Config: Homebridge Camera FFmpeg for bambu lab x1c lan mode camera

gistfile1.txt

{
    "name": "Camera FFmpeg",
    "cameras": [
        {
            "name": "bambu",
            "videoConfig": {
                "source": "-rtsp_transport tcp -i rtsps://bblp:<LAN mode access code>@<X1C IP address>:322/streaming/live/1"
            }
        }
    ]
}

Hey there. Have you gotten this to work reliably? I find that I can get a working stream from my X1C for about an hour and then it breaks until I restart my printer. Thanks!

Hi thanks for reaching out. Yes occasionally I need to power-cycle the X1C but overall my stream is stable and works for weeks.

Hard to say what could be the issue, maybe verify the printer has a static IP, can send data over UDP, router firewall rules, update x1c firmware (I'm on 1.08), etc. Incase this helps debugging, the following ffmpeg command streams the camera to a file which can be viewed with VLC.

ffmpeg -i rtsps://bblp:<LAN mode access code>@<X1C IP address>/streaming/live/1 -c copy output.ts

Thanks so much! I'll give it a shot.

I think I found a solution. Someone on Reddit suggested that since the Handy app has a timeout on the video feed, perhaps we need to make ffmpeg timeout.

I added this parameter to the URL and it seems to have resolved the issue:

-timelimit 300

So my config is:
-timelimit 300 -rtsp_transport tcp -i rtsps://bblp:<LAN mode access code>@<X1C IP address>:322/streaming/live/1