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Great Job...Its sure to get lost in this thread, but if anyone wants to 3d Print their own wall mounting brackets I created and uploaded this...
Hikvision DS-HD1 door-bell mounting bracket by Skinah
This mounting bracket is for the following cameras which are all the same just rebranded: HIKVISION DS-HD1, RCA HSDB2A, EZVIZ DB1, LAVIEW LV-PDB1630-U, NELLY'S NSC-DB2, LTS LTH-7132-WIFI I have included the Fusion 360 file should you wish to make changes, but I have uploaded some for you the...www.thingiverse.com
Thank You, will include in our 101
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andycots
Getting the hang of it
Ever since Ezviz app update last night on ios, camera keeps dropping, reconnects just as quick but never the less whats the app update possibly done.
Andy
Andy
alexdelprete
Getting comfortable
What doorbell model? What firmware? What batch config version is that?
Doorbell 101 is the first thing I read before installing my DS-HD1(Hikvision). All works except 10 seconds delay with audio/video feed after answering doorbell chime. I'm on 1gig fiber line, 2 bars on wifi signal. Tried moving my router closer to achieve 3 bars but makes little or no difference. I get an almost instant notification(1-2sec) through the Hik-Connect app on my android (Samsung S10+) when someone approaches DS-HD1. Anything I can do to reduce this delay?
@[I]teddybear[/I]
What telco are you using for your cellular phone?
Test the app connecting to your cellular telco and compare it to a local WiFi connection with the app. Transport will be different (and speeds)
1 - cellular phone running app ==> Telco cellular internet transport
2 - cellular phone running app ==> local wifi connection ==> should be faster BUT you are home.
Try it with a hotspot connection and see if it is better than your Cellular Internet connection (well LTE).
T-Mobile here in the US throttles and massages internet connectivity through their proxy servers.
Do a speed test to the Hikvision cloud on your cell phone.
T-Mobile LTE locally are saturated these days. They did give me a cellular repeater which works but only OK.
What telco are you using for your cellular phone?
Test the app connecting to your cellular telco and compare it to a local WiFi connection with the app. Transport will be different (and speeds)
1 - cellular phone running app ==> Telco cellular internet transport
2 - cellular phone running app ==> local wifi connection ==> should be faster BUT you are home.
Try it with a hotspot connection and see if it is better than your Cellular Internet connection (well LTE).
T-Mobile here in the US throttles and massages internet connectivity through their proxy servers.
Do a speed test to the Hikvision cloud on your cell phone.
T-Mobile LTE locally are saturated these days. They did give me a cellular repeater which works but only OK.
So you get the call on your phone from someone pressing the doorbell button, you swipe to answer and your audio/video feed is around 10 seconds correct? I can tell you we have all had issues with this though, mainly being inconsistent though in that sometimes we do not even get the call. All we have came up with is it is a Cloud issue.
Maybe try another App.?
From 101:
⦁ Available Apps (Allows Remote Access):
iO/S: Hik-Connect, RCA Security, EZVIZ, LaView One, Guarding Vision
Android: Hik-Connect, RCA Security, EZVIZ, LaView ONE, Guarding Vision
could you send me details of how you have done this button workaround. I too have been using matts binding for about a year now and have been waiting for him to integrate this doorbell for a while. A wiring diagram would be grand, looking for a solution myself.I've installed my new Ezviz DB1 last weekend and I'm really happy with my setup. I had a Ring 1 before, but without the subscription (I don't want to pay 30€ per year only for recording). I'm running openHAB with many different devices and thought it would be really cool to integrate the camera too. My Ring Doorbell was also integrated, but only via ifttt. I've configered the doorbell button to send a signal to openhab via ifttt to trigger my chime (Google Home speakers). There is also a hue bulb at the frontdoor which were triggered by the motion detection inside my Ring (also via ifttt). This setup was sometimes very slow and for sure...it doesn't work without internet.
The Ezviz DB1 worked very well out of the box (fast, stable, good image), but also doesn't have any open interface for the doorbell button or motion detection. Thanks to you guys here! I've found my perfect solution:
First of all i've flashed the hikvision firmware to get ONVIF support. That makes it possible for me to 1.) get motion detection working with onvif2mqtt, 2.) add the camera easily to my synology surveillance station, 3.) get a live jpg snapshot to view on my openHAB UI. The next thing was the doorbell button. I've seen many different solutions in this thread, but most were not possible in germany. I couldn't find the devices (with shipping to germany) or the shipping fee was very high. But i've found a Homematic doorbell sensor (HM-Sen-DB-PCB) which is working with 2 x AAA batteries for 5 years and costs about 25€ for a building kit. You have to solder some parts, but nothing difficult. This device needs a Homematic bridge, which I already own because my heater thermostats are also from homematic. And now comes the cabeling. I could use my 28 year old 8V transformer. Two lines from the transformer came out of the wall where my chime hung before (not working since years) and two lines go from there to my doorbell. I've used the fuse, to bridge one line directly to the doorbell. I've connected the other two lines to the power pack und the power pack in parallel with the homematic module. I've used my old mechanical chime as a housing (cutted out all unnecessary parts like the magnet) so that I wasn't necessary to drill new holes and it looks like before.
My result is that I have still information about motion and doorbell rings in my openHAB system to ring my chimes (Google Home Speaker and lights) and turn the light outside on and it is much faster now then before (no more ifttt). I have live snapshots in my smart home UI and can record everything to the internal SD or to my surveillance station with pretty good quality.
