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AtlanticMdp
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Hi, i have an infrared camera that i can connect to a pc. The question is, there is a way to connect the camera to the raspberrypi and to the home assistant app? so i can see my grow when im not in home and know when to water the plants.

Thank you!
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Don't think you want infrared when the lights are off?
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if its a IP camera you can , i did manage to get my hikvisions cameras and/or nvr working on HA on the h264 codecs , on h265 was not working , last time i tried was around the xmas holidays .
i have a friend that got little wyze cameras and Reolink also connected to HA via network .
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professionalcynic wrote:
Mon Apr 05, 2021 3:26 am
Don't think you want infrared when the lights are off?
the infrared of my grow room cams is turned off on the camera firmware ( Hikvisions) , i use a RGB LED stripe on esp8266 and Wled connected to HA to illuminate at night when i need at low brightness and green color .
https://github.com/Aircoookie/WLED
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What's the brand/model/specs of the camera? USB?
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...Thanks...
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get yourself an esp32cam install esphome it integrates into HA effortlessly

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Friend, I can help you with this.

You have an Addon named MotionEye ;)

I am using a lamme USB webcam into raspberry4 working. You can use and ipcam too.

If you need help , "call on meee, call on me" :D :mrgreen:

Regards
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i have esp32cam in my grow
is beauty to see what is happen inside
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