I don’t think you can create snapshots if you can’t provide a snapshot url to HA
I use this, it works very well. Besides snapshot, I also save a short video.
How did you add the camera to HA? Can you show config?
Sure, but now i’m away. But it’s nothing complicated, I just used it platform:ffmpeg. And i have an automation that when someone calls uses service: camera.snapshot. That’s all.
Ok, np…
I use the Synology platform for cameras, so just interested how your urls look like… Want to know what you provided for snap and stream url
Am afraid you miss something here.
You can not take a snapshot out of a stream. You need a still_image URL
As this integration is not using still_image URL you can not take a camera.snapshot.
This integration is using RTSP stream and is not possible to take a snapshot.
Atleast with camera.snapshot.
Interested too in this , in case my Synology dies 
camera:
- platform: ffmpeg
input: "rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/ch1/main/av_stream"
name: interfon
And automation:
alias: Interfon - Camera Snapshot
description: ''
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: sensor.interfon_status
to: ring
action:
- service: camera.snapshot
data:
filename: /config/www/interfon/interfon_{{ now().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M") }}.jpg
target:
entity_id: camera.interfon
- service: notify.mobile_app_mdv
data:
title: Interfon
message: Camera
data:
image: >-
https://ip/local/interfon/interfon_{{
now().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M") }}.jpg
- service: camera.record
target:
entity_id: camera.interfon
data:
duration: 30
filename: /config/www/interfon/interfon_{{ now().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M") }}.mp4
- service: persistent_notification.create
data:
title: Interfon {{ now().strftime("%m.%d-%H:%M") }}
message: >-
Camera .strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M") }}.jpg)
mode: single
this is all
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I only said that you can’t really use the camera.snapshot to take a camera screenshot.
However I found a better way to have picture instead of a continuous stream …
- platform: ffmpeg
name: kitchencam
input: -rtsp_transport tcp -i "rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/Streaming/channels/101"
The above will show a screenshot every 5 seconds.
No need for anything else … Am really happy with this.
When I get some time, I will share a really nice implementation I have come up with all the above.
I said, I repeat, you do not have to stream continuously for snapshot.
I have a Hikvision DS-KD8003-IME2 with some DS-KH6320-WTE1 indoor stations.
I always wanted to abolish the indoor stations and use wall-mounted tablet running HA dashboard.
So far I managed to have hook up everything at HA after upgraded to the custom firmware.
Right now the following is working for me:
- Real-time rtp stream
- Call Status (idle, ring, oncall)
- Door Open
I was pretty happy with it. For some days …
After a couple of days, I noticed that the uninterrupted use of the stream caused delays and slow downs to my PI and to the wall-mounted tablet.
I wanted to replace the rtsp stream with something else because it was slowing down my system.
But I was a bit lost because this integration is not supporting the still_image url.
- platform: generic
name: Front Door
username: admin
password: 12345
authentication: digest
still_image_url: http://192.168.70.220/ISAPI/Streaming/channels/101/picture <<< this doesn't work
stream_source: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/Streaming/channels/101
So I removed the above code for the rtsp stream.
Instead I am using ffmpeg integration.
After a bit of search I found that is possible take a screenshot of a video stream.
Currently I am using the following code for it:
- platform: ffmpeg
name: frontdoor
input: -rtsp_transport tcp -i "rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/Streaming/channels/101"
The above will take a camera screenshot every 5 seconds.
So all the bits were in place. Camera screenshot, door open and call status!
I had to thing a nice way to popup a view on the wall-mounted tablets.
About a year ago, I made a doorbell with a 3d print an I used browser-mod component to navigate to a different view when a button is pressed.
When you put all the above together, you come up with a perfect (at least for me) solution for the hikvision doorbell.
