# dwe-controls Control system for the DeepWater Exploration exploreHD and HDCam. Additional streaming functionality is available for all UVC compatible H264 devices. ## Install On linux devices: `sudo apt install libudev-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev libgstreamer1.0-dev` `sudo npm install -g @deepwaterexploration/dwe-controls` ## Usage **Running** Start the server: `dwe-controls start [port=5000] [host=0.0.0.0]` *[pm2](https://www.npmjs.com/package/pm2) is recommended for auto-start* **JavaScript Example** Using an exploreHD: ```js const { DeviceManager } = require('./index'); var deviceManager = new DeviceManager(); var exploreHD; async function init() { // device manager events await deviceManager.startMonitoring(); exploreHD = deviceManager.getExploreHD(0); if (!exploreHD) { console.log('No exploreHD found!'); deviceManager.stopMonitoring(); return; } console.log(`Found exploreHD at ${exploreHD.devicePath}, ${exploreHD.info.name}: ${exploreHD.info.manufacturer}`); await exploreHD.setDriverOptions({ h264: true, vbr: false, bitrate: 5 // 5 Mbps }); await exploreHD.addStream('127.0.0.1'); // start a local stream } init(); ``` Running the server: ```js require('dwe-controls').serve(); ```