[Custom Component] Tapo: Cameras Control

KronFace · May 3, 2023, 5:31pm

Cheers for the reply.

I’ll eat this huge kebab, then have a post kebab nap, and check back.

o7

KronFace · May 4, 2023, 2:22am

Installed and working.

Thanks again.

CharlieP1988 · May 4, 2023, 2:50pm

Hi. Can you help me?

I’ve installed via HACS and I can see my camera on the Tapo App and I’ve noted down the IP address… 192.168.1.** - I’ve created the account in the app and saved the credentials. In HA I try to add the camera through integration and it won’t accept my IP. I’ve checked ports are open but nothing seems to work.

boheme61 · May 4, 2023, 3:07pm

no-one can help you with so weak description, and no logfiles/error-messgaes or details about your network-setup

PS: No reason for you to “hide” your local ip (beside there is already only 254 numbers left if you think people can access your local system) , have you verified with your router, that it’s correct IP, are your HA on same network segment,

CharlieP1988 · May 4, 2023, 4:27pm

@boheme61 whilst I appreciate your reply - there’s no need to be quite so direct in slamming my post. I’m a newbie to HA and just after some help in how I can get to view my camera on the dashboard.

I have verified with router and it is the correct IP. What do you mean by 'are your HA on same network segment?

JurajNyiri · May 4, 2023, 4:34pm

Hi,

Post screenshot of what you are seeing and logs.

lurkingcpt · May 4, 2023, 9:03pm

Hi there, I have a weird issue with my C200 camera. I added it to HA some months ago and it was working fine till some days ago (dunno exactly when sadly). The thing is that the motion detection binary sensor stopped sending info. In HA I was seeing a message that said that tapo_control integration didn’t provided the value anymore. I removed and added the camera back to HA and now the binary sensor is not even there. I used angry ip scanner and it only showed 443 in the ports section. Does this mean the port 2020 used for motion detection is closed on the cam? Is that even possible? I see motion detection working just fine in tapo android app btw. Tapo camera firmware is 1.3.5 build 230307, tapo control version is 5.1.7, Home Assistant 2023.5.0, Supervisor 2023.04.1 and
Operating System 10.1

Update: I used nmap to check ports again and it shows all the correct ports opened, 443, 554, 2020 and 8800

boheme61 · May 4, 2023, 9:53pm

Have you checked in Settings/Devices/Services whether it’s there, or its Disabled ? … choose the device and show entities

JurajNyiri · May 4, 2023, 10:05pm

Firmware issue.

github.com/JurajNyiri/HomeAssistant-Tapo-Control

ONVIF Motion Events not working on recent firmwares

opened 10:23AM - 12 Apr 23 UTC

JurajNyiri

camera-issue

### Tests | HA Version | Integration Version | Camera | HW | Firmware | Stat…e | --- | ----------- | - | - | - | - | 2023.5.0 | 5.1.7 | C200 | HW 1.0 | 1.3.6 Build 230424 Rel.77225n(4555) | ❌ 2023.5.0 | 5.1.7 | C200 | HW 2.0 | 1.3.5 Build 230307 Rel.2897n(4555) | ✅ *2 sensors instead of one 2023.5.0 | 5.1.7 | C200 | N/A | 1.3.5 Build 230307 Rel.2897n(4555) | ✅ 2023.5.0 | 5.1.7 | C200 | HW 3.0 | 1.3.4 Build 230424 Rel.76394n(4555) | ✅ 2023.5.0 | 5.1.7 | C210 | N/A | 1.3.0 Build 220830 Rel.69909n(4555) | ✅ 2023.5.0 | 5.1.7 | C200 | HW 1.0 | 1.1.18 | ✅ 2023.5.0 | 5.1.2 | C200 | HW 3.0 | 1.3.0 | ✅ 2023.4.x | 5.1.2 | C200 | N/A | 1.3.5 Build 230307 Rel.2897n(4555) | ❌ 2023.4.x | 5.1.2 | C200 | HW 3.0 | 1.3.0 | ✅ 2023.4.x | 5.1.2 | C200 | HW 1.0 | 1.1.18 | ✅ ### Description - ONVIF events no longer work on firmware 1.3.4 and 1.3.5. - The issue affects also https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/onvif/ - Issue will most probably need to be fixed on cameras via firmware ### Reproduction Steps 1. Update to latest firmware 2. Observe motion sensor no longer working ### Expected behavior Motion sensor working. ### Next steps Issue will need to be fixed either [upstream](https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/91661), or via firmware update to camera.

lurkingcpt · May 5, 2023, 1:29pm

Thank you tp link for so much I guess . Thanks for the reply man!

boheme61 · May 5, 2023, 3:11pm

They released 1.3.6, try update(thou no fix there for the function)
~~EDIT: Actually i get a motion detected in my Android APP, and after enable motion in HA, it’s enabled in the APP also(i didn’t enabled in APP) , thou no log in HA , hmmm~~

JurajNyiri · May 5, 2023, 3:34pm

This is known. Firmware is broken.

