Reddit reviews Foscam C1 HD 720P WiFi Security IP Camera with iOS/Android App, Super Wide 115° Viewing Angle, Night Vision Up to 26ft, PIR Motion Detection

Ok so here is the breakdown of what I am doing and a couple more photos of the UI and videos of it in action.

Here is the configuration.yaml and ui-lovelace.yaml files on Github.

The main components that are currently being used on the front end are:

• TP-Link/Kasa WiFi switches/outlets
  
  • HS100, HS105, HS200, HS210, HS220
    
• TP-Link/Kasa WiFi bulbs
  
  • LB130, LB200, LB230
    
• Ecobee 4 with 4 remote sensors
  
• August Lock and Connect
  
• Automatic
  
• Harmony Hub
  
• Foscam cameras
  
  • C1, R2e, FI9928P, FI9900PR
    
• Abode security system
  
• Darksky forecast
  
• Speedtest
  
  I intend for the UI to be displayed on a few Fire HD8 tablets. One that will be centrally located on the main floor of the house. Two others will be used as nightstand clocks in the master bedroom.
  
  At a high level, all I have done is drawn the floor plan and layouts in Sketch and exported individual assets as pngs and position them within a picture-elements card mostly utilizing image and its state_image. I would basically just plop down the button or icon or whatever with style: "top":50% "left":50%. Once the asset was in the UI I would inspect it via Chrome's dev tools inspector and select the parent container that the style was being set on. I would then manually adjust the top and left percentages until I was satisfied. I would then update ui-lovelace.yaml to include the new values and double check them in the browser.
  
  For the buttons, currently the button background and button text are baked into the image but I intend to change that soon. Basically the indicator light is actually the same size as the whole button its just 95% of it is transparent.
  
  Here are some screen caps (since i just posted photos from my phone last night)
  
  Here are a couple videos of it in action:
  
  
• Flipping a couple switches
  
• Switching between tabs
  
  Thats all I can think of for now to answer the basics... I am more than happy to go deeper into anything anyone has any questions about

I have a mix of different Foscam models. The image is good. Setup is fairly easy and I can access the Pan/Tilt controls via the app also.

Hey! I've been working this same problem myself and have tried a few different things.

Since you already have the cameras you want to use, I definitely recommend iSpy -- it's pretty straightforward to add multiple webcams of mismatched brands. You can set it up to record on motion detection, save timelapse images, etc. See here for setting up remote streaming.

Lazy Person Pro Tip: Once, when I was about to head out the door for a trip and couldn't get the web server to work properly for some reason, I set it up to save timelapse images to my Google Drive folder every few minutes. It's not glamorous, but if you just want to make sure your print is still going / house hasn't burned down, it'll do the trick.

I also have a Foscam C1-Lite which is nice to plug in and set up anywhere. It's another option that's great for when you forgot to set something up, but you're about to head out the door and you just want to point a camera at something. The Foscam C1 has IR LEDs/night vision.

The other thing I've been playing with is a Raspberry Pi with this mini camera attached to my print bed for timelapses, but I haven't been able to find a streaming solution that I like. I tried Motioneyeos and another MMAL version of Motion, but anything that I got to work had a pretty terrible lag. Works great for timelapses though.

You don't need a fancy security camera. Point something like [this] (http://www.amazon.com/Foscam-Indoor-Wireless-Viewing-Detection/dp/B00T7NX6SY) out your window.

Same for the ad copy itself.

Reminds me of the Foscam C1 Camera, which is pretty good in terms of hardware, but a nightmare to work with because everything from the manual to the configuration web pages to the warning dialogs are in such terrible english it's nearly impossible to figure out. I bet all Foscams have this problem.

You could get one of these, and monitor it via any web browser:

http://www.amazon.com/Foscam-Indoor-Wireless-Viewing-Detection/dp/B00T7NX6SY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454111636&sr=8-1&keywords=Foscam+indoor+wireless

62 bucks, not prohibitive at all.

Those cameras are nice but so expensive and then add to that the cloud subscription and you are adding even more expensive

I recently ordered 2 of these (see link below), after having owned the C1 lite and being really happy with it.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00T7NX6SY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_tE9oyb4R29R41

Having had up to 5 foscams inside my home over the last 5 years, I have been really happy. These new cameras however have built in micro SD ports allowing me to basically set them up and leave them alone. No need for a cloud, no need for a dvr box or blue iris. If there is ever an incident at home all I have to do is pull the SD card or login to the camera and pull that specific video. Effortless and cheap. I know I know, a lot of people have complained about security issues with the foscams but I keep a pretty good eye on my network traffic and have yet to notice any threats. I also make sure to have latest firmware installed.

My point and personal opinion is, look for cameras with built in SD card port. You will save on cloud cost and maintenence and to live view on your phone all you need is a free dns account and a little bit of Port forwarding on your router. Good to go.

Like others mentioned Arduino probably isn't the right tools for the job

Why not one of theses? Probably cheaper than you can build anything and they have apps for remote viewing

YI Home Camera, Wireless IP Video Suveillance System with Night Vision for Indoor Security, Nursery, Pet Monitor, Remote Control with iOS, Android App - Cloud Service Available (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019MMRV1M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_.jiKAbVVS8JKQ

Foscam C1 HD 720P WiFi Security IP Camera with iOS/Android App, Super Wide 115° Viewing Angle, Night Vision Up to 26ft, PIR Motion Detection, and More https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00T7NX6SY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_VjiKAbNHKNQP5