[MMM-RTSPStream] - Video Streaming from Live Feeds & Security Cameras

epi · Sep 18, 2018, 12:32 AM

Hi @shbatm & others! After install (followed your guide here https://github.com/shbatm/MMM-RTSPStream), I see a black frame with a white border, without the stream. I tried both mine stream url and samples. My sample works great via VLC. Can you help me to find an issue?

{
module: 'MMM-RTSPStream',
position: 'middle_center',
config: {
    autoStart: true,
    moduleWidth: 354,
    moduleHeight: 240,
    localPlayer: 'omxplayer',    
    stream1: {
        name: 'Test Stream',
        url: 'rtsp://192.168.2.237:554/user=USERNAME&password=PASSWORD&channel=1&stream=0.sdp',
        snapshotUrl: '',
        snapshotRefresh: 10, // Seconds
        frameRate: "30",
        port: 9999,
    }
}
},

update, after a few commas in the config I managed to get test stream up&running, but not my webcam. Any solution available? :)

epi · Sep 18, 2018, 11:29 PM

@epi said in [MMM-RTSPStream] - Video Streaming from Live Feeds & Security Cameras:

rtsp://192.168.2.237:554/user=USERNAME&password=PASSWORD&channel=1&stream=0.sdp

I assume issue is in my stream URL either localPlayer. Any suggestions?

epi · Sep 21, 2018, 5:52 PM

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ pm2 logs

[TAILING] Tailing last 15 lines for [all] processes (change the value with --lines option)
/home/pi/.pm2/pm2.log last 15 lines:
PM2        | [2018-09-21T20:42:51.125Z] PM2 log: App [omx_stream1] with id [1] and pid [6551], exited with code [1] via signal [SIGI                                              NT]
PM2        | [2018-09-21T20:42:51.132Z] PM2 log: Starting execution sequence in -fork mode- for app name:omx_stream1 id:1
PM2        | [2018-09-21T20:42:51.159Z] PM2 log: App name:omx_stream1 id:1 online
PM2        | [2018-09-21T20:42:53.221Z] PM2 log: App [omx_stream1] with id [1] and pid [6582], exited with code [1] via signal [SIGI                                              NT]
PM2        | [2018-09-21T20:42:53.234Z] PM2 log: Starting execution sequence in -fork mode- for app name:omx_stream1 id:1
PM2        | [2018-09-21T20:42:53.253Z] PM2 log: App name:omx_stream1 id:1 online
PM2        | [2018-09-21T20:42:59.249Z] PM2 log: Stopping app:mm id:0
PM2        | [2018-09-21T20:42:59.562Z] PM2 log: App [mm] with id [0] and pid [6136], exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | [2018-09-21T20:42:59.632Z] PM2 log: pid=6136 msg=process killed
PM2        | [2018-09-21T20:42:59.635Z] PM2 log: Starting execution sequence in -fork mode- for app name:mm id:0
PM2        | [2018-09-21T20:42:59.651Z] PM2 log: App name:mm id:0 online
PM2        | [2018-09-21T20:43:35.020Z] PM2 log: Stopping app:omx_stream1 id:1
PM2        | [2018-09-21T20:43:35.054Z] PM2 error: Process with pid 6613 already exists
PM2        | [2018-09-21T20:43:35.174Z] PM2 log: App [omx_stream1] with id [1] and pid [6613], exited with code [1] via signal [SIGI                                              NT]
PM2        | [2018-09-21T20:43:35.193Z] PM2 log: pid=6613 msg=process killed

/home/pi/.pm2/logs/omx-stream1-error.log last 15 lines:
/home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-error.log last 15 lines:
0|mm       | WARNING! Could not validate config file. Please correct syntax errors. Starting with default configuration.
0|mm       | [885:0919/041827.726584:FATAL:bus.cc(1152)] D-Bus connection was disconnected. Aborting.
0|mm       | WARNING! Could not validate config file. Please correct syntax errors. Starting with default configuration.
0|mm       | [10472:0919/213258.329193:FATAL:bus.cc(1152)] D-Bus connection was disconnected. Aborting.
0|mm       | TypeError: `port` or a `server` must be provided
0|mm       |     at new WebSocketServer (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_modules/node-rtsp-stream-es6/node_modules/                                              ws/lib/WebSocketServer.js:44:11)
0|mm       |     at VideoStream.startListener (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_modules/node-rtsp-stream-es6/src/vid                                              eoStream.js:32:24)
0|mm       |     at Class.startListener (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js:49:32)
0|mm       |     at Class.socketNotificationReceived (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js:257:22)
0|mm       |     at Socket.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/node_modules/node_helper/index.js:113:11)
0|mm       |     at emitTwo (events.js:126:13)
0|mm       |     at Socket.emit (events.js:214:7)
0|mm       |     at /home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/socket.io/lib/socket.js:513:12
0|mm       |     at _combinedTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:131:7)
0|mm       |     at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:180:9)

