/* TimeLapseAvi ESP32-CAM Video Recorder This program records an AVI video on the SD Card of an ESP32-CAM. by James Zahary July 20, 2019 jamzah.plc@gmail.com https://github.com/jameszah/ESP32-CAM-Video-Recorder jameszah/ESP32-CAM-Video-Recorder is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 Acknowlegements: 1. https://robotzero.one/time-lapse-esp32-cameras/ Timelapse programs for ESP32-CAM version that sends snapshots of screen. 2. https://github.com/nailbuster/esp8266FTPServer ftp server (slightly modifed to get the directory function working) 3. https://github.com/ArduCAM/Arduino/tree/master/ArduCAM/examples/mini ArduCAM Mini demo (C)2017 LeeWeb: http://www.ArduCAM.com I copied the structure of the avi file, some calculations. The is Arduino code, with standard setup for ESP32-CAM - Board ESP32 Wrover Module - Partition Scheme Huge APP (3MB No OTA) This program records an AVI video on the SD Card of an ESP32-CAM. It will record realtime video at limited framerates, or timelapses with the full resolution of the ESP32-CAM. It is controlled by a web page it serves to stop and start recordings with many parameters, and look through the viewfinder. You can control framesize (UXGA, VGA, ...), quality, length, and fps to record, and fps to playback later, etc. There is also an ftp server to download the recordings to a PC. Instructions: The program uses a fixed IP of 192.168.1.222, so you can browse to it from your phone or computer. http://192.168.1.222/ -- this gives you the status of the recording in progress and lets you look through the viewfinder http://192.168.1.222/stop -- this stops the recording in progress and displays some sample commands to start new recordings ftp://192.168.1.222/ -- gives you the ftp server The ftp for esp32 seems to not be a full ftp. The Chrome Browser and the Windows command line ftp's did not work with this, but the Raspbarian command line ftp works fine, and an old Windows ftp I have called CoffeeCup Free FTP also works, which is what I have been using. You can download at about 450 KB/s -- which is better than having to retreive the SD chip if you camera is up in a tree! http://192.168.1.222/start?framesize=VGA&length=1800&interval=250&quality=10&repeat=100&speed=1&gray=0 -- this is a sample to start a new recording framesize can be UXGA, SVGA, VGA, CIF (default VGA) length is length in seconds of the recording 0..3600 (default 1800) interval is the milli-seconds between frames (default 200) quality is a number 5..50 for the jpeg - smaller number is higher quality with bigger and more detailed jpeg (default 10) repeat is a number of who many of the same recordings should be made (default 100) speed is a factor to speed up realtime for a timelapse recording - 1 is realtime (default 1) gray is 1 for a grayscale video (default 0 - color) These factors have to be within the limit of the SD chip to receive the data. For example, using a LEXAR 300x 32GB microSDHC UHS-I, the following works for me: UXGA quality 10, 2 fps (or interval of 500ms) SVGA quality 10, 5 fps (200ms) VGA quality 10, 10 fps (100ms) CIG quality 10, 20 fps (50ms) If you increase fps, you might have to reduce quality or framesize to keep it from dropping frames as it writes all the data to the SD chip. Also, other SD chips will be faster or slower. I was using a SanDisk 16GB microSDHC "Up to 653X" - which was slower and more unpredictable than the LEXAR ??? Search for "zzz" to find places to modify the code for: 1. Your wifi name and password 2. Your preferred ip address (with default gateway, etc) 3. Your Timezone for use in filenames 4. Defaults for framesize, quality, ... and if the recording should start on reboot of the ESP32 without receiving a command */ //#define LOG_LOCAL_LEVEL ESP_LOG_VERBOSE #include "esp_log.h" #include "esp_http_server.h" #include "esp_camera.h" //#include // redundant #include "ESP32FtpServer.h" #include FtpServer ftpSrv; //set #define FTP_DEBUG in ESP32FtpServer.h to see ftp verbose on serial // Time #include "time.h" #include "lwip/err.h" #include "lwip/apps/sntp.h" // MicroSD #include "driver/sdmmc_host.h" #include "driver/sdmmc_defs.h" #include "sdmmc_cmd.h" #include "esp_vfs_fat.h" long current_millis; long last_capture_millis = 0; static esp_err_t cam_err; static esp_err_t card_err; char strftime_buf[64]; int file_number = 0; bool internet_connected = false; struct tm timeinfo; time_t now; char *filename ; char *stream ; int newfile = 0; int frames_so_far = 0; FILE *myfile; long bp; long ap; long bw; long aw; long totalp; long totalw; float avgp; float avgw; int overtime_count = 0; // CAMERA_MODEL_AI_THINKER #define PWDN_GPIO_NUM 32 #define RESET_GPIO_NUM -1 #define XCLK_GPIO_NUM 0 #define SIOD_GPIO_NUM 26 #define SIOC_GPIO_NUM 27 #define Y9_GPIO_NUM 35 #define Y8_GPIO_NUM 34 #define Y7_GPIO_NUM 39 #define Y6_GPIO_NUM 36 #define Y5_GPIO_NUM 21 #define Y4_GPIO_NUM 19 #define Y3_GPIO_NUM 18 #define Y2_GPIO_NUM 