ESP32 Cam - working!

billsmithem · February 15, 2021, 10:44pm

Got it working. After switching to the 2.4A PS I removed it from ESPHome as Kurt suggested. Only way I could figure out to get it back was to restart core, at which point the device was rediscovered and started working.

Thanks for the help!

kurtj · February 16, 2021, 1:00am

Good to hear!

Most of the time the rediscover happens on itself for me, but you can always re-add an esphome device by just adding a new integration in the same place > choose esphome again and it will ask you for a hostname/ip and any pw needed

sender · February 18, 2021, 5:55pm

Hello ESP32 Cammars, I have a question.

I have this item:

This YAML:

substitutions:
  esp_name: esp32_cam_01
  ssid: ssdi

esphome:
  name: esp32_cam_01
  platform: ESP32
  board: esp-wrover-kit

wifi:
  ssid: $ssid
  password: !secret wifi_key
  domain: !secret domain
  use_address: 192.168.6.61
  # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
  ap:
    ssid: "${plug_name} Fallback Hotspot"
    password: !secret Fallback_Hotspot

captive_portal:

# Enable logging
logger:

# Enable Home Assistant API
api:

ota:

web_server:
  port: 80

time:
  - platform: homeassistant
    id: homeassistant_time

esp32_camera:
  name: ${esp_name} Camera
  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: false
  horizontal_mirror: false
  resolution: 1024x768
 #max_framerate: 15 fps
 
switch:
  - platform: restart
    name: "${esp_name} - ESP Restart"
    
sensor:
  - platform: wifi_signal
    name: "${esp_name} WiFi Signal"
    update_interval: 60s

text_sensor:
  - platform: wifi_info
    ip_address:
      name: "${esp_name} IP Address"
    ssid:
      name: "${esp_name} Connected SSID"
    bssid:
      name: "${esp_name} Connected BSSID"
    mac_address:
      name: "${esp_name} Mac Wifi Address"

And that works.

Now when I add this:

output:
  - platform: gpio
    pin: GPIO4
    id: gpio_4

light:
  - platform: binary
    output: gpio_4
    name: "$esp_name light"

or this:

  - platform: gpio
    pin: GPIO4
    name: "${esp_name} Light"

I can enable the bright white LED well.

But the moment I add that gpio4 there is no more video stream. the moment I remove it the stream is back…

What am I missing?

jblb · February 19, 2021, 8:58am

to control the led light i use

light:
  - platform: monochromatic
    output: espCamLED
    name: $cam_name light

output:
  - platform: ledc
    channel: 2
    pin: 4
    id: espCamLED

sender · February 19, 2021, 9:24am

~~Thanks that works!~~

EDIT: It works sometimes… one boot it works, one it doesn’t… whats wrong?

EDIT: it only worked 1 time.

sender · February 23, 2021, 7:43pm

Bump… hate to reply to elf but would really appreciate some tips or suggestions to troubleshoot. Thanks!

kurtj · February 27, 2021, 12:24am

Best tip I can give you is connect the espcam to your serial and monitor the output…

Meanwhile I have succeeded in soldering the tiny 0-ohm resistor to accept my external antenna > no small feat considering I really need some glasses

Have ordered some more camera’s from our chinese friends, mostly OV2640 adjusted for night vision (dual use 650nm & 850nm) and a OV7725 one for comparison…

Would really like a solution for recording though. I know these camera’s are not meant for recording video, but I can get them streaming quite stable around 10fps. I’d be happy with pictures at lower fps too…

sender · February 28, 2021, 9:29am

Hi, I can’t find anything usable on the serial monitor… as soon as I “enable” the LED, it works but there is no more cam stream (idle) and when I remove the LED code it streams again…

The LED code:

light:
  - platform: monochromatic
    output: espCamLED
    name: "${esp_name} light"

output:
  - platform: ledc
    channel: 2
    pin: 4
    id: espCamLED

Some serial logging with LED:

