for this too. I'll have to dig in to these to figure out the differences, but this seems...
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    Water Meter Monitoring

    hmm so i found this https://www.amazon.com/FortrezZ-Flow-Meter-Z-Wave-Plus/dp/B01EVQZ9L8/ which for the price, isnt much different from what @nayr posted, only this has zwave built in to it. Seems to be the only zwave option from what I can find too.
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    Water Meter Monitoring

    yeah it uses FHSS which is frequency hopping.. so that lets say it uses 4 different frequencies to send the data, you need to know the order it jumps to "decode" it so to speak which could maybe be ok if i could isolate it, and monitor a frequency range (i think its like 900-950 or there about...
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    Water Meter Monitoring

    yeah so, thats basically what we've been talking about. Also because im the first house on a dead end, all of the water meters are on the front of my yard, so there are 4 within 5 ft of each other. I was able to find the interval in some of the docs, I believe it blasts out every 4 seconds...
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    Water Meter Monitoring

    So, the one part thats discouraging me from doing that is, ideally it should use something like MySensors, which I was never able to get to work correctly. I'm fairly certain it was power issues with the radio, but i gave up before i was able to get it sorted out. Also I was doing it with just a...
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    Water Meter Monitoring

    I had looked at flow meters but mostly what I found in that market was right around $100, which if thats the only option thats fine, but I was going to see if there was a cheaper way. I could maybe use a hall sensor but i think it might be a little tough to try and decode that to the actual...
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    Water Meter Monitoring

    In researching this I found a ton of stuff about people complaining how insecure these things are so it might not be too bad. I guess i could reach out to Badger/Orion to see if they are willing to provide any info. Also I did come across a Badger Meter Reader which has a serial out, however I...
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    Water Meter Monitoring

    Hmm from what I can tell the encoder (weird name for it) is the actual meter, which is installed and owned by the water company. I have a basic Badger ADE (Absolute Digital Encoder) which has the Orion Classic attached to it. I assume basically back in the day they use to send a person to...
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    Water Meter Monitoring

    @nayr this is mostly for you since you're the only person I've come across that can likely shed some light on this. Im trying to log my water meter and I've narrowed it down a little. I've found that its an Orion transmitter and most likely the "Classic" model...
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    Camera selection/advice - Hidden porch cam

    It seems like Dahua and Hikvision both make a very similar wedge cam. I've seen a good variation on the specs though, different models and what not, but the prices are all pretty close. @SyconsciousAu thats the same camera @tangent posted. I think im going to go with one of the two he posted...
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    Camera selection/advice - Hidden porch cam

    I guess that was the problem i was having, i found some half way decent stuff, but the biggest problem was the stuff i found that was POE, looked ok and had the functions (doorbell, 2 way audio, camera with IR) most were missing the ability to stream that feed to blue iris (at least, that was...
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    Camera selection/advice - Hidden porch cam

    those look like pretty good options and basically the two best options i could find. any particular reason you're against the doorbell/video intercom solution?
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    Camera selection/advice - Hidden porch cam

    so i was just thinking about this, if im not going to attempt to hide it at all, perhaps a door bell camera is the way to go. There must be one out there that is POE and zwave (using Domoticz for my home automation and Blue Iris for video)
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    Camera selection/advice - Hidden porch cam

    Hmm good points. To the left of the door (french doors) I could toss a cam there, its a tight corner that could make it visible but not obvious, however its the right side of the door thats used, so provided it gets a good view of people coming up the steps it should cut it... the white trim...
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    Camera selection/advice - Hidden porch cam

    vandal cam was just listed in one of the titles when i searched for the cam you listed. which is why i wanted to check if that was normal or someone elses randomness... apparently randomness, thanks :)
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    Camera selection/advice - Hidden porch cam

    Here is my porch (clearly needs to be painted :) ) based on the way people walk up i considered using a pinhole on the risers of the stairs. for the cam you recommended im not sure where I would put that, its fairly small but im not sure there is a good angle.
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    Camera selection/advice - Hidden porch cam

    Awesome, so is a 'vandal cam' or 'mini dome' the term for such a thing? Also would you mind posting a pic of how you have yours setup? Curious where you put it and how hidden it seems. It looks fairly small 4 by 4 inch and 2 inch tall, the white however might standout a good deal but i suppose...
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    Camera selection/advice - Hidden porch cam

    I am looking to get a cam that I can hide some where under the porch or stairs. The goal is to catch anyone trying to steal packages or to check for visitors. The reason I'd like it below aiming up is because most people trying to steal packages wear a hat and look down. I'd like it POE since it...
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    Blue Iris vs iSpy vs Hardware solution

    Its a 3020 with the 4590 CPU
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    Blue Iris vs iSpy vs Hardware solution

    I was actually able to find a Dell Optiplex with 12gb for 300. I have a 128GB ssd i've put in it for the os and am going to use the 500gb drive that game with it for video storage. I'll likely expand that in the future once I find out how much that will retain for me, but with only a couple of...
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    nayr's home automation build out...

    Ah very cool. So since this is node based i assume that bonescript has been just fine for you? Looks like i'll start to screw around with my DHT11 and see if i can get that in to Dom.
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    nayr's home automation build out...

    Hey @nayr how are you sending the data to Domoticz? Are you just creating custom devices in Dom or using a generic format (something like mysensors?) Also have you played with BoneScript? I ask because I've read conflicting things about the performance of it when it has to do with sensors/GPIO...
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    nayr's home automation build out...

    I figured I'd do both, since it seemed to make sense.. just ordered my beaglebone, should get it tomorrow so i can start to play!
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    nayr's home automation build out...

    Im actually in the process of getting the floorplan stuff setup, running around measuring and sketching each room, takes a while :) I dont suppose you have come across a tutorial for getting the BB setup with dom (or any thing similar). Even a simple temp sensor or something. Im not even sure...
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    Blue Iris vs iSpy vs Hardware solution

    I saw two that had the i5-4590, an optiplex 9020 and 7020, 550 and 599 respectively, but the sale doesnt apply to those two. the couple of times i've checked it in the last 20 min or so, has returned different results, so i'll just keep an eye on that, thanks!
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    Blue Iris vs iSpy vs Hardware solution

    yeah sorry when i said forums i meant these forums. I found two posts regarding dell stuff and they both linked to $500 deals, nothing below that. I work for a Dell and HP reseller, maybe i'll poke around and see if i can get a deal on one. They have some deals going on, but nothing to pick...
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    Blue Iris vs iSpy vs Hardware solution

    I've done a bit of digging and the link in the forums i found, plus anything else i've dug up, would put that PC around $550, where on earth did you find it for $300? Also power is the cheapest utility here in Washington, not that im looking to waste it, but its pretty cheap compared to many...
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