DIY Environment Monitoring
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cvlc rtsp://192.168.0.13:554/play1.sdp --rtsp-user=someluser --rtsp-pwd=somepassword --sout=file/ps:/mnt/gluststor/secvid/test.mpg -VdummyGrabs the video camera feed and records it without any X11 installed
Now all I have to do is figure out how I want to work the file storage and it's good to go. -
Could this be monitored by Zabbix??
Might do one myself if it can
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@hobbit666 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
Could this be monitored by Zabbix??
Might do one myself if it can
If you have sensors, yes.
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@hobbit666 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
Could this be monitored by Zabbix??
Might do one myself if it can
Yes. For Zabbix you'd just install the client.
I'm having the sensors drop their information into /var/log with the idea that it would be very easy to integrate with log shipping or Splunk/splunk like programs.
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Thinking maybe having 2-3 sensors for different parts of the room then feed them into zabbix and alert if 1 goes over x. hmmmm see if I can get some cheap now and the sensors and some cables.
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@hobbit666 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
Thinking maybe having 2-3 sensors for different parts of the room then feed them into zabbix and alert if 1 goes over x. hmmmm see if I can get some cheap now and the sensors and some cables.
you should be able to do that with no issues... have a look at the ESP8266 chip as an option for that.
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@hobbit666 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
Thinking maybe having 2-3 sensors for different parts of the room then feed them into zabbix and alert if 1 goes over x. hmmmm see if I can get some cheap now and the sensors and some cables.
Water sensors are the simplest sensors you can possibly make, literally just two wires. It's crazy to see what companies charge for those. $50 for a piece of plastic that holds two wires, the only requirement is that the two wires never touch. So those are really super cheap and easy to add onto a Pi/Arduino.
If you want a network connection for each of them, then a Pi is going to be easier to deal with than adding that to an Arduino.
I just took a quick look, and zabbix-agent is included in the Raspbian repo.
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@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@hobbit666 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
Thinking maybe having 2-3 sensors for different parts of the room then feed them into zabbix and alert if 1 goes over x. hmmmm see if I can get some cheap now and the sensors and some cables.
you should be able to do that with no issues... have a look at the ESP8266 chip as an option for that.
You made me look, Adafruit is at it again. HUZZAH ESP8266 Wifi, enough pins to make a useful control module, and can use the Arduino IDE to program the thing. So much win with that one.
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@travisdh1 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@hobbit666 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
Thinking maybe having 2-3 sensors for different parts of the room then feed them into zabbix and alert if 1 goes over x. hmmmm see if I can get some cheap now and the sensors and some cables.
you should be able to do that with no issues... have a look at the ESP8266 chip as an option for that.
You made me look, Adafruit is at it again. HUZZAH ESP8266 Wifi, enough pins to make a useful control module, and can use the Arduino IDE to program the thing. So much win with that one.
They are something I have been looking at, but have no idea how to use.. I have no issue with concocting things,.. but seemingly no ability to program it.... I want to so some work with them,.. and replace the (self moderated) job of an alarm system and have a hybrid system.
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@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@travisdh1 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@hobbit666 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
Thinking maybe having 2-3 sensors for different parts of the room then feed them into zabbix and alert if 1 goes over x. hmmmm see if I can get some cheap now and the sensors and some cables.
you should be able to do that with no issues... have a look at the ESP8266 chip as an option for that.
You made me look, Adafruit is at it again. HUZZAH ESP8266 Wifi, enough pins to make a useful control module, and can use the Arduino IDE to program the thing. So much win with that one.
They are something I have been looking at, but have no idea how to use.. I have no issue with concocting things,.. but seemingly no ability to program it.... I want to so some work with them,.. and replace the (self moderated) job of an alarm system and have a hybrid system.
Well, if you go with a Raspberry Pi with an i2c temperature and humidity sensor, and door/window alarm, I've already got all the code you need right here.
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@travisdh1 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@travisdh1 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@hobbit666 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
Thinking maybe having 2-3 sensors for different parts of the room then feed them into zabbix and alert if 1 goes over x. hmmmm see if I can get some cheap now and the sensors and some cables.
you should be able to do that with no issues... have a look at the ESP8266 chip as an option for that.
