Change Parameter - ESP32-Cam - Flash and HA

ESPHome
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Hi,

I searched a lot, but found nothing, or I am not able to put the pieces together.

I want to change this parameters by HA and set them persistant.

Is this possible?

Regards

>   vertical_flip: true
>   horizontal_mirror: false
>   resolution: 800X600 # 400x296
>   max_framerate: 12 fps

from this declaration

esp32_camera:
  name: "${devicename} Kamera"
  id: "${devicename_id}_kamera"
  external_clock:
    pin: GPIO0
    frequency: 20MHz
  i2c_pins:
    sda: GPIO26
    scl: GPIO27
  data_pins: [GPIO5, GPIO18, GPIO19, GPIO21, GPIO36, GPIO39, GPIO34, GPIO35]
  vsync_pin: GPIO25
  href_pin: GPIO23
  pixel_clock_pin: GPIO22
  power_down_pin: GPIO32
  vertical_flip: true
  horizontal_mirror: false
  resolution: 800X600 # 400x296
  max_framerate: 12 fps
2

Not sure to get what you ask, sorry.
You did a configuration in ESPHome, specifying

But you’d like to be able to change those 4 parameters from HA?

3

YEs i want to change them by a lovalace card switch entity.

4

I don’t think you can change any of the the parameters you presented at runtime. This configurations are “burned in” to the firmware when compiled.

5

This is also my feeling. I can’t see a way to do it.

6

I don’t think you can change any of the the parameters you presented at runtime. This configurations are “burned in” to the firmware when compiled.

Nope :slight_smile: There is an API, for which you can create your device local API and UI configuration. Will write a write-up later. Credit to the API goes to someone else who I forgot, the UI elements are OC by me.

in ESPHome YAML:

api:
  id: ${device_name}_api
  services:  # change camera parameters on-the-fly
  - service: camera_set_param
    variables:
      name: string
      value: int
    then:
      - lambda: |-
          bool state_return = false;
          if (("contrast" == name) && (value >= -2) && (value <= 2)) { id(${device_name}_camera).set_contrast(value); state_return = true; }
          if (("brightness" == name) && (value >= -2) && (value <= 2)) { id(${device_name}_camera).set_brightness(value); state_return = true; }
          if (("saturation" == name) && (value >= -2) && (value <= 2)) { id(${device_name}_camera).set_saturation(value); state_return = true; }
          if (("special_effect" == name) && (value >= 0U) && (value <= 6U)) { id(${device_name}_camera).set_special_effect((esphome::esp32_camera::ESP32SpecialEffect)value); state_return = true; }
          if (("aec_mode" == name) && (value >= 0U) && (value <= 1U)) { id(${device_name}_camera).set_aec_mode((esphome::esp32_camera::ESP32GainControlMode)value); state_return = true; }
          if (("aec2" == name) && (value >= 0U) && (value <= 1U)) { id(${device_name}_camera).set_aec2(value); state_return = true; }
          if (("ae_level" == name) && (value >= -2) && (value <= 2)) { id(${device_name}_camera).set_ae_level(value); state_return = true; }
          if (("aec_value" == name) && (value >= 0U) && (value <= 1200U)) { id(${device_name}_camera).set_aec_value(value); state_return = true; }
          if (("agc_mode" == name) && (value >= 0U) && (value <= 1U)) { id(${device_name}_camera).set_agc_mode((esphome::esp32_camera::ESP32GainControlMode)value); state_return = true; }
          if (("agc_value" == name) && (value >= 0U) && (value <= 30U)) { id(${device_name}_camera).set_agc_value(value); state_return = true; }
          if (("agc_gain_ceiling" == name) && (value >= 0U) && (value <= 6U)) { id(${device_name}_camera).set_agc_gain_ceiling((esphome::esp32_camera::ESP32AgcGainCeiling)value); state_return = true; }
          if (("wb_mode" == name) && (value >= 0U) && (value <= 4U)) { id(${device_name}_camera).set_wb_mode((esphome::esp32_camera::ESP32WhiteBalanceMode)value); state_return = true; }
          if (("test_pattern" == name) && (value >= 0U) && (value <= 1U)) { id(${device_name}_camera).set_test_pattern(value); state_return = true; }
          if (true == state_return) {
            id(${device_name}_camera).update_camera_parameters();
            ESP_LOGI("esp32_camera", "parameter %s:%d", name.c_str(), (int)value);
          }
          else {
            ESP_LOGW("esp32_camera", "parameter error in name or data range");
          }

then in Home Assistant Service call:

service: esphome.camera_set_param
data:
  name: contrast
  value: 2

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Apologies for my inexperience here but what sort of construct is this control dashboard? Is this a series of cards that have the service calls behind them (if so, what sort of card allows parameters to be entered and passed in the service call?), is it an automation script? Something else? Just point me in the right direction…