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--- doc:appunti:hardware:sjcam-8pro-ambarella-wifi-api [2022/06/17 15:51] – [SJCAM SJ8 Pro WiFi Ambarella API] niccolo
+++ doc:appunti:hardware:sjcam-8pro-ambarella-wifi-api [2023/06/16 12:18] (current) – [SJCAM SJ8 Pro WiFi Ambarella API] niccolo
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 The protocol was at least partially **reversed engineered**. Having a rooted Android phone, it was possibile to run the **tcpdump** tool to analyze the TCP traffic (''tcpdump'' is installed from the command line of the **[[https://termux.com/|Termux]]** app). As root I started tcpdump to capture the traffic exchanged from the smartphone and the SJCAM camera, while using the SJCAM Zone app.
-See my other page about the SJCAM SJ8 Pro action camera: **[[sjcam-8pro]]**, **[[sjcam-8pro-ambarella-firmware-modding]]** and **[[sjcam-8pro-custom-firmware]]**.
+See my other page about the SJCAM SJ8 Pro action camera:
+  * **[[sjcam-8pro]]**
+  * **[[sjcam-8pro-ambarella-firmware-modding]]**
+  * **[[sjcam-8pro-custom-firmware]]**
 ===== JSON Messages =====
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 == AMBA_GET_SINGLE_SETTING_OPTIONS ==
-Enumerate all the possible values for one setting:
+Enumerate all the possible values for LCD Off Time setting:
 <code>
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 RECV: {"rval":0,"msg_id":9,"permission":"settable","param":"LCD Off Time",
        "options":["Off","30 Seconds","1 Minute","3 Minutes","5 Minutes"]}
+</code>
+Enumerate all the possible values for Resolution setting:
+<code>
+SEND: {"msg_id":9, "param": "Resolution", "token":1}
+RECV: {"rval":0,"msg_id":9,"permission":"settable","param":"Resolution","options":[
+       "4K (3840x2160) 24FPS","4K (3840x2160) 25FPS","4K (3840x2160) 30FPS",
+       "4K (3840x2160) 50FPS","4K (3840x2160) 60FPS",
+       "4K UItra (3840X21 60) 24FPS","4K UItra (3840X2160) 30FPS",
+       "2.7K (2720x1520) 24FPS","2.7K (2720x1520) 25FPS","2.7K (2720x1520) 30FPS",
+       "2.7K (2720x1520) 50FPS","2.7K (2720x1520) 60FPS",
+       "1440 (2560x1440) 24FPS","1440 (2560x1440) 25FPS","1440 (2560x1440) 30FPS",
+       "1440 (2560x1440) 50FPS","1440 (2560x1440) 60FPS",
+       "1080(1920x1080) 24FPS","1080(1920x1080) 25FPS","1080(1920x1080) 30FPS",
+       "1080(1920x1080) 50FPS","1080(1920x1080) 60FPS","1080(1920x1080) 120FPS",
+       "1080 Ultra(1920X1080) 30FPS","1080 Ultra(1920X1080) 60FPS",
+       "720(1280x720) 240FPS"]}
 </code>
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 SEND: {"msg_id":2,"type":"camera_clock","param":"2022-05-06 17:02:43","token":2}
 RECV: {"rval":0,"msg_id":2,"type":"camera_clock"}
+</code>
+Set the video mode:
+<code>
+SEND: {"msg_id": 2, "type": "Resolution", "param": "1080(1920x1080) 30FPS", "token":1}
+RECV: {"rval":0,"msg_id":2,"type":"camera_mode"}
+</code>
+Set the camera mode to normal record:
+<code>
+SEND: {"msg_id": 2, "type": "camera_mode", "param": "normal_record", "token":1}
+RECV: {"rval":0,"msg_id":2,"type":"camera_mode"}{"msg_id":7,"type":"normal_record"}
 </code>
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 I wrote same **Python scripts** to execute simple actions, like **start** and **stop recording**, turning off the **front LCD** and **LEDs**. Python is very flexible: I can run the same scripts from my **GNU/Linux** PC or from the **Android** smartphone (once I installed the **[[https://termux.com/|Termux]]** app). Here it is a screenshot of the script launched from an icon on my Android device:
-On Android I installed also the **Termux:Widget** app which allows to add shortcut icons over the desktop which will launch the scripts. I have scripts to start and stop recording, to change white balance, to turn ON and OFF the front display and to power OFF the camera. Each launcher was customized with its own icon.
+On Android I installed also the **Termux:Widget** app which allows to add shortcut icons over the desktop which will launch the scripts. I have scripts to start and stop recording, to change white balance, to turn ON and OFF the front display and to power OFF the camera. Each launcher was customized with its own **icon** (se the screenshot to the left). When a script is launched, the output is printed into the text console; to have a more visible feedback I used the **figlet** program to print large ASCII-art messages (se the screenshot to the right).
+In this **[[https://github.com/RigacciOrg/ambarella-api-pytools|GitHub repository]]** you can find a Python module which contains basic functions to send and receive the JSON messages, plus some handy scripts to do basic operations, like **REC Start**, **REC Stop**, set **White Balance**, etc.