[10:21:57][C][wifi:443]: WiFi:
[10:21:57][C][wifi:303]:   SSID: 'ssid'
[10:21:57][C][wifi:304]:   IP Address: 192.168.30.103
[10:21:57][C][wifi:306]:   BSSID: A2:6C:AC:42:C4:ED
[10:21:57][C][wifi:307]:   Hostname: 'esp32_cam_01'
[10:21:57][C][wifi:311]:   Signal strength: -64 dB ▂▄▆█
[10:21:57][C][wifi:315]:   Channel: 6
[10:21:57][C][wifi:316]:   Subnet: 255.255.255.0
[10:21:57][C][wifi:317]:   Gateway: 192.168.30.254
[10:21:57][C][wifi:318]:   DNS1: 1.1.1.1
[10:21:57][C][wifi:319]:   DNS2: 1.0.0.1
[10:21:57][C][ledc.output:032]: LEDC Output:
[10:21:57][C][ledc.output:033]:   Pin GPIO4 (Mode: OUTPUT)
[10:21:57][C][ledc.output:034]:   LEDC Channel: 2
[10:21:57][C][ledc.output:035]:   Frequency: 1000.0 Hz
[10:21:57][C][logger:185]: Logger:
[10:21:57][C][logger:186]:   Level: DEBUG
[10:21:57][C][logger:187]:   Log Baud Rate: 115200
[10:21:57][C][logger:188]:   Hardware UART: UART0
[10:21:57][C][light:178]: Light 'esp32_cam_01 light'
[10:21:57][C][light:180]:   Default Transition Length: 1.0s
[10:21:57][C][light:181]:   Gamma Correct: 2.80
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:043]: ESP32 Camera:
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:044]:   Name: esp32_cam_01 Camera
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:045]:   Board Has PSRAM: YES
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:047]:   Data Pins: D0:5 D1:18 D2:19 D3:21 D4:36 D5:39 D6:34 D7:35
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:048]:   VSYNC Pin: 25
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:049]:   HREF Pin: 23
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:050]:   Pixel Clock Pin: 22
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:051]:   External Clock: Pin:0 Frequency:20000000
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:052]:   I2C Pins: SDA:26 SCL:27
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:053]:   Reset Pin: -1
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:086]:   Resolution: 1600x1200 (UXGA)
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:099]:   JPEG Quality: 10
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:101]:   Contrast: 0
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:102]:   Brightness: 0
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:103]:   Saturation: 0
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:104]:   Vertical Flip: OFF
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:105]:   Horizontal Mirror: OFF
