I have the DS-KB8112-IM and have been busily familiarising myself with that.
This is the way I got streaming working:
camera 3:
- platform: ffmpeg
input: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:554/Streaming/Channels/101
name: Front Door
ffmpeg:
ffmpeg_bin: /usr/bin/ffmpeg
I have had very little luck with the ISAPI interface. I am starting to realise that the marketing material is misleading, and that you really need to get an indoor station for this model at least.
Using ISAPI I can get some basic information, and am able to send a reboot command - but most commands from the Hikvision ISAPI manuals are met with HTTP 404.
Not even the Binary Sensor works - I get 404s all through the logs.
lerroy_b, it depends if that relay operates off of AC or DC. Doorbell circuits are almost always AC.
I ran my normal doorbell to a 5A AC hall sensor attached to an arduino nano that reads bell on/off (using the serial sensor integration). If this hik bell is designed to work directly with existing bell circuits (rings the original 12VAC chime), then the hall sensor should also work with it. Although, Iām guessing itās not (probably just sends a wifi signal blah blahā¦ I hate wireless sec cams anyways).
I have 2 DS-KB6403-WIP, one from U-Bell and one from LaView. Both with firmware V1.4.62 but different builds 180726 and 180515.
If I try ezviz IFTTT integration I can see both devices (with the name I have assigned them).
The problem is on the trigger, there are a lot of triggers available (pir,smoke,door sensor, PM10, etc) but nothing that can be directly related to a doorbell, button or ring.
Tomorrow I will try as trigger (THIS): IO alarm, Third-party caption, emergency and magnetic-contact. (and email as THAT)
PS. Ezviz app (android) works (tried only as cameras) with the same hik-connect credentials, also desktop app (ezvizstudio) works
Update: EZVIZ app also works for notifications
Update 2: The 4 tested triggers doesnāt do anything, more test will come
Hey.
I have the DS-KB6403. It has RTSP stream, so you can implement it to HA as any other camera. I use it with Blue Iris and that works great. Night vision is shitty, other then that its fine.
Not sure about the 12v chime, you have to Google that.
As far as I know, there is no way to get the button trigger into HA. There are workaround using an Android phone with the Hik-Connect app and tasker(?) to trigger stuff in HA. I didnāt care and just placed a motion sensor at the door, so I know when there are people there anyway.
Hi doorbell engineers - Iāve ordered the Ezviz db1 (Hikvision rebrand), which comes with a module that activates a standard chime. I am going to attempt to tap from this module in order to get an event to Hassio. I am not sure how I am going to do it yet. Has anyone else tried or completed this method of getting the doorbell presses? I would be interested to hear if anyone else has also had any luck sensing 12 volt current and triggering events from it. I will let you know how how far I get (will probably take me a while!).
Adding fuel to the fire here. I have recently installed these hikvision goodies:
ā Indoor station: DS-KH8350-TE1
ā Outside Door Station: DS-KD-8003-IME1
Very happy with the product itself, but disappointed i cant fully HASS integrate (the workarounds of a dedicated android or sensors around magnetic doorbells rub me the wrong way)ā¦
I have a load of other (dedicated) hikvision cameras and probably like many here assumed the API would be like-for-like on the doorbell camera. Sadly not.
I ran port scans (nmap) over dedicated cams vs the doorbell, and yup, seems they dont even have a port 80 (http) listener on the doorbell, which i assume is how the API is provided, and how our binary_sensor (line crossing etc) integration has been reverse engineered in their proper cameras:
Has anyone tried to capture packets between hik-connect iPhone app and internet when there is a doorbell press? Or capture between the indoor station and doorbell for that matter. Perhaps those can be reverse engineered. Im a network guy so can get the packet captures easy enoughā¦ if anyone else is good at the protocol decode? (thats what someone did for reverse engineering LG air conditioning for instance).
Also occurred to me actually ASK hikvision support to:
1/ add a HTTP listener to the doorbell cameras (seems stupid to me you HAVE to configure these entirely within iVMS, and only on windows iVMS too for that matter!).
2/ add an event for button press that our binary_sensor could subscribe to similar to line-crossing etc.
Has anyone done actually asked hikvision if they would be receptive of this? Dont get if you dont ask?
Hoping to help nudge this along with you smart folksā¦
Keiran.
That doorbird spec sheet looks good. It does everything i was looking for a few months back. I might have gone that way had i known the lack of http/API. I guessed (stupidly) as i have so many other hikvision cams that work so well for me.
As for the hikvision hardware though - its very good. All very solid feeling. It normally goes into apartment complexs - my supplier was surprised i was installing in my little house so yeah industrial grade i guess.
Iām a fan of the Hikvision and I can get it cheaply through work. Very keen to find a way to read the door bell with one of their models:
I currently have the DS-KB6403-WIP which is very basic and semi-reliable, and 12vDC with wifi only but has a web interface and you can pull the video via ONVIF or RTSP.
The DS-KD-8003-IME1 is extremely reliable, supports ONVIF, has 12vDC or POE but is more expensive as it is designed as a full intercom (with door release) so it also needs at least 1 monitor DS-KH8350-TE1.
I personally think the brand new DS-KV6113-WPE1 will be the way to go. It supports Wifi, 12vDC, POE, has a web interface (probably RTSP & ONVIF) a Mifare card reader, and has a RS485 debugging port we might be able to interface.
I also deal with Hikvision through work so Im sure I could get API docs if there is any
so yeah industrial grade i guess.