So I want to start a fun DIY project for myself.
I have a security camera that I LOVE to use, and want to get more…however, it’s not smartthings supported. The camera has pins on the back to support alarm input/output. You can select in the software whether the alarm input is NC or NO. So it seems SUPER easy to trigger the alarm on the camera and start recording.
What would I need to make something that is able to take an event from the hub, like a motion event, or an open/close sensor, etc, and close a relay to cause the camera to interpret it as an alarm and start recording?
I noticed in a recent hub update, that it now supports LAN discovery? Does that mean it can support LAN based devices? (meaning I wouldn’t have to deal with supporting zigbee wireless on an arduino or something, instead I could just go over wifi)
The next step from here would be to use the camera as a device, and use the alarm output pins to send events to the hub. Since the camera only supports an alarm bit, it would basically just be like a motion sensor and report whether the alarm is on or not.
I have a little bit of experience working with the smart app and device type code. I’m not fluent by any means, but I’m learning more and more every day. Would this be something that could be done with something like arduino or rasberry pi? I’ve never worked with them before, but I’ve always wanted to. I’m not very familiar with their capabilities, but I’m open and willing to learn. In school years ago, I took some electrical engineering classes and I worked with something called the BoE (Board Of Education) which I think was like a simpler version of arduino, so I think I’d be able to pick it up.
This is the camera:
https://amcrest.com/amcrest-1080p-wifi-video-security-ip-camera-pt.html