Issues with audio on the AD410 through Homekit

[HA_fanatic]

I am having issues with audio going through to homekit using the Dahua integration from HACS on the Amcrest AD410.

This is my homekit config:

- name: Front Door Doorbell
  mode: accessory
  port: 21062
  filter:
    include_entities:
      - camera.front_door_main
  entity_config:
    camera.front_door_main:
      name: Front Door Doorbell
      stream_source: -rtsp_transport tcp -re -i rtsp://admin:<REDACTED>@172.25.XXX:XXX:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0
      video_codec: copy
      audio_codec: copy
      support_audio: True
      linked_doorbell_sensor: binary_sensor.front_door_button_pressed

I have looked at several homekit / Amcrest AD410 / ffmpeg related posts such as:

Getting the AD410 Doorbell to pop up on Apple TV when it is rang

Does the audio work? I am having issues with my audio. I am also using the Dahua integration from HACS then in homekit I have this as my config. - name: Front Door Doorbell mode: accessory port: 21062 filter: include_entities: - camera.front_door_main entity_config: camera.front_door_main: name: Front Door Doorbell stream_source: -rtsp_transport tcp -re -i rtsp://admin:<REDACTED>@172.25.XXX:XXX:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0 video_codec: copy …

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but nothing! Does anyone know what other options I can use in the audio_codec key?

Before I didn’t have video working at all, and through trial and error I got it working by adding the video_codec: copy given that VLC shows the media stream coming as H264 by default so once I added that the video worked flawlessly. Now i’m thinking something in the audio_codec has to change as well.

[danielvansid]

Hi @HA_fanatic

Did you find the way to fix it?

option linked_doorbell_sensor is amazing, before I have to use automation and push mp3 to sonos speaker

Also, did you research two way audio to homekit?

[HA_fanatic]

Hey sorry for replying late. I think i stopped doing this and later used scrypted now to pip things to homekit. I will be trying the amcrest home assistant integration again as there was firmware changes recently that I upgraded and read that maybe it helps with home assistant integration.