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New to forum. Looking for reference/documentation for Pi Cam parameters with MJPG Streamer

uniblabuniblab
in Questions & Answers
A week ago, I added a Pi Noir (v1.2) webcam to a Pi 4B running Repetier-Server 1.0.4 (originally installed about a year and a half ago as a Pi image). I followed this documentation: https://www.repetier-server.com/setting-webcam-repetier-server-linux/
Everything works in that I have a working still image and streaming camera, visible within Repetier-Server.

But, in Step 6, there's an instruction to configure webcam.conf. I'm specifically interested in the portion of webcam.conf where parameters can be set for the Pi Cam:
# Extra paremeter for pi module when started.
WEBCAM_PICAM_PARAMS=""

I've searched via search engines. I've searched all the Repetier documentation, manuals, tutorials, FAQ, etc. I've searched this forum. I've searched the git repositories for the old and new versions of MJPG Streamer. And, I have failed to find out what parameters can be placed here. Ultimately, I want to be able to control the IR lamps on the Noir, modify exposure, color balance, etc.

Anyone know the answer or where to go to find out, please?

Comments

  • RepetierRepetier
    When you call http://ipOfPi:portOfWebcam in your intranet there is a web interface from mjpg streamer where you can change all parameter the webcam offers.
  • uniblabuniblab
    edited May 2021
    Thank you, but that's never worked for me. When I click the link to go to Control <http://192.168.xx.xx:9000/control.htm>, I get a new page/popup that looks like this:

    | (null) | HTTP output plugin |

    The text "(null)" in the new window is a clickable link (meant to manage the Input side of MJPG Streamer), to <http://192.168.xx.xx:9000/control.htm#controldiv_in-0>; but does nothing.
    The text "HTTP output plugin" in the new window is a clickable link (meant to manage the Output side of MJPG Streamer)  to <http://192.168.xx.xx:9000/control.htm#controldiv_out-0>; but does nothing.

    The source of the control.htm page is:
    (<html style="overflow-y: auto;">
      <head>
        <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.js"></script>
        
    <link type="text/css" href="jquery.ui.custom.css" rel="stylesheet" />
        <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.ui.core.min.js"></script>    
        <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.ui.widget.min.js"></script>    
        <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.ui.tabs.min.js"></script>    
                
        <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="JQuerySpinBtn.css" />
        <script type="text/javascript" src="JQuerySpinBtn.js"></script>    
        
    <script type="text/javascript">
    $(function() {
    $("#tabs").tabs();
    });
    $(document).ready(function() {
    //top.resizeTo($(window).width(), $(document).height() + (top.outerHeight - $(window).height()));
    });
    </script>
      </head>
      <body style="overflow-y: auto;">
        <script type="text/javascript"> 
       
    function setControl(dest, plugin, id, group, value) {
              $.get('./?action=command&dest=' + dest +
              '&plugin=' + plugin+
              '&id='+ id + 
              '&group='+ group + 
              '&value=' + value );
            }
            function setControl_bool(dest, plugin, id, group, value) {
              if (value == false)
                setControl(dest, plugin, id, group, 0);
              else
                setControl(dest, plugin, id, group, 1);
            }
            function setControl_string(dest, plugin, id, group, value) {
              if (value.length < minlength) {
                alert("The input string has to be least"+minlength+" characters!");
                return;
              }
              $.get('./?action=command&dest=' + dest +
              '&plugin=' + plugin+
              '&id='+ id + 
              '&group='+ group + 
              '&value=' + value , 
    function(data){
                 alert("Data Loaded: " + data);
               });
            }
                            
            function setResolution(plugin, controlId, group, value) {
           $.get('./?action=command&dest=0' + // resolution command always goes to the input plugin
    '&plugin=' + plugin+
    '&id'+ controlId + 
    '&group=1' + // IN_CMD_RESOLUTION == 1,
    '&value=' + value, 
    function(data){
        if (data == 0) {
        $("#statustd").text("Success");
        } else {
        $("#statustd").text("Error: " + data);
        }
           }
           );
            }
                    
