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New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera
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I had it on SD. I just change it to HD but I am at work now and there's nobody at home to trigger it for me.
Ok so I'm having problems getting my LaView Halo One to show up on my amazon show. It has the latest 190716 firmware and I enabled the laview halo skill and it found my camera. But when I say show my camera it try's to load the feed but it never loads it. I turned off the encryption for the camera also. In the alexa app it show under the camera that its connected via laview one and description states device connected via ezviz. Why would it be connected via ezviz? Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
Am I the only one where onvif stops working after a few minutes? Same thing for connections with iVMS-4200 and Batch Configuration, doorbell is discovered but all local comunications with it fail. Only the cloud connection is still working, including video stream over cloud.
ping works
to get it to work again I need to pull the power.
I've a 8V AC power supply
ping works
to get it to work again I need to pull the power.
I've a 8V AC power supply
Could be the transformer is underpowered?
Are you using a static IP or a DHCP assigned static IP.
From the FAQ...hxxps:/ipcamtalk.com/threads/new-rca-hsdb2a-3mp-doorbell-ip-camera.31601/page-101
Transformers; this is one of the big questions with Smart Doorbells, what size do I need or do I even need to change it at all? Well it is all up to your existing Transformer and Chime, there are many different brands of Transformers all putting out different voltages/loads than what their label states. It will be hit or miss if your Transformer can handle the extra Load created by the Smart Doorbell (when the Doorbell button is pushed). There are two types of Chimes out there, Mechanical and Digital and many brands. Most here tried their existing transformers first, if they had problems with the Chime not working properly, Doorbell randomly disconnecting from the network, random reboots, etc., they changed theirs out. The general rule is, if your existing transformer is 16v then replace with 16v, if 24v then buy a 24v (Some have reported going from 16v to 24v increased their Chime volume). But what needs to increase to fix the above stated problems is the Volts/Amps (va), since your Smart Doorbell requires constant power (which is not a problem since your Chime uses no power until your Doorbell button is pushed) the Smart Doorbell will increase the Load, which depending on your Chime, may or may not work properly. Several owners here are using their 16v 10va with no problems, mine worked also with no problems. But if you have problems, 16v 30va or 24v 30va is a common replacement, you could use a 40va too.
Summary; By adding a Smart Doorbell to an existing Doorbell/Chime system, pressing the new Smart Doorbell button will now increase the Load so in most cases you need a transformer that can handle this increased draw/load, this is why you would go with a higher rated (va) transformer.
For Mechanical Chimes, here is a video to help explain transformers:
16v 10va vs. 16v 30va Doorbell Transformer
Leave it connected via VLC and watch the traffic to see if you see any drop outs via the status.
Are you using a static IP or a DHCP assigned static IP.
From the FAQ...hxxps:/ipcamtalk.com/threads/new-rca-hsdb2a-3mp-doorbell-ip-camera.31601/page-101
Transformers; this is one of the big questions with Smart Doorbells, what size do I need or do I even need to change it at all? Well it is all up to your existing Transformer and Chime, there are many different brands of Transformers all putting out different voltages/loads than what their label states. It will be hit or miss if your Transformer can handle the extra Load created by the Smart Doorbell (when the Doorbell button is pushed). There are two types of Chimes out there, Mechanical and Digital and many brands. Most here tried their existing transformers first, if they had problems with the Chime not working properly, Doorbell randomly disconnecting from the network, random reboots, etc., they changed theirs out. The general rule is, if your existing transformer is 16v then replace with 16v, if 24v then buy a 24v (Some have reported going from 16v to 24v increased their Chime volume). But what needs to increase to fix the above stated problems is the Volts/Amps (va), since your Smart Doorbell requires constant power (which is not a problem since your Chime uses no power until your Doorbell button is pushed) the Smart Doorbell will increase the Load, which depending on your Chime, may or may not work properly. Several owners here are using their 16v 10va with no problems, mine worked also with no problems. But if you have problems, 16v 30va or 24v 30va is a common replacement, you could use a 40va too.
Summary; By adding a Smart Doorbell to an existing Doorbell/Chime system, pressing the new Smart Doorbell button will now increase the Load so in most cases you need a transformer that can handle this increased draw/load, this is why you would go with a higher rated (va) transformer.
For Mechanical Chimes, here is a video to help explain transformers:
16v 10va vs. 16v 30va Doorbell Transformer
Leave it connected via VLC and watch the traffic to see if you see any drop outs via the status.
