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Hallo Rene,
Hartelijk bedankt! I started using your project (v1.0) in 2022/23 and incorporated it into my HA install in our new (old fixer upper) house. I've recently upgraded two of the cameras to v1.6 and am pleased w/ the function.
Pluses!
- The 1.6 seems to be an improvement over 1.0.
- It seems to be perhaps a bit more stable/faster/responsive (I know you took out the OTA upgrader, thats OK).
- The decision to LIST just IP addresses in the URL's instead of bonjour/avahi/zeroconf is fine.
- Great to have the URLs linked bottom of page for RTSP, stream and snapshot.
My own problems
- I had to fiddle an inordinate amount to get it working w/ HA, but now I've got the routine down and it's reproducible...
- I had forgotten completely how to use PlatformIO, since I work normally w/ ArduinoIDE. I made mention below of a site/page by a Belgian IT specialist who has up a definitive guide to using PIO.
Stuff to think about:
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a RESET/REBOOT button would be great... (like GREAT) but I understand that software solutions are not always 100% dependable on a basic MCU + Cam Module like this... Still it would be great.
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I don't know for sure why this is... BUT...
- I am unable to reliably (almost never) play the RTSP stream on VLC on my Intel 64bit Debian Bookworm linux workstation.
- DOES play with Parole Media Player (.5 second delay - acceptable) and
- DOES play w/ mpv Video player (20 second delay)
- I don't know what the expectations for streaming/streams are for each of these players, nor whether or not they differ in that respect
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This isn't a critique of your site... but a pointer to https://michiel.vanderwulp.be/platformio-core-cli-installation-linux.html might be helpful for some folks. Ja, geen nederlander, maar wel een heel slim vlaams man.
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The
hostnamethat looks like zeroconf addresses does not resolve with any of my machines. Is it actually just a hostname, and not something resolvable by other machines running avahi/bonjour/zeroconf?
Vriendlijk groeten, kind and high regards,
Dave