[10:21:57][C][esp32_camera:122]:   Test Pattern: NO
[10:21:57][C][restart:021]: Restart Switch 'esp32_cam_01 - ESP Restart'
[10:21:57][C][restart:021]:   Icon: 'mdi:restart'
[10:21:57][C][homeassistant.time:010]: Home Assistant Time:
[10:21:57][C][homeassistant.time:011]:   Timezone: 'CET-1CEST-2,M3.4.0/2,M10.5.0/3'
[10:21:58][C][wifi_info:012]: WifiInfo Mac Address 'esp32_cam_01 Mac Wifi Address'
[10:21:58][C][captive_portal:169]: Captive Portal:
[10:21:58][C][web_server:132]: Web Server:
[10:21:58][C][web_server:133]:   Address: 192.168.30.103:80
[10:21:58][C][ota:029]: Over-The-Air Updates:
[10:21:58][C][ota:030]:   Address: 192.168.30.103:3232
[10:21:58][C][api:095]: API Server:
[10:21:58][C][api:096]:   Address: 192.168.30.103:6053
[10:21:58][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]: WiFi Signal 'esp32_cam_01 WiFi Signal'
[10:21:58][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]:   Unit of Measurement: 'dB'
[10:21:58][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]:   Accuracy Decimals: 0
[10:21:58][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]:   Icon: 'mdi:wifi'
[10:21:58][C][wifi_info:009]: WifiInfo IPAddress 'esp32_cam_01 IP Address'
[10:21:58][C][wifi_info:010]: WifiInfo SSID 'esp32_cam_01 Connected SSID'
[10:21:58][C][wifi_info:011]: WifiInfo BSSID 'esp32_cam_01 Connected BSSID'
[10:22:19][D][api:067]: Disconnecting ESPHome v1.16.2 (192.168.30.10)
[10:22:33][D][sensor:092]: 'esp32_cam_01 WiFi Signal': Sending state -69.00000 dB with 0 decimals of accuracy
[10:22:51][D][api.connection:604]: Client 'Home Assistant 2021.2.3 (192.168.30.10)' connected successfully!
[10:22:51][D][time:040]: Synchronized time: Sun Feb 28 10:22:49 2021
[10:22:56][D][light:265]: 'esp32_cam_01 light' Setting:
[10:22:56][D][light:274]:   State: ON
[10:22:56][D][light:304]:   Transition Length: 1.0s
[10:22:58][D][light:265]: 'esp32_cam_01 light' Setting:
[10:22:58][D][light:274]:   State: OFF
[10:22:58][D][light:304]:   Transition Length: 1.0s
[10:23:02][D][light:265]: 'esp32_cam_01 light' Setting:
[10:23:02][D][light:274]:   State: ON
[10:23:02][D][light:304]:   Transition Length: 1.0s
[10:23:04][D][light:265]: 'esp32_cam_01 light' Setting:
[10:23:04][D][light:274]:   State: OFF
[10:23:04][D][light:304]:   Transition Length: 1.0s
[10:23:33][D][sensor:092]: 'esp32_cam_01 WiFi Signal': Sending state -70.00000 dB with 0 decimals of accuracy

