New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera

[alekslyse]

That's not true, I live in Italy, and we have transformers of any kind in use in all houses. Those are limits for your country probably.

Thats why I said "all", should say most. Thats why ring provide a transformer for european customers as most, probably not all in europe use 8-12, while in the us 16-24

 

[alexdelprete]

Thats why I said "all", should say most. Thats why ring provide a transformer for european customers as most, probably not all in europe use 8-12, while in the us 16-24

I also have friends in other european countries (france, spain and germany), 12/16/24V and also 48V is not unusual. Many electronic equipments work at those voltages.

 

[alexdelprete]

After readubg some posts about transformer size


Do you know the distance of your wiring from the doorbell to the transformer?

It will work on 12vac if the wiring is a short distance but the longer wiring then you will need to step up the voltage. Have you even tried it with 12vac yet?

Length is a problem for DC transformers, we're talking about AC ones.

Even though the DB1 works with DC transformer too, I tried it with a 24V DC one. It says it needs AC, but internally it converts it to DC. If you feed it with DC it will work anyway.

 

[TechBill]

Length is a problem for DC transformers, we're talking about AC ones.

Even though the DB1 works with DC transformer too, I tried it with a 24V DC one. It says it needs AC, but internally it converts it to DC. If you feed it with DC it will work anyway.

I am sure I read somewhere that it's also an issue with AC using low voltage ..

Here a screenshot of a voltage drop calculator where a 20 feet wiring at 18AWG would drop 8v 5a down to 6.72v

with 20 feet wire with voltage around 6.7 - it won't even power up.
with 10 feet wire the voltage around 7.5 - it will power up as long there is no other source drawing from the same transformer like chime .. press button and your DB1 goes dead ..



a 50 feet wiring in some homes where the transformer is found in basement next to there furnace cut the voltage almost to half



So it's generally a good idea to step up voltage and amperage on longer wiring runs ... Here there result on 24v 15a which is a little over 14v

 

[alekslyse]

Another alternative is to buy ring branded plug in adapters Plug-In Adapter - they have the power protection builtin and should work well with all this doorbells, and no need to tinker with the electric cabinet

 

[alexdelprete]

I am sure I read somewhere that it's also an issue with AC using low voltage ..
So it's generally a good idea to step up voltage and amperage on longer wiring runs ... Here there result on 24v 15a which is a little over 14v

Why did you choose 5A or 15A to simulate the load current of the doorbell? The doorbell absorbs 5W max.



In any case, that is why I recommend 24V.

 

[TechBill]

After readubg some posts about transformer size

Why did you choose 5A or 15A to simulate the load current of the doorbell? The doorbell absorbs 5W max.

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In any case, that is why I recommend 24V.

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You are correct .. I should be calculating how much the doorbell draw not how much transformer can output .. well I need more coffee!!

Thanks for pointing it out!

 

[alexdelprete]

After readubg some posts about transformer size



You are correct .. I should be calculating how much the doorbell draw not how much transformer can output .. well I need more coffee!!

Thanks for pointing it out!

The load rules. Just like in economy, aggregated demand rules (Keynes).

 

[David L]

Hi - I am using the EZViz DB1 with Laview firmware flashed - 190716 is the build. I had it working & it lost Wifi. I downloaded the batch config tool & I only have an option to activate it, not add so I can configure wifi.

i seem to remember activating it was not a good thing so I am holding off for the moment. Am I doing something wrong or do i need an older version of batch config?

Disregard if you know this. What do you see in Batch Config. Tool? Do you see your Doorbell in your Router? You did right by not Activating it. When mine loads I check the Doorbell and hit Refresh till it shows Online. The Gear wheel is Remote Configuration (Settings).

 

[LTek]

Hmmm, I do not know what to tell you, I run 24/7 streaming to BI but have not setup a web page yet or use the BI App. Weird, almost sounds like a sleep mode in BI or Doorbell of some sort, but I am not aware of one. I would try streaming via VLC and see if BI stays alive in your web page or BI App, I know this is not a fix just a test. Again, I am at a lost, hopefully someone here will Chime in for you.

It happens on the BI app directly in Windows... thus, not a web page or android app issue. I was thinking it might be something with a BI update. It happened on the last few updates and I just installed another today... so far so good, we'll see in the next day or so.

