Another way to check firmware instead of using the command CheckFirmware.

[mnpg]

Hi @starkillerOG,

i found another way to check the firmware update through the official Reolink Download Center if the cameras do not have the CheckFirmware command.

It's a wordpress server and you can have json results for having these informations .

Here the method :

• First step : Retrieve the GetDevInfo of the camera specially the fields : Model and Hardware No

• Second step : curl this url below to have all the firmware and product id listed in their database :
  https://reolink.com/wp-json/reo-v2/download/hardware-version/selection-list

• Filter in the return hardware-version json with the GetDevInfo you got (the model and Hardware no). You will have in return a id (#id_hardware_n°#) and an dlProduct>id (#id_model#) for this model and hardware

• After that third step : curl this url below with these ids you got :
  https://reolink.com/wp-json/reo-v2/download/firmware/?dlProductId=#id_model#&hardwareVersion=#id_hardware_n°#&lang=en

• In the last json page, you will find the date that the firmware has been release (EPOCH date) :

data > 0 > firmwares > 0 > displayTime
you can compare it with current date and check if the display date is the same the current date

Regards

[starkillerOG]

@mnpg that is a greath find!
The build-in firmware check command is really flakey, so I think this method will work a lot better.
This also provides more information such us the new firmware version name and release notes.

I am certainly going to implement this as soon as I have some time!

[starkillerOG]

@mnpg I implemented this new method in this PR: #32 , works greath.
Thank you very much for the suggestion!

[mnpg]

@starkillerOG, no problem. I'm pleased to help you and the HA Reolinkers community. Thanks to you 👍
Just one thing, i add a comment for the PR (ISP settings) that you have merged last week :#29. Can you take a look because for these isp settings are linked to getability capabilities and in the code, i ain't see something like that but i'm not sure
Tell me if i'm wrong.
Regards

[starkillerOG]

I just added the check of the capabilities in commit: 21adca6
Thanks for making me aware of this.