You made me look, Adafruit is at it again. HUZZAH ESP8266 Wifi, enough pins to make a useful control module, and can use the Arduino IDE to program the thing. So much win with that one.
They are something I have been looking at, but have no idea how to use.. I have no issue with concocting things,.. but seemingly no ability to program it.... I want to so some work with them,.. and replace the (self moderated) job of an alarm system and have a hybrid system.
Well, if you go with a Raspberry Pi with an i2c temperature and humidity sensor, and door/window alarm, I've already got all the code you need right here.
That will be a good start,... but the number if windows and doors,.. i really need something smaller,..
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@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@travisdh1 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@travisdh1 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@hobbit666 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
Thinking maybe having 2-3 sensors for different parts of the room then feed them into zabbix and alert if 1 goes over x. hmmmm see if I can get some cheap now and the sensors and some cables.
you should be able to do that with no issues... have a look at the ESP8266 chip as an option for that.
You made me look, Adafruit is at it again. HUZZAH ESP8266 Wifi, enough pins to make a useful control module, and can use the Arduino IDE to program the thing. So much win with that one.
They are something I have been looking at, but have no idea how to use.. I have no issue with concocting things,.. but seemingly no ability to program it.... I want to so some work with them,.. and replace the (self moderated) job of an alarm system and have a hybrid system.
Well, if you go with a Raspberry Pi with an i2c temperature and humidity sensor, and door/window alarm, I've already got all the code you need right here.
That will be a good start,... but the number if windows and doors,.. i really need something smaller,..
Get a Pi Zero and just directly solder the sensors to it, rather than going with the breakout style connector I used.
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@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@travisdh1 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@travisdh1 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@hobbit666 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
Thinking maybe having 2-3 sensors for different parts of the room then feed them into zabbix and alert if 1 goes over x. hmmmm see if I can get some cheap now and the sensors and some cables.
you should be able to do that with no issues... have a look at the ESP8266 chip as an option for that.
You made me look, Adafruit is at it again. HUZZAH ESP8266 Wifi, enough pins to make a useful control module, and can use the Arduino IDE to program the thing. So much win with that one.
They are something I have been looking at, but have no idea how to use.. I have no issue with concocting things,.. but seemingly no ability to program it.... I want to so some work with them,.. and replace the (self moderated) job of an alarm system and have a hybrid system.
Well, if you go with a Raspberry Pi with an i2c temperature and humidity sensor, and door/window alarm, I've already got all the code you need right here.
That will be a good start,... but the number if windows and doors,.. i really need something smaller,..
If you can run wires to each window/door, a single Pi Zero will be able to run ~10 of those sensors. It could have up to 17 connected, but it would never be able to supply enough power for all of them.
Side note, if I remember correctly, those sensors only draw power when they are open (the two pieces of the sensor are separated). Still, wouldn't want a security system that could be burned out just by opening all the doors and windows.
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@travisdh1 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@travisdh1 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@hobbit666 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
Thinking maybe having 2-3 sensors for different parts of the room then feed them into zabbix and alert if 1 goes over x. hmmmm see if I can get some cheap now and the sensors and some cables.
you should be able to do that with no issues... have a look at the ESP8266 chip as an option for that.
You made me look, Adafruit is at it again. HUZZAH ESP8266 Wifi, enough pins to make a useful control module, and can use the Arduino IDE to program the thing. So much win with that one.
They are something I have been looking at, but have no idea how to use.. I have no issue with concocting things,.. but seemingly no ability to program it.... I want to so some work with them,.. and replace the (self moderated) job of an alarm system and have a hybrid system.
Well, if you go with a Raspberry Pi with an i2c temperature and humidity sensor, and door/window alarm, I've already got all the code you need right here.
The best sensors i've found looking at the price and features/precision are
- Temperature: Maxim DS18B20 digital Dallas 1wire ($2 at amazon with 2m cable and steel immersion sleeve)
- Humidity: DHT22 ($2-4). Not the best around, but you can easily spend like 10-100 times the price for others
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@travisdh1 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@travisdh1 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@travisdh1 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@hobbit666 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
Thinking maybe having 2-3 sensors for different parts of the room then feed them into zabbix and alert if 1 goes over x. hmmmm see if I can get some cheap now and the sensors and some cables.
you should be able to do that with no issues... have a look at the ESP8266 chip as an option for that.
