DIY Smart Home Video-Doorbell with ESP32 and Raspberry Pi [ENG]

[@ei23de]

Nur eine kleine Info - dieses Video gibt es auch auf deutsch. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3iYh6d7jMqhr5o

[@jurgenbouley7744]

That Waldo doorbell version and comment... Love it

[@qwarlock4126]

This is by far the coolest project and coolest video DIY doorbell. I would REALLY love it if you have time to put this together into a project. The sketch and instructions would be sweet.. in fact.. charge for it! I would def pay to be able to make this cool device.

[@ei23de]

Thank you! Indeed i plan to do a detailed instruction, maybe a set to buy. I will announce it on my channel + newsletter when ready.

[@qwarlock4126]

@@ei23de So excited!!!!

[@MrJupiter65]

Danke Felix! Ich habe gerade gesehen, wie CNET zwei intelligente Türklingeln getestet hat und beide konnten direkt vom Türrahmen gerissen werden. Dein Design ist genial. Ich habe vielleicht noch mehr Fragen. Machen Sie sich auch keine Sorgen darüber, dass es nicht in einer anderen Sprache ist, für die Google übersetzt. Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Sie haben mich inspiriert. ============================= Thank you Felix! I just watched CNET test out two smart doorbells and they both could be ripped right from the door frame. Your design is genius. I may have more questions. Also don't worry about it not being in another language that's what Google translates for. Congratulations you have inspired me.

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

Great work, Felix! That's one beautiful doorbell!

[@ei23de]

Thank you very much Sebastian! Someday in the future, we do a cool project together ok?! I just don't know when yet, but I mean it!

[@SmartSolutionsForHome]

@@ei23de I wanted to propose the same. We should definitely do a project together! Maybe this "ESP Chip dispenser for makers" you mentioned under my video :)

[@terencewong9662]

you have the most comprehensive video instruction on youtube for smart video-doorbell. especially your dashboard view of your system on a tablet. amazing. hopefully can learn alot from your video

[@ei23de]

Glad you like it! I will do some detailed instruction sooner or later too. For the first this shall do it. I will announce it on the newsletter when its ready.

[@mircobandini]

I would love to do this project. Where can I find the step to step guide?

[@ei23de]

@@mircobandini currently only available in german. but i will do a translation soon. Its available for donations above 20€

[@paulselby7122]

Excellent job! I appreciate your youtube video and will review your DIY Smart Home in english.

[@bernharddichtl9710]

yeyy great work once more!! keep going and thanks so much!!

[@ei23de]

You're welcome, I hope I can inspire somehow!

[@patrickd9551]

What kind of foil did you use? I looks really thick, was it a custom printout by a copyshop or something?

[@ei23de]

yes, exactly. Printed foil for window advertising.

[@patrickd9551]

@@ei23de Have you got any more details about the foil? It looks rather thick (which I like) Perhaps a link to the printshop if you can remember.

[@ei23de]

It was called vinyl foil i guess. It feels quite robust and plastic-ish

[@vividcolourfilms1276]

Data from the Goonies is a subscriber for sure :D

[@ei23de]

Haha, i guess McGuyver is a sub too, when wants to learn some of the IOT stuff ;-)

[@jaredhelder]

Awesome project. Love your videos.

[@dfn808]

Excellent project, thank you for sharing.

[@sfgoddard]

Brilliant - thanks!

[@mohammadrezahomayoun48]

great job. is it possible to do this with wired communication instead of wi-fi?

[@ei23de]

Yes, with a raspberry pi zero for example. Or you need a custom built ESP32 board.

[@mohammadrezahomayoun48]

@@ei23de thanks for your reply. Do you have any suggestion to encode camera images and microphone data to send with wire and what wired communications do you suggest for less noise and long range? rs485 is ok?

[@Techonsapevole]

Great!vThis is the true smart home!

[@ronpool6577]

Hi Felix, great job. any chance I could get my hands 9and eyes) on your Arduino sketch for this project?

[@ei23de]

Hi Ron, sure, but i have to clean it up a bit first. It's a combination of an Arduino Sketch and NodeRED Nodes. It basically uses the ESP32-CAM AI-Thinker example with some MQTT additions and the LCD Driver. When someone rings the bell, most stuff is done in NodeRED. NodeRED downloads the current image and sends it to Telegram and HomeAssistant and also sends the text for the display to the ESP. I think i have to do another full tutorial on this... Maybe tell me where you are stuck?!

[@ronpool6577]

@@ei23de Felix, I did not even start :) well I did sort off. My current project is a simple doorbell, the ESP32 is going to sleep (to drop power consumption) and a press on the button resets the ESP32 and when it reboots it pushes an event to telegram to notify the pressing of the button. I just like your setup and like to learn how you did things. Your intergration with HomeAssistant and the use of video is interesting.

[@ei23de]

Should it be battery powered? Because battery powered ESP32 Cam is quite hard. I'm currently finishing my smart doorlock video, which is also battery powered and those kind of projects are quite hard. In case of the ESP32 Kamera, it would use some time to connect to wifi and then send the picture. This can be annoying, if your door notifies you after some seconds has elapsed... In this case i would go for at least power connected ESP32. If programming is not your thing, you should have a look at ESP-Home esphome.io/components/esp32_camera.html Much easier, only not as customizable

[@ronpool6577]

@@ei23de I d a little programming I usually figure things out with a lot of try and fail :) I don't have trouble make battery powered arduino/raspberry pi projects, I use 18650 cells with a BMS that upscale to 5v with USB charger etc.. That works pretty well. I will check out ESP-Home. Thanks.

[@ei23de]

Trial and error is the fastest way to learn, i also do it that way. Unless you can learn from experts. You dont have to redo every error yourself. I have tinkered around with low power devices for at least 4 years now. Trust me, the voltage regulators of USB-chargers are not very efficient. You go up from 4.2V (18650) to 5V (USB) and then back to 3.3V with another bad voltage regulator (AMS1117) for the ESP32-CAM. You should go directly from 4.2V to 3.3V with a "mcp 1700 3302e" for example and remove the AMS1117 from the ESP. Within deepsleep you should aim to be at least under 0.1mA in the whole chain, otherwise you have to charge the battery too often and that is quite annoying.

[@hengeveldbram]

This looks great!

[@BabakStars]

So cool❤

[@KaterliRc]

Wow sieht gut aus 🤩👍

[@ei23de]

Danke! Nur eine kleine Info - ich hab das Video auch auf deutsch gemacht kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3iYh6d7jMqhr5o

[@KaterliRc]

@@ei23de oh vielen Dank 👍

[@alejandrotaudil3689]

Yes

[@soubhikkhan6239]

can you please share the sketch?

[@ei23de]

Will soon

[@arganaztuga]

Can it live stream to telegram? That would make a very nice 2 way remote video doorbell😅

[@ei23de]

no 2 way streaming. esp32 is to slow, check doorpi