How to Make Your Own Affordable HomeKit Security Camera

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[@AhmadNazirAfiq]

More in-depth HomeKit and HomeBridge tips please! love this new take of Apple Insider!

[@thomas_harkestad]

Can you do a HomeKit garage door opener for two garages with open/closed sensors? I have tried to make it for 5 months. But every toturial is very hard to follow.

[@8Jallin]

I found a way for this made by somebody else. I dont use the sensor parts though. I just care to open and close my garage via wifi or vpn.

[@ronressler]

Thanks for the video tutorial. Looking to add my 1st HomeKit camera. I will look more closely at this solution. Thanks again.

[@tinkmarshino]

Not bad my friend.. But there are a few things I think you should have mentioned in case some folks don't know.... make sure you power is 5 v/ 750 - 1500 mA otherwise you put to much of a strain on your system and it may fail earlier if the mA are to high.. Plus make sure you are grounded before playing with the camera.. they are very sensitive to static and I have found out the hard way how sensitive.. the Pi and other components are not that sensitive but cameras in whatever capacity you use them are.. carry on andrew you did a good vid here.. (even if I am a hopeless windows guy.. except when I use linux)

[@DarekBarquero]

Can you do a tutorial for Homebridge? HomeKit smart plugs are expensive 😅

[@AppleInsider]

You can expect much more HomeKit and smart home coverage soon!

[@left0verture]

Darek Barquero Might want to look into HOOBS.org. My Linux skills are minimal and I’m nothing close to a hardware jock, but I was able to add my SmartThings setup to HomeKit using a HOOBS (Homebridge Out Of the Box) setup. Pretty easy to do and it’s ‘pay what you think it’s worth’ - could be as cheap as a free dowwnload. One suggestion if you go HOOBS - backup your system after it’s stable and before doing updates or changes. I had a good working setup and neglected to backup before applying a small point upgrade... which broke my system. :-( Lesson (I should have known) learned.

[@FizulNizam]

Would it be possible just to have the camera since I already have one homebridge set up?

[@djcappa8005]

Can you use a raspberry pi zero w ?

[@davidbarnes2615]

You keep popping up very ware. I like this video, it would be cool to see more HomeKit videos like this using raspberrie pie keep up the good work.

[@AAI30]

Is it possible to make a home kit hub for smart devices that don’t support Apple HomeKit? That’s will be a cool project

[@Romain1212]

Is there a recommended case for the board or both the board and camera itself that you might suggest? Trying to make it both a little less exposed and also easy to conceal.

[@AleksanderXII]

Nice Video! Can you explain why this is not working on a raspberry Pi Zero W V.1.1?

[@Casperdroid5]

Not enough cpu power

[@imdoug]

More tutorials! Maybe dive into Homebridge and what other stuff can be done

[@jasonchan4053]

MuffinDemons

[@AppleInsider]

There is a LOT you can do with HomeBridge, so we will have to evaluate what works and what doesn't. Also depends on the interest of this piece if we dig more into it.

[@subhayanmajumdar1755]

please try, more videos

[@simonevalmacco8126]

Very nice tutorial! How can I change the video resolution of the camera? thank you very much!

[@appledadlife]

Congrats on the new adventure with AI!

[@eezmo2114]

Can one raspberry pi 3 module take more than one camera or is it a raspberry pi kit for every camera???. T.i.a.

[@nihaal7750]

Apple it was an insiders job after all!!!!!!!!

[@winwithlove]

FYI - image works on Raspberry Pi 2 B. It also works with USB WiFi module. However, you need to modify "wpa_supplicant.conf" file for hidden SSID's.

[@JunshuLiu]

My 16GB empty SD card (15.9GB shown) won’t work. Etcher said additional 93.8MB is required

[@hieristpapa]

Got the same issue..Did you find a solution?

[@mridulranjan1069]

That's not a backslash, it's a forward slash (/) :-)

[@mrloardoftheboard]

Hey @Appleinsider I got the Omna and I‘m quite satisfied with it, how does the Circle keep up compared to the omna? I‘d only use it via HomeKit

[@Don-h4d]

How long could this setup run with a 20000 MhA powerbank?

