Home Assistant beginners

dlockers · 18 Apr 2024 at 20:36

Pickers said:
Yeah I've had it a while

So what plugin do you use? I have tapo smart plugs working lovely with HA.

WebRTC Camera in HACS

It creates a stream from the camera, so once installed you just add a tile:

type: custom:webrtc-camera
url: onvif://internal:[email protected]:2020?subtype=profile_2

Internal:internal is the default user/pass IIRC. IP is a static I set. The sub-type stuff is the stream.

There is a native TP Link Camera app if you really need PTZ.

b0rn2sk8 · 23 Apr 2024 at 21:32

b0rn2sk8 said:
I’ve got an unraid NAS I could host it on within a VM if push came to shove.

Edit: its got plenty of spark resources it’s running on a 6 core 5820k and has 16gb ram.

As a bit of closure on this one - I spent a further hour fiddling with the Pi and then binned it off.

I've got it set up as a VM on my Unraid box now and its behaving itself. The performance is a lot better too.

Pickers · 25 Apr 2024 at 19:31

dlockers said:
WebRTC Camera in HACS

It creates a stream from the camera, so once installed you just add a tile:

type: custom:webrtc-camera
url: onvif://internal:[email protected]:2020?subtype=profile_2

Internal:internal is the default user/pass IIRC. IP is a static I set. The sub-type stuff is the stream.

There is a native TP Link Camera app if you really need PTZ.

Hmm I've installed webrtc - but I'm not sure what to do next! It doesn't find cameras... Do I need to add a generic camera (from integrations)?

dlockers · 25 Apr 2024 at 19:34

Pickers said:
Hmm I've installed webrtc - but I'm not sure what to do next! It doesn't find cameras... Do I need to add a generic camera (from integrations)?

Add a custom card to your homepage and copy paste my code above but change to your details.

Pickers · 25 Apr 2024 at 19:36

AHH it's fruitless right now as kasa camera doesn't do onvif or rtsp - tapo does apparently

dlockers · 25 Apr 2024 at 19:44

Pickers said:
AHH it's fruitless right now as kasa camera doesn't do onvif or rtsp - tapo does apparently

Can you flash it?

Pickers · 25 Apr 2024 at 19:46

dlockers said:
Can you flash it?

I could but I wouldn't want the video to be leaked

Martynt74 · 26 Apr 2024 at 14:14

Possibly better in here. For an Android tablet in Kiosk mode. Is it wise to just go with a cheap Chinese based Android tablet, or stick with something like this Lenovo?

Lenovo

https://www.amazon.es/Lenovo-Tab-M10-Plus-2023/dp/B0CJFRNS5W/ref=sr_1_5?__mk_es_ES=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=1NW7ISTUHQFSV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TGDQEbK6ALIoxTY0MDfmiqj2daJuXhBu_gUzoZXw2WTD0NhW2OEvxCoOS5opvhGmY11w_AD2swFby3JX3Ut97PlES1frJ1rIct7pnYsonIB_Q1TvGS3qXbxgNujVBRhPU7ABYEcp9t-OX8MBjeGVbPWJtw46xDRX1feWDWTXe2Cy5FEmxnCziM6-hgXYLCwyNpuHHXLmFZY6AOswLsSfPILMDoE8aS95zQhNta7SEkp5ZLAKnz23nFpqccDYuHcw8ye8389X_hF-RE26eHuWnyxvYMd1ujpAb1goxTQVONY.skmhl4rVvroqCs8rMOYSvN1lDAXd0OFdLq8Qepak98s&dib_tag=se&keywords=tablet&qid=1714137054&sprefix=tablet%2Caps%2C384&sr=8-5&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.0fd54328-1d46-4534-bd0f-16141b40bb5b

Doogee

https://www.amazon.es/DOOGEE-Pulgadas-Android-1280x800-Certificaci%C3%B3n/dp/B0CJ2XF4FB/ref=sr_1_15?__mk_es_ES=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=1NW7ISTUHQFSV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TGDQEbK6ALIoxTY0MDfmiqj2daJuXhBu_gUzoZXw2WTD0NhW2OEvxCoOS5opvhGmY11w_AD2swFby3JX3Ut97PlES1frJ1rIct7pnYsonIB_Q1TvGS3qXbxgNujVBRhPU7ABYEcp9t-OX8MBjeGVbPWJtw46xDRX1feWDWTXe2Cy5FEmxnCziM6-hgXYLCwyNpuHHXLmFZY6AOswLsSfPILMDoE8aS95zQhNta7SEkp5ZLAKnz23nFpqccDYuHcw8ye8389X_hF-RE26eHuWnyxvYMd1ujpAb1goxTQVONY.skmhl4rVvroqCs8rMOYSvN1lDAXd0OFdLq8Qepak98s&dib_tag=se&keywords=tablet&qid=1714137054&sprefix=tablet%2Caps%2C384&sr=8-15

