Blue Iris and CodeProject.AI ALPR

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MikeLud1

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CodeProject.AI version 2.0 was released Jan 16, 2023 with my ALPR module, this thread is for all topic CodeProject.AI ALPR.

To setup the ALPR you need one of the Object Detection module's and License Plate Reader module installed, You need to be on the current version of Blue Iris, below are my BI AI settings

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going to have me starting using AI for that 'uh huh' cool factor :)
 
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Yeah, I need to go down the rabbit hole now.

Are the captured plate numbers stored somewhere?
 
I'm having good results getting BI to work with ALPR and then getting BI to pass the JSON to my upstream system. I am however having a lot of issues with it confusing a number 1 to letter I, and some issues with M and W. I think I saw something a week or so ago about an update coming that would address that sort of thing, is that the case? If that could get fixed then the solution is fantastic.
 
@MikeLud1 I posted this on the CP.AI yesterday. So far no replies. I'd really like to test this, any thoughts? The screen shot below is what happens when I try and start the CP.AI service.

I've been running 2.0.2 successfully. However, with the new Blue Iris release, I have tried to upgrade to 2.0.6. The installation is successful, but the service will not start. I really need help getting this to work because I would like to use the latest version and take advantage of ALPR. I can roll back and reinstall 2.0.2 and everything works as expected, I have no idea why 2.0.6 doesn't work.

Tried a "Repair" and that didn't resolve it.

I'm happy to do a remote session with someone who can help get this resolved. Thank you!

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@MikeLud1 I posted this on the CP.AI yesterday. So far no replies. I'd really like to test this, any thoughts? The screen shot below is what happens when I try and start the CP.AI service.

I've been running 2.0.2 successfully. However, with the new Blue Iris release, I have tried to upgrade to 2.0.6. The installation is successful, but the service will not start. I really need help getting this to work because I would like to use the latest version and take advantage of ALPR. I can roll back and reinstall 2.0.2 and everything works as expected, I have no idea why 2.0.6 doesn't work.

Tried a "Repair" and that didn't resolve it.

I'm happy to do a remote session with someone who can help get this resolved. Thank you!

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Most likely they are going to release a new version today, lets see if this version fixes your issue.
 
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Mike great documentation, thank you. After I upgraded to the latest blueiris with codeproject 2.6 I get messages, ai not responding and ai timeout. Any tips? It was working fine before I upgraded. I'm using CPU on codeproject.

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By the way, the previous release was recognizing the plate but it did not do OCR on it, any special settings?

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AlphaBlueIris said:
Mike great documentation, thank you. After I upgraded to the latest blueiris with codeproject 2.6 I get messages, ai not responding and ai timeout. Any tips? It was working fine before I upgraded. I'm using CPU on codeproject.

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Try doing a full reboot, sometimes BI does not read the model list until a full reboot.
 
brcarls said:
How do I get Blue Iris to watch for a specific plate number and take action if it is detected?
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@brcarls You can configure BI5 to run a local program or script in "On alert..." Your script would encapsulate the if-then logic you require.

If you have Home Assistant (or similar home automation platform), BI5 can send that event with &PLATE value via HTTP or MQTT. Then in Home Assistant, you can configure an automation to do whatever you want, including controlling lights, sirens, etc...

Home Assistant automation would be more configurable since you can add additional conditions and/or other triggers like time of day, alarm system status as part of the logic for taking action.
 
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@actran Thanks, I have been wanting to play with Home Assistant. I had hoped BI could do it solo by somehow putting the plate number in the "to confirm" or "to cancel" fields in the AI settings.
 
@brcarls Home Assistant is great. It's the right place to do automation when your trigger condition becomes more complex, and it's where you can easily integrate with your smart lights and other home devices. For example, I trigger different types of audio alerts based on time of day + person/vehicle detection + other sensors.

Unrelated note, there is also some face recognition you can try called Double Take that integrates with Home Assistant. The challenge with face detection for me is having an easy way to select/de-select new faces for training. Double Take is good for that.

community.home-assistant.io

Facial recognition & room presence using Double Take & Frigate

Double Take Unified UI and API for processing and training images for facial recognition. Why? There’s a lot of great open source software to perform facial recognition, but each of them behave differently. Double Take was created to abstract the complexities of the detection services and...
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