raspberry pi camera plugin for homebridge
npm install homebridge-camera-rpiNote: An SD card image is available here.
* camera module activated (raspi-config)
* module bcm2835-v4l2 loaded (add bcm2835-v4l2 to /etc/modules and reboot)
* ffmpeg installed (sudo apt install ffmpeg)
``bash`
npm install -g homebridge-camera-rpi
edit config.json and add platform rpi-camera
`json`
{
...
"platforms": [
...
{
"platform": "rpi-camera",
"cameras": [{"name": "Pi Camera"}]
}
]
}
add homebridge to the video group: sudo adduser homebridge video
restart homebridge
add extra camera accessory in the home app (the setup code is the same as for homebridge)
make sure git and node are installed. (Type sudo apt install git to install git and read this to install node)
optionally install in opt:
`bash`
cd /opt
sudo mkdir homebridge-camera-rpi
sudo chown pi homebridge-camera-rpi
install:
`bash`
git clone https://github.com/moritzmhmk/homebridge-camera-rpi
cd homebridge-camera-rpi
npm install
test:
`bash`
node standalone.js
optionally create systemd service /etc/systemd/system/hap-camera-rpi.service:`
ini
[Unit]
Description=HAP Camera RPi
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/node /opt/homebridge-camera-rpi/standalone.js -c /etc/homebridge-camera-rpi.conf.json
WorkingDirectory=/opt/homebridge-camera-rpi
Restart=always
RestartSec=10
User=pi
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
`/etc/homebridge-camera-rpi.conf.json
create config file :
`json`
{
"name": "Pi Camera",
"id": "Pi Camera",
"pincode": "031-45-154",
"username": "EC:23:3D:D3:CE:CE"
}
id is used to generate the uuid and defaults to name when not defined`
enable and start the service:
bash`
sudo systemctl enable hap-camera-rpi
sudo systemctl start hap-camera-rpi
json
{
"name": "Pi Camera",
"id": "Pi Camera",
"rotate": 0,
"verticalFlip": false,
"horizontalFlip": false,
"debug": false
}
`Note:
rotate currently only works for 0 and 180` degrees.