5 #define VSYNC_GPIO_NUM 25 #define HREF_GPIO_NUM 23 #define PCLK_GPIO_NUM 22 // GLOBALS #define BUFFSIZE 512 // // // EDIT ssid and password // // zzz const char* ssid = "ssid123"; const char* password = "ssidpassword"; // these are just declarations -- look below to edit defaults int capture_interval = 200; // microseconds between captures int total_frames = 300; // default updated below int recording = 1; // default start recording on reboot int framesize = 6; // vga int repeat = 100; // capture 100 videos int quality = 10; int xspeed = 1; int xlength = 3; int gray = 0; #define AVIOFFSET 240 // AVI main header length unsigned long movi_size = 0; unsigned long jpeg_size = 0; unsigned long idx_offset = 0; uint8_t zero_buf[4] = {0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}; uint8_t dc_buf[4] = {0x30, 0x30, 0x64, 0x63}; // "00dc" uint8_t avi1_buf[4] = {0x41, 0x56, 0x49, 0x31}; // "AVI1" uint8_t idx1_buf[4] = {0x69, 0x64, 0x78, 0x31}; // "idx1" uint8_t vga_w[2] = {0x80, 0x02}; // 640 uint8_t vga_h[2] = {0xE0, 0x01}; // 480 uint8_t cif_w[2] = {0x90, 0x01}; // 400 uint8_t cif_h[2] = {0x28, 0x01}; // 296 uint8_t svga_w[2] = {0x20, 0x03}; // uint8_t svga_h[2] = {0x58, 0x02}; // uint8_t uxga_w[2] = {0x40, 0x06}; // 1600 uint8_t uxga_h[2] = {0xB0, 0x04}; // 1200 const int avi_header[AVIOFFSET] PROGMEM = { 0x52, 0x49, 0x46, 0x46, 0xD8, 0x01, 0x0E, 0x00, 0x41, 0x56, 0x49, 0x20, 0x4C, 0x49, 0x53, 0x54, 0xD0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x68, 0x64, 0x72, 0x6C, 0x61, 0x76, 0x69, 0x68, 0x38, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xA0, 0x86, 0x01, 0x00, 0x80, 0x66, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x10, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x64, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0xe0, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x4C, 0x49, 0x53, 0x54, 0x84, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x73, 0x74, 0x72, 0x6C, 0x73, 0x74, 0x72, 0x68, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x76, 0x69, 0x64, 0x73, 0x4D, 0x4A, 0x50, 0x47, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0A, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x73, 0x74, 0x72, 0x66, 0x28, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x28, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x02, 0x00, 0x00, 0xe0, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x18, 0x00, 0x4D, 0x4A, 0x50, 0x47, 0x00, 0x84, 0x03, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x49, 0x4E, 0x46, 0x4F, 0x10, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x6A, 0x61, 0x6D, 0x65, 0x73, 0x7A, 0x61, 0x68, 0x61, 0x72, 0x79, 0x67, 0x6D, 0x61, 0x69, 0x6C, 0x4C, 0x49, 0x53, 0x54, 0x00, 0x01, 0x0E, 0x00, 0x6D, 0x6F, 0x76, 0x69, }; // // Writes an uint32_t in Big Endian at current file position // static void inline print_quartet(unsigned long i, FILE * fd) { uint8_t x[1]; x[0] = i % 0x100; size_t i1_err = fwrite(x , 1, 1, fd); i = i >> 8; x[0] = i % 0x100; size_t i2_err = fwrite(x , 1, 1, fd); i = i >> 8; x[0] = i % 0x100; size_t i3_err = fwrite(x , 1, 1, fd); i = i >> 8; x[0] = i % 0x100; size_t i4_err = fwrite(x , 1, 1, fd); } void startCameraServer(); httpd_handle_t camera_httpd = NULL; char the_page[3000]; char localip[20]; WiFiEventId_t eventID; #include "soc/soc.h" #include "soc/rtc_cntl_reg.h" void setup() { //WRITE_PERI_REG(RTC_CNTL_BROWN_OUT_REG, 0); //disable brownout detector // creates other problems Serial.begin(115200); Serial.setDebugOutput(true); // zzz Serial.println(" "); Serial.println("-------------------------------------"); Serial.println("ESP-CAM Video Recorder v23"); Serial.println(" ip 192.168.1.222 "); Serial.println("-------------------------------------"); pinMode(33, OUTPUT); // little red led on back of chip digitalWrite(33, LOW); // turn on the red LED on the back of chip eventID = WiFi.onEvent([](WiFiEvent_t event, WiFiEventInfo_t info) { Serial.print("WiFi lost connection. Reason: "); Serial.println(info.disconnected.reason); if (WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED) { Serial.println("*** connected/disconnected issue! WiFi disconnected ???..."); WiFi.disconnect(); } else { Serial.println("*** WiFi disconnected ???..."); } }, WiFiEvent_t::SYSTEM_EVENT_STA_DISCONNECTED); if (init_wifi()) { // Connected to WiFi internet_connected = true; Serial.println("Internet connected"); init_time(); time(&now); //setenv("TZ", "GMT0BST,M3.5.0/01,M10.5.0/02", 1); // zzz setenv("TZ", "MST7MDT,M3.2.0/2:00:00,M11.1.0/2:00:00", 1); // mountain time zone tzset(); } camera_config_t config; config.ledc_channel = LEDC_CHANNEL_0; config.ledc_timer = LEDC_TIMER_0; config.pin_d0 = Y2_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_d1 = Y3_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_d2 = Y4_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_d3 = Y5_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_d4 = Y6_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_d5 = Y7_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_d6 = Y8_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_d7 = Y9_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_xclk = XCLK_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_pclk = PCLK_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_vsync = VSYNC_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_href = HREF_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_sscb_sda = SIOD_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_sscb_scl = SIOC_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_pwdn = PWDN_GPIO_NUM; config.pin_reset = RESET_GPIO_NUM; config.xclk_freq_hz = 20000000; config.pixel_format = PIXFORMAT_JPEG; //init with high specs to pre-allocate larger buffers if (psramFound()) { config.frame_size = FRAMESIZE_UXGA; config.jpeg_quality = 1; config.fb_count = 2; } else { config.frame_size = FRAMESIZE_SVGA; // svga 12 fails due to jpg 60000 config.jpeg_quality = 12; config.fb_count = 1; } // camera init cam_err = esp_camera_init(&config); if (cam_err != ESP_OK) { Serial.printf("Camera init failed with error 0x%x", cam_err); major_fail(); return; } // SD camera init card_err = init_sdcard(); if (card_err != ESP_OK) { Serial.printf("SD Card init failed with error 0x%x", card_err); major_fail(); return; } // 200 ms x 150 frames = 30 seconds is 3 MB indoors // 200 ms x 300 frames = 1 minute is about 6MD indoor // 20 ms x 3000 frames = 10 minute is 60 MB indoor // burst 1000 frames gives 8 fps rather than 5, so 2 minutues 20 MB indoor startCameraServer(); Serial.print("Camera Ready! Use 'http://"); Serial.print(WiFi.localIP()); Serial.println("' to connect"); sprintf(localip, "%s", WiFi.localIP().toString().c_str()); Serial.print("localip "); Serial.println(localip); // zzz username and password for ftp server ftpSrv.begin("esp", "esp"); digitalWrite(33, HIGH); // // startup defaults -- EDIT HERE // zzz sensor_t * s = esp_camera_sensor_get(); s->set_framesize(s, FRAMESIZE_VGA); s->set_quality(s, 10); do_fb(); // do a couple captures to make sure camera has new config do_fb(); framesize = 6; // vga repeat = 100; // 100 videos xspeed = 1; // playback at 1 x realtime gray = 0; // not gray quality = 10; // quality 10 - pretty good. Goes from 0..63, but 0-5 sometimes fails on bright scenery (jpg too big for ESP32CAM system) capture_interval = 200; // 200 milli-secconds per frame total_frames = 9000; // 9000 frames x 200 ms = 1800 sec = 30 min xlength = total_frames * capture_interval / 1000; newfile = 0; // no file is open // don't fiddle with this! recording = 1; // start recording on reboot without sending a command } // // if we have no camera, or sd card, then flash rear led on and off to warn the human SOS - SOS // void major_fail() { while (1) { digitalWrite(33, LOW); delay(100); digitalWrite(33, HIGH); delay(100); digitalWrite(33, LOW); delay(100); digitalWrite(33, HIGH); delay(100); digitalWrite(33, LOW); delay(100); digitalWrite(33, HIGH); //delay(100); delay(1000); digitalWrite(33, LOW); delay(500); digitalWrite(33, HIGH); delay(500); digitalWrite(33, LOW); delay(500); digitalWrite(33, HIGH); delay(500); digitalWrite(33, LOW); delay(500); digitalWrite(33, HIGH); //delay(500); delay(1000); } } bool init_wifi() { int connAttempts = 0; // zzz // Set your Static IP address IPAddress local_IP(192, 168, 1, 222); // Set your Gateway IP address IPAddress gateway(192, 168, 1, 254); IPAddress subnet(255, 255, 0, 0); IPAddress primaryDNS(8, 8, 8, 8); // optional IPAddress secondaryDNS(8, 8, 4, 4); // optional WiFi.setHostname("ESP32CAM-222"); // does not seem to do anything with my wifi router ??? if (!WiFi.config(local_IP, gateway, subnet, primaryDNS, secondaryDNS)) { Serial.println("STA Failed to configure"); major_fail(); } WiFi.begin(ssid, password); while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED ) { delay(500); Serial.print("."); if (connAttempts > 10) return false; connAttempts++; } return true; } void init_time() { sntp_setoperatingmode(SNTP_OPMODE_POLL); sntp_setservername(0, "pool.ntp.org"); sntp_setservername(1, "time.windows.com"); sntp_setservername(2, "time.nist.gov"); sntp_init(); // wait for time to be set time_t now = 0; timeinfo = { 0 }; int retry = 0; const int retry_count = 10; while (timeinfo.tm_year < (2016 - 1900) && ++retry < retry_count) { Serial.printf("Waiting for system time to be set... (%d/%d) -- %d\n", retry, retry_count, timeinfo.tm_year); delay(2000); time(&now); localtime_r(&now, &timeinfo); } if (timeinfo.tm_year < (2016 - 1900)) { major_fail(); } } static esp_err_t init_sdcard() { esp_err_t ret = ESP_FAIL; sdmmc_host_t host = SDMMC_HOST_DEFAULT(); sdmmc_slot_config_t slot_config = SDMMC_SLOT_CONFIG_DEFAULT(); esp_vfs_fat_sdmmc_mount_config_t mount_config = { .format_if_mount_failed = false, .max_files = 10, }; sdmmc_card_t *card; Serial.println("Mounting SD card..."); ret = esp_vfs_fat_sdmmc_mount("/sdcard", &host, &slot_config, &mount_config, &card); if (ret == ESP_OK) { Serial.println("SD card mount successfully!"); } else { Serial.printf("Failed to mount SD card VFAT filesystem. Error: %s", esp_err_to_name(ret)); major_fail(); } Serial.print("SD_MMC Begin: "); Serial.println(SD_MMC.begin()); // required by ftp system ?? } ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // save photo stuff not currently used static esp_err_t save_photo_numbered() { file_number++; Serial.print("Taking picture: "); Serial.print(file_number); camera_fb_t *fb = esp_camera_fb_get(); char *filename = (char*)malloc(21 + sizeof(int)); sprintf(filename, "/sdcard/capture_%d.jpg", file_number); Serial.println(filename); FILE *file = fopen(filename, "w"); if (file != NULL) { size_t err = fwrite(fb->buf, 1, fb->len, file); Serial.printf("File saved: %s\n", filename); } else { Serial.println("Could not open file"); } fclose(file); esp_camera_fb_return(fb); free(filename); } static esp_err_t save_photo_dated() { Serial.println("Taking a picture..."); camera_fb_t *fb = esp_camera_fb_get(); time(&now); localtime_r(&now, &timeinfo); strftime(strftime_buf, sizeof(strftime_buf), "%F__%H%M%S", &timeinfo); char fname[100]; if (framesize == 6) { sprintf(fname, "/sdcard/%s_vga_%d.jpg", strftime_buf, quality); } else if (framesize == 7) { sprintf(fname, "/sdcard/%s_svga_%d.jpg", strftime_buf, quality); } else if (framesize == 10) { sprintf(fname, "/sdcard/%s_uxga_%d.jpg", strftime_buf, quality); } else if (framesize == 5) { sprintf(fname, "/sdcard/%s_cif_%d.jpg", strftime_buf, quality); } else { Serial.println("Wrong framesize"); sprintf(fname, "/sdcard/%s_xxx_%d.jpg", strftime_buf, quality); } FILE *file = fopen(fname, "w"); if (file != NULL) { size_t err = fwrite(fb->buf, 1, fb->len, file); Serial.printf("File saved: %s\n", fname); } else { Serial.println("Could not open file"); } fclose(file); esp_camera_fb_return(fb); } void save_photo() { if (timeinfo.tm_year < (2016 - 1900) || internet_connected == false) { // if no internet or time not set save_photo_numbered(); // filenames in numbered order } else { save_photo_dated(); // filenames with date and time } } //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ // // Make the avi move in 4 pieces // // make_avi() called in every loop, which calls below, depending on conditions // start_avi() - open the file and write headers // another_pic_avi() - write one more frame of movie // end_avi() - write the final parameters and close the file // global variable used by these pieces char str[20]; uint16_t n; uint8_t buf[BUFFSIZE]; static int i = 0; uint8_t temp = 0, temp_last = 0; unsigned long fileposition = 0; uint16_t frame_cnt = 0; uint16_t remnant = 0; uint32_t length = 0; uint32_t startms; uint32_t elapsedms; uint32_t uVideoLen = 0; bool is_header = false; long bigdelta = 0; camera_fb_t * fb = NULL; FILE *avifile = NULL; FILE *idxfile = NULL; void make_avi( ) { // we are recording, but no file is open if (newfile == 0 && recording == 1) { // open the file //save_photo_dated(); start_avi(); digitalWrite(33, HIGH); newfile = 1; totalp = 0; totalw = 0; frame_cnt = 0; frames_so_far = 0; } else { // we have a file open, but not recording if (newfile == 1 && recording == 0) { // got command to close file digitalWrite(33, LOW); end_avi(); Serial.println("Done capture due to command"); frames_so_far = total_frames; newfile = 0; // file is closed recording = 0; // DO NOT start another recording } else { if (newfile == 1 && recording == 1) { // regular recording if (frames_so_far == total_frames) { // we are done the recording Serial.println("Done capture for total frames!"); digitalWrite(33, LOW); // close the file end_avi(); frames_so_far = 0; newfile = 0; // file is closed if (repeat > 0) { recording = 1; // start another recording repeat = repeat - 1; } else { recording = 0; } } else if ((millis() - startms) > (total_frames * capture_interval)) { Serial.println (" "); Serial.println("Done capture for time"); Serial.print("Time Elapsed: "); Serial.print(millis() - startms); Serial.print(" Frames: "); Serial.println(frame_cnt); Serial.print("Config: "); Serial.print(total_frames * capture_interval ) ; Serial.print(" ("); Serial.print(total_frames); Serial.print(" x "); Serial.print(capture_interval); Serial.println(")"); digitalWrite(33, LOW); // close the file end_avi(); frames_so_far = 0; newfile = 0; // file is closed if (repeat > 0) { recording = 1; // start another recording repeat = repeat - 1; } else { recording = 0; } } else { // regular current_millis = millis(); if (current_millis - last_capture_millis > capture_interval) { // Take another picture - fixed interval //if ((current_millis - startms) > (frame_cnt * capture_interval)) { // Take another picture - with catch up last_capture_millis = millis(); frames_so_far = frames_so_far + 1; frame_cnt++; another_pic_avi(); } } } } } } static esp_err_t