#Securityspy phone mac#

The solution there worked for me as well:Īdded a Template Sensor to configuration.yaml: sensor:įriendly_name: Person detected at front door In case anyone else runs across this: I found an Issue on the integration’s Github repo that seemed related. I’m new to Home Assistant and very new to YAML, so apologies for any mistakes regarding terminology. I enabled Debug Logging for SecuritySpy for Home Assistant, but I don’t see anything useful there.

In contrast, notifications directly from SecuritySpy and the motion-only test Automation in Home Assistant (without event_object: human) both trigger / notify much faster (less than a second). Also of note, it takes about 4 seconds for the notification to show up when I manually set the State like this.

If I manually set the state to on with event_object: human via Developer Tools > States > Set State, it will trigger the Automation.

I suspect this might be the root of the issue? But I don’t have a for: setup for the Trigger, so I’d expect it to trigger regardless of the event_length? Out of desperation I did try setting for: to 0 seconds, but that had no effect so I removed it. Of note, event_object rapidly changes between human and None and the event_length never goes above 0 when it’s at human.

If I look at the binary_sensor.cam1_front_door_motion Entity in Developer Tools > States I can see the event_object Attribute change to human as expected when I walk in front of the camera as seen in this video screen capture.

So the binary_sensor.cam1_front_door_motion created by SecuritySpy for Home Assistant does work: regular motion is detected and the corresponding event will fire. In fact it fires a ton of them in quick succession. just use regular motion detection without checking for a human – it fires the trigger as expected.

If I get rid of attribute: event_object and to: human in the above Automation – i.e.

SecuritySpy will send me a native notification when a human is detected with this camera, so the human detection is working as expected in SecuritySpy.

There are no Conditions, so I guess we can say those work.

If I click Run Actions from the Automation detail page, the Actions work as expected (I get a notification on my phone with the specified image and notification actions).

The Trigger is a direct copy of the example on the SecuritySpy for Home Assistant README (but with my entity_id).Īll the pieces seem to be working individually: For now (while testing) I just have it set up to send me a notification.Īutomation YAML alias: 'cam1 / Front Door: person detected – TEST'Įntity_id: binary_sensor.cam1_front_door_motionįilename: /config/www/cam_captures/frontdoor.jpg For example, someone walks up to the front door and it turns the porch light to 100%, sends me a notification, etc. SecuritySpy will detect if a human is present, and fire an event – I’d like to have Home Assistant do something when this happens. Here’s my Trigger config in SecuritySpy for this camera.

SecuritySpy 5.4.1 on the same Mac, connected to Home Assistant via the SecuritySpy for Home Assistant integration.

Home Assistant 2022.3.3 in Home Assistant OS via a VirtualBox VM on a Mac.

This automation is trying to use the SecuritySpy for Home Assistant integration, but it’s not clear if that is where the problem lies. Check out the app yourself by clicking the App Store link below.I can’t get an event to fire a trigger with an event_object Attribute change, but all the pieces seem to be working as expected.

Spyglass is available to buy right now for $4.99 from the App Store, although its developers say that this is a special launch price and that it will probably be more expensive going forward. Spyglass also supports an unlimited number of servers, so you can get all of your SecuritySpy feeds in one place without having to use other apps. The app was created by two developers who say that they’re “addicted to their Security Spy cameras” and it promises to give you “complete control of your server from the palm of your hand.” The app lets you set up new SecuritySpy camera feeds just by entering in your server number while also giving you push notifications in case any motion alerts get trigged and live audio streaming if your camera supports it. Spyglass is an app that just launched on the App Store this week that will give you the ability to watch all of your SecuritySpy camera feeds directly from the comfort of your iPhone.

#Securityspy phone mac#

Anyone who has set up a SecuritySpy network on their Mac will definitely want to check out this new iPhone app from SK Dev Solutions.