Many of the current network cameras or even external network-enabled motion detectors nowadays offer integrated motion detection and the facility to notify third-party systems of any movement detected via an http message.
In the Enterprise and Ultimate edition of go1984 the motion detection facility of these devices can be used via the http event. This may be sensible if the external device offers extended functionality compared to go1984 motion detection (e.g. triggering an alarm when there is a movement in a specified direction).
You can also use Http events to control go1984 functions or also outputs (relays) remotely via the client solutions for PC, Mac or mobile terminals running under iOS, Android or Windows Phone.
You will find this function under the IO-Manager. You can add a new event by clicking on the relevant button.
Enter the name you want to give the event.
The new signal is now available and can be activated or deactivated via the shown URLs.
If you want in future to "control remotely" a go1984 function such as the recording from a camera, via one of the client solutions, link the event to the function you want in the next step by right-clicking the mouse.
Similarly, the output of an IP camera or the logiware IO stick could be controlled after establishing the relevant link via the Http event.
If the Http event is to be controlled by an external device, the other settings are applied directly via the web interface of the camera or motion sensor. Take as an example the settings for an axis camera shown below.
First of all, the go1984 server is created as an "event server".
You can check the connection directly using the "Test" button (URL: http://IP:Port/external).
Events can now be defined accordingly at the start and end of the movement:
Enter the "On-URL" parameter under "User-defined parameters" for the event at the start of the motion:
name=my_event&active=1
Then add a "MotionEnd" event which will be triggered at the end of the motion. Enter the following parameters for this event: name=my_event&active=0
Then you must link the recording in go1984, which is linked by default to go1984 motion detection, to the http event.
If you are not going to continue using the go1984 motion detection function any more or as an alarm function, for instance, you can now deactivate it.
Note:
Sometimes you need to still change the values for the pre- and post-alarm so that the recorded scenes cover the overall period you want.