[@timkebienda1809]

I'd like to get that teddy bear camera housing. Is that possible?

[@bleachie]

I googled this a while ago, it looks like someone got around to making it happen. Time to convert those extra Pi’s!

[@Adsdadrocks]

Assuming the the camera can be accessed remotely with a hub ipad/apple tv/homepod) does the video data get encrypted at all times using Homekit ios encryption?

[@valerioboccaccini4390]

it is working also with other midule cam? or only with pi cam?

[@avikstar6067]

Does it work even in Android and windows

[@TheWayno2009]

very Interested in project progress eg recording, motion notifications and ir/night mode

[@eksmad]

iDB lives on here at AppleInsider, yay

[@mythalogicalman135]

Do you know if I could just look on the computer instead

[@renzogamboa821]

I was able to setup successfully but the camera is just to slow even using an Ethernet cable directly to my pi. Good tutorial after all.

[@NikitaBelomestnykh]

Why wouldn't you say the total price?

[@tomassavenas1266]

Like author mentioned in this video. The camera doesn't have motion detection and night mode, there are some glitches. However, Omnia 180 is cheaper now. No brainer to buy a tested and certified product. Although if you want hands to get dirty and play around with tech, go ahead.

[@suloman5845]

Go buy 20 dollar wifi camera. Thats it. They have wide range of view due to its turning range. (both vertical and horizontal)

[@astroko]

HomeKit is a win. @@suloman5845

[@sicctt]

Can HomeKit secure video work with this

[@vikrantmakwana]

Does this work on Raspberry Pi Zero W? For my RPI Zero w, the Apple Home app does not show the list of accessories in Add Accessory like it did for you. And after entering the pair code, it just takes forever. Am I missing anything? Like do all I need is a RPI with the image installed, and an Apple iPhone?? Or do I require anything else?

[@tanmaywho]

Same.

[@jaimieblagg2593]

same issue here, anybody figured out how to make it work? thanks

[@bruceaanthony]

Love this so much ... do more raspberry pi solutions

[@timonestory]

Does this procedure work on my Windows 10 computer?

[@pavzutube]

What is code that you entered in the iPhone while adding the camera?

[@x10s44]

Does this require a homebridge to work?

[@TheCashNash]

Can you just plug the pi into your laptop or do you need a monitor

[@Kmoxstar]

Could I take the camera off of an old iPhone and use it?

[@Connor_M13]

So many people are complaining about how it is slightly over 16 gigabytes but I'd like to see then try to code this at a smaller size

[@nguyennhatquang88]

How can I flash this image if I doesn't have MAC, I 'm using Windows, How many camera I can Add to this via USB port? I saw it has homebridge build in already, Can I add another devices to Homebridge? thank you, If you can make a video how to I will very appreciate that

[@rahilpatel624]

Could I connect this to my pcs hdd

[@blocbonbon]

You had me at the "casing" :D :D :D

[@shobinja]

How to make the project for multiple cameras 📷 from a single raspberry pi and to connect with AppleHome.

[@iifunnyninja8422]

I have tried so many things to make this work with my rpi zero w and it just won't show up on HomeKit. It's connected to the same wifi band as my phone, I am holding my phone near it whenever I go to search for the HomeBridge, the camera is plugged in. I mean my last comment that I made about me not being able to find it was posted a month ago. I took that time to comb over everything and anything to make sure it was all correct. Still no cigar. Please, please respond if you have any information on it at all!

[@jivans82]

How many cameras can we connect to Raspberry Pi 3 - Model B+? Do we need any specific model of camera or any camera available in the market will work?

[@dhavalpatel8399]

Can i use my webcam instead of raspberry Pi camera? If your answer is yes then show me how to do it!

[@younwonsohn7404]

Q. Is it possible to do only by using laptop without any monitor and keyboard?

[@Pg-xs4tr]

Does this work with HomeKit secure video?

