Cam1 Trigger's Cam2 PTZ preset?

[pozzello]

ok, here's a potentially dumb question: why use an external program or script (bicommand or json control program) when you can just use the alert action 'request from a web service' to have BI send itself an arbitrary json command? what am i missing? thanx.

edit: maybe has to do with the fact that the json interface requires making several requests to login and then send commands?

re-edit: yeah, that's it. but for simple 'send ptz cam X to preset Y when this cam triggers', using the 'trigger/when triggered/move camera group(s)' works well. Too bad there's no way to differentiate based on which ZONE was involved in the trigger (without cloning cams for each zone, that is...)

 

[kc8tmv]

Found a solution using the JSON Control Program For BlueIris

1. Downloaded the JSON app HERE
2. Placed the 3 files in C:\blueiris\bin
3. On the Alerts Tab of the triggering camera(BarnCam), I set "Run a program or execute a script" to the following:

Program: C:\BlueIris\bin\jsonBI.exe​

Paramerters: login http://192.168.1.10:8080/json USER PASSWORD; ptz Cam1 105; trigger Cam1​

Change USER PASSWORD to a valid BI user​

Now when my BarnCam gets an alert, my Cam1 PTZ cam will move to preset 5 (BarnView) and record



BI should have this functionality built into the alert section, but for not this appears to work.

#1 Thanks so much for the above.
#2 I am doing almost the exact same things, BUT the issue I am having is that (I will use your camera names) BarnCam gets triggered, runs the script that turns Cam1 to preset 5, but the TRIGGER of Cam1 happens BEFORE Cam1 gets a chance to move. When I test the BarnCam trigger, it seems to move Cam1 pretty quick (no 5 second delay or anything that I can see), but as stated before, the trigger of Cam1 happens before Cam1 gets turned where I want it.

What I am asking: is there a way to do something like this? Paramerters: login http://192.168.1.10:8080/json USER PASSWORD; ptz Cam1 105; WAIT 10 SECONDS Cam1; trigger Cam1

FYI, yeah, I tried that and json doesn't like "WAIT".

Any suggestions from those smarter than me? (ie. the entire group!)

Thanks!
-Steve