Foscam C1 HD live stream not working

Configuration
1

I have just installed hass.io to an old RPI 2 B and I am very excited so far. My problem for now is that I am trying to connect a Foscam C1 to the lovelace UI and I am unable to get it streaming.

So it works fine If I refresh the page (as a screenshot) or If I click on the image and view the separate modal stream.

Also, I have no audio in both cases.

I tried to test it via RSTP and vlc, everything works fine including the audio,
This is my config:

camera:
- platform: foscam
  ip: 192.168.1.4
  username: *******
  password: ********

And the lovelace module:

type: picture-entity 
entity: camera.foscam_camera
camera_view: live

Has anyone made it work to stream on the UI ?

2

try this and replace with your ip it took me ages to find the correct urls for my cameras

configuration.yaml

stream:
ffmpeg:
camera:
  - platform: generic
    name: Rear
    still_image_url: http://local ip/web/cgi-bin/hi3510/snap.cgi?&-getpic
    stream_source: rtsp://local ip:554/11
    verify_ssl: false

  - platform: generic
    name: Front
    still_image_url: http://local ip/jpgmulreq/1/image.jpg?key=1561029927281&lq
    stream_source: rtsp://local ip:554/1/h264major
    verify_ssl: false

card 1

camera_view: live
entity: camera.rear
type: picture-entity

card 2

camera_view: live
entity: camera.front
type: picture-entity
3

Well it works with rtsp but after a refresh stops. The bar under the stream shows “Idle” always. Also when I edit the UI it just streams fine. Refresh the page, stops. Tried with Brave, Firefox and Chrome.

4

mine shows idle also stream will stop if not if browser not at maximum

make sure you have stream: and ffmpeg: in your config and ffmpeg is installed

5

I replied to your Reddit post as well…

My C1 streams good using the Foscam component. I don’t believe Home Assistant supports audio though. Here is my config. The only real difference between mine and yours is that I call out port 88.

cameras.yaml

- platform: foscam
  ip: '1.2.3.4'
  port: 88
  username: !secret camera_username
  password: !secret camera_password
  name: "C1 Camera"`

Lovelace

cards:
  - camera_view: live
    entity: camera.c1_camera
    type: picture-entity
type: vertical-stack

EDIT: I should add that I’m using a Celeron NUC. Maybe your RPi doesn’t have the power to stream it?

6

i using a 2x cpu 16 core server with docker so i have no problem with streaming it could be the pi2 might not have enough bandwidth and power

7

hmmm it makes sense, I am planning to upgrade.

What about audio? Any ideas?

8

I have HA running within Proxmox lxc container on a NUC i5, but with Foscam enable i get a delay of ~5 sec and only get some frame, no live feed. live feed seems not to work.

Via the Foscam app it is working fine.

9

I never got it too work with foscam/generic component…

I now have them connected with Synology surveillance , and use that exposed stream, that’s better…

But still without the stream: component, that doesn’t work well…

So tips are welcome…

10

Are these urls for foscam? I don’t think so, not for C1 model

11

I had the same problems with a foscam 9902, stream did not work, but freeze image was fine. As soon as i changed in the Lovelace Picture card from “auto” to “live” I lost the picture of the camera. For me the solution was to add the rtsp_port:xx command into the settings in configuration.yaml.
camera:

  • platform: foscam
    ip: 192.168.200.58
    port: 88
    rtsp_port: 88
    username: xxxxx
    password: xxxxxxx
    name: xxxxx