            function addControl(plugin_id, suffix) {
            var dest = suffix=="in"?0:1;
            $.getJSON(suffix+"put_"+plugin_id+".json",
              function(data) {
                $.each(data.controls, function(i,item){
                  $('<tr/>').attr("id", "tr_"+suffix+"_"+plugin_id+"_"+item.group+"_"+item.id).appendTo("#controltable_"+suffix+"-"+plugin_id);
                  // BUTTON type controls does not have a label 
                  if (item.type == 4) {
                    $("<td/>").appendTo("#tr-"+item.id);
                  } else {
                    if (item.type == 6) { // Class type controls
                      $("<td/>").text(item.name).attr("style", "font-weight:bold;").appendTo("#tr_"+suffix+"_"+plugin_id+"_"+item.group+"_"+item.id);
                      return;
                    } else {
                      $("<td/>").text(item.name).appendTo("#tr_"+suffix+"_"+plugin_id+"_"+item.group+"_"+item.id);
                    }
                  }
                  $("<td/>").attr("id", "td_ctrl_"+suffix+"_"+plugin_id+"_"+item.group+"-"+item.id)
                  .appendTo("#tr_"+suffix+"_"+plugin_id+"_"+item.group+"_"+item.id);
                  if((item.type == 1) || (item.type == 5)) { // integer type controls
                    if ((item.id == 10094852) && (item.group == 1) && (item.dest == 0)) { //V4L2_CID_PAN_RELATIVE
     $("<button/>")
                      .attr("type", "button")
                      .attr("style", "width: 50%; height: 100%;")
                      .text("<")
                      .click(function(){setControl(dest, plugin_id, item.id, item.group, 200);})
                      .appendTo("#td_ctrl_"+suffix+"_"+plugin_id+"_"+item.group+"-"+item.id);
                      $("<button/>")
                      .attr("type", "button")
                      .attr("style", "width: 50%; height: 100%;")
                      .text(">")
                      .click(function(){setControl(dest, plugin_id, item.id, item.group, -200);})
                      .appendTo("#td_ctrl_"+suffix+"_"+plugin_id+"_"+item.group+"-"+item.id);
                    } else if ((item.id == 10094853) && 
                      (item.group == 1) && 
                      (item.dest == 0)){ // V4L2_CID_TILT_RELATIVE
              $("<button/>")
                      .attr("type", "button")
                      .attr("style", "width: 50%; height: 100%;")
                      .text("^")
                      .click(function(){setControl(dest, plugin_id, item.id, item.group, -200);})
                      .appendTo("#td_ctrl_"+suffix+"_"+plugin_id+"_"+item.group+"-"+item.id);
                      $("<button/>")
                      .attr("type", "button")
                      .attr("style", "width: 50%; height: 100%;")
                      .text("ˇ")
                      .click(function(){setControl(dest, plugin_id, item.id, item.group, 200);})
                      .appendTo("#td_ctrl_"+suffix+"_"+plugin_id+"_"+item.group+"-"+item.id);
                    } else { // another non spec control
                        var options = {min: item.min, max: item.max, step: item.step,}
               $("<input/>")
                 .attr("value", item.value)
                 .attr("id", "spinbox-"+item.id)
                 .SpinButton(options)
                 .bind("valueChanged", function() {setControl(dest, plugin_id, item.id, item.group, $(this).val());})
                 .appendTo("#td_ctrl_"+suffix+"_"+plugin_id+"_"+item.group+"-"+item.id);
                    } 
                  } else if (item.type == 2) { // boolean type controls
                    if (item.value == "1")
                      $("<input/>")
                        .attr("type", "checkbox")
                        .attr("checked", "checked")
                        .change(function(){setControl_bool(dest, plugin_id, item.id, item.group, ($(this).attr("checked")?1:0));})
               .appendTo("#td_ctrl_"+suffix+"_"+plugin_id+"_"+item.group+"-"+item.id);
                    else
                      $("<input/>")
                        .attr("type", "checkbox")
                        .change(function(){setControl_bool(dest, plugin_id, item.id, item.group, ($(this).attr("checked")?1:0));})
                        .appendTo("#td_ctrl_"+suffix+"_"+plugin_id+"_"+item.group+"-"+item.id);
                  } else if (item.type == 7) { // string type controls
                      $("<input/>").attr("value", item.value).appendTo("#td_ctrl_"+suffix+"_"+plugin_id+"_"+item.group+"-"+item.id);
                  } else if (item.type == 3) { // menu
                    $("<select/>")
                      .attr("name", "select-"+item.id)
                      .attr("id", "menu-"+item.id)
                      .attr("style", "width: 100%;")
                      .change(function(){setControl(dest, plugin_id, item.id, item.group, $(this).val());})
                      .appendTo("#td_ctrl_"+suffix+"_"+plugin_id+"_"+item.group+"-"+item.id);
                    $.each(item.menu, function(val, text) {
                        if (item.value == val) {
                          $("#menu-"+item.id).append($('<option></option>').attr("selected", "selected").val(val).html(text));
                        } else {
                          $("#menu-"+item.id).append($('<option></option>').val(val).html(text));
                        }
                    });
                  } else if (item.type == 4) { // button type
                    $("<button/>")
                      .attr("type", "button")
                      .attr("style", "width: 100%; height: 100%;")
                      .text(item.name)
                      .click(function(){setControl(dest, plugin_id, item.id, item.group, 0);})
                      .appendTo("#td_ctrl_"+suffix+"_"+plugin_id+"_"+item.group+"-"+item.id);
                  } else if (item.type == 7) { // string  type
                    $("<input/>")
                        .attr("type", "text")
                        .attr("maxlength", item.max)
                        .change(function(){setControl_string(dest, plugin_id, item.id, item.group, $(this).text());})
                        .appendTo("#td_ctrl_"+suffix+"_"+plugin_id+"_"+item.group+"-"+item.id);
                  } else {
                     alert("Unknown control type: "+item.type);
                  }
                });
              }
            );
            }
       $.getJSON("program.json", 
        function(data) {
        $.each(data.inputs, 
        function(i,input){
            $("<li/>").attr("id", "li_in-"+input.id).appendTo("#ul_tabs");
    $("<a/>").attr("href", "#controldiv_in-"+input.id)
    .text(input.name).appendTo("#li_in-"+input.id);
    $("<div/>").attr("id", "controldiv_in-"+input.id).appendTo("#tabs");
    $("<table/>").attr("id", "controltable_in-"+input.id).appendTo("#controldiv_in-"+input.id);
        }
        )
       
