Blue Iris

I've had a ticket in for awhile and haven't heard back, so wanted to ask the collective where I'm missing the functionality to switch schedules based on time.

I have geofencing set up our family's phones to set Home/Away and have had pretty good success on the iOS companion app handling that, but now I'm adding another schedule (manual) to the mix.

The problem is, it doesn't actually change the profile to Night (Red/3) during the scheduled times. Also, the camera I've shown below doesn't have the active profile number on the border anymore, only when I change the schedule to all one color does it show the active profile on the camera border.

Can someone share a screenshot of how they have their Home/Away/Night scheduling, or how to set the On Schedule Change field, if that's needed?

Each camera has the option to override the global schedule. Look into camera settings. Fwiw, there's a webinar they did for profiles and schedules - that may be helpful.

Thanks for the response. Trying a multitude of things, so getting a bit crossed up. I am moving away from static scheduling, and instead relying on the HTTP API to change to Profile 3 (Night). It returns a valid response when hitting it in a browser, but the schedule doesn't change in BI.

karson wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:33 pm Thanks for the response. Trying a multitude of things, so getting a bit crossed up. I am moving away from static scheduling, and instead relying on the HTTP API to change to Profile 3 (Night). It returns a valid response when hitting it in a browser, but the schedule doesn't change in BI.

Totally understand about getting crossed up - you're in good company. As for the rest of your reply, you lost me. I don't know if you're GTG or still have an issue...

I resolved it by realizing there needs to be a unique schedule for the three profiles. So I have a Schedule Home = 1 Home (green) profile, Schedule Away = 2 Away (blue) profile and Schedule Night =3 Night (red) profile.

This was the only way I was able to get profiles to stick by invoking HTTP Get commands to change profiles outside of Blue Iris. I use Home Assistant and Node Red for automations, so this was why I needed the scheduling to work via HTTP.








This is how it's all tied together.

Right on for posting the solution. And, uh... maaad props for the diagramming skills.

YrbkMgr wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:58 am Right on for posting the solution. And, uh... maaad props for the diagramming skills.

You're welcome - too often questions are left stagnant even if the OP resolved it. That stinks. I threw that last screenshot of my Node Red flow if that interests anyone to leverage BI integration with outside automation/security platforms.

A righteous posture indeed. What did you create the Red Note flow diagram with?

YrbkMgr wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:15 pm A righteous posture indeed. What did you create the Red Note flow diagram with?

I use Home Assistant to "glue" my home together. For example, it's existing DSC security system (54 sensors), along with other smart home integrations (Z-wave, OpenSprinkler, OpenGarage, motorized blinds, etc..). While Home Assistant can also do automation, I prefer not to and use Node Red to automate all the exposed devices Home Assistant has visibility/control over. Node Red is composed of "flows", that based on conditions, can listen to/call HTTP/MQTT/almost anything. It's really quite powerful.

In this case, it's a great conduit between Blue Iris' API and performing automations based on camera triggers.

Node Red is composed of "flows", that based on conditions, can listen to/call HTTP/MQTT/almost anything. It's really quite powerful.

So that diagram was generated by Node Red? It mapped the flow? I thought you used some software to draw a flowchart. I'm a visual person so diagramming is quite useful. Not just for VMS, but in general. That's why I'm asking.