+ + Foscam Recording During Away Mode Only Using Pan/Tilt/Zoom Control and Motion Detection +
++ + +
This requires a Foscam IP Camera camera with PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) and CGI functionality (Source)
+ +Foscam Cameras can be controlled by Home Assistant through a number of CGI commands.
+The following outlines examples of the switch, services, and scripts required to move between 2 preset destinations while controlling motion detection, but many other options of movement are provided in the Foscam CGI User Guide linked above.
The switch.foscam_motion will control whether the motion detection is on or off. This switch supports statecmd, which checks the current state of motion detection.
+yaml
+# Replace admin and password with an "Admin" priviledged Foscam user
+# Replace ipaddress with the local IP address of your Foscam
+switch:
+ platform: command_line
+ switches:
+ #Switch for Foscam Motion Detection
+ foscam_motion:
+ oncmd: 'curl -k "https://ipaddress:443/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=setMotionDetectConfig&isEnable=1&usr=admin&pwd=password"'
+ offcmd: 'curl -k "https://ipaddress:443/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=setMotionDetectConfig&isEnable=0&usr=admin&pwd=password"'
+ statecmd: 'curl -k --silent "https://ipaddress:443/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=getMotionDetectConfig&usr=admin&pwd=password" | grep -oP "(?<=isEnable>).*?(?=</isEnable>)"'
+ value_template: ''
+
The service shell_command.foscam_turn_off sets the camera to point down and away to indicate it is not recording, and shell_command.foscam_turn_on sets the camera to point where I’d like to record. h of these services require preset points to be added to your camera. See source above for additional information.
+ yaml
+ shell_command:
+ #Created a preset point in Foscam Web Interface named Off which essentially points the camera down and away
+ foscam_turn_off: 'curl -k "https://ipaddress:443/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=ptzGotoPresetPoint&name=Off&usr=admin&pwd=password"'
+ #Created a preset point in Foscam Web Interface named Main which points in the direction I would like to record
+ foscam_turn_on: 'curl -k "https://ipaddress:443/cgi-bin/CGIProxy.fcgi?cmd=ptzGotoPresetPoint&name=Main&usr=admin&pwd=password"'
+
+ The script.foscam_off and script.foscam_on can be used to set the motion detection appropriately, and then move the camera. These scripts can be called as part of an automation with device_tracker triggers to set home and not_home modes for your Foscam and disable motion detection recording while home.
+yaml
+script:
+ foscam_off:
+ sequence:
+ - execute_service: switch.turn_off
+ service_data:
+ entity_id: switch.foscam_motion
+ - service: shell_command.foscam_turn_off
+ foscam_on:
+ sequence:
+ - execute_service: switch.turn_off
+ service_data:
+ entity_id: switch.foscam_motion
+ - service: shell_command.foscam_turn_on
+ - execute_service: switch.turn_on
+ service_data:
+ entity_id: switch.foscam_motion
+
To automate Foscam being set to “on” (facing the correct way with motion sensor on), I used the following simple automation:
+ +```yaml
+automation:
+ - alias: Set Foscam to Away Mode when I leave home
+ trigger:
+ platform: state
+ entity_id: group.family
+ from: ‘home’
+ action:
+ service: script.foscam_on
+ - alias: Set Foscam to Home Mode when I arrive Home
+ trigger:
+ platform: state
+ entity_id: group.family
+ to: ‘home’
+ action:
+ service: script.foscam_off