Automation when the button is pressed:
alias: Hikvision Doorbell notifier (security gate)
description: ''
trigger:
- entity_id: sensor.hikvision_doorbell_status_main_entrance
platform: state
to: ring
condition: []
action:
- choose:
- conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: switch.attictv_tplink
state: 'on'
sequence:
- data:
message: Someone is at the security gate!
service: notify.sofita_tv
default: []
- data: {}
service: script.show_doorbell_on_tablets
- service: script.doorbell_chime
mode: single
max_exceeded: silent
Here is the code of the two scripts:
Show doorbell on tablets.
Notice the use of the browser_mod.navigate which will take you automatically to the doorbell tab.
alias: show_doorbell_on_tablets
sequence:
- service: browser_mod.navigate
data:
navigation_path: /lovelace/security
deviceID:
- e573a061-4437bb43
- delay:
hours: 0
minutes: 0
seconds: 30
milliseconds: 0
- service: browser_mod.navigate
data:
navigation_path: /lovelace/UI_Attic
deviceID:
- e573a061-4437bb43
- service: input_boolean.turn_off
target:
entity_id:
- input_boolean.security_gate_button_is_pressed
mode: single
And here is the doorbell chime code
alias: doorbell_chime
sequence:
- service: media_player.volume_set
data:
volume_level: 1
target:
entity_id: media_player.living_room
- repeat:
count: '4'
sequence:
- service: media_player.play_media
data:
media_content_id: amzn_sfx_doorbell_chime_02
media_content_type: sound
target:
entity_id: media_player.living_room
mode: single
icon: mdi:doorbell
Finally, here is the lovelace card
and the code for it
cards:
- aspect_ratio: 90%
camera_image: camera.frontdoor
camera_view: auto
entity: camera.frontdoor
show_state: false
show_name: false
type: picture-entity
- icon: mdi:lock-open
layout: icon_name
name: Open door lock
styles:
card:
- font-size: 1.6rem
icon:
- width: 30%
name:
- justify-self: start
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: script.open_front_door
type: custom:button-card
type: vertical-stack
Hope you have fun with it, like it!
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You can do a lot more if you go the SIP road, the you can actually ditch the indoor stations, and use your tablets with HA and talking fucntionality
There is some nice progress on the asterisk add-on and the SIP card… But requires knowledge… It’s not a 1 2 3 setup
For which custom component specifically ?
All components are here:
It’s a work in progress
It’s a very nice progress , no official indoor station needed, you can just answer the call with your HA client… And also open door…
All based on default sip, even the asterisk add-on is ready for use, we tested it a lot, and will be released soon for public, but you can already test if you want, beta is ready…
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Thank you Fabio…Really dumb question…I have a 6113 (B series), running the latest firmware and am able, using postman to do the following
I can open up a 2-way audio connection by issue a PUT to the URL:
http://192.168.1.XXX/ISAPI/System/TwoWayAudio/channels/1/open
I can get streamed audio data by issuing a GET command to the URL:
http://192.168.1.XXX/ISAPI/System/TwoWayAudio/channels/1/audioData
I can send streamed audio data by issuing a PUT command to the URL:
http://192.168.1.XXX/ISAPI/System/TwoWayAudio/channels/1/audioData
and finally, I can close the 2 way audio connection by issuing a PUT to the URL:
http://192.168.1.XXX/ISAPI/System/TwoWayAudio/channels/1/close
I know you are working on a few ways via SIP but this seems like a much cleaner method??
Kind of exciting at least for me…now I have to figure out how I do it programmatically.
Yes , two way audio works indeed, but the question is, how to use it in HA?
Always a better option that sip
I’ve been looking into the homebridge plugin route which seems pretty fully functioning as well.
Also, if you havent already done so, have a look here.
Ive ditched the idea of taking motion detection from the camera and leveraging the plugin’s analysis to determine motion.
My perfect solution is to not use hikconnect cloud, sip is a good alternative, bur the problem is that there is no early media on ring groups…
Two-way audio could solve it , I’m now using my Synology DS cam, that I open to talk … I open it from an action I receive from home Assistant companion app…
But if possible the perfect solution would be to start two way audio from HA itself…
Already did a request for it on the webrtc card…