And without LED:

[10:27:56][D][api.connection:604]: Client 'ESPHome v1.16.2 (192.168.30.10)' connected successfully!
[10:27:56][D][time:040]: Synchronized time: Sun Feb 28 10:27:54 2021
[10:27:56][I][app:105]: ESPHome version 1.16.2 compiled on Feb 28 2021, 10:27:17
[10:27:56][C][wifi:443]: WiFi:
[10:27:56][C][wifi:303]:   SSID: 'ssid'
[10:27:56][C][wifi:304]:   IP Address: 192.168.30.103
[10:27:56][C][wifi:306]:   BSSID: A2:6C:AC:42:C4:ED
[10:27:56][C][wifi:307]:   Hostname: 'esp32_cam_01'
[10:27:56][C][wifi:311]:   Signal strength: -71 dB ▂▄▆█
[10:27:56][C][wifi:315]:   Channel: 6
[10:27:56][C][wifi:316]:   Subnet: 255.255.255.0
[10:27:56][C][wifi:317]:   Gateway: 192.168.30.254
[10:27:56][C][wifi:318]:   DNS1: 1.1.1.1
[10:27:56][C][wifi:319]:   DNS2: 1.0.0.1
[10:27:56][C][logger:185]: Logger:
[10:27:56][C][logger:186]:   Level: DEBUG
[10:27:56][C][logger:187]:   Log Baud Rate: 115200
[10:27:56][C][logger:188]:   Hardware UART: UART0
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:043]: ESP32 Camera:
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:044]:   Name: esp32_cam_01 Camera
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:045]:   Board Has PSRAM: YES
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:047]:   Data Pins: D0:5 D1:18 D2:19 D3:21 D4:36 D5:39 D6:34 D7:35
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:048]:   VSYNC Pin: 25
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:049]:   HREF Pin: 23
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:050]:   Pixel Clock Pin: 22
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:051]:   External Clock: Pin:0 Frequency:20000000
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:052]:   I2C Pins: SDA:26 SCL:27
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:053]:   Reset Pin: -1
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:086]:   Resolution: 1600x1200 (UXGA)
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:099]:   JPEG Quality: 10
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:101]:   Contrast: 0
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:102]:   Brightness: 0
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:103]:   Saturation: 0
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:104]:   Vertical Flip: OFF
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:105]:   Horizontal Mirror: OFF
[10:27:56][C][esp32_camera:122]:   Test Pattern: NO
[10:27:56][C][restart:021]: Restart Switch 'esp32_cam_01 - ESP Restart'
[10:27:56][C][restart:021]:   Icon: 'mdi:restart'
[10:27:56][C][homeassistant.time:010]: Home Assistant Time:
[10:27:56][C][homeassistant.time:011]:   Timezone: 'CET-1CEST-2,M3.4.0/2,M10.5.0/3'
[10:27:56][C][wifi_info:012]: WifiInfo Mac Address 'esp32_cam_01 Mac Wifi Address'
[10:27:56][C][captive_portal:169]: Captive Portal:
[10:27:56][C][web_server:132]: Web Server:
[10:27:56][C][web_server:133]:   Address: 192.168.30.103:80
[10:27:56][C][ota:029]: Over-The-Air Updates:
[10:27:56][C][ota:030]:   Address: 192.168.30.103:3232
[10:27:56][C][api:095]: API Server:
[10:27:56][C][api:096]:   Address: 192.168.30.103:6053
[10:27:56][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]: WiFi Signal 'esp32_cam_01 WiFi Signal'
[10:27:56][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]:   Unit of Measurement: 'dB'
[10:27:56][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]:   Accuracy Decimals: 0
[10:27:56][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]:   Icon: 'mdi:wifi'
[10:27:56][C][wifi_info:009]: WifiInfo IPAddress 'esp32_cam_01 IP Address'
[10:27:56][C][wifi_info:010]: WifiInfo SSID 'esp32_cam_01 Connected SSID'
[10:27:56][C][wifi_info:011]: WifiInfo BSSID 'esp32_cam_01 Connected BSSID'
[10:27:57][D][api.connection:604]: Client 'Home Assistant 2021.2.3 (192.168.30.10)' connected successfully!
[10:27:57][D][time:040]: Synchronized time: Sun Feb 28 10:27:55 2021
[10:27:57][D][esp32_camera:159]: Got Image: len=98985
[10:27:59][D][esp32_camera:159]: Got Image: len=91447
[10:28:01][D][esp32_camera:159]: Got Image: len=91296
[10:28:03][D][esp32_camera:159]: Got Image: len=88786
[10:28:05][D][esp32_camera:159]: Got Image: len=74993
[10:28:07][D][esp32_camera:159]: Got Image: len=74984
[10:28:09][D][esp32_camera:159]: Got Image: len=74861
[10:28:11][D][esp32_camera:159]: Got Image: len=74695
[10:28:13][D][esp32_camera:159]: Got Image: len=74696
[10:28:15][D][esp32_camera:159]: Got Image: len=74892
[10:28:17][D][esp32_camera:159]: Got Image: len=75161
[10:28:19][D][esp32_camera:159]: Got Image: len=74901
[10:28:21][D][esp32_camera:159]: Got Image: len=74867
[10:28:23][D][esp32_camera:159]: Got Image: len=73918
[10:28:25][D][esp32_camera:159]: Got Image: len=74012
[10:28:27][D][esp32_camera:159]: Got Image: len=73605
[10:28:29][D][esp32_camera:159]: Got Image: len=73842

nickrout · March 2, 2021, 5:53am

I vaguely recall there being something about the LED.

