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Appendix H: CRON Script Command Reference AXIS 240 Users Manual
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When invoked, the buffer_start command is executed in the
background. Any subsequent command in the event entry will be
executed immediately.
To retrieve the stored images, specify the source using this syntax:
Example:
You can also retrieve the images using the mail or the ftp commands.
Syntax
buffer_start [-src SOURCEFILE] [-cam CAMERANUMBER]
[-interval TIME] [-duration TIME] [-store SIZE];
Options
-src Specifies the source file name, i.e. halfsize.jpg,
fullsize.jpg or hugesize.jpg.
-cam Specifies the camera source, i.e. 1-5. If omitted, the default
camera will be used.
-interval
Specifies the time interval between consecutive snapshots. If
omitted, new snapshots will be generated without any delay.
Format:
h<hours>m<minutes>s<seconds>.
-duration
Specifies the total time for the command to run. If omitted,
the buffer_start command will be issued only once. Format:
h<hours>m<minutes>s<seconds>. If you specify
-duration inf , the command will continue to be executed
until it is interrupted by any of the commands buffer_init,
buffer_start or buffer_stop.
-store
Specifies the number of images to be stored in the buffer. This
setting will override the duration. The maximum number of
images is specified by the buffer_init command.
http://<camera>/images/buffer.jpg?imagetype=<value>
http://mycam/images/buffer.jpg?imagetype=fullsize.jpg