start_avi() { //Serial.println("Starting an avi "); do_fb(); // start the camera ... warm it up delay(1000); do_fb(); delay(1000); do_fb(); time(&now); localtime_r(&now, &timeinfo); strftime(strftime_buf, sizeof(strftime_buf), "%F__%H-%M-%S", &timeinfo); char fname[100]; if (framesize == 6) { sprintf(fname, "/sdcard/%s_vga_Q%d_I%d_L%d_S%d.avi", strftime_buf, quality, capture_interval, xlength, xspeed); } else if (framesize == 7) { sprintf(fname, "/sdcard/%s_svga_Q%d_I%d_L%d_S%d.avi", strftime_buf, quality, capture_interval, xlength, xspeed); } else if (framesize == 10) { sprintf(fname, "/sdcard/%s_uxga_Q%d_I%d_L%d_S%d.avi", strftime_buf, quality, capture_interval, xlength, xspeed); } else if (framesize == 5) { sprintf(fname, "/sdcard/%s_cif_Q%d_I%d_L%d_S%d.avi", strftime_buf, quality, capture_interval, xlength, xspeed); } else { Serial.println("Wrong framesize"); sprintf(fname, "/sdcard/%s_xxx_Q%d_I%d_L%d_S%d.avi", strftime_buf, quality, capture_interval, xlength, xspeed); } Serial.print("\nFile name will be >"); Serial.print(fname); Serial.println("<"); avifile = fopen(fname, "w"); idxfile = fopen("/sdcard/idx.tmp", "w"); if (avifile != NULL) { //Serial.printf("File open: %s\n", fname); } else { Serial.println("Could not open file"); major_fail(); } if (idxfile != NULL) { //Serial.printf("File open: %s\n", "/sdcard/idx.tmp"); } else { Serial.println("Could not open file"); major_fail(); } // -- open large file and initialize -- doesn't help much //fseek(avifile, 1 * 1024 * 1024, SEEK_SET); // start with 1 MB file //size_t ze_err = fwrite(zero_buf, 1, 4, avifile); //fseek(avifile, 0, SEEK_SET); for ( i = 0; i < AVIOFFSET; i++) { char ch = pgm_read_byte(&avi_header[i]); buf[i] = ch; } size_t err = fwrite(buf, 1, AVIOFFSET, avifile); if (framesize == 6) { fseek(avifile, 0x40, SEEK_SET); err = fwrite(vga_w, 1, 2, avifile); fseek(avifile, 0xA8, SEEK_SET); err = fwrite(vga_w, 1, 2, avifile); fseek(avifile, 0x44, SEEK_SET); err = fwrite(vga_h, 1, 2, avifile); fseek(avifile, 0xAC, SEEK_SET); err = fwrite(vga_h, 1, 2, avifile); } else if (framesize == 10) { fseek(avifile, 0x40, SEEK_SET); err = fwrite(uxga_w, 1, 2, avifile); fseek(avifile, 0xA8, SEEK_SET); err = fwrite(uxga_w, 1, 2, avifile); fseek(avifile, 0x44, SEEK_SET); err = fwrite(uxga_h, 1, 2, avifile); fseek(avifile, 0xAC, SEEK_SET); err = fwrite(uxga_h, 1, 2, avifile); } else if (framesize == 7) { fseek(avifile, 0x40, SEEK_SET); err = fwrite(svga_w, 1, 2, avifile); fseek(avifile, 0xA8, SEEK_SET); err = fwrite(svga_w, 1, 2, avifile); fseek(avifile, 0x44, SEEK_SET); err = fwrite(svga_h, 1, 2, avifile); fseek(avifile, 0xAC, SEEK_SET); err = fwrite(svga_h, 1, 2, avifile); } else if (framesize == 5) { fseek(avifile, 0x40, SEEK_SET); err = fwrite(cif_w, 1, 2, avifile); fseek(avifile, 0xA8, SEEK_SET); err = fwrite(cif_w, 1, 2, avifile); fseek(avifile, 0x44, SEEK_SET); err = fwrite(cif_h, 1, 2, avifile); fseek(avifile, 0xAC, SEEK_SET); err = fwrite(cif_h, 1, 2, avifile); } fseek(avifile, AVIOFFSET, SEEK_SET); Serial.print(F("\nRecording ")); Serial.print(total_frames); Serial.println(F(" video frames ...\n")); startms = millis(); bigdelta = millis(); totalp = 0; totalw = 0; overtime_count = 0; jpeg_size = 0; movi_size = 0; uVideoLen = 0; idx_offset = 4; } // end of start avi static esp_err_t another_pic_avi() { digitalWrite(33, LOW); bp = millis(); fb = esp_camera_fb_get(); totalp = totalp + millis() - bp; jpeg_size = fb->len; movi_size += jpeg_size; // Update totals uVideoLen += jpeg_size; size_t dc_err = fwrite(dc_buf, 1, 4, avifile); size_t ze_err = fwrite(zero_buf, 1, 4, avifile); bw = millis(); size_t err = fwrite(fb->buf, 1, fb->len, avifile); totalw = totalw + millis() - bw; digitalWrite(33, HIGH); // red led is on durng the photo and the write if (millis() - bigdelta > capture_interval * 1.25 ) { // how many are 25 % overtime overtime_count = overtime_count + 1; //Serial.print(millis()-bigdelta);Serial.print(","); } if (millis() - bigdelta > capture_interval * 2 ) { // if we are 100% overtime //if (frame_cnt % 10 == 1) { Serial.print("Frame: "); Serial.print(frame_cnt); Serial.print(" size "); Serial.print(err); Serial.print(" delta "); Serial.print(millis() - bigdelta); Serial.print(" > "); Serial.print(capture_interval); Serial.print(" avg pic "); Serial.print( totalp / frame_cnt ); Serial.print(" avg wrt "); Serial.print( totalw / frame_cnt ); Serial.print(" overtime "); Serial.print( overtime_count ); Serial.print(" "); Serial.print( 100.0 * overtime_count / frame_cnt, 1 ); Serial.println(" %"); } bigdelta = millis(); remnant = (4 - (jpeg_size & 0x00000003)) & 0x00000003; print_quartet(idx_offset, idxfile); print_quartet(jpeg_size, idxfile); idx_offset = idx_offset + jpeg_size + remnant + 8; jpeg_size = jpeg_size + remnant; movi_size = movi_size + remnant; if (remnant > 0) { size_t rem_err = fwrite(zero_buf, 1, remnant, avifile); } esp_camera_fb_return(fb); fileposition = ftell (avifile); // Here, we