New RCA HSDB2A 3MP Doorbell IP Camera
- Thread starter fleece
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Don't buy the RCA variant if you want to receive newer firmware and good support. I have an RCA HSDB2A which is supposed to be identical to the Ezviz DB1 and LaView ONE Halo but can't get Alexa nor Google assistant to recognize it as a capable device.
Mine is not listed either but it works. Mechanical one. I had to change the trans though
Thanks for the replies everyone.
Would a transformer like this work? Power Supply Adapter Transformer Charger 5M AU Plug For Video Ring Doorbell 2Pro | eBay
Would a transformer like this work? Power Supply Adapter Transformer Charger 5M AU Plug For Video Ring Doorbell 2Pro | eBay
I plan to use something similar if i can't find a proper Honeywell plug in trans, although I'd never purchase something like this from eBay.
Well, my doorbell just went offline and I can't get it to reset. Is there something special you need to do? Light is still blue around the button but holding the button in does nothing.
Ok...this is weird. It's offline in the EZViz app but not via the stream. And the doorbell isn't ringing when it's pressed either, which is a huge problem.
And...turning the breaker on and off fixed it but I don't like that it happened. :/
Ok...this is weird. It's offline in the EZViz app but not via the stream. And the doorbell isn't ringing when it's pressed either, which is a huge problem.
And...turning the breaker on and off fixed it but I don't like that it happened. :/
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When I read messages like this I think transformer. So many have fixed their random issues like this with a more powerful transformer. I went back on your messages, what size trans. do you have?
So I went back on your messages and you purchased yours in May this year. Have you been having these problems since then?
rafale
Pulling my weight
I had frequent problems with the doorbell going offline and not coming back until I power cycled it. It would happen once or twice a week. I went as far as putting the transformer on a zwave switch and made it power cycle automatically when my stream was interrupted. Since upgrading to the Laview firmware this has never occurred. I just saw this one failure mode once which I think is due to my complex internet failover/aggregation setup which has me have multiple IPs. The local stream seems to always work until the doorbell reloads its wifi module. It apparently reloads the wifi module when it lose connection with the cloud server. I have never had to power cycle my transformer since the firmware upgrade.
I've started a new post on the Monocle forum for use of the HIKVISION OEM Doorbell (AKA RCA, EZVIZ, LAVIEW, NELLY'S, LTS) ==> Monocle Forum
The Monocle Amazon Alexa app lets you view your RTSP cameras on the Amazon Show devices. "Alexa show me the front door doorbell camera".
It does this without using the cloud (local reverse proxy thing).
Give the app a try with your RTSP cameras. It works fine with my two testing HikVision cameraboards today.
I have read that there is something relating to the cloud application in the RTSP stream that is preventing the Monocle Alexa app from working with the Hikvision OEM Doorbell.
The Monocle Amazon Alexa app lets you view your RTSP cameras on the Amazon Show devices. "Alexa show me the front door doorbell camera".
It does this without using the cloud (local reverse proxy thing).
Give the app a try with your RTSP cameras. It works fine with my two testing HikVision cameraboards today.
I have read that there is something relating to the cloud application in the RTSP stream that is preventing the Monocle Alexa app from working with the Hikvision OEM Doorbell.
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Well it is good news about the firmware fixing some of your issue. Bad that you are still having issues. So is it fair to say the Doorbell IS Dependent on the cloud in order to work? In other words, an Internet connection (to their cloud) is a Must in order for the DB to operate or the DB will reset the WiFi settings.
You know that seems strange as I know we have had some Internet interruptions (downtime), since I have installed this DB and I have not had to touch the DB since install back in July.
Is this a blue battery (CMOS like) in the unit? I remember reading some messages mentioning a battery. Maybe yours is bad? Just thinking out loud...
So you have no existing wiring correct? Only reason I ask is all of the work required to run wire from Doorbell to a transformer, that is connected to constant power, then from transformer to a Chime, then run wire from Chime back to the Doorbell, you may consider one of these Doorbells with wireless Chime...If wiring is not a problem for you then you are in the right Forum.
rafale
Pulling my weight
There was already a couple of old threads there about the doorbell. The monocle skill is just a stream address forwarder while the gateway can convert/modify/proxy a stream. This will definitely need the stream to be manipulated or for the alexa show stream software to be able to handle the stream.
Hikvision DB1 (WiFi Video Doorbell)
Please note that we are currently working with this camera and trying to find a way to get it to work with Alexa, but at this time is IS NOT compatible with Monocle or Alexa devices.
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Wow, that is the Forum/Thread that I mentioned to Akumashinto that I forgot. Not only did I forget, I got it mixed up with tinyCam. Thank You. I remember you and Chad being on there. Hopefully pete_c will get their (Monocle) interest back into fixing this for us...There was already a couple of old threads there about the doorbell. The monocle skill is just a stream address forwarder while the gateway can convert/modify/proxy a stream. This will definitely need the stream to be manipulated or for the alexa show stream software to be able to handle the stream.
Hikvision DB1 (WiFi Video Doorbell)
Please note that we are currently working with this camera and trying to find a way to get it to work with Alexa, but at this time is IS NOT compatible with Monocle or Alexa devices.
I wonder if there is something in that modified RTSP stream that is including a unique HW identifier for RCA HSDB2A doorbell causing Hikvision's cloud to reject it for Alexa/Google skills enablement. I did see at least one user review on Amazon for the Laview Skills enabling the Laview ONE halo doorbell for Echo Show after that user lowered video from Hi-Def to Standard. Lowering my video setting from UHD to Std still didn't work for me so back to drawing board.
May have to just live with my existing local rtsp streaming from MotionEye workaround to Echo Show via it's Fefox built-in browser but it's not 100% voice controlled for the kids. Hope Amazon Alexa will enhance Routines in future updates to include pinned url so I can say "show doorbell feed" which turns on action to display pinned MotionEye url eliminating the manual clicks on Echo Show's screen.
May have to just live with my existing local rtsp streaming from MotionEye workaround to Echo Show via it's Fefox built-in browser but it's not 100% voice controlled for the kids. Hope Amazon Alexa will enhance Routines in future updates to include pinned url so I can say "show doorbell feed" which turns on action to display pinned MotionEye url eliminating the manual clicks on Echo Show's screen.