Introduction
Based on this tutorial, you can add the ESP32 - S3 camera module to HomeAssistant and view the monitoring footage.
Tutorial
- In the settings, go to "Add - ons" and add the ESPHOME component.
- In ESPHome, click "NEXT DEVICE" to add a device.
Click the "EDIT" button on the device card, and paste the code below "captive_portal:".
# Example configuration entry
external_components:
- source:
type: git
url:
https://github.com/MichaKersloot/esphome_custom_components
components: [ esp32_camera ]
esp32_camera:
name: My Camera
external_clock:
pin: GPIO5
frequency: 20MHz
i2c_pins:
sda: GPIO8
scl: GPIO9
# data_pins: [GPIO4, GPIO6, GPIO7, GPIO14, GPIO17, GPIO21, GPIO18, GPIO16]
data_pins: [GPIO16, GPIO18, GPIO21, GPIO17, GPIO14, GPIO7, GPIO6, GPIO4]
vsync_pin: GPIO1
href_pin: GPIO2
pixel_clock_pin: GPIO15
# reset_pin: GPIOXX
resolution: 640x480
jpeg_quality: 10
brightness: 2
- Connect the module to your computer using a USB cable, and click the "INSTALL" button to flash the model.
- After the successful addition, once it is successfully connected to Wi - Fi, you can see the notification of the new device in the notifications.