I suspect it uses a lot of current and bad stuff happens [1]

[1] technical term

sender · March 2, 2021, 6:33am

Hm… that would be weird. The led is not even on when not working. It’s only a matter of and the led code…

Ruddog · March 15, 2021, 7:16pm

It is March 15, 2021, and I just got my new ESP32-cam board with a board that is labeled ESP32-Cam-MB. The second board is just a shield carrying the USB to serial support. No need to press any buttons during upload via serial upload.
So far I used the YAML file at ESPhome.io and it worked just fine by that I mean I can see a slightly delayed video in my Dashboard.
This is my second day searching for how to snap a photo or video manually. Later I can search how to have motion trigger both photo or video. Unfortunately, the search for “how-to” to get a video or picture taken is rare. If you know of a tutorial that is clear and concise for doing so please post. I will continue to search for such a tutorial and if I find one will post it herein.

nickrout · March 15, 2021, 8:30pm

Try this Record Vidéo from ESP32_Cam (config with EspHome) in hassio works great!

EDIT or Not working to do snapshot or recording using ESP32 CAM

Ruddog · March 15, 2021, 8:51pm

Thank you will have a look and see what I find.

wolfpins · April 4, 2021, 5:34am

Hello, can you tell me how you did that ? thanks.

kurtj · April 4, 2021, 12:06pm

Wel, technically I didn’t… the camera’s have arrived, but the 7725 are not supported by esphome, so have been looking at the examples straight from esspressif

github.com

espressif/esp32-camera/blob/2dded7c578623ebeff5b5ff468275eabf2650ea2/driver/camera.c

// Copyright 2015-2016 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "time.h"
#include "sys/time.h"
#include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
#include "freertos/task.h"

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but I haven’t done much with them. Ik was hoping for recording as well and everybody tells me it won’t work. So I bought a few Raspberry’s to continue, I have one MotionEyeos since a few years, just never integrated it in HA…

KR,
Kurt

dariusz · April 9, 2021, 10:55am

Just a quick question - can be the ‘microSD card’ used to record stream?
I looked in earlier posts - but could not find any answer…

Lifelogger · April 10, 2021, 2:25pm

Does anyone here have deep sleep working correctly?

I have a test setup here, where a solar panel (5v output) charges a 3.7v battery. The battery then send power to camera using a step up board, that outputs 5v to power the camera. This works fine for a couple of hours when the sun shines. However, at night the camera drains the battery pretty quickly and the camera dies. So, I want to put the camera in deep sleep at night and wake it in the morning.

Does anyone here have experience with something like that?

Keyan · April 13, 2021, 8:48am

Can you provide more details on how you did it? Which pins did you connect with each other?

Mahko_Mahko · April 13, 2021, 9:04am

I don’t use the esp32-cam anymore and have lost that config:) But it will be something like this. This is for D1 mini so pins will prob be different.

# ##########################################################################################
# # Light Sensor - Needs i2c and the data/clock pins
# ##########################################################################################
i2c:
  sda: 4
  #D1 Data D2/GPIO4 > Green >  BH1750 SDA
  scl: 5
  #D1 Clock D1/GPIO5 > blue >  BH1750 SCL
  scan: True 
  id: bus_b
sensor:
  - platform: bh1750
    name: "Illuminance Shed Window"
    address: 0x23
    update_interval: 60s
    filters:
      - median:
          window_size: 3
          send_every: 3

SteinO · May 10, 2021, 10:10am

I have a M5stack ESP32cam (which I shall have in a totally dark rom snapshotting a meter periodically. This part of my set up work fine without Led on from Node Red).

The status Led on this board is probably enough for the dark room for getting a very close-up image - but I can not seem to get it configured or activated in ESPHome. I have managed to address the Pin (16) in Micropython - but since this perticular board is in a conflict in ESPHome the HA setup of the Led is not done yet.

board listed in - ESP32 Camera Component — ESPHome - as compatible and
is not accepted as board type, generic board type selected!!!
and Pin addressing is not allowed for the M5 ESPCam boards led pin

I have been forced to use the generic board esp-wrover-kit as board reference and tailor the pins according to bullet 1 above. When following the guide under -GPIO Output — ESPHome -with my boards Led pin ESPHome report not able to do so for the generic board.

Puh. If anyone have been able to turn on the staus led for this M5stack ESP32cam in ESPHome could you please guide me - I feel lost…