IP Camera Skill

Control IP cameras via RTSP (snapshots, recording) and ONVIF (PTZ, presets, discovery).

Tested with TP-Link Tapo/Vigi. Works with Hikvision, Dahua, Reolink, Amcrest, Axis, and other ONVIF Profile S/T cameras.

Setup

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Then either discover cameras automatically or configure manually:

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Config Format

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• - onvif_port: 2020 (TP-Link), 80 (Hikvision/Dahua), 8000, 8080
• INLINECODE1 / rtsp_sub_path: auto-detect with INLINECODE3
• Env overrides: CAM_IP, CAM_USER, CAM_PASS, CAM_RTSP_PORT, INLINECODE8

Usage

RTSP (camera.sh)

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PTZ (ptz.py)

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Discovery & Stream URI

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Multi-camera: use --cam <name> with any command.

Directions

INLINECODE12, right, up, down, zoomin, zoomout, upleft, upright, downleft, INLINECODE21

Troubleshooting

• - RTSP fails: Check IP/port/firewall. Use ptz.py stream-uri to verify paths. Camera may limit concurrent RTSP connections (try closing other viewers).
• ONVIF fails: Verify ONVIF port and that ONVIF is enabled in camera web UI. Try common ports: 2020, 80, 8000, 8080.
• No cameras found: Ensure same subnet, ONVIF enabled, UDP multicast not blocked.
• PTZ not working: Not all cameras support PTZ. Check ONVIF Profile S support.
• Auth error: Check username/password. Special characters are URL-encoded automatically.