Dahua IPC to MQTT App

[johnnyletrois]

I use this python script to monitor Dahua IVS events and it works great for me:

Dahua IP cam IVS event as binary_sensor equals smarter camera motion detection

The Dahua Starlight 5231 IP cam is one of the best bang for the buck POE IP cameras on the market. See extensive review and discussion here: https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/dahua-starlight-varifocal-turret-ipc-hdw5231r-z.14683/ Camera-based motion detection is pretty inaccurate and ends in lots of false positives. New cameras from Hikvision and Dahua and other manufacturers include smarter motion detection with virtual tripwires, zone intrusion, etc. that is significantly more accurate. User c…