github.com/JurajNyiri/HomeAssistant-Tapo-Control

ONVIF Motion Events / Binary sensor not appearing on recent firmwares

opened 10:23AM - 12 Apr 23 UTC

JurajNyiri

camera-issue

### _**Please keep the discussion in here strictly related to the "Binary sensor… not appearing" - if the binary sensor appears and gets stuck, create a separate issue.**_ ### Tests | HA Version | Integration Version | Camera | HW | Firmware | State | --- | ----------- | - | - | - | - | 2023.5.1 | 5.1.8 | C200 | HW 1.0 | 1.1.18 | ✅ 2023.5.1 | 5.1.8 | C200 | HW 1.0 | 1.1.16 | ✅ 2023.5.0 | 5.1.7 | C200 | HW 1.0 | 1.3.6 Build 230424 Rel.77225n(4555) | ❌ 2023.5.0 | 5.1.7 | C200 | HW 2.0 | 1.3.5 Build 230307 Rel.2897n(4555) | ❗ 2023.5.0 | 5.1.7 | C200 | N/A | 1.3.5 Build 230307 Rel.2897n(4555) | ❗ 2023.5.0 | 5.1.7 | C200 | HW 3.0 | 1.3.4 Build 230424 Rel.76394n(4555) | ❗ 2023.5.0 | 5.1.7 | C210 | N/A | 1.3.0 Build 220830 Rel.69909n(4555) | ❗ 2023.5.0 | 5.1.7 | C200 | HW 1.0 | 1.1.18 | ❗ 2023.5.0 | 5.1.2 | C200 | HW 3.0 | 1.3.0 | ❗ 2023.4.x | 5.1.2 | C200 | N/A | 1.3.5 Build 230307 Rel.2897n(4555) | ❌ 2023.4.x | 5.1.2 | C200 | HW 3.0 | 1.3.0 | ✅ 2023.4.x | 5.1.2 | C200 | HW 1.0 | 1.1.18 | ✅ ✅ - Works as expted ❗ - Inconsistent / getting stuck ❌ - Binary sensor does not appear at all ### Description - ONVIF events no longer work on firmware 1.3.4 and 1.3.5. - The issue affects also https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/onvif/ - Issue will most probably need to be fixed on cameras via firmware ### Reproduction Steps 1. Update to latest firmware 2. Observe motion sensor no longer working ### Expected behavior Motion sensor working. ### Next steps Issue will need to be fixed either [upstream](https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/91661), or via firmware update to camera.

boheme61 · May 5, 2023, 3:40pm

Yes i know , well i just played around, so i might accidental have enable in on the phone app, also
EDIT: this is the price one pays , when trying to keep stuff on latest firm , i recall i ones said that i would wait with my updates,(i case you needed device for older firmware)
Factory-reset should be mandatory option on these devices(these days)

lurkingcpt · May 5, 2023, 4:54pm

Is there a known way to downgrade the firmware?

boheme61 · May 5, 2023, 5:36pm

github.com/nervous-inhuman/tplink-tapo-c200-re

Reflash old Firmware

opened 12:29PM - 04 Feb 22 UTC

closed 07:30AM - 05 Feb 22 UTC

ThongSong7

Not really an issue, moreover a query to know if possible. This seemed like a g…reat place to ask since everyone here knows the intricacies of the C200v1. I have 3 of these, made the mistake of updating two to firmware 1.1.15 from their original 1.0.14.... I say mistake because TPLink made the decision that many of the parts accessible via api (HomeAssistant) became paying.... shame, shame, shame! I cannot AutoTrack any longer with the two updated, however the original on 1.0.14 still can (which is what I would like to keep). I learned that since 1.1.7 many features are no longer available for free. An idea I had was to publish the firmware that I found (thanks to https://drmnsamoliu.github.io/firmware.html) on an internal webserver, rewrite DNS entries for download.tplinkcloud.com for it to ota upgrade - but I do not know the mechanics of where/how it reads what is the latest firmware... maybe someone here knows? Either way maybe there is another way to ota flash a bin (or at least the one found here) Thanks in advance!

problem is to find the right one , i have hardware v1, can only find firmware 1.1.16/17, thou for v3( i assume this is hardware version) there is a 1.3.0

boheme61 · May 5, 2023, 5:37pm

Anyone here who have a C200v1 , firmware1.3.0 ? , or url to same or 1.1.18 ?

JurajNyiri · May 5, 2023, 8:15pm

New version solving the issue will be ready tonight.

JurajNyiri · May 5, 2023, 9:53pm

Version 5.2.0

New Features

Uses Webhooks for motion detection. This is a lot more efficient and faster way to get events. Check FAQ if you are encountering issues with motion sensor being stuck in Detected state, you probably need to set your internal HA IP properly.
Now can expose more than 1 motion sensor. It exposes everything that camera sends. It now also uses name provided by camera.

Fixes

Fix Issues · JurajNyiri/HomeAssistant-Tapo-Control · GitHub Motion detection stops getting events after a long period of time
Fix Issues · JurajNyiri/HomeAssistant-Tapo-Control · GitHub ONVIF Motion Events / Binary sensor not appearing on recent firmwares

Breaking Changes

Motion sensors now use name provided by camera. Because of this, your entity id might change. If you see an unavailable sensor after updating, you can safely remove it (do not disable!). Sensor will be recreated on first motion. You can change entity_id back to what you used to have.

Notes

Thank you @bdraco for implementing all the required changes in onvif and helping me debug the issue on affected cameras.

Zilla · May 6, 2023, 5:24pm

Great update for motion sensor fix. What is the difference ietween the Cell Motion Detection & the Motion Alarm binary sensors?

While the Tapo applicaiton is now supporting a specific person detection versus motion detection, is it planned to get also at some point a binary sensor for person detection only in HA?

JurajNyiri · May 6, 2023, 5:48pm

Your guess is as good as mine. It is whatever camera exposes.

Camera does not expose it via Onvif but we do have an issue open tracking work on an alternative way to get events (including person detection) but it’s not ready yet.