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Motion Tracking
The motion package gives you the ability to view images taken by the Pi Camera through a web browser
Menu -> Raspberry Pi Configuration
Enable Raspberry Pi Camera
Reboot
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2. Install the motion package
sudo apt-get install motion
Backup the configuration file:
sudo cp /etc/motion/motion.conf /etc/motion/motion.conf.backup
Edit the configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/motion/motion.conf
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Enable motion
Backup the motion file:
sudo cp /etc/default/motion /etc/default/motion.backup
Edit the configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/default/motion
# set to 'yes' to enable the motion daemon
start_motion_daemon=yes
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Image File Location
Change ownership of the /var/lib/motion
sudo chown motion /var/lib/motion
The image files will be stored in /var/lib/motion; you may need to delete the files, since overtime many images may accumulate.
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5. Add the PiCamera Kernel Module
Backup the module file before adding the PiCamera module.
sudo cp /etc/modules /etc/modules.backup
Open up the modules file by entering the following line: bcm2835-v4l2.
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6. Add the PiCamera Kernel Module
sudo nano /etc/modules
# /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
# This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded
# at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored.
i2c-dev
bcm2835-v4l2
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7. Add the PiCamera Kernel Module
Ctrl+O to write out
Press the Enter key
Ctrl+X to exit
sudo reboot
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8. Add the PiCamera Kernel Module
Ctrl+O to write out
Press the Enter key
Ctrl+X to exit
sudo reboot
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9. Start the motion service
sudo service motion start
Check these log files for possible error messages.
tail -f /var/log/syslog
dmesg | tail
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10. Accessing the motion stream
You should now be able to access the Raspberry PiCamera stream by accessing port 8081.
Use your IP address in place of localhost.
Stop the service
sudo service motion stop
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Deleting Files
Change the directory to the location of the files
cd /var/lib/motion
Delete all of the graphic files
sudo rm *.jpeg
View and change the immutable attribute for the video files
lsattr *.avi
sudo chattr –i *.avi
sudo rm*.avi
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