are at end of chunk (after padding) fseek(avifile, fileposition - jpeg_size - 4, SEEK_SET); // Here we are the the 4-bytes blank placeholder print_quartet(jpeg_size, avifile); // Overwrite placeholder with actual frame size (without padding) fileposition = ftell (avifile); fseek(avifile, fileposition + 6, SEEK_SET); // Here is the FOURCC "JFIF" (JPEG header) // Overwrite "JFIF" (still images) with more appropriate "AVI1" size_t av_err = fwrite(avi1_buf, 1, 4, avifile); fileposition = ftell (avifile); fseek(avifile, fileposition + jpeg_size - 10 , SEEK_SET); } // end of another_pic_avi ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// static esp_err_t end_avi() { unsigned long current_end = 0; current_end = ftell (avifile); Serial.println("End of avi - closing the files"); elapsedms = millis() - startms; float fRealFPS = (1000.0f * (float)frame_cnt) / ((float)elapsedms) * xspeed; float fmicroseconds_per_frame = 1000000.0f / fRealFPS; uint8_t iAttainedFPS = round(fRealFPS); uint32_t us_per_frame = round(fmicroseconds_per_frame); //Modify the MJPEG header from the beginning of the file, overwriting various placeholders fseek(avifile, 4 , SEEK_SET); print_quartet(movi_size + 240 + 16 * frame_cnt + 8 * frame_cnt, avifile); fseek(avifile, 0x20 , SEEK_SET); print_quartet(us_per_frame, avifile); unsigned long max_bytes_per_sec = movi_size * iAttainedFPS / frame_cnt; fseek(avifile, 0x24 , SEEK_SET); print_quartet(max_bytes_per_sec, avifile); fseek(avifile, 0x30 , SEEK_SET); print_quartet(frame_cnt, avifile); fseek(avifile, 0x84 , SEEK_SET); print_quartet((int)iAttainedFPS, avifile); fseek(avifile, 0xe8 , SEEK_SET); print_quartet(movi_size + frame_cnt * 8 + 4, avifile); Serial.println(F("\n*** Video recorded and saved ***\n")); Serial.print(F("Recorded ")); Serial.print(elapsedms / 1000); Serial.print(F("s in ")); Serial.print(frame_cnt); Serial.print(F(" frames\nFile size is ")); Serial.print(movi_size + 12 * frame_cnt + 4); Serial.print(F(" bytes\nActual FPS is ")); Serial.print(fRealFPS, 2); Serial.print(F("\nMax data rate is ")); Serial.print(max_bytes_per_sec); Serial.print(F(" byte/s\nFrame duration is ")); Serial.print(us_per_frame); Serial.println(F(" us")); Serial.print(F("Average frame length is ")); Serial.print(uVideoLen / frame_cnt); Serial.println(F(" bytes")); Serial.print("Average picture time (ms) "); Serial.println( totalp / frame_cnt ); Serial.print("Average write time (ms) "); Serial.println( totalw / frame_cnt ); Serial.print("Frames 25%+ late % "); Serial.println( 100.0 * overtime_count / frame_cnt, 1 ); Serial.println("Writing the index"); fseek(avifile, current_end, SEEK_SET); fclose(idxfile); size_t i1_err = fwrite(idx1_buf, 1, 4, avifile); print_quartet(frame_cnt * 16, avifile); idxfile = fopen("/sdcard/idx.tmp", "r"); if (idxfile != NULL) { //Serial.printf("File open: %s\n", "/sdcard/idx.tmp"); } else { Serial.println("Could not open file"); //major_fail(); } char * AteBytes; AteBytes = (char*) malloc (8); for (int i = 0; i < frame_cnt; i++) { size_t res = fread ( AteBytes, 1, 8, idxfile); size_t i1_err = fwrite(dc_buf, 1, 4, avifile); size_t i2_err = fwrite(zero_buf, 1, 4, avifile); size_t i3_err = fwrite(AteBytes, 1, 8, avifile); } free(AteBytes); fclose(idxfile); fclose(avifile); Serial.println("---"); WiFi.printDiag(Serial); Serial.println("---"); //do_time(); } //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ static esp_err_t do_fb() { camera_fb_t * fb = esp_camera_fb_get(); Serial.print("Pic, len="); Serial.println(fb->len); esp_camera_fb_return(fb); } void do_time() { //Serial.println(" ... wake up wifi stack ... "); //WiFi.reconnect(); /* int numberOfNetworks = WiFi.scanNetworks(); Serial.print("Number of networks found: "); Serial.println(numberOfNetworks); HTTPClient http_wake; http_wake.begin("http://postman-echo.com/time/now"); //http_wake.begin("http://192.168.1.254"); //http_wake.begin("http://google.com"); int httpCode = http_wake.GET(); if (httpCode > 0) { //Check for the returning code String payload = http_wake.getString(); Serial.println(httpCode); Serial.println(payload); } else { Serial.println("Error on HTTP request"); } http_wake.end(); //Free the resources) */ } //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // some globals for the loop() // long wakeup; long last_wakeup = 0; void loop() { if (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) { init_wifi(); Serial.println("***** WiFi reconnect *****"); } wakeup = millis(); if (wakeup - last_wakeup > (10 * 60 * 1000) ) { // 10 minutes last_wakeup = millis(); //init_wifi(); //Serial.println("... wakeup call ..."); //do_time(); } ftpSrv.handleFTP(); make_avi(); } //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// static esp_err_t capture_handler(httpd_req_t *req) { camera_fb_t * fb = NULL; esp_err_t res = ESP_OK; char fname[100]; fb = esp_camera_fb_get(); if (!fb) { Serial.println("Camera capture failed"); httpd_resp_send_500(req); return