Bluecube · 26 Apr 2024 at 14:24

The Lenovo M10 Plus is highly regarded for such a use. The big thing that appears to be Lenovo only is the option not to charge the battery beyond 80% ensuring longevity and it not blowing up...

Martynt74 · 26 Apr 2024 at 14:27

Bluecube said:
The Lenovo M10 Plus is highly regarded for such a use. The big thing that appears to be Lenovo only is the option not to charge the battery beyond 80% ensuring longevity and it not blowing up...

Awesome, i'd been assuming that i'd need some automation with a smartplug to toggle the charging, but that's even better!

LuckyBenski · 26 Apr 2024 at 15:07

Bluecube said:
The Lenovo M10 Plus is highly regarded for such a use. The big thing that appears to be Lenovo only is the option not to charge the battery beyond 80% ensuring longevity and it not blowing up...

The K10 comes without a battery as it's designed specifically for kiosk use. I believe @Steeps might have one running.

Steeps · 26 Apr 2024 at 15:58

I've got a few K10's which I'll eventually get around to setting up properly. Lenovo tablet with no battery fitted. Currently have one running from a USB-C hub connected to the UPS which is powering the rest of the network and HA USFF PC. Online now for the last 5 months with no issues. Power requirement is 12v 3a PD source

SoliD · 26 Apr 2024 at 15:59

Dunno what i've done to my Rpi, but I disconnected it yesterday and now can't get it to grab an IP. can see it in Fing, network lights all flickering, but not able to jump on to it. anyone have any simple tips before I faff with trying to connect it up to a monitor/keyboard somehow.

Pickers · 26 Apr 2024 at 17:35

I've literally just got a fire 10 and have set up fully kiosk on it. Good price, does the job!

the-evaluator · 27 Apr 2024 at 07:16

SoliD said:
Dunno what i've done to my Rpi, but I disconnected it yesterday and now can't get it to grab an IP. can see it in Fing, network lights all flickering, but not able to jump on to it. anyone have any simple tips before I faff with trying to connect it up to a monitor/keyboard somehow.

Can you ping it? It's this sort of reason that I give stuff serving services a static IP.

SoliD · 27 Apr 2024 at 13:59

the-evaluator said:
Can you ping it? It's this sort of reason that I give stuff serving services a static IP.

Nope, had nothing out of it. Very weird, turned it off for a few hours and got wife to plug it back in et voila, all back working luckily.

Pickers · 27 Apr 2024 at 21:26

SoliD said:
Nope, had nothing out of it. Very weird, turned it off for a few hours and got wife to plug it back in et voila, all back working luckily.

I've had pis do this...usually with pihole. Periodic reboot seemed to sort it most of the time, or unplugging and replugging the ethernet

oggiet · 2 May 2024 at 18:16

Anybody install Frigate on HA, what outdoor cameras are you using ?

Pickers · 4 May 2024 at 19:57

dlockers said:
WebRTC Camera in HACS

It creates a stream from the camera, so once installed you just add a tile:

type: custom:webrtc-camera
url: onvif://internal:[email protected]:2020?subtype=profile_2

Internal:internal is the default user/pass IIRC. IP is a static I set. The sub-type stuff is the stream.

There is a native TP Link Camera app if you really need PTZ.

Got it sorted with a c310. Very impressed. The feed cuts out on my phone when in full screen mode after about 5-10 seconds though. Works indefinitely in the tile.

How can you make the tile bigger??

katie279 · 4 May 2024 at 20:11

Depends a bit on how you've set up the dashboard - try looking at the grid layout card and putting your CCTV cards in there, you can make full width or however many columns widths you want.

If you want to force it, you could use CSS, eg

type: picture-entity
entity: camera.your_camera_entity
style: |
ha-card {
--ha-card-box-shadow: none;
height: 300px; // Adjust height as needed
width: 400px; // Adjust width as needed
}

Just paste this in your card YAML editor