Looking for feedback and testing of my Dahua Home Assistant integration (via HACS)

[quasistatistiek]

Maybe Iám just doing something wrong. I have a Dahua IPC-5442T and installed the component using HACS. Great work.
In the app I only receive alarms based on human or vehicle detecting because I think the normal detection is not reliable.The following entities are available. But "binary_sensor.dahua_camera_smart_motion_human" never receives any alarms. Please advise!

 

[Holbs]

what does your 5442 camera log say?

 

[quasistatistiek]

I also use the app on my phone and if I go in front of the camera a message is send to the phone. And see it on the camera.
But nothing on the "smart_motion_human"

 

[Holbs]

I use IVS tripwires & intrusion boxes, never smart motion. Try IVS for testing purposes.

 

[quasistatistiek]

But why should I use IVS, normally no need for me.

 

[quasistatistiek]

How do you see the alrm from tripwire? Does it say "tripwire"?

 

[Holbs]

I believe the tripwire or intrusion grid lines on the live view will flash. and should be 'alarm' for log.

 

[runraid]

I figured out the smart human detection. I need to test a little more and I’ll release a fix

 

[runraid]

This is a breaking change

0.9.21 is released. It'll start firing the binary sensor for human detection if you have enable that sensor and have enabled human detection with your cam.

Release 0.9.21 · rroller/dahua

BREAKING CHANGE If human detection is enabled, fires the SmartMotionHuman binary sensor instead of the CrossLineDetection or CrossRegionDetection binary sensor, for both VTO/Doorbells/Cameras

github.com

 

[Holbs]

just tried out the integreation's schedule change via lux sensor in my weather station. That works! However, is there a way to add a 3rd option to

mode
The profile: Day, Night

to include 'toggle'? so that if in day mode, it toggles to night. if in night mode, toggle to day? That way, I can setup a single automation instead of one for day, and one for night. I have the toggle working for my outdoor light automation.

 

[runraid]

@Holbs I think usually HA has support for toggle automatically.

 

[Holbs]

@Holbs I think usually HA has support for toggle automatically.

with my outdoor light, it has toggle under the actions. but not so for the dahua integration. but i'll tinker and see.

 

[quasistatistiek]

@Holbs do you use node-red? Works really well for all automation in HA

 

[quasistatistiek]

With node red I have lux sensors and that combined with outside temp and rain managed my screens/covers. But motion detection manages combined with time and lux the light on my porch.

 

[Holbs]

@Holbs do you use node-red? Works really well for all automation in HA

I started to use Node-Red last year. But with HA trying to make automations easier on every update for the new folk with it's own built-in interface (which it has pretty well), I try to stick with that instead of Node-Red.

 

[quasistatistiek]

Ok, I like the visual programming and the use of nodes. This is not possible with HA. I use a blind node that calculates the sun and only closes the blind when the sun is in the window. But to be honest when several userstories where not possible I moved everything over.

 

[Holbs]

I may use Node-Red on some things that do not make logical sense with the HA automation method (other than going straight YAML which is beyond me). I still have to find a way to bring the variable temp number from my weather station, into the Dahua integration so that the temp and/or wind is displayed in all cameras with updates every 10-15 minutes.

 

[quasistatistiek]

“In” the camera? For what purpose?

 

[quasistatistiek]

I use grafana with Influxdb to make my custom tiles. I think it’s possible to do this.

 

[Holbs]

“In” the camera? For what purpose?

I have a weather station that connects to the internet. Home assistant through API brings that information onto the home screen. I currently use the lux sensor to change profiles and to set outdoor lighting on Z-Wave switches. With this integration I should be able to also pull the current temperature and wind to be displayed on the camera images.