You made me look, Adafruit is at it again. HUZZAH ESP8266 Wifi, enough pins to make a useful control module, and can use the Arduino IDE to program the thing. So much win with that one.
They are something I have been looking at, but have no idea how to use.. I have no issue with concocting things,.. but seemingly no ability to program it.... I want to so some work with them,.. and replace the (self moderated) job of an alarm system and have a hybrid system.
Well, if you go with a Raspberry Pi with an i2c temperature and humidity sensor, and door/window alarm, I've already got all the code you need right here.
That will be a good start,... but the number if windows and doors,.. i really need something smaller,..
If you can run wires to each window/door, a single Pi Zero will be able to run ~10 of those sensors. It could have up to 17 connected, but it would never be able to supply enough power for all of them.
Side note, if I remember correctly, those sensors only draw power when they are open (the two pieces of the sensor are separated). Still, wouldn't want a security system that could be burned out just by opening all the doors and windows.
There lies the rub.. That is how the guy wired the sensors to begin with. There are 8 zones in the alarm panel zone one is a continuous run to three different doors on two different floors. Zone four is every window (14) and door (3) in the rest of the first floor. And there is a break some where in that line...
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I'd like to run window/door with temp motion and glass in each room.
But - Sometimes I don't get what I want...
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@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
I'd like to run window/door with temp motion and glass in each room.
But - Sometimes I don't get what I want...
So human body tracking / detection or do I get you wrong?
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@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@travisdh1 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@travisdh1 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@travisdh1 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@hobbit666 said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
Thinking maybe having 2-3 sensors for different parts of the room then feed them into zabbix and alert if 1 goes over x. hmmmm see if I can get some cheap now and the sensors and some cables.
you should be able to do that with no issues... have a look at the ESP8266 chip as an option for that.
You made me look, Adafruit is at it again. HUZZAH ESP8266 Wifi, enough pins to make a useful control module, and can use the Arduino IDE to program the thing. So much win with that one.
They are something I have been looking at, but have no idea how to use.. I have no issue with concocting things,.. but seemingly no ability to program it.... I want to so some work with them,.. and replace the (self moderated) job of an alarm system and have a hybrid system.
Well, if you go with a Raspberry Pi with an i2c temperature and humidity sensor, and door/window alarm, I've already got all the code you need right here.
That will be a good start,... but the number if windows and doors,.. i really need something smaller,..
If you can run wires to each window/door, a single Pi Zero will be able to run ~10 of those sensors. It could have up to 17 connected, but it would never be able to supply enough power for all of them.
Side note, if I remember correctly, those sensors only draw power when they are open (the two pieces of the sensor are separated). Still, wouldn't want a security system that could be burned out just by opening all the doors and windows.
There lies the rub.. That is how the guy wired the sensors to begin with. There are 8 zones in the alarm panel zone one is a continuous run to three different doors on two different floors. Zone four is every window (14) and door (3) in the rest of the first floor. And there is a break some where in that line...
Gag me. Every window in the same "zone"? I'd throw a hissy fit if it was supposed to be a professional install.
I'd probably have a different "controller" in each room with the logs shipped to a central location.
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@thwr said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
I'd like to run window/door with temp motion and glass in each room.
But - Sometimes I don't get what I want...
So human body tracking / detection or do I get you wrong?
LOL - nothing that serious. Temp is for just how the house is heated / cooled. Motion and glass for entry detetction, as a option to the windows.
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@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@thwr said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
@gjacobse said in DIY Environment Monitoring:
I'd like to run window/door with temp motion and glass in each room.
But - Sometimes I don't get what I want...
So human body tracking / detection or do I get you wrong?
LOL - nothing that serious. Temp is for just how the house is heated / cooled. Motion and glass for entry detetction, as a option to the windows.
Ah ok
There are (ultra)sonic based sensors avaliable. They are able to detect a breaking window. For many sensors, mh, why not go for a meshed solution? Like a few cheap Arduino Nano ($1-1.5 via Ali) and maybe Bluetooth LE or Zigbee for reporting to a central instance.
