zikronix 0 Posted August 31, 2013 If your building your own NVR I have a couple of questions. 1) Is there an alarm input output board availaible? Ive found a few on the net but I cant get a definitive answer of how and if they will work. 2) Do any of the products, support alarm input and outputs? 3) Where does a person purchase said item and is there one recommended over the other ? I have been unsuccessful with my google-fu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssmith10pn 0 Posted August 31, 2013 Most IP cameras have input/outputs on them. Encoders also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mgb 0 Posted August 31, 2013 it may not fit exactly what you're looking for but Geovision has the GV-REALY V2 which is a relay board for use with GV ip cams Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zikronix 0 Posted August 31, 2013 Most IP cameras have input/outputs on them. Encoders also. The Hikvison don't have the input outputs....yeah yeah I know use a better camera. If I was using one of their NVR/Encoders I wouldn't have to deal with it. but im not currently Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zikronix 0 Posted August 31, 2013 it may not fit exactly what you're looking for but Geovision has the GV-REALY V2 which is a relay board for use with GV ip cams Yes that's what im looking for, I would like more inputs, but now I kinda know what to look for. I guess that brings me to the next question. Do products like milestone, avilgon, exaq support these things? I don't anticipate BI supporting it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ak357 0 Posted August 31, 2013 The Hikvison don't have the input outputs....yeah yeah I know use a better camera. If I was using one of their NVR/Encoders I wouldn't have to deal with it. but im not currently Here is idea for you Avigilon camera has I/O Avigilon software has rules if u creative u can have lots of fun Read on their website Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zikronix 0 Posted August 31, 2013 The Hikvison don't have the input outputs....yeah yeah I know use a better camera. If I was using one of their NVR/Encoders I wouldn't have to deal with it. but im not currently Here is idea for you Avigilon camera has I/O Avigilon software has rules if u creative u can have lots of fun Read on their website That idea is nice...but its also like 6 times my budget so....because of how my house is shaped I have no less then 6 cameras out side, and at least 3 inside. With the hikvisons I can pull it off with decent results for a reasonable cost. Currently im running the swann 8 camera from Costco, and it works well for what it is. It was one of those things wife said do something now stop dicking around...so I did. Now that ive had the chance to do some actual research and put numbers together this is what I came up with! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaxIcon 0 Posted August 31, 2013 Most compact cameras don't have alarm inputs these days, though larger ones are more likely to have them. I've been unable to find an alarm input board or USB device for this kind of thing, but I haven't searched very hard. If your NVR software takes software inputs or commands, you can use a variety of things, like Raspberry Pi, X10, or Sealevel to monitor motion detectors, then send commands to the software. Blue Iris lets you do this, but I've never tried it personally. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cliff369 0 Posted September 1, 2013 Avigilon also natively supports the Moxa E2210 multi port digital IO product and it doesn't require a license. it's a good product Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ak357 0 Posted September 1, 2013 Avigilon also natively supports the Moxa E2210 multi port digital IO product and it doesn't require a license. it's a good product Yep but who on cctv forum will pay for it its more then $ 50 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssmith10pn 0 Posted September 1, 2013 Avigilon software has rulesif u creative u can have lots of fun Read on their website You mean like: When camera A input is triggered pull up camera X in alarm window and set PTZ to preset #5 and require acknowledgement with explanation? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites