Driver Monitoring + Dashcam Solution
This tutorial will show you how to connect a driver monitoring camera and a dashcam to simultaneously record the driver and the road.
Result
You will learn
- How to connect a driver monitoring camera
- How to connect a dashcam
- Use Syruslang to capture photos and video clips
- Send the data to an external platform via
You will need
- Driver monitoring camera
- Dashcam
- Syrus 4 device
Prerequisites
Syrus version Apex 22.47.1 or newer.
Cipia version 1.0.1.30rc2 or newer.
Connect the DMS
The DMS camera we will use is a Cipia FS-10. You can follow this guide to connect the camera to the device.
Once it's connected you can use the following command to configure the Cipia camera.
$ apx-ndm-cipia set --mac=a404503cbd7c --id=E321290376
Next, edit these files using Syrus Cloud
- /data/user/syrus4g/video/cipia_fs10.conf.json
- /data/user/syrus4g/video/cipia_fs10.settings.json
Since we'll be connecting a Hikvision F6 camera we'll need to edit the configuration file as follow
"APModeEnable": false -> this deactivates the internal cipia hotspot
"Password": "pass1234" -> external network password (recommended to be different than 1234567890)
"SSID": "HIKVISION-F6-ICPR" -> external network ssid
"ServerAddress": "192.168.42.90"
"Port": 1883
Edit via system tool
The configuration parameters can also be edited via the
apx-ndm-cipia
system tool.$ apx-ndm-cipia set --parameter='{"ServerAddress": "192.168.42.90","Port": 1883,"WifiSettings.SSID":"HIKVISION-F6-ICPR","WifiSettings.Password":"pass1234","WifiSettings.APModeEnable": false}'
Next, connect the Syrus to the Cipia hotspot or make sure that they are on the same network. To do this use the apx-wifi tool to configure the Cipia address (be sure to use the same
$ apx-wifi add --ssid="FS-WiFi-503cbf1b" --pass="1234567890"
Next, use the configuration command to configure the Cipia:
$ apx-ndm-cipia configure
Once the configuration finishes disconnect and reconnect the Cipia from the power.
Finally, you can query the status of the camera to make sure it's connected
$ apx-ndm-cipia status
{
"mac": "a404503cbf11",
"id": "E321290015",
"ip": "192.168.42.101",
"connected": true,
"firmware": "1.0.1.30rc2"
}
Updated about 2 months ago