ESP_FAIL; } file_number++; sprintf(fname, "inline; filename=capture_%d.jpg", file_number); httpd_resp_set_type(req, "image/jpeg"); httpd_resp_set_hdr(req, "Content-Disposition", fname); size_t out_len, out_width, out_height; size_t fb_len = 0; fb_len = fb->len; res = httpd_resp_send(req, (const char *)fb->buf, fb->len); esp_camera_fb_return(fb); return res; } //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// static esp_err_t stop_handler(httpd_req_t *req) { esp_err_t res = ESP_OK; recording = 0; Serial.println("stopping recording"); do_stop("Stopping previous recording"); httpd_resp_send(req, the_page, strlen(the_page)); return ESP_OK; } //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// static esp_err_t start_handler(httpd_req_t *req) { esp_err_t res = ESP_OK; char buf[80]; size_t buf_len; char new_res[20]; if (recording == 1) { const char* resp = "You must Stop recording, before starting a new one. Start over ..."; httpd_resp_send(req, resp, strlen(resp)); return ESP_OK; return res; } else { recording = 1; Serial.println("starting recording"); sensor_t * s = esp_camera_sensor_get(); int new_interval = capture_interval; int new_length = capture_interval * total_frames; int new_framesize = s->status.framesize; int new_quality = s->status.quality; int new_repeat = 0; int new_xspeed = 1; int new_xlength = 3; int new_gray = 0; Serial.println(""); Serial.println("Current Parameters :"); Serial.print(" Capture Interval = "); Serial.print(capture_interval); Serial.println(" ms"); Serial.print(" Length = "); Serial.print(capture_interval * total_frames / 1000); Serial.println(" s"); Serial.print(" Quality = "); Serial.println(new_quality); Serial.print(" Framesize = "); Serial.println(new_framesize); Serial.print(" Repeat = "); Serial.println(repeat); Serial.print(" Speed = "); Serial.println(xspeed); buf_len = httpd_req_get_url_query_len(req) + 1; if (buf_len > 1) { if (httpd_req_get_url_query_str(req, buf, buf_len) == ESP_OK) { ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Found URL query => %s", buf); char param[32]; /* Get value of expected key from query string */ Serial.println(" ... parameters"); if (httpd_query_key_value(buf, "length", param, sizeof(param)) == ESP_OK) { int x = atoi(param); if (x > 1 && x <= 3600 ) { new_length = x; } ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Found URL query parameter => length=%s", param); } if (httpd_query_key_value(buf, "repeat", param, sizeof(param)) == ESP_OK) { int x = atoi(param); if (x >= 0 ) { new_repeat = x; } ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Found URL query parameter => repeat=%s", param); } if (httpd_query_key_value(buf, "framesize", new_res, sizeof(new_res)) == ESP_OK) { if (strcmp(new_res, "UXGA") == 0) { new_framesize = 10; } else if (strcmp(new_res, "SVGA") == 0) { new_framesize = 7; } else if (strcmp(new_res, "VGA") == 0) { new_framesize = 6; } else if (strcmp(new_res, "CIF") == 0) { new_framesize = 5; } else { Serial.println("Only UXGA, SVGA, VGA, and CIF are valid!"); } ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Found URL query parameter => framesize=%s", new_res); } if (httpd_query_key_value(buf, "quality", param, sizeof(param)) == ESP_OK) { int x = atoi(param); if (x > 1 && x <= 50) { new_quality = x; } ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Found URL query parameter => quality=%s", param); } if (httpd_query_key_value(buf, "speed", param, sizeof(param)) == ESP_OK) { int x = atoi(param); if (x >= 1 && x <= 100) { new_xspeed = x; } ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Found URL query parameter => speed=%s", param); } if (httpd_query_key_value(buf, "gray", param, sizeof(param)) == ESP_OK) { int x = atoi(param); if (x == 1 ) { new_gray = x; } ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Found URL query parameter => gray=%s", param); } if (httpd_query_key_value(buf, "interval", param, sizeof(param)) == ESP_OK) { int x = atoi(param); if (x >= 1 && x <= 100000) { new_interval = x; } ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Found URL query parameter => interval=%s", param); } } } s->set_quality(s, new_quality); s->set_framesize(s, (framesize_t)new_framesize); if (new_gray == 1) { s->set_special_effect(s, 2); // 0 regular, 2 grayscale } else { s->set_special_effect(s, 0); // 0 regular, 2 grayscale } framesize = new_framesize; capture_interval = new_interval; xlength = new_length; total_frames = new_length * 1000 / capture_interval; repeat = new_repeat; quality = new_quality; xspeed = new_xspeed; gray = new_gray; do_fb(); //delay(1000); do_fb(); // let camera warm up do_start("Starting a new AVI"); httpd_resp_send(req, the_page, strlen(the_page)); return ESP_OK; } } //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// void do_start(char *the_message) { Serial.print("do_start "); Serial.println(the_message); const char msg[] PROGMEM = R"rawliteral( ESP32-CAM Video Recorder

