The past few weeks I have been running BI with "Default object detection" enabled (checkbox in BI ai main settings page). All of my cameras have "objects:0" in their custom model list, along with ipcam-combined, license-plate, and delivery (depending on the camera's role). With these settings...
Combined I think includes animal, so you can at least eliminate animal. Also I haven't used dark, since combined seems to work for me just as well regardless if it is day or night. So you might also be able to eliminate dark... or maybe setup profiles and scheduling to switch between dark and...
Ah gotcha, yeah I think that walkway zone A method will work out better for you. I don't know much about how cpai uses gpu, but I understand cuda support is fairly new and proper working configs are widely known at this point. I was playing around and checked cuda in BI AI settings, and nothing...
As a data point, my intel 3470 with 8gb with otherwise similar settings using ipcam-combined averages 300-500msec, but I'm setup with 3+ images. If I used 15 images I would expect it to take 5x longer. In my case 3+ is plenty... the triggers are setup where whatever object is usually very easy...
I discovered something that may be of interest to those having frequent disconnects; the db6i appears to disconnect often when using 24VAC/40VA transformers.
My existing doorbell transformer was a more common 16VAC/15VA unit. It had just 2 dropouts over a week of frequent use. Those 2 dropouts...
I just noticed in my first pic I have zone G unchecked in the cam AI settings. That is likely to add to confusion... it works out OK without zone G in my case (because zone A covers all interesting areas for AI for this cam), but it also essentially disables the zone G trick. In your case you do...
I attached images of everything relevant to ai on my system in hopes it helps. Note the directory where pt files are stored (red square in 2nd image) must match the "Use custom model folder" in BI AI settings (red square in the 3rd image).
I also have "Use mainstream" checked (first image)...
Hmm, so your VM was running smoothly with DS before, but having issues with CPAI? I wish I knew more about the back end on these AI servers to help with that. Hopefully it's just something that needs to be setup for the VM to work efficiently with cpai. Did you run both BI and DS on the same VM...
In your second uploaded image, zone A appears to be blank? I did mention a lot of details so understandable it may have been overlooked...
So again, zone A should still be a strip covering the street where the vehicles are stopping. Since you have zone A blank, you should not expect it to...
Yes, yes, and yes.
Your alert action is likely already configured if it works with BI motion as is. You do need to check ONVIF and Extern for IVS events in both trigger and alerts. No changes should be needed to AI (it doesn't care where the trigger came from).
"required objects": we'll assume...
It's called Dahua Smart PSS: DahuaWiki
It supports playback of sdcard files, and can display IVS lines as well. It's actually a really nice alternative to using built in cam webui's for changing settings, and AFAIK plays well with secured/isolated networks.
You are not alone. BI is a double edge sword for many casual users; it has lots of power and flexibility that comes with a steeper learning curve. I was already up to speed on other BI knowledge, then had to put in about a full days worth of reading/experimenting before I got to where I am...
The first shot shows my motion setup... red square around the part I think may do what you are after:
Below is a shot of that clone camera's AI setup.
This is sorta OT from your post but may help with general AI setup. You may note I have zone G unchecked. That is because I don't need the...
I live on a secondary road, but at times between vehicles, pedestrians, bikes, etc... my road facing cameras can see 10+ hits per minute. To keep up with times when 2 objects pass seconds apart, I have to make sure the triggers and AI reset very quick (less +images and lower msec interval for...
I have been running delivery.pt with cpai for several days now, and it is mostly working well. From my limited experience, I found a couple of items that I feel could be improved upon.
My one real gripe is likely due to user error, and is definitely not related to delivery.pt specifically. In...
I'm not sure how many others there are, but I actually do have a lot of these stinkhorn mushrooms popping up near where I cut down an apricot tree years ago:
Now thanks to this thread, I'll think of Amazon next time I see them. Fortunately that's in my backyard, and the deliveries ai is only...
Merry Christmas to all!
That's interesting... do you have an electric chime? My mechanical chime emits a scary buzzing noise, indicating enough current to create problems before long... when I briefly had the chime kit disconnected. It was a bit tricky getting 2 wires under one screw without...
The last few days I noticed a lack of alerts, and logs indicating the ai server was not responding, and BI kept restarting it. During these times CPU and RAM usage would spike crazy high, like 99%/80% (i5-4650 w/ 8gb ram, using intel beta and substreams). Since that happened, I have thrown a...
Another quick update in case it helps anyone... of course BI 2-way audio is like a walkie-talkie, but also I noticed a lot of lag (like 4sec) in audio output in the BI app. This is the case with the db6i, as well as all my other cameras that have microphones in them. My guess is that has to do...
Thanks Gary! Yeah mine is also about 7.5' high, but the room is long and I can spot it from 18' or farther. That's also good news, that there is likely more protection inside the camera itself.
Also, on another merry holiday note... HORRAY! I got 2-way talk working in blueiris without needing...
Unfortunately the unmodified DB6i chime kit was too thick to fit under the low profile cover of my mechanical chime. So I removed the chime kit plastic enclosure with my hands and thumbnails, took a photo, and retried fitting it under the cover. I still couldn't shoehorn it in. So I took it to...
Maybe, but a better guess is life got a lot more busy for him, and life priority changes came along:
20years ago I was in the middle of a major car restoration project when my wife got pregnant with our first child. My wife and I had a lot of momentum going on the project, and put a ton of...
IDK, sort of an OT necro, but I wanted to pop in to this thread and ask if nayr still lurks these parts? He and his original 2mp 1/2.8 starlight dahua reviews were the spur I needed to build out my pro-ish ipcamera setup on my home years ago. Those cameras are still doing great, even better...
Thanks a bunch for verifying waterside! I figured something was going to be necessary for this to work with my old mechanical chime. Without any additional circuitry, I figured the db6i would have to short it's own power supply to ring the bell otherwise. It could be a simple circuit, but...
I'm new to AI and only just started with the newest sense-ai in BI. The initial setup process was a breeze using mostly defaults. I got proper operation using the built in ipcam-xxx models, and figured out how to get the license-plate working as well. Then I added delivery.pt, which took me down...
Excellent, thanks for verifying waterside. I'm going to go ahead and order one to go along with my older dome cam. Also thanks for sharing how you use the commands, and the notes about access to 3dnr. The way I've been doing it is first tuning day and night profiles in each camera, and just...
@EMPIRETECANDY can you verify if your current usa amazon based stock of db6i cameras comes with firmware that works properly with HTTP API commands? (currently I see 9 in stock)
@green1, hopefully I can snag one of the good ones while they're still available. Otherwise, running cat6 to my bell...
Good news... IT'S WORKING NOW!
Bad news... The process of saving it took the better part of my day to sort out. In a nutshell, I soldered 3 wires to the camera PCB and used an FTDI along with a spare router and PC to flash the firmware. That sentence is pretty loaded, and there are folks like...