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

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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

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Edit via system tool

The configuration parameters can also be edited via the apx-ndm-cipia system tool.

Shell

$ 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"
}