EcoWitt HP10 Camera integration into HA

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Hey, did someone manage to integrate the EcoWitt HP10 Camera into HA? Because you don´t have a Customized Weather Service menu like with the gateways.

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Nevermind I’ve got it. I created a link to share the Ecowitt camera in the camera settings and created a website map in Home Assistant, which allows me to access the server for the camera. If someone has managed to integrate a live image like in the app on Home Assistant, it would be nice if they shared it.

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Hi,
I had the same problem and asked Chat GPT ;-).

The solutions works for me, the latest snapshot is shown on my dashboard per “virtual camera” and Timelapse works too.

I changed the file path a bit and also the trigger for the Timelapse (1h after sunset).

Greetings,

Creating a Timelapse Video with Home Assistant and Wittcom HP10 Camera

This guide will help you set up a timelapse video creation using your Wittcom HP10 camera with Home Assistant. The camera captures snapshots via a URL, which supports the “GET” method. We will cover:

  1. Fetching a snapshot every 5 minutes and saving it temporarily.
  2. Displaying the latest snapshot on the Home Assistant dashboard.
  3. Creating a daily timelapse from the snapshots and deleting them afterward.

1.) Fetching Snapshots Every 5 Minutes

First, create a shell script to fetch and save the snapshot.

Shell Script (fetch_snapshot.sh):

#!/bin/bash
timestamp=$(date +"%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
url="http://<camera-ip>/capture"
output_dir="/config/www/snapshots"
/usr/bin/curl -o "$outputdir/snapshot$timestamp.jpg" $url
cp "$outputdir/snapshot$timestamp.jpg" "$outputdir/snapshotlatest.jpg"

Make sure to replace <camera-ip> with your camera’s IP address. Save this script in /config/scripts/fetch_snapshot.sh.

Make the script executable (optional)

chmod +x /config/scripts/fetch_snapshot.sh

Home Assistant Configuration

Add the following to configuration.yaml to define the shell command:

shell_command:
  fetchsnapshot: /bin/bash /config/scripts/fetchsnapshot.sh

Create an automation in automations.yaml to run the script every 5 minutes:

- alias: Fetch Snapshot Every 5 Minutes
  trigger:
    platform: time_pattern
    minutes: "/5"
  action:
    service: shellcommand.fetchsnapshot

2.) Displaying the Latest Snapshot on the Dashboard

Add a local file camera to configuration.yaml to display the latest snapshot:

camera:
  - platform: local_file
    name: Latest Snapshot
    filepath: /config/www/snapshots/snapshotlatest.jpg

3.) Creating a Daily Timelapse

Shell Script (create_timelapse.sh):

Create the script to generate the timelapse video and delete the old snapshots / old Timelapse videos:

#!/bin/bash
output_dir="/config/www/snapshots"
timelapse_dir="/config/www/timelapses"
today=$(date +"%Y%m%d")
# Create the timelapse video
ffmpeg -framerate 10 -pattern_type glob -i "$output_dir/snapshot_*.jpg" -c:v libx264 "$timelapse_dir/timelapse_$today.mp4"
# Remove all snapshots except snapshot_latest.jpg
find $output_dir -type f -name 'snapshot_*.jpg' ! -name 'snapshot_latest.jpg' -delete
# Keep only the last 180 timelapse videos
cd $timelapse_dir
ls -t | sed -e '1,180d' | xargs -d '\n' rm --

Save this script in /config/scripts/create_timelapse.sh and make it executable:

chmod +x /config/scripts/create_timelapse.sh

Home Assistant Configuration

Add the shell command to configuration.yaml:

shell_command:
  createtimelapse: /bin/bash /config/scripts/createtimelapse.sh

Create an automation in automations.yaml to run the script daily:

- alias: Create Timelapse Daily
  trigger:
    platform: time
    at: "23:59:00"
  action:
    service: shellcommand.createtimelapse
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