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I would say the power is a bit low ... I would try swapping it out to 16V and also your wifi may not be stable enough to handle a 24/7 streaming. What wifi ap you have?
I'm not trying to stream the video, but the onvif events. I will try to see if I've interrumptions in the video stream too.
I use the following transformer:
www.conrad.com
What does the "va" in 16V 30va stand for?
I've no chime connected. Currently the only thing connected to the transformer is the doorbell with the fuse in between. Will connect a relay as soon as I get it.
I use the following transformer:
Buy Heidemann 70042 Bell transformer 8 V AC 1 A | Conrad Electronic
Top %brandid% Selection | Order easily now: Heidemann 70042 Bell transformer 8 V AC 1 A | Fast delivery | Reasonable prices
www.conrad.com
What does the "va" in 16V 30va stand for?
I've no chime connected. Currently the only thing connected to the transformer is the doorbell with the fuse in between. Will connect a relay as soon as I get it.
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I'm not trying to stream the video, but the onvif events. I will try to see if I've interrumptions in the video stream too.
I use the following transformer:
Buy Heidemann 70042 Bell transformer 8 V AC 1 A | Conrad Electronic
Top %brandid% Selection | Order easily now: Heidemann 70042 Bell transformer 8 V AC 1 A | Fast delivery | Reasonable prices
What does the "va" in 16V 30va stand for?
I've no chime connected. Currently the only thing connected to the transformer is the doorbell with the fuse in between. Will connect a relay as soon as I get it.
voltage ampere
VA is volts amperes or if you will Watts.I'm not trying to stream the video, but the onvif events. I will try to see if I've interrumptions in the video stream too.
I use the following transformer:
Buy Heidemann 70042 Bell transformer 8 V AC 1 A | Conrad Electronic
Top %brandid% Selection | Order easily now: Heidemann 70042 Bell transformer 8 V AC 1 A | Fast delivery | Reasonable prices
What does the "va" in 16V 30va stand for?
I've no chime connected. Currently the only thing connected to the transformer is the doorbell with the fuse in between. Will connect a relay as soon as I get it.
I have this one working with achime connected to the ezviz version
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Are you in Switzerland? Had to look up Trafo = Transformer
Your country is definitely on our bucket list...Yes I do stream continuous to a rapberry pi running motioeye, which records moition videoos and uploads it to a privat cloudserver. I must admit that i do get sometimes hickups. Cant really tell when or why. Its not depending one on one on chiming, motion, nor IR leds being on. Could be the network. Be sure you ve got a strong wifi signal at the doorbell. Guardian app gives - 49 dB at the moment.
Thanks! Just ordered it, hope to get the same results. Will post it as soon as I've installed it. Incl. the script I'm creating to get the motion detection info in node red if someone is interested.
Will take a look at this guardian app.
Greetings from Switzerland
Will take a look at this guardian app.
Greetings from Switzerland
Yes, and for now it works as good as it can with the doorbell API being that unstable, good reliability test for the script
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Hi @Fietspomp, I just ordered one from Erik. Could you provide more details on how you connected it to the Ezviz DB1? I have the same model, but I don't have an internal chime. Just curious to know if you can connect it to the DB1 as if it was a Chime, and if you used the power-box that comes with the DB1.
Thanks for any help on this.
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Hi @dromero, this is really interesting. I thought about intercepting the doorbell button press via API instead of a hardware sensor solution. Do you know if in the APIs there is an event to be captured when someone presses the ring button?
A couple of quick ones: Where can I find the API documentation? Is it really unstable?
Thanks for your insights.
It's the onvif events API, have it working with Nelly and Laview firmware. That it's unstable doesn't come from the API but from my underpowered doorbell (at least I hope that), I'm waiting for a new transformer. I'm using this lib, works flawlessly:Hi @dromero, this is really interesting. I thought about intercepting the doorbell button press via API instead of a hardware sensor solution. Do you know if in the APIs there is an event to be captured when someone presses the ring button?
A couple of quick ones: Where can I find the API documentation? Is it really unstable?
Thanks for your insights.
GitHub - agsh/onvif: ONVIF node.js implementation
ONVIF node.js implementation. Contribute to agsh/onvif development by creating an account on GitHub.
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I also looked for a ring button event but there doesn't seem to be one. If you want to go down a hacky route you might want to intercept the call to the cloud when the button is pressed.
and for now it works as good as it can with the doorbell API being that unstable, good reliability test for the script
Good news!!!
Good news!!!