 

[andycots]

Hi - I am using the EZViz DB1 with Laview firmware flashed - 190716 is the build. I had it working & it lost Wifi. I downloaded the batch config tool & I only have an option to activate it, not add so I can configure wifi.

i seem to remember activating it was not a good thing so I am holding off for the moment. Am I doing something wrong or do i need an older version of batch config?

I use iVMS when i need to setup wifi again, use the add offline device at top left i think, then manually put ip, user and pass then ok, then i reload batch config and it finds it.

 

[LTek]

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Hi - I am using the EZViz DB1 with Laview firmware flashed - 190716 is the build. I had it working & it lost Wifi. I downloaded the batch config tool & I only have an option to activate it, not add so I can configure wifi.

i seem to remember activating it was not a good thing so I am holding off for the moment. Am I doing something wrong or do i need an older version of batch config?

I use iVMS when i need to setup wifi again, use the add offline device at top left i think, then manually put ip, user and pass then ok, then i reload batch config and it finds it.

I have the same setup, same thing happened to me twice.

DO NOT Activate it
I've used all three of these... iVMS, Batch Config, Laview Net to config the DB. I find the easiest, fastest to be Batch. Laview hangs the background process after closing on 2 diff PCs for me. Cant kill it, must reboot to fix. iVMS has been super slow in every aspect. Batch has been fastest and more user friendly.

In most of the apps (iVMS, Batch Config, Laview Net) you must put in the IP Manually to find it... discovery usually does not work.

 

[nepats197]

Is there a way to turn off the outdoor chime within the Hik-Connect app? I saw it on the EZVIZ but not Hik-Connect. I did upgrade the firmware to most recent.

 

[David L]

Is there a way to turn off the outdoor chime within the Hik-Connect app? I saw it on the EZVIZ but not Hik-Connect. I did upgrade the firmware to most recent.

The option is only in EZVIZ App.

 

[nepats197]

The option is only in EZVIZ App.

Shame, the Hik-Connect app just seems snappier and more polished but that's a deal breaker for me.

So if I wanted to go back to the EZVIZ app, do I just delete device from Hik-Connect and then re-add it back to EZVIZ?

 

[flynreelow]

It's strange that someone like David L couldn't compile all of these different firmwares together, to get us one app that does everything we want.

Is it really that hard?

 

[alexdelprete]

Shame, the Hik-Connect app just seems snappier and more polished but that's a deal breaker for me.

So if I wanted to go back to the EZVIZ app, do I just delete device from Hik-Connect and then re-add it back to EZVIZ?

You need ezviz app with ezviz firmware, not only the app. That feature is a customization made only by ezviz.

 

[alexdelprete]

It's strange that someone like David L couldn't compile all of these different firmwares together, to get us one app that does everything we want.

Is it really that hard?

Do you know what compiling means? Do you have the sources of all these firmwares? For some functions (external sound) you also need the sources of the app. I think you don't know exactly how it works from what you say. If you think it isn't hard, try doing it yourself.

The only main difference among the fws is the ONVIF functionality. If ezviz adds that, it would be the best firmware, right now it's hikvision's.

 

[Skinah]

I just tried to upgrade my Ezviz db1 camera directly from the version out of the box to the latest Hikvision firmware 5.2.4_200321 and it resulted in a SOLID RED button led state. I have managed to fix it and here is how...
Pull the power and wait ages for the LED to go out and remove the front cover whilst waiting, it may take an hour.

1. With no power applied and the LED no light up as it has lost power hold in the reset button and keep it held in.
2. Apply power with the reset still held in.
3. The button light will flash and when this happens push the big button whilst you still have the reset held in.
4. Wait and the camera will speak to you and go back to flashing blue LED state.

I am not 100% sure what order was important and I may have pressed the doorbell button more than once but sorry I dont feel like bricking it again to test this out so if it does not work, just experiment and then post for others on what worked for you. The key was draining all the power and turning it back on with the reset held in.

 

[alekslyse]

Im getting a bit afraid now buying the ezviz db1 to upgrade to hikvision if you guys start to get faulty devices with upgrade?

Is it any point to upgrade to an onvif firmware if the rtsp stream on ezviz is stable?