Just wanted to let you guys know how I solved my problems and maybe the homematic sensor should be listed in the 101, to help others with the same problem. If you have questions, just ask
Ah...and one last thing. It would be really great if I could add my Ezviz DB1 to Google Home. It was integrated before i've flashed the hikvision firmware. After flashing i've disconnected it from Google Home to reconnect it again, but now I'm getting an error, that the settings could not be saved. Does anybody know if this is a general issue on ezviz's site at the moment or does it have to do with the hikvision firmware? Does anybody got it to work on a Ezviz with Hikvision firmware before? I've tried to find such an information in this thread, but couldn't find something useful with the search function.
Cheers.
Can always send to me here or openhab forum (same handle)
@alexdelprete
I factory reset my doorbell and set Chime type to mechanical. But its still not chiming. It worked fine for over 2 years with a camera doorbell, this one and the first gen prior to it... whats the odds my transformer is not pushing enough amps but yet somehow still powering the doorbell just fine?
thx!
Btw, how do you like the Aeotec Siren 6 (didnt know it existed)? I could use that as a remote / automation (Homeseer) controlled chime. What voltage does it use for 'plug power'? thx!
I factory reset my doorbell and set Chime type to mechanical. But its still not chiming. It worked fine for over 2 years with a camera doorbell, this one and the first gen prior to it... whats the odds my transformer is not pushing enough amps but yet somehow still powering the doorbell just fine?
thx!
Btw, how do you like the Aeotec Siren 6 (didnt know it existed)? I could use that as a remote / automation (Homeseer) controlled chime. What voltage does it use for 'plug power'? thx!
redturbo
Getting the hang of it
hi all, does this doorbell record to the SD card if its not connected at all to any network? using PIR or doorbell button trigger to start recording?
I tried to test it at in laws home as they dont have internet yet nor a home network setup. so its installed powered on normally. I walked around in front, pressed the doorbell but didnt see any recordings go on the sd card.
I tried to test it at in laws home as they dont have internet yet nor a home network setup. so its installed powered on normally. I walked around in front, pressed the doorbell but didnt see any recordings go on the sd card.
alexdelprete
Getting comfortable
1. Chime/Power issues: could depend on many things, read the 101 and make sure connections are ok, follow the schema in the 101. Did you install the power-kit? What transformer are you using, what voltage and VA?
2. The Aeotec Siren 6 is a fantastic device. Very reliable and very flexible. I use it as a chime for the doorbell and as an alarm/siren for some sensors. Recommended. Aeotec makes several interesting devices, take a look at their website. Here's the power supply:
alexdelprete
Getting comfortable
It does record on SD card without network, but you need to configure it first. Did you do it?
redturbo
Getting the hang of it
ahh thank you, i didnt configure it. is it on the 101 post ? i thought i looked it over and didnt have a section about that.
alexdelprete
Getting comfortable
I would take a look at the doorbell manual first. How did you install it? Powered up and that's it?
redturbo
Getting the hang of it
i did, the manual is mostly if not only and about physical installation of the device.I would take a look at the doorbell manual first. How did you install it? Powered up and that's it?
Basically I set it up as normal and since there was no internet in the home yet, i just setup a hotspot from my phone temporarily to register it and set it up. so i know it works------when its online. im not doing any fancy or advance setup like going to an NVR, etc.
Just normal stock ezviz db1 with its updated firmware. and an sd card on it.
So after i set it up normally on the temporary internet hotspot, i disabled hotspot.
So it doesnt record to SD card if not connected to any network?
scruzloose33
n3wb
I am having problems with this doorbell and Blue Iris that just started a month or two ago. 90% of the time that someone rings the bell, Blue Iris only shows the very top of the image in the video snapshots and on the app for live video. Recordings are still on the entire view. I fix this by disabling the camera in BI and then enabling it again. The problem typically begins again the next time someone rings the bell. I have two of these doorbells and they are both doing the same thing.
Has anyone else experienced this weird issue?
Has anyone else experienced this weird issue?
Link appears to be broken.Its sure to get lost in this thread, but if anyone wants to 3d Print their own wall mounting brackets I created and uploaded this...
Hikvision DS-HD1 door-bell mounting bracket by Skinah
This mounting bracket is for the following cameras which are all the same just rebranded: HIKVISION DS-HD1, RCA HSDB2A, EZVIZ DB1, LAVIEW LV-PDB1630-U, NELLY'S NSC-DB2, LTS LTH-7132-WIFI I have included the Fusion 360 file should you wish to make changes, but I have uploaded some for you the...
Today I noticed when someone rang the doorbell it came through on my iPhone like a voice call. Why would you want a doorbell camera that does activate the actual camera when someone pushes the button?! Is there some setting in the GV app that I missed where you could at least get camera feed when someone rings the db?
alexdelprete
Getting comfortable
Stock ezviz is the camera PLUS the mobile app. You did the installation of the doorbell through the app, after that, did you open the app and take a look at the options? the sd card has to be initialized, you need to configure the doorbell to tell it what it should do. It doesn't read your mind.
Like I said before: the doorbell doesn't need the network to record on the sd card, I don't know how did you assume this, where have you read it? You simply didn't complete theinstallation of the doorbell, that means you didn't configure it.
Take a look at all the EZVIZ mobile app options. You'll find what you need.