Q&A Initial Setup

[bibitocarlos]

Did you read the guide?

Yes

What is the base version number of MotionPlus being used?

0.1.x

What was the install method?

Built from source code

What is base architecture?

ARM-64bit

What is the distro being used?

Raspbian

Disto version number

LAtest Bulleyes

Camera/Sound type(s) being used?

PI cam via libcamerify, PI camera via libcam

Describe the issue/problem and steps to reproduce

Hi,
I tried to setup my Picamera V2 to use motionplus.
I compiled the source from git, at launch, i get the following error, any idea what i did wrong ? :

Relevant MotionPlus log output (at log_level 8)

motionplus -n  -s -c /etc/motionplus/ -d 9
[NTC][ALL][00:motionplus] conf_process: Processing config file /etc/motionplus/
[NTC][ALL][00:motionplus] log_init: Logging to syslog
[NTC][ALL][00:motionplus] log_init: MotionPlus 0.1.1-git-20230406-f4c876d started
[NTC][ALL][00:motionplus] log_init: Using log type (ALL) log level (ALL)
[NTC][ALL][00:motionplus] mytranslate_init: Language: English
[NTC][ALL][00:motionplus] motpls_startup: MotionPlus running in setup mode.
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] conf_parms_log: Logging configuration parameters from all files
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] Config file: /etc/motionplus/
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] daemon                    off
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] setup_mode                on
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] pid_file                  
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] log_file                  
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] log_level                 9
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] log_type                  ALL
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] native_language           on
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] device_name               
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] device_id                 0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] device_tmo                30
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] pause                     off
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] target_dir                .
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] watchdog_tmo              30
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] watchdog_kill             10
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] v4l2_device               
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] v4l2_params               
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] netcam_url                <redacted>
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] netcam_params             
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] netcam_high_url           <redacted>
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] netcam_high_params        
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] netcam_userpass           <redacted>
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] libcam_device             
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] libcam_params             
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] width                     640
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] height                    480
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] framerate                 15
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] rotate                    0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] flip_axis                 none
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] locate_motion_mode        off
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] locate_motion_style       box
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] text_left                 
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] text_right                %Y-%m-%d\n%T
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] text_changes              off
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] text_scale                1
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] text_event                %Y%m%d%H%M%S
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] emulate_motion            off
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] threshold                 1500
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] threshold_maximum         0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] threshold_sdevx           0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] threshold_sdevy           0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] threshold_sdevxy          0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] threshold_ratio           0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] threshold_ratio_change    64
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] threshold_tune            off
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] secondary_method          none
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] secondary_params          
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] noise_level               32
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] noise_tune                on
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] despeckle_filter          
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] area_detect               
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] mask_file                 
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] mask_privacy              
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] smart_mask_speed          0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] lightswitch_percent       0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] lightswitch_frames        5
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] minimum_motion_frames     1
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] static_object_time        10
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] event_gap                 60
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] pre_capture               0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] post_capture              0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] on_event_start            
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] on_event_end              
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] on_picture_save           
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] on_area_detected          
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] on_motion_detected        
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] on_movie_start            
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] on_movie_end              
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] on_camera_lost            
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] on_camera_found           
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] on_secondary_detect       
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] on_action_user            
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] on_sound_alert            
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] picture_output            off
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] picture_output_motion     off
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] picture_type              jpeg
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] picture_quality           75
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] picture_exif              
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] picture_filename          %v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S-%q
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] snapshot_interval         0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] snapshot_filename         %v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S-snapshot
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] movie_output              on
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] movie_output_motion       off
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] movie_max_time            120
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] movie_bps                 400000
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] movie_quality             60
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] movie_container           mkv
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] movie_passthrough         off
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] movie_filename            %v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] movie_retain              all
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] movie_extpipe_use         off
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] movie_extpipe             
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] timelapse_interval        0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] timelapse_mode            daily
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] timelapse_fps             30
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] timelapse_container       mpg
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] timelapse_filename        %Y%m%d-timelapse
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] video_pipe                
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] video_pipe_motion         
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] webcontrol_port           0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] webcontrol_base_path      
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] webcontrol_ipv6           off
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] webcontrol_localhost      on
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] webcontrol_parms          0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] webcontrol_interface      default
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] webcontrol_auth_method    none
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] webcontrol_authentication <redacted>
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] webcontrol_tls            off
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] webcontrol_cert           <redacted>
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] webcontrol_key            <redacted>
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] webcontrol_headers        
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] webcontrol_html           
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] webcontrol_actions        
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] webcontrol_lock_minutes   10
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] webcontrol_lock_attempts  3
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] stream_preview_scale      25
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] stream_preview_newline    off
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] stream_preview_method     mjpg
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] stream_preview_ptz        on
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] stream_quality            50
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] stream_grey               off
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] stream_motion             off
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] stream_maxrate            1
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] stream_scan_time          5
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] stream_scan_scale         25
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] database_type             
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] database_dbname           
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] database_host             
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] database_port             0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] database_user             <redacted>
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] database_password         <redacted>
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] database_busy_timeout     0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] sql_event_start           
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] sql_event_end             
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] sql_movie_start           
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] sql_movie_end             
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] sql_pic_save              
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] ptz_auto_track            off
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] ptz_wait                  0
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] ptz_move_track            
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] ptz_pan_left              
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] ptz_pan_right             
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] ptz_tilt_up               
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] ptz_tilt_down             
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] ptz_zoom_in               
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] ptz_zoom_out              
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] snd_device                
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] snd_params                
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] snd_window                hamming
[INF][ALL][00:motionplus] snd_show                  off
[DBG][ALL][00:motionplus] motpls_ntc: v4l2   : available
[DBG][ALL][00:motionplus] motpls_ntc: webp   : available
[DBG][ALL][00:motionplus] motpls_ntc: libcam : available
[DBG][ALL][00:motionplus] motpls_ntc: mysql  : not available
[DBG][ALL][00:motionplus] motpls_ntc: MariaDB: available
[DBG][ALL][00:motionplus] motpls_ntc: sqlite3: available
[DBG][ALL][00:motionplus] motpls_ntc: pgsql  : available
[DBG][ALL][00:motionplus] motpls_ntc: nls    : available
[DBG][ALL][00:motionplus] motpls_ntc: alsa   : available
[DBG][ALL][00:motionplus] motpls_ntc: fftw3  : available
[NTC][ENC][00:motionplus] movie_global_init: libavcodec  version 58.91.100
[NTC][ENC][00:motionplus] movie_global_init: libavformat version 58.45.100
[NTC][ALL][00:motionplus] main: Motionplus pid: 15388
[NTC][ALL][00:motionplus] main: Motionplus devices finished
[NTC][ALL][00:motionplus] main: MotionPlus terminating

[Mr-Dave]

This one has me stumped...It should have (and does for me), stop at the '[NTC][ALL][00:motionplus] main: Motionplus pid: 15388` line and then just do nothing and sit there waiting....The user usually has to manually intervene to shut it down. But in this log, I don't see that it stopped and waited.

So, the idea is that if you do not specify a camera file in the configuration, then MotionPlus will start up and then wait for you to enter one via the web control. If you instead specify a camera file, it will open it. Said another way, camera files are really required in MotionPlus whereas in Motion they were optional for a single camera system.

[bibitocarlos]

Thanks !
It works with this command line : /usr/local/bin/motionplus -n -c /etc/motionplus/motionplus.conf

Do you have an idea for an external web interface, the one included doesnt work for me, it displays in my browser but i cant access anything ?

[Mr-Dave]

I'd guess you're your asking on the webcontrol_parms or webcontrol_actions