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Can you have a look to this thread, please?

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=8723&p=11018#p11018

I'd like to know if it could be possible to improve this feature on iConnect, in a future firmware...

Thank yoi in advance, regards.

Filippo

Why don't you give it a try yourself and try to install gphoto2 on the iConnect?

Meteohub comes with a full debian, so you can install modules via apt-get, there is also an compilation environment, so just go ahead.
As I don't have a camera to test with and don't have the demand, it is unlikely, that I can do that any time soon. So it would be great
if you check it out yourself and report here. Based on your (positive) findings I am willing to make that a mainstream feature on later releases.

admin wrote:Why don't you give it a try yourself and try to install gphoto2 on the iConnect?

Meteohub comes with a full debian, so you can install modules via apt-get, there is also an compilation environment, so just go ahead.
As I don't have a camera to test with and don't have the demand, it is unlikely, that I can do that any time soon. So it would be great
if you check it out yourself and report here. Based on your (positive) findings I am willing to make that a mainstream feature on later releases.

If I was a linux expert, I already did it. And if I could install gphoto2 on the iConnect, I'd be very glad to share this feature with everybody...
Can you tell me something more about this compilation environment, please?

I don´t know , whether implementing this into meteohub is worth the effort and time, because

gphoto2 has quite a list of supported cameras and if you want to integrate all models into meteohubs GUI, this is a hell of a job.
From my tests I can tell you that Olympus Cams don´t work with gphoto2 and Debian. But on Suse
But: Canon Cams & Debian & ghoto2 works.

I have installed Debian & gphoto2 & imagemagick on a 2nd Alix controlling a Canon Powershot A-620 with it and post-procession the shots also with that unit.
Main reason was, that I had some fears that the additional load from gphoto and imagemagick might not be that easy to handle for the hardware already busy with meteohub.
meteohub is stretched with own tasks on these times <<0,5,10,15,20, ... 60>>. And really then you would normally want your webcam shoot photos as well.
Also keep in mind that the cam needs to be connected via USB cable which limits the distance between meteohub and the cam.
(okay, you could use USB extenders, but still, I don´t know, if it very convenient)

The best solution is the one Florian Radlherr has proposed:
Use a Netgear router with OpenWRT.
In that case you can place the camera nearly everywhere (ethernet cables can be easily installed on a roof!)

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Filippo,

if you want to give gphoto2 a try I can assist you.
Installing it and add a short shell script and crontab entry is done in a couple of minutes ...