RBoy
(www.rboyapps.com - Making SmartThings Easy!)
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Can you capture the camera device settings screenshot from your ST mobile app and also the IDE logs from your camera and PM them to me when you click on the refresh tile. It working here so I’m guessing it’s something in the configuration.
The only difference as per Foscam’s engineers is the antenna. One has a 3db high gain antenna.
Also I hope you’re installing it through the Foscam Camera Manager and not directly as a device as that could explain why it never switches back. The Foscam Camera Manager SmartApp is a critical component for motion detection.
Just created a new administrator username=mdt password m12345. I toggled the Motion detector enable to off within the camera gui. Entered data through the ST app for username and password and clicked on refresh. ST reported the Motion as (Gray/Off) tried to toggle, get Red/Error smart tile for a second then the Motion tile goes back to Gray/OFF. Toggle on in Camera GUI, same issue with new administrator. Interestingly, I can send you the configuration from the ST app but livelogging is not updating on the hub right now. Worked all day up till an hour or so and now no logging. I will send details as soon as I can.
If you are talking about the smartthings smartapp from RBoy , it will not autodetect currently due to a firmware release by smartthings that broke that function. You will have to hit next in the upper righthand corner of the screen while it is searching and manually enter the ip address, port number, username, and password that you setup on the camera using the Foscam app or gui. If this is your issue it was discussed early this year but not super evident unless you read the 1283 posts
Here is an email response from Maddie at Rboy Technical Support:
There is a bug introduced in the SmartThings platform which prevents it from automatically discovering the camera. Please send an eMail to support@smartthings.com quoting ticket no 594098, “Missing Body in response which is preventing communication with UDP devices” so they can prioritize fixing the issue.
As for the take picture issue that’s a bug with the ST hub firmware where some cameras cause the hub to overload while processing the picture response. It has been reported to ST and they will likely fix it in the next hub firmware release
@RBoy Is it possible to start a closed discussion on this board for this Smartapp where you can update with current bugs and update status without discussions capability. Info only to keep people from having to search through 1286 posts to find an answer. Previous question post 1285 from Peter_Crocitto seems to be good support for having a thread with known bugs/update statuses. Could reduce the number of questions from the community.
Just a suggestion, not sure if it is even possible.
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RBoy
(www.rboyapps.com - Making SmartThings Easy!)
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@RBoy is it all possible to add a button to the DTH for Sound detection on and off. I would like the ability to turn this on and off independently from the motion. I am currently doing this in webcore with a virtual switch and http commands. I would much rather it be part of the dth with the capability exposed to webcore to use in pistons to turn on and off the sound detection just like we can do with the motion detection.
Strange nobody didn’t ask yet but can we use this with Alexa? Alexa discovered the camera but when I ask her to show driveway she says there is no camera in that group?!?
@RBoy Would you please advise if this app have the function that detect the noise level and notify. For example send the video/photo when noise higher than 90 decibels. Thanks!
Best regards.
Libing
RBoy
(www.rboyapps.com - Making SmartThings Easy!)
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Foscam sets sound threshold in levels and not dB. These thresholds have different interpretations for each camera model. You can set the audio level threshold in the device preference page. When it exceeds that threshold the camera will report a motion alarm (both audio and video movement are reported as motion alarms in ST)
@jasonrwise77 the audio detection can be turned on / off via the device settings page. Most folks don’t use the audio alarm since they prefer to use video motion detection. However if there is a need we could add a command to control audio alarms.
@rboy I certainly have a use case. I had a gas leak in my house last week and there was no way to know the gas detector was going off as it is totally independant of any system. However, as foscam has sound detection I now use this to tell me if my gas alarm is going off. So if you can do something on the UI page to control audio instead of going into the settings would be a huge help. LIke I said I am doing exactly what I need to do with webcore, was just trying to make it more smooth and cut out the middle man.
Foscam Camera and Motion Alarm Manager SmartApp does automatic discovery, installation and configuration of cameras.
Foscam Camera and Motion Alarm Manager SmartApp - v03.01.00
Updated UI for ease of use
Added support for TTL players for notifications
Improvements to initialization when using multiple/mixed cameras
Added support for discovery of motion detection areas
Added support for R2E models (for R2C models select Other Foscam in the model type, it is not the same as R2E)
Foscam Camera Universal Device Handler - v04.04.01
Automatically detect changes to the motion detection area/sensitivity settings (HD cameras have a single motion detection area, C2/R2/R2E/R4/FI9900P cameras have up to 3 motion detection areas). You can use the Foscam app or the camera web interface to customize the motion detection area settings.
Automatically detect current Flip and Mirror settings from camera
Improved pan/tilt controls accuracy
Basic support for new ST app (turn on/off motion detection)
Added support for R2E models (for R2C models select Other Foscam in the model type, it is not the same as R2E)
Live video streaming can be accessed from inside and outside the home by using camera LAN IP address (discovered and configured automatically). If you’re having trouble connecting kill your SmartThings app and restart it or see these troubleshooting steps.
NOTE: You CANNOT upgrade the older 2.x Camera Alarm Manager setup to the 3.x version. You will need to REMOVE/UNINSTALL your existing Cameras and SmartApp in SmartThings. Once you delete your SmartApp and Cameras, follow the instructions below to discover and install your Foscam cameras.
Separate URL for video streaming and local controls
Support for LAN IP, DNS names and public IP (see FAQ)
Support for RTSP streams
Motion sensitivity
Sound sensitivity
Human/PIR motion detection
Intruder detected options (configure smtp/recording location through Foscam app/web console)
Send eMails
Camera audio alerts
Take snapshots
Record videos
People counting/bounding boxes/PIR sensitivity
Upload to cloud
Push notification to foscam app
Tested with the following models
SD (FI89xx)
HD (FI98xx, FI99xx)
Cxx (C1, C2)
Rxx (R2, R2C, R2E)
Exx (E1)
Fosbaby
NOTE: Automatic discovery may not work due to a bug in the ST platform. It will start working as soon as ST patches it up. If the camera cannot be detected, click Next and manually enter the camera IP address/port/model.
NOTE: R2E and R2C are very different models. The R2C is a regular HD camera so select Other Foscam for R2C in the camera type, where as R2E is based on the new chipset and is selected by name in the list of models.
Just wanted to say that I have installed the new SmartApp and DH last night and it works a treat! Thanks very much! It also solved my issue with multiple cameras and getting sporadic notifications of motion! THANKS AGAIN!
This is a bit of a WebCore Rboy Foscam Alert Manager issue, so this could be the wrong place to ask
Does anyone know, if there is a way with WebCore to turn off the Video and Email notification on a camera? The reason is for when I am at home, I want the cameras to operate as a PIR sensor, and NOT notify me of any motion, however, when I am away, I want email and video alerts as normal.
I’m using an Foscam FI9821 V2.1 Camera and have been trying to get the video to work and can’t get it to work? I get the following “Camera unavailable” ? Is there something that I need to do as I can finally get a snapshot to work? Thanks. I using the lastest app from @RBoy for the Foscam.
This as far as I know is related to the rtsp port you specify in the camera and the IP address you use.
Check the rtsp port in the camera itself and make sure it matches in the camera in the config of the smartthings app. When it comes to checking it works, do it on the same network (so not from outside your firewall).
I use owlr anyway, I have setup a swipe action on my home screen to open owlr and I can see all my cameras in one place, it’s a lot quicker and more reliable then the smartthings app, opening the cameras individually.
Hi,
What exterior camera do you recommend for your smartapp (already have subscription) and working with ActionTiles.
Do I need a Foscam NVR or is the same?