/home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-out.log last 15 lines:
0|mm       | Starting stream stream1 with args: [
0|mm       |     "--avdict",
0|mm       |     "rtsp_transport:tcp",
0|mm       |     "--win",
0|mm       |     "800, 421, 1120, 661",
0|mm       |     "--live",
0|mm       |     "--video_queue",
0|mm       |     "4",
0|mm       |     "--fps",
0|mm       |     "30",
0|mm       |     "rtsp://192.168.2.237:554/user=USERNAME&password=PASSWORD&channel=1&stream=0"
0|mm       | ]
0|mm       | PM2: omx_stream1 already running. Stopping old instance...
0|mm       | Starting PM2 for omx_stream1
0|mm       | PM2 started for omx_stream1

shbatm · Sep 23, 2018, 6:56 PM

@epi said in [MMM-RTSPStream] - Video Streaming from Live Feeds & Security Cameras:

/user=USERNAME&password=PASSWORD&channel=1&stream=0.sdp

Looking at the logs it looks like it’s trying to launch everything correctly. Just to confirm:

The stream works correctly in VLC using the URL you have above.
Since you’re using OMXPlayer – you are testing on the mirror with the RPi connected (not with VNC/Remote Desktop, etc). You won’t see playback from OMXPlayer on anything but the monitor connected to the RPi.

You can try:

Make sure the stream works with OMXPlayer by testing with the command line (shut down Magic Mirror first):

omxplayer --avdict rtsp_transport:tcp --win 800, 421, 1120, 661 --live --video_queue 4 --fps 30 rtsp://192.168.2.237:554/user=USERNAME&password=PASSWORD&channel=1&stream=0.sdp

Test the above with and without .sdp at the end of the path. I noticed in your log above for some reason it didn’t pass the extension .sdp. I don’t know if this is the issue or not. You can also try without the --win argument to test it full screen.
Using UDP instead of TCP, put protocol: "udp" in your stream config (to test from command line, remove the rtsp_transport:tcp argument.
Using stream=1 to test the lower resolution sub-stream. Sometimes OMXPlayer just refuses to do anything (without any errors) if it doesn’t have enough video memory–I’ve only seen it happen trying to play 3 streams at once though.
Try adding a ? at the end of the stream url. Just something I saw while googling your url format to find out what kind of camera you have.

epi · Sep 23, 2018, 11:06 PM

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epi · Sep 23, 2018, 11:10 PM

@shbatm

@shbatm said in [MMM-RTSPStream] - Video Streaming from Live Feeds & Security Cameras:

Looking at the logs it looks like it’s trying to launch everything correctly. Just to confirm:

The stream works correctly in VLC using the URL you have above.

Since you’re using OMXPlayer – you are testing on the mirror with the RPi connected (not with VNC/Remote Desktop, etc). You won’t see playback from OMXPlayer on anything but the monitor connected to the RPi.

Yes, it does work in VLC.
I control RPi via SSH & VNC, but it is connected via HDMI to monitor and I don’t see any output on the actual screen neither via VNC, nor actual screen.

Testing:

By making tests I encounter an error:

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo reboot
login as: pi
pi@192.168.2.111's password:
Linux raspberrypi 4.14.50-v7+ #1122 SMP Tue Jun 19 12:26:26 BST 2018 armv7l

The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.

Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
Last login: Mon Sep 24 01:55:35 2018

SSH is enabled and the default password for the 'pi' user has not been changed.
This is a security risk - please login as the 'pi' user and type 'passwd' to set a new password.

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ pm2 stop mm
[PM2] Applying action stopProcessId on app [mm](ids: 0)
[PM2] [mm](0) ✓
┌──────────┬────┬──────┬─────┬─────────┬─────────┬────────┬─────┬────────┬──────┬──────────┐
│ App name │ id │ mode │ pid │ status  │ restart │ uptime │ cpu │ mem    │ user │ watching │
├──────────┼────┼──────┼─────┼─────────┼─────────┼────────┼─────┼────────┼──────┼──────────┤
│ mm       │ 0  │ fork │ 0   │ stopped │ 0       │ 0      │ 0%  │ 0 B    │ pi   │ disabled │
└──────────┴────┴──────┴─────┴─────────┴─────────┴────────┴─────┴────────┴──────┴──────────┘
 Use `pm2 show <id|name>` to get more details about an app
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ omxplayer --avdict rtsp_transport:tcp --win 800, 421, 1120, 661 --live --video_queue 4 --fps 30 rtsp://192.168.2.237:554/user=USER&password=PASS&channel=1&stream=0.sdp
[1] 1084
[2] 1085
[3] 1086
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ File "421," not found.
pi@raspberrypi:~ $

Did not work
Also did not work, this time another file is not being found

omxplayer --avdict 421, 1120, 661 --live --video_queue 4 --fps 30 rtsp://192.168.2.237:554/user=USER&password=PASS&channel=1&stream=0
[7] 1213
[8] 1214
[9] 1215
[4]   Exit 1                  omxplayer --avdict 421, 1120, 661 --live --video_queue 4 --fps 30 rtsp://192.168.2.237:554/user=USERNAME
[5]   Done                    password=PASSWORD
[6]   Done                    channel=1
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ File "1120," not found.