[@tanujaginuga3233]

Will this work on Android phone also?

[@jc3fresh]

Ginuga Tanuja this video demonstrates how to connect your camera with HomeKit, which is only for apple devices, so not for Android

[@iifunnyninja8422]

I have followed all of the steps given except HomeKit cannot find the device... Someone please help! I am using a Rpi zero W

[@RaafBr]

Is that a problem if I let the camera plugged in every day?

[@dereine7789]

Hello AI, The video works with a 16 GB SD card. The .dmg is 16.03 GB. On my SD card are 15.8GB free. Can you please make the .dmg so small, that it on one 16GB SD card fits?

[@miguelangeloconceicao738]

This image was created from a 16GB Sandisk SC card. This brand has a slightly larger capacity than other SD card brands. So if you flash the image to a Sandisk SD card it should fit fine. Note however that this DMG image file has 5 partitions and the last partition contains around 95MB of empty space - so this means you can also use other 16GB SD card brands with a slightly lower capacity, but in this case you must use another method for flashing the image file (etcher does not allow you to flash the image to a shorter capacity SD card) I used the hdiutil and dd terminal commands and it worked fine: On your terminal window just type these commands: hdiutil convert ~/Downloads/ai-homekit-camera.dmg -format UDTO -o ~/Downloads/ai-homekit-camera.img mv ~/Downloads/ai-homekit-camera.img.cdr ~/Downloads/ai-homekit-camera.img diskutil list (on the output of this command look for your SD card 15.5GB disk - in my case it was disk4 - so this is the disk number I used on the next 3 commands) diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk4 sudo dd if=~/Downloads/ai-homekit-camera.img of=/dev/rdisk4 bs=1m (If the SDcard runs out of space you will get this "dd: /dev/rdisk4: Input/output error" - In this case it's OK since the extra space does not contain any data) diskutil eject /dev/rdisk4 And it's Done! Alternatively, you can use other apps for flashing the image file (example, Win32DiskImager for Windows - which despite complaining that the image file will not fit, let's you know that you can go ahead because the excess space does not contain any data)

[@dereine7789]

Hello Miguel, sorry, have your answer now read! Thanks for this tip! Will try him out in the next few days. Best Regards

[@arturlinden9442]

Thank you Miguel!

[@lesleycity3497]

Better and cheaper to take a rpi zero W, install homebridge, homebridge-ring plugin and add a cheap ring indoor cam. You will have video, audio and motion.

[@fahaad9]

is there any camera which doesnt need to be connected to pi? like hardware wire!

[@dazcress5031]

have you got an updated link to the image? thanks

[@gaurav3746]

Can we add two camera modules.if yes then how?

[@allan.n.7227]

Thanks a lot for the video.. 👍😊 ...is it possible using to cnfigure this image so that you can add an (or even better more than one) existing Lan connected ONVIF camera ?? (That would be really great)

[@vinayalata463]

LOL

[@mRendyIrawan]

Will this work on a Raspberry Pi Zero?

[@Gollammeister]

Would this system be viewable say from a smart phone

[@patrickreyna-tamez5612]

Will this work with a usb web cam instead?

[@davevanwijk9582]

Does this also work with an usb camera?

[@vettorazi]

yes. specially with logitech ones

[@AAI30]

Daniel Vettorazi how do you fine tune the code to make it so it works with a usb camera

[@vinayalata463]

LOL

[@tanujaginuga3233]

Should the mobile and raspberry Pi be connected to the same internet connection??

[@tanujaginuga3233]

Will this work on Android phone also?

[@Hucksleyyy91]

Is is possible to attach this camera to a nas or Synology ? :) would make for a perfect camera system if I also add a motion sensor to the pi in HomeKit aswell :)

[@davidsalascars]

Mi Home Security Camera Basic?

[@mukesh4984]

How to connect hard disk a d save recording to hard disk fir future access.?

[@letsgofishing9]

Can this code be somehow incorporated int an already existent raspberry homekit setup? It lacks a camera and I'd like to add one to it... If so, can somebody give me a heads up on how to actually do it? Thanks

[@Jawneyisoepic]

This did not work I need help PLEASE!!!

