Hi Guys,
Background:
I’m using the Platerecognizer Addon from HACS which uses an image_processing: section within my configuration.yaml
It uses a camera entity in HA and when motion is detected it calls an image_processing service to collect a snapshot and send this to an API to get the Number Plate.
I use this for Automatic Number Plate Recognition to open an electric gate at home which has been working perfectly for a long time.
The Problem:
Recently the image_processing service has been sending a snapshot a few seconds before motion is detected and therefore before vehicles turn in so no number plate is being detected.
What I’m trying to ascertain is where this is going wrong, but Im unsure on the workings of the image_processing system and how to debug it. I’ve setup an automation to take a camera snapshot at the time same time the image_processing service runs and the two images are completely different.
Would anyone be able to help guide me in the right direction to debug?