thatguy_ie@lemmy.world to homeassistant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoTired of Jeff Bezos controlling your doorbell cam? I made a privacy focused one that's based on an ESP32 with local Home Assistant integration.tristam.ieexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down11cross-posted to: electronics@discuss.tchncs.dehackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanssmarthomes@feddit.ukhackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.partymakers@communick.news
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkTired of Jeff Bezos controlling your doorbell cam? I made a privacy focused one that's based on an ESP32 with local Home Assistant integration.tristam.iethatguy_ie@lemmy.world to homeassistant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: electronics@discuss.tchncs.dehackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanssmarthomes@feddit.ukhackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.partymakers@communick.news
minus-squareSlovenianSocket@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIt’s the battery. A lot of doorbell cameras have an internal battery to keep the camera powered when the chime is rung. A few of my friends have to replace their unifi doorbell cameras once a year after winter
minus-squareTimeSquirrel@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoYou’d think that’d be a perfect job for a supercap.
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoWow that’s wasteful, I’d expect a bit more from ubiquiti kit
It’s the battery. A lot of doorbell cameras have an internal battery to keep the camera powered when the chime is rung. A few of my friends have to replace their unifi doorbell cameras once a year after winter
You’d think that’d be a perfect job for a supercap.
Wow that’s wasteful, I’d expect a bit more from ubiquiti kit