Just as a fun project, I am attempting to separate each camera from a 3rd party quad camera system to view as individual cameras in Blue Iris. More specifics to follow below:
I have successfully added the quad camera stream into Blue Iris, but Blue Iris sees the quad view as one single camera stream and displays and records any activity from all cameras as a single camera stream.
I understand why Blue Iris sees it as a single stream; I just want to see if anyone knows of a work-around so they appear as separate streams (cameras) to Blue Iris.
The quad system in question is called AutoPage Night Guard NG100 (no longer for sale or supported). Each camera mounts outdoors as a PIR activated combo light with built-in camera which is transmitted to a single USB Wireless Adapter plugged into a USB port on my PC. The USB dongle can support up to 4 cameras (hence the quad ability). This system transmits on a 4 channel 2.4 GHz frequency, but it is its own protocol and not considered WI-FI.
To get the stream into Blue Iris I have to start the native AutoPage Night Guard NG100 software first and set the view to any of the single cameras available or to see all cameras at once I can set it to quad view. I then must shut down the native software because it cannot run at the same time as Blue Iris. I then start Blue Iris and it is then able to add the stream as a USB camera and it also retains the native settings I just previously set when it was open.
I really only have 2 cameras (not 4) on this quad capable system, so my question is if anyone knows of a way for me to force each camera to appear to Blue Iris as if each were its own separate stream so that Blue Iris will allow me to add them each as a separate camera.
I am asking for mods here. I have a degree in electronics and programing so I am up for a hobby mod if anyone knows of anything... say like installing alternative drivers that can separate each channel’s stream after it comes into the USB dongle. Or maybe a way to reprogram the Mars MR8980 chip at the board level to accomplish the same thing.
Since I bought 2 of these cameras I have 2 USB receivers, but they both receive the same exact camera signals. Could there be a way to force each of my 2 cameras onto its own receiver with a bit of reprogramming?
I have successfully added the quad camera stream into Blue Iris, but Blue Iris sees the quad view as one single camera stream and displays and records any activity from all cameras as a single camera stream.
I understand why Blue Iris sees it as a single stream; I just want to see if anyone knows of a work-around so they appear as separate streams (cameras) to Blue Iris.
The quad system in question is called AutoPage Night Guard NG100 (no longer for sale or supported). Each camera mounts outdoors as a PIR activated combo light with built-in camera which is transmitted to a single USB Wireless Adapter plugged into a USB port on my PC. The USB dongle can support up to 4 cameras (hence the quad ability). This system transmits on a 4 channel 2.4 GHz frequency, but it is its own protocol and not considered WI-FI.
To get the stream into Blue Iris I have to start the native AutoPage Night Guard NG100 software first and set the view to any of the single cameras available or to see all cameras at once I can set it to quad view. I then must shut down the native software because it cannot run at the same time as Blue Iris. I then start Blue Iris and it is then able to add the stream as a USB camera and it also retains the native settings I just previously set when it was open.
I really only have 2 cameras (not 4) on this quad capable system, so my question is if anyone knows of a way for me to force each camera to appear to Blue Iris as if each were its own separate stream so that Blue Iris will allow me to add them each as a separate camera.
I am asking for mods here. I have a degree in electronics and programing so I am up for a hobby mod if anyone knows of anything... say like installing alternative drivers that can separate each channel’s stream after it comes into the USB dongle. Or maybe a way to reprogram the Mars MR8980 chip at the board level to accomplish the same thing.
Since I bought 2 of these cameras I have 2 USB receivers, but they both receive the same exact camera signals. Could there be a way to force each of my 2 cameras onto its own receiver with a bit of reprogramming?