[@fusionsid]

It says the file is 93 mb more than my sd cards capacity but I’m using the same card as you

[@OliverBusse]

Now on 32GB it works like a charm!

[@paulmeynell4135]

Able to post a smaller IMG file? All my SD cards are 8gb.

[@estanislaocrivos4015]

You could have made the .dmg file a bit smaller so that we could use a 16gb sd instead of a 32gb. ( the file is 16.03gb)

[@Connor_M13]

Estanislao Crivos Well you can program it then

[@wachter206]

.dmg files are already compressed. If you keep compressing it it could cause data corruption.

[@theharbingerofconflation]

Logan not the point at all! Either make a smaller diskimage or shrink the partition afterwards and cut off the unnecessary free space.

[@wachter206]

Hase DMG Files don't have free space. It's not a partition it's a disk image. You can't resize them.

[@Tqctiz]

Can you make a tutorial on how to install and program arducam for arduino please?

[@carlamannon4974]

I noticed you went over to an iphone. Is this so you can see what the pi and camera are recording remotely? Also can i do this with a android?

[@noahnoah5454]

Carla Mannon homekit is only on ios. On Android just get a Wifi camera and im sure there is a app specially for the camera

[@carlamannon4974]

@@noahnoah5454 oh ok will have to do more research

[@Hucksleyyy91]

is there a way to grab the video to save on a NAS

[@alimismail8407]

Can you use a usb camera instead

[@MarceloGarcia9]

That’s a forward slash not a backslash

[@pa1kumar484]

is it compatible with raspberry pi B+?

[@mickyjb2003]

Did I miss it, but is there away of saving your security videos?

[@pres002]

android? and how to access this off your wifi? maybe im at work an want to check howto please?

[@lmm655]

password was change ? Permission denied (publickey,password). macbook-pro:~ lmm65

[@Mangold108]

the adapter comes with the raspberry pi?

[@drkcodeman]

Does it record over the network?

[@itaydorfman4208]

hey can you please help me I want to do this with a google aiy kit is it possible because it needs special drivers. if you can sort it out i will be happy thanks!

[@ryanmilton2643]

how about unifi UVC-G3-MICRO using openmediavault?

[@LPVD]

Does anyone know if this works with an Apple Tv3?

[@colinmurray2976]

Just saying you can add all the features he said you cant In the video plus more like ai object indentification and you can save all the video it's just more complicated

[@estanislaocrivos4015]

More videos like this please

[@netzwerk675]

Won't work for me... Getting Ip-Adress, getting HomeKit-Code, but no accessory shown in HomeKit. Please help!

[@iifunnyninja8422]

Same thing is happening to me. I have the exact same setup he has but its not showing up in HomeKit. And no one seems to respond to people who need help.

[@lauraangera1104]

Great Project. Can you have more than one on same network?

[@miguelangeloconceicao738]

Yes you can. Just change the Homekit code for each one

[@Bmywudt2]

I’ve got lots of questions. How do you build a security camera that’s motion sensor, wireless, and can be stored on cloud space? What would you need?

[@matthewthomas3687]

Can you do a diy Siri/HomeKit automatic blinds.

[@TheGunguy461]

5:12 that’s a forward slash

[@JaysonFishman]

My camera is having poor connection. If anyone can help that’d be greatly appreciated!

[@rayhey]

I want the tiny script, not the big image. What a waste of resources.

[@Niko-gr3yo]

what?

[@tonomrekaj4790]

How to add second camera? Thanks

[@jsmitton]

I appreciate that this video is aging but wish to know that the project complies with the security standards of HomeKit - not just "works with it". I chose HomeKit for its security protocol(s) and it would be pointless to add this camera if it provides a soft spot.

[@Harryspidystyles]

I guess I'm making a teddy cam.

[@Lsf31]

hey, for me it's not possible to add a second camera with the same setup why ?? Thx

[@stephenbyers7229]

Did you find a way to get the second camera working?