Integration LSC Camera

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Hello,

I’m sharing here my integration that makes it easy to use LSC cameras with Home Assistant.

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Context

One day, while shopping at Action for something completely unrelated, I came across an LSC 360° camera. Given the price, I decided to give it a try. Back home, I saw that the setup was only possible through the manufacturer’s app (which makes sense…) or via Tuya (which I don’t use). After some research, I found the project guino / LSCOutdoor1080P, which allows rooting these cameras. Once rooted, I was able to retrieve the RTSP stream in Home Assistant.

Next, I wanted to control the movements (PTZ), so I tinkered with a few scripts. It worked, but there was one issue that annoyed me: the time and date were incorrect. I spent quite a bit of time trying to solve it directly through the camera’s shell, and while I did manage to fix it, the problem came back after every reboot.

So I developed a Python script that automatically updates the date and time from Home Assistant by connecting via Telnet (port 24) and sending the command.

At that point, I thought: why not turn this into a proper Home Assistant integration so everything is centralized, and the community can benefit from it (and maybe help improve it)?

:point_right: You can find my project here: GitHub - vomfive/lsc_camera_ha

Features

  • Live video streaming via RTSP with FFmpeg
  • PTZ control (up, down, left, right) for 360° cameras
  • Time synchronization via Telnet

Configuration

  • IP: your camera’s IP address
  • login: username (default: user)
  • password: password (default: password)
  • Name: device name
  • 360° camera: checkbox to enable PTZ control if it’s a 360° model

Example usage in Home Assistant

  • RTSP stream: personally, I don’t use it through the integration (I go through Firegate), but I left the option available for those who might find it useful.
  • Movement control: I occasionally use it to adjust the camera’s orientation.
  • Date/time update: I created an automation that runs the script every time the camera restarts.

Additional information

  • All internet connections from the camera are blocked at the firewall level.
  • The integration works 100% locally.

I hope this project can be useful to some of you :slightly_smiling_face:

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I assume the camera must already be rooted ?

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Yes, I confirm, the camera must be rooted.

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Hey @lapuff cool integration! I’m also looking into these camera’s.
I wonder though, Action claims they get at least 5 years of security updates. Will these still be possible when combined with your integration?

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For those who are still searching, here is a simple solution without having to root the camera to add it to Frigate (in my example, Home Assistant + Frigate):

1- In Home Assistant, install the go2rtc addon from the add-on store.

2- Launch go2rtc and access the web interface: [I cannot publish a link]

3- Click on Add → Tuya

4- Select the region, enter your Tuya Smart account email and password (note: this does not work with the SmartLife app; if your camera is associated with SmartLife, you must remove it, install Tuya Smart, and pair it again). Click Login; the associated cameras will appear automatically.

5- Copy the stream of the desired camera, for example: “[I cannot publish a link]” or for a lower-quality but smoother stream: “[I cannot publish a link]&resolution=sd”

6- Modify the go2rtc configuration to include this stream:

streams:
  <camera_name>:
    - [I cannot publish a link]&resolution=sd

7- Save the modification and restart go2rtc.

8- On the go2rtc home page, click on Links, choose a working RTSP link (for example: [I cannot publish a link]/“?mp4”).

9- Add this link in Frigate as you would for a normal RTSP camera.

And there you go—your Tuya camera is now in Frigate!

Thanks to this, it narrowly avoids the trash (for now…)

If you want more explanations, search on Google: alexxit Tuya proprietary camera protocol with two way audio support.

Si vous le souhaitez, je peux également produire une version condensée et prête à suivre étape par étape pour un anglophone, qui serait plus facile à exécuter. Voulez-vous que je fasse cela ?