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| - | D-Link DCS-930L/932L IP Camera | + | The D-Link DCS-930L, DCS-932L and DCS-933L are IP cameras and WiFi repeaters based on custom Linux distribution.\\ |
| + | ^ DCS-930L | ||
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| ===== Supported Versions ===== | ===== Supported Versions ===== | ||
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| ===== Hardware Highlights ===== | ===== Hardware Highlights ===== | ||
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| + | The 932L and 933L versions have built-in infrared LEDs for night vision. It allow for night time viewing of up to 5 meters (16 feet).\\ | ||
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| - | ^ Model ^ H/W ^ CPU ^ Ram ^ Flash ^ Network | ||
| - | | DCS-933L | ||
| - | | DCS-933L* | ||
| - | The DCS-93xL cameras are IP cameras by D-Link with a custom Linux distribution.\\ | + | The DCS-933L is similar |
| - | A USB camera modules | + | |
| - | The 932L and 933L versions have built-in infrared LEDs for night vision. It allow for night time viewing of up to 5 meters (16 feet).\\ | + | |
| 933L has double RAM and FLASH. Official webpage says that it only has 32 MB ram, however boot log and '' | 933L has double RAM and FLASH. Official webpage says that it only has 32 MB ram, however boot log and '' | ||
| + | Note: The DCS-933L B1 is not compatible with the 930L rom, so don't flash it (yet). | ||
| - | | + | ^ Model ^ H/W Ver ^ CPU ^ Ram ^ Flash |
| + | | DCS-933L | ||
| + | | DCS-933L* | ||
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| + | Other models: | ||
| * The DCS-935L is based on a Realtek SoC and will not be supported | * The DCS-935L is based on a Realtek SoC and will not be supported | ||
| * The DCS-942L is based on a Grain Media GM8126 SoC and also incompatible | * The DCS-942L is based on a Grain Media GM8126 SoC and also incompatible | ||
| + | A USB camera modules is attached internally to the system. | ||
| ===== Installation ===== | ===== Installation ===== | ||
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| + | **Note:** Currently the instruction bellow doesn' | ||
| You do not need serial console to install OpenWrt. \\ | You do not need serial console to install OpenWrt. \\ | ||
| There is an emergency web interface, which has to be used to flash OpenWrt. \\ | There is an emergency web interface, which has to be used to flash OpenWrt. \\ | ||
| - | Uploading via the regular web interface | + | Uploading via the regular web interface |
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| + | * Turn off the camera by removing the power cord. | ||
| + | * Press and hold the Reset button. | ||
| + | * Plug the power cord back into the device while holding down the Reset until the blue LED goes out (about 8-10 seconds). | ||
| + | * Release reset. | ||
| + | * The camera will boot and therefore the web interface for emergency recovery will default to IP 192.168.0.20 | ||
| + | * Connect your computer to the camera with an Ethernet cable. | ||
| + | * Configure your computer to a static IP 192.168.0.10 with subnet mask 255.255.255.0 (/24). | ||
| + | * Now you need to upload your new firmware in the emergency web interface. | ||
| + | * Open in a web browser the emergency web interface on http:// | ||
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| + | You should see the following message: "The browser you are using may have difficulty receiving images and video. If you experience any issues viewing this page, we suggest using Internet Explorer." | ||
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| + | The old camera mainly used ActiveX from IE to show a player in a browser. So it checks if the User-Agent of a browser to determine the browser. But the restriction mistakenly also applied for the emergency interface. | ||
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| + | To bypass this limitation you can install the [[https:// | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | curl -F firmware=@/ | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | Wait until end of upload procedure and the camera will reboot. This can take up to 5 minutes. | ||
| + | After bootup, OpenWrt is reachable at 192.168.1.1 via LAN. | ||
| + | Do not forget to reconfigure your network interface on the computer back to DHCP. | ||
| + | By default, OpenWrt hands out IP addresses on this interface. | ||
| - | * Disconnect Power | ||
| - | * Press and hold " | ||
| - | * Release reset | ||
| - | * Configure your computer to 192.168.0.x | ||
| - | * Fire up a web browser and connect to 192.168.0.20 | ||
| - | * Upload your new firmware in the emergency web interface | ||
| - | After bootup, OpenWrt is reachable at 192.168.1.1 via LAN. Do not forget to reconfigure your network interface on the computer to DHCP. By default, OpenWrt hands out IP addresses on this interface. | ||
| ===== IR LED support (932L only) ===== | ===== IR LED support (932L only) ===== | ||
| - | The IR LEDs and the IR cutoff filter can be controlled via 3 GPIO lines. | + | The IR LEDs and the IR cutoff filter can be controlled via 3 GPIO lines. |
| - | After installing lightSensor-daemon, | + | After installing |
| ===== Motion Detection support ===== | ===== Motion Detection support ===== | ||
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| mjpg_streamer works flawlessly and with very little CPU usage. Recently, I replaced the motion setup on my cameras by mjpg_streamer and put motion on my (more powerful) main router. | mjpg_streamer works flawlessly and with very little CPU usage. Recently, I replaced the motion setup on my cameras by mjpg_streamer and put motion on my (more powerful) main router. | ||
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| + | ===== Stock firmware ===== | ||
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| + | The original firmware provides the http:// | ||
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| + | You may watch the stream directly with VLC player or MXPlayer. | ||
| + | Here are some links that should work: | ||
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| + | * / | ||
| + | * /mjpeg.cgi | ||
| + | * / | ||
| + | * /video.cgi | ||
| + | * / | ||
| + | * /audio.cgi | ||
| + | * /Image.jpg | ||
| + | * / | ||
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| + | For the VLC or MXPlayer use a URL like '' | ||
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| + | Usually the video delay is about a second over a cord and about 3 seconds over WiFi. | ||
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| + | Use the command to merge two streams of video and audio: | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | ffmpeg -f mjpeg -i http:// | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| ===== Hardware ===== | ===== Hardware ===== | ||
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| ==== Opening the Device ==== | ==== Opening the Device ==== | ||
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| * JP2 is the serial port 57600 8n1 | * JP2 is the serial port 57600 8n1 | ||
| * PCB is marked B1, exterior case is marked "H/W Ver.: A1". Which one should be considered? | * PCB is marked B1, exterior case is marked "H/W Ver.: A1". Which one should be considered? | ||
| - | * U6 is RT3352F | + | * U6 is RT3352F, although according to this wiki H/W Ver.A1 should be another chip RT3050. The RT3352F should be for Ver. B1. |
| * U7 is M14D5121632A, | * U7 is M14D5121632A, | ||
| * U11 with ID " | * U11 with ID " | ||
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| * 12: IR_LED_OUT_1 | * 12: IR_LED_OUT_1 | ||
| * 13: WPS_LED: Blue Power LED | * 13: WPS_LED: Blue Power LED | ||
| - | * 14: IR_LED_OUT_2: | + | * 14: IR_LED_OUT_2: |
| * 17: OV780_SPI_OUT | * 17: OV780_SPI_OUT | ||
| * 18: OV780_SPI_IN | * 18: OV780_SPI_IN | ||