The problem was that I have an android tv with chromecast built-in that has two media player components, one for the tv and one for the chromecast, and I was trying to stream to the tv and not to the chromecast.
Depends on the browser you are using like older fire tablets or older iOS.
So does that mean I would not want to use this setting if I was using an older fire tablet?
Probably not, this is what the docs say.
Honestly the bug mentioned above should be fixed so this isnāt necessary.
Iāve got that as well.
Iāve got 3 WiFi access points in my house and suspect that when the camera changes from one point to the other, the stream breaks.
I was asking about the type of the dafang camera you are using. Is this hacked with not-original firmware or this is with original xiaomi firmware? Which is the config you use for this camera into HA?
I hacked the camera with dafang hack.
My config:
- platform: generic
name: Camera
still_image_url: https://192.168.x.y/cgi-bin/currentpic.cgi
stream_source: rtsp://192.168.x.y:8554/unicast
verify_ssl: false
username: root
password: ********
authentication: basic
I have an NRV with hikvision cameras.
- platform: generic
name: Front House
still_image_url: http://usr:[email protected]:80/PSIA/Streaming/channels/102/picture
stream_source: rtsp://usr:[email protected]:8554/Streaming/Unicast/channels/102
I have configured the stream component and I use Hass.io 0.91.2.
In frond end i can see my cameras (working through still_image) , however when i click on the camera i can get the player with black window and infinite spinning wheel. At the same time i have no issue to use the ācamera.play_streamā service and play the same camera stream on google display.
I do not get any errors in the log file.
Why am i not getting the player playing the stream, but the stream works fine on google chrome cast smart display?
Hi,
I have added my Hikvision camera to use it with the new Stream component.
However, recently (or maybe after upgrading to 0.91.3) I have some problem to load the stream and now it just shows a black screen with the spinning wheel.
In the log I can then find this:
H.264 bitstream malformed, no startcode found, use the video bitstream filter 'h264_mp4toannexb' to fix it ('-bsf:v h264_mp4toannexb' option with ffmpeg)
If I wait a couple of minutes and try the same stream again it might work.
Does anybody else have this problem or might know whatās causing this?
- platform: generic
name: Test
still_image_url: "http://user:password@ip-address/ISAPI/Streaming/channels/101/picture"
stream_source: "rtsp://user:password@ip-address:554/Streaming/channels/3/"
Hass.io 0.91.3
Hikvision DS-2CD2385FWD-I
I saw some people said about that but I didnāt find if there is a solution. It seems to be after camera.play_stream Home Assistant looses the stream and on UI when I click on the camera it displays old buffered video for 20-30 seconds until I restart Home Assistant. After restarting it works fine again. Foscam FI9900P
- platform: generic
still_image_url: "https://192.168.x.x:443/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=snapPicture2&usr=user&pwd=password"
stream_source: "rtsp://user:[email protected]:88/videoMain"
name: "Foscam 1"
verify_ssl: falseOk, so in my case no way to have it working. I donāt have the hackā¦
Will you please show me how you integrated the camera inside lovelace?
Iām using the xiaomi hack firmware and the stream breaks constantly
In order to use xiaomi dafang in home assistant you have to hack it.
Is simple following this guide https://github.com/EliasKotlyar/Xiaomi-Dafang-Hacks, once hacked you can integrate it in home assistant.
try to reduce the bitrate. If doesnāt work try to enable swap memory https://github.com/EliasKotlyar/Xiaomi-Dafang-Hacks/blob/230f4d3cf306d7842287e9e5002d806513c4b2b8/firmware_mod/run.sh#L59
Is there a way to stream a camera external to HA? There is an API call to get a still image: /api/camera_proxy/camera.[name]. Is there something similar for the stream?
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I just got my two different Hikvision cameras working in two different ways. Models: DS-2CD2542FWD-IWS and DS-2CD2442FWD-IW
Depending on the authentication method set in the cameras configuration I had to use either the single URL or separated out digest method. When all said and done I opted for single URL with digest/basic selected in my cameras configurations.
Single URL with digest/basic authentication selected in the cameras configuration.
- platform: generic
name: Camera1
still_image_url: "http://uid:[email protected]/ISAPI/Streaming/Channels/101/picture"
stream_source: "rtsp://uid:[email protected]:554/Streaming/Channels/101"
Separated out digest with digest authentication selected in the cameras configuration.
- platform: generic
name: Camera1
still_image_url: "http://192.168.0.10/ISAPI/Streaming/Channels/101/picture"
stream_source: "rtsp://uid:[email protected]:554/Streaming/Channels/101"
username: uid
password: pass
authentication: digest
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Just updated to the RTSP enabled firmware from Wyze on a couple of Wyzecam 2.0ās. Havenāt found a still image but streaming seems to work well with a 5-10 second delay.
Might be worth mentioning my hardware. No-name Mini PC with a J4105 and 4Gb RAM. Streaming barely moves the needle in CPU usage
- platform: generic
name: Front Door Camera
still_image_url: https://192.168.0.10/jpg/image.jpg
stream_source: rtsp://user:[email protected]/live
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I have looked but I havenāt found the info, someone has achieved to make it work with a xiaomi dafang ARM hacked with https://github.com/samtap/fang-hacks?
Cross referencing the fanghacks github you linked it looks like the stream url is the same as the dafang info listed in the OP op of the thread, rtsp://device-ip/unicast though Iām less clear on whether you need to specify port 8554. Maybe try with and without. Not sure about still image but, again, you might try the dafang settings as a starting point.
I have triyed, but the main problem that I have encountered is that I am unable to have the still_image. as far as I know, that hack only allows to have the image url or the rtsp stream, but not both at same time. I ask just in cause that someone have done something, but I think it canāt be used at this moment 