Hikvision event stream sensors

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You mean event like motion sensor?

I also have no motion sensors in HASS

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Can you please explain which steps to do

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For anyone with Dahua cams, I found a python script that monitors IVS smart events. I hooked that up to a HomeAssistant binary sensor via MQTT and it works great.

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Would you mind to share your script for Dahua?

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Original script: https://i.botox.bz/watch.py

Thread discussing on ipcamtalk.com: https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/trigger-blue-iris-with-ivs.17303/

My modified script: https://github.com/johnnyletrois/dahua-watch/blob/master/watch.py

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johnnyletrois

Can you add more info how to use it and config it via HA?
will be great :slight_smile:

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:)? help? = Dahua

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Modify the script for your cameras and MQTT settings, run it, and monitor the MQTT messages in HA. Donā€™t forget to configure your cameras for IVS tripwire or intrusion. The ipcamtalk thread has more info on what detection modes are supported, including CrossLineDetection,CrossRegionDetection.

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After this, i will be able to get the image from my camera as a notification ?
can you share me your code? that will help to understand how to add it to my HA?
Big Thanks!

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The event stream script is only trigger the Dahua cameraā€™s advanced detection by sending it as a MQTT message. It doesnā€™t have anything to do with getting the images from your camera. You can already get the images from your camera by connecting to them as generic IP cams in HA. You can send screenshots from that as a notify message.

Instead of cluttering up this Hikvision thread, you should probably start another thread.

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I get this for every one of my cameras when I start up. I can see the cameras. Not sure if that means it reconnects. A little clutter of the log files:

2017-10-27 09:15:49 WARNING (Thread-3) [pyhik.hikvision] Walkway Connection Failed. Waiting 10s. Err: Connection unsucessful.

Exception in thread Thread-3:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pyhik/hikvision.py", line 358, in alert_stream
    raise ValueError('Connection unsucessful.')
ValueError: Connection unsucessful.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/threading.py", line 916, in _bootstrap_inner
    self.run()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/threading.py", line 864, in run
    self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pyhik/hikvision.py", line 410, in alert_stream
    self.watchdog.stop()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pyhik/watchdog.py", line 36, in stop
    self._timer.cancel()
AttributeError: 'Watchdog' object has no attribute '_timer'

Edit: I think I figured it out. The account I was using didnā€™t have enough privileges.

Edit 2: Yeah, had to use a different account, and it wouldnā€™t work pointing against my NVR. I had to connect to each camera. My NVR is: DS-7716NI-I4 When I pointed to it, I got no errors in the log file, but I got no sensors created.

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My Hikvisikn TV-IP311PI Camera isnā€˜t working with the hikvision binary_sensor Component. Cloud anynone help me?

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Why I see these warnings?

2018-11-29 17:47:09 WARNING (SyncWorker_2) [pyhik.hikvision] Sensor type "callhelp" is unsupported.
2018-11-29 17:47:09 WARNING (SyncWorker_2) [pyhik.hikvision] Sensor type "WLSensor" is unsupported.
2018-11-29 17:47:09 WARNING (SyncWorker_2) [pyhik.hikvision] Sensor type "WLSensor" is unsupported.
2018-11-29 17:47:09 WARNING (SyncWorker_2) [pyhik.hikvision] Sensor type "WLSensor" is unsupported.
2018-11-29 17:47:09 WARNING (SyncWorker_2) [pyhik.hikvision] Sensor type "WLSensor" is unsupported.
2018-11-29 17:47:09 WARNING (SyncWorker_2) [pyhik.hikvision] Sensor type "WLSensor" is unsupported.
2018-11-29 17:47:09 WARNING (SyncWorker_2) [pyhik.hikvision] Sensor type "WLSensor" is unsupported.
2018-11-29 17:47:09 WARNING (SyncWorker_2) [pyhik.hikvision] Sensor type "WLSensor" is unsupported.
2018-11-29 17:47:09 WARNING (SyncWorker_2) [pyhik.hikvision] Sensor type "WLSensor" is unsupported.
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Iā€™m sorry if Iā€™ve missed anything but can someone tell me why Iā€™m getting the errors as above?

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Iā€™m also getting all these error did anyone every get them resolved? I am guessing they are new/unsupported event types?

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Same issue here, seems to have something to do with the firmware. Chinese model -> International firmware?

If someone knows how to resolve this?..