python_sentinel 2018.9.26.1300

motion detection and alerts

sentinel

This program is a security monitoring program that uses video to detect motion, that records motion video, can express speech alerts, can express alarms and attempts to communicate alerts as configured.

setup (Ubuntu 16.04)

Python 2 is assumed.

Install OpenCV 2.4.9.1 (python-opencv=2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1, libopencv-dev=2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1).

sudo apt install  \
    python-dev    \
    libasound-dev \
    python-pyaudio\
    libopencv-dev \
    python-opencv \
    python-tk

Install sentinel.

sudo pip install python_sentinel

Manually create an account on a Matrix homeserver. Add the credentials to the scalar configuration file, as described here.

usage

sentinel --help

sentinel --display_windows=false --launch_delay=120 --record_duration=15 --message=true

future

Migration from OpenCV 2 to OpenCV 3 or 4 is under consideration (which would result in compatibility with Ubuntu 18.04).