5., Did not work

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ File "421," not found.

shbatm · Sep 24, 2018, 2:07 AM

@epi My fault: for command line you have to fix the window command line argument:
... --win 800,421,1120,661 ... or ... --win '800 421 1120 661' ... and I think put the URL in quotes.

You can test it without that whole argument (should play full screen). This is what I meant in #2 above. Here’s some combos to try:

# Option 1 -- Should be full screen (if it works):
omxplayer --avdict rtsp_transport:tcp --live --video_queue 4 --fps 30 "rtsp://192.168.2.237:554/user=USERNAME&password=PASSWORD&channel=1&stream=0.sdp"
# Option 2:
omxplayer --avdict rtsp_transport:tcp --live --video_queue 4 --fps 30 "rtsp://192.168.2.237:554/user=USERNAME&password=PASSWORD&channel=1&stream=0"
# Option 3 Sub-stream:
omxplayer --avdict rtsp_transport:tcp --live --video_queue 4 --fps 30 "rtsp://192.168.2.237:554/user=USERNAME&password=PASSWORD&channel=1&stream=1.sdp"
# Option 4 UDP:
omxplayer --live --video_queue 4 --fps 30 "rtsp://192.168.2.237:554/user=USERNAME&password=PASSWORD&channel=1&stream=0.sdp"

epi · Sep 24, 2018, 3:21 AM

@shbatm

I did a fresh install of RPI OS & MM all addons

Option one: freeze, then after a wait console available again

pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream $ omxplayer --avdict rtsp_transport:tcp --live --video_queue 4 --fps 30 "rtsp://192.168.2.237:554/user=USER&password=PASS&channel=1&stream=0.sdp"
Video codec omx-h264 width 1280 height 960 profile 77 fps 30.000000
Audio codec pcm_alaw channels 1 samplerate 8000 bitspersample 8
Subtitle count: 0, state: off, index: 1, delay: 0
V:PortSettingsChanged: 1280x960@30.00 interlace:0 deinterlace:0 anaglyph:0 par:1.00 display:0 layer:0 alpha:255 aspectMode:0
have a nice day ;)

Option two: many lines

COMXVideo::Decode timeout

Option three: same as first one, freeze then

Video codec omx-h264 width 704 height 576 profile 77 fps 30.000000
Audio codec pcm_alaw channels 1 samplerate 8000 bitspersample 8
Subtitle count: 0, state: off, index: 1, delay: 0
V:PortSettingsChanged: 704x576@30.00 interlace:0 deinterlace:0 anaglyph:0 par:1.00 display:0 layer:0 alpha:255 aspectMode:0

Option four:

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ omxplayer --live --video_queue 4 --fps 30 "rtsp://192.168.2.2                                                                                                                                                             37:554/user=USER&password=PASS&channel=1&stream=0.sdp"
Video codec omx-h264 width 1280 height 960 profile 77 fps 30.000000
Audio codec pcm_alaw channels 1 samplerate 8000 bitspersample 8
Subtitle count: 0, state: off, index: 1, delay: 0

Cr4z33 · Oct 26, 2018, 3:26 PM

Hi @shbatm I am playing with your module to see TV programs from a Vu+ Duo² (a DVB-S2+DVB-T Linux/Enigma2 decoder).

The only thing I can’t succed is to see HD TV programs.
I’ve tried to use both

url

and

hdUrl

, but those streams won’t start (while normal SD programs are working just fine).

This is my current script by the way (the HD channel has been disabled in the meantime):

{
		    module: "MMM-RTSPStream",
		    position: "bottom_right",
		    // header: "Sky TG24",
		        config: {
		        autoStart: true,
		        rotateStreams: false,
		        rotateStreamTimeout: 10,
		        moduleWidth: 390,
		        moduleHeight: 219,
		        localPlayer: 'omxplayer',
		        remotePlayer: 'none',
		        showSnapWhenPaused: false,
		        remoteSnaps: false,
		        stream1: {
		            // name: 'Sky TG24',
		            // url: 'http://192.168.1.6:8001/1:0:1:5:7918:217C:EEEE0000:0:0:0:',
		            name: 'RAI 3 TGR Puglia',
		            url: 'http://192.168.1.6:8001/1:0:1:D4B:8800:13E:EEEE0000:0:0:0:',
		            // name: 'RAI 3 HD',
		            // hdUrl: 'http://192.168.1.6:8001/1:0:1:2191:5:13E:EEEE0000:0:0:0:',
		            protocol: "tcp",
		            frameRate: 'undefined',
		            width: 390,
		            height: 219,
		            }
		        }
		},

evroom · Oct 26, 2018, 3:35 PM

Hi,

Can you check this ?

$ vcgencmd codec_enabled MPG2

It should say “MPG2=enabled”.

License can be bought for a few euro’s:

http://www.raspberrypi.com/mpeg-2-license-key/