        $.each(data.outputs, 
        function(i,output){
            $("<li/>").attr("id", "li_out-"+output.id).appendTo("#ul_tabs");
    $("<a/>").attr("href", "#controldiv_out-"+output.id)
    .text(output.name).appendTo("#li_out-"+output.id);
    $("<div/>").attr("id", "controldiv_out-"+output.id).appendTo("#tabs");
    $("<table/>").attr("id", "controltable_out-"+output.id).appendTo("#controldiv_out-"+output.id);
        }
        )
       
        $.each(data.inputs, 
        function(i,input){
        addControl(input.id, "in");
        }
        )
       
        $.each(data.outputs, 
        function(i,output){
        addControl(output.id, "out");
        }
        )
       
        $( "#tabs" ).tabs();
        }
       );
           $(function() {
    });
            /*$.getJSON("input.json",
              function(data) {
              $.each(data.formats, function(i,item){
               if (item.current == "true") {
               $("<select/>")
                      .attr("id", "select-resolution")
                      .attr("style", "width: 100%;")
                      .change(function(){setResolution($(this).val());})
                      .appendTo("#resolutions");
                   $.each(item.resolutions, function(val,res){
                    if (item.currentResolution == val) {
                          $("#select-resolution").append($('<option></option>').attr("selected", "selected").val(val).html(res));
                        } else {
                          $("#select-resolution").append($('<option></option>').val(val).html(res));
                        }
                   });
               }
              });
              });*/
        </script>
        
        <div id="tabs">
    <ul id="ul_tabs"></ul>
      </div>
      </body>
    </html>
    There are also a bunch of javascripts that are part of the page.

    I've tried this in three browsers across two Macs and an iPad.

    I've done a bunch of research on that, too. Best I can determine is that the Control function was removed some time in 2018 due to security concerns.

    So, is there any documentation on the webcam.conf file's PICAM PARAMS?
  • RepetierRepetier
    Just tested control and you are right. For pi cam it does not work,but it still works for usb webcams.
    ${MJPG_STREAMER} -i "${MJPG_PLUGIN_DIR}/input_raspicam.so -fps ${WEBCAM_FRAMERATE} -x ${WEBCAM_WIDTH} -y ${WEBCAM_HEIGHT} -quality ${WEBCAM_QUALITY} ${WEBCAM_PICAM_PARAMS}" -o "${MJPG_PLUGIN_DIR}/output_http.so -p 9000 -w ${MJPG_WWW_DIR}" -b
    is how it gets started. I just added this in case a parameter to streamer is required. But I have no list of possible parameter. If it exists it is in the mjpg_streamer documentation.
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