Alarm with multiple cameras

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We already can add an Alarm with the SDK with one camera assigned to it. Question-1 is: Can we do so and add more than one camera with the SDK? I have seen this done from the Management Client by adding “Related cameras” as seen in this screen shot. https://www.app-techs.com/files/download/BTX/Forum/2022-09-13-Alarm-RelatedCameras_.jpg Question-2 is: Does the solution involve making the Alarm Source to be a User Defined Event?

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Alarms and Analytics Events can have only one source, but you can display multiple cameras for an Alarm by adding extra.

You have two ways:

  1.  You have an Alarm Definition where you have added one or multiple cameras to the Related Cameras field.

  2.  You can submit an Analytics Event where you have added one or multiple cameras to the ReferenceList.

I think number two is what you were missing and the reason you ask.

I made an experiment and added this small snippet of code to the LibraryEventGenerator sample (EventForm.cs line 108..), (Item is a camera)

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ReferenceList references = new ReferenceList();

Reference reference = new Reference() { FQID = item.FQID };

references.Add(reference);

AnalyticsEvent analyticsEvent = new AnalyticsEvent()

{

                        EventHeader = eventHeader,

                        SnapshotList = snapshots,

                        ReferenceList = references

};

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How I got it working with your help …

alarm.ReferenceList = referenceList;