YI Dashcam python library

An unofficial python library for interfacing with the Xiaomi YI Dash Cam.

Disclaimer

USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! This is an unofficial software library which may cause permanent damage to your dash camera and permanent loss of data.

Requirements

The main library requires:

• Python >= 3.4
• Requests

The web application requires (optional):

• Flask-Bootstrap

Installation

This library can be installed from PyPI by simply using:

python -m pip install yidashcam

Usage

To use any of the below, you must connect to your dash camera via WiFi first.

Web Application

To use the web application, run: python -m yidashcam webapp (requires Flask-Bootstrap). This hosts a local web app accessible via your web browser, allowing browsing of the dashcam's stored video and modification of the dashcam's settings.

Sample screenshot of file list page

Sample screenshot of settings page

Command Line

There are three command line based tools:

• python -m yidashcam config displays the current dashcam settings and allows changing of these settings.
• python -m yidashcam stream puts the dashcam in a mode to allow live streaming from the dash camera.
• python -m yidashcam snapshot takes a photo with the dashcam and saves it in current directory or specified file.

Library

An example of using yidashcam (sync emergency clips to current folder):

import os
import yidashcam

with yidashcam.YIDashcam() as yi:
    print("Serial number: {}".format(yi.serial_number))
    for emr_file in yi.emergency_list:
        if not os.path.exists(emr_file.name):
            print("Fetching {}...".format(emr_file.path))
            with open(emr_file.name, 'wb') as local_file:
                for data in yi.get_file(emr_file):
                    local_file.write(data)

Another example (setting a config value, taking a photo and downloading it to the current folder):

import yidashcam

with yidashcam.YIDashcam() as yi:
    yi.set_config(yidashcam.config.Option.photo_resolution,
                  yidashcam.config.PhotoResolution.r1920x1080)
    yi.take_photo()
    photo = sorted(yi.photo_list)[-1]
    with open(photo.name, 'wb') as local_file:
        for data in yi.get_file(photo):
            local_file.write(data)

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2016 Steven Hiscocks

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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