ESP32-CAM Video Recorder v23


Message is %s


Recording = %d (1 is active)
Capture Interval = %d ms
Length = %d seconds
Quality = %d (5 best to 63 worst)
Framesize = %d (10 UXGA, 7 SVGA, 6 VGA, 5 CIF)
Repeat = %d
Speed = %d
Gray = %d



)rawliteral"; sprintf(the_page, msg, the_message, recording, capture_interval, capture_interval * total_frames / 1000, quality, framesize, repeat, xspeed, gray); Serial.println(strlen(msg)); //Serial.println(msg); //Serial.println(strlen(the_page)); //Serial.println(the_page); } //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// void do_stop(char *the_message) { Serial.print("do_stop "); Serial.println(the_message); const char msg[] PROGMEM = R"rawliteral( ESP32-CAM Video Recorder

ESP32-CAM Video Recorder v23


Message is %s


http://%s/


Information and viewfinder

http://%s/start?framesize=VGA&length=1800&interval=200&quality=10&repeat=100&speed=1&gray=0


Gives you VGA 640x480, video of 1800 seconds (30 min), picture every 200 ms, jpeg quality 10, repeat for 100 more of the same and play back at 1x actual fps, and don't make it grayscale

UXGA 2 sec per frame, for 30 minutes repeat, 30x playback


UXGA 5 fps for 30 minutes repeat


CIF 20 fps second for 30 minutes repeat




)rawliteral"; sprintf(the_page, msg, the_message, localip, localip, localip, localip, localip, localip, localip); //Serial.println(strlen(msg)); //Serial.println(msg); //Serial.println(strlen(the_page)); //Serial.println(the_page); } //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// void do_status(char *the_message) { Serial.print("do_status "); Serial.println(the_message); const char msg[] PROGMEM = R"rawliteral( ESP32-CAM Video Recorder

ESP32-CAM Video Recorder v23


Message is %s


Recording = %d (1 is active)
Frame %d of %d
Capture Interval = %d ms
Length = %d seconds
Quality = %d (5 best to 63 worst)
Framesize = %d (10 UXGA, 7 SVGA, 6 VGA, 5 CIF)
Repeat = %d
Playback Speed = %d
Gray = %d

Commands as follows for your ESP's ip address:

http://%s/


Information and viewfinder

http://%s/stop


You must "stop" before starting with new parameters


ftp://%s/


Username: esp, Password: esp ... to download the files

Red LED on back of ESP will flash with every frame, and flash SOS if camera or sd card not working.

Check camera position with the frames below every 5 seconds for 5 pictures
Refresh page for more.


)rawliteral"; //Serial.print("Serving web page, len= "); Serial.println(strlen(msg)); //Serial.println(msg); sprintf(the_page, msg, the_message, recording, frames_so_far, total_frames, capture_interval, capture_interval * total_frames / 1000, quality, framesize, repeat, xspeed, gray, localip, localip, localip, localip, localip, localip); //Serial.println(strlen(the_page)); //Serial.println(the_page); } //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// static esp_err_t index_handler(httpd_req_t *req) { do_status("Refresh Status"); httpd_resp_send(req, the_page, strlen(the_page)); return ESP_OK; } void startCameraServer() { httpd_config_t config = HTTPD_DEFAULT_CONFIG(); httpd_uri_t index_uri = { .uri = "/", .method = HTTP_GET, .handler = index_handler, .user_ctx = NULL }; httpd_uri_t capture_uri = { .uri = "/capture", .method = HTTP_GET, .handler = capture_handler, .user_ctx = NULL }; httpd_uri_t file_stop = { .uri = "/stop", .method = HTTP_GET, .handler = stop_handler, .user_ctx = NULL }; httpd_uri_t file_start = { .uri = "/start", .method = HTTP_GET, .handler = start_handler, .user_ctx = NULL }; if (httpd_start(&camera_httpd, &config) == ESP_OK) { httpd_register_uri_handler(camera_httpd, &index_uri); httpd_register_uri_handler(camera_httpd, &capture_uri); httpd_register_uri_handler(camera_httpd, &file_start); httpd_register_uri_handler(camera_httpd, &file_stop); } }