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Thingino: Open-Source Firmware for IP Cameras

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Re: Thingino: Open-Source Firmware for IP Cameras

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Post by tmjwid »

I just installed this on my Wyse cam 2 after using the defang hacks for years. This works all the same but it is much better. Having working night vision where it isn't just randomly enabling the IR filter is great.

Upgrade from dafang was easy if you follow the guide on the github wiki. Getting RTSP working was strange as it wouldn't work over IP but did over local DNS entry, but that's the only issue I've found so far.

Re: Thingino: Open-Source Firmware for IP Cameras

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Post by themactep »

cnst wrote: post #3

The prior OpenIPC thread from earlier today is literally 75% about thingino: OpenIPC: Open IP Camera Firmware — https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44758463 — Aug 2025 (106 comments) The cheapest camera that you can install this onto, is Cinnado D1, which retails at under $14.99 USD FBA on Amazon Prime in the US: https://github.com/wltechblog/thingino-installers/tree/main/... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBBT5RMP — ≤…

The cheapest supported camera, aside from a given you as a gift, is Jooan A2R from Temu. It is like $3 per piece, brand new. It is a nice little pan/tilt model with a low-end 720p sensor. But it is fast, nice looking, snappy and dirt cheap.

Re: Thingino: Open-Source Firmware for IP Cameras

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Post by tecleandor »

tmjwid wrote: post #21

I just installed this on my Wyse cam 2 after using the defang hacks for years. This works all the same but it is much better. Having working night vision where it isn't just randomly enabling the IR filter is great. Upgrade from dafang was easy if you follow the guide on the github wiki. Getting RTSP working was strange as it wouldn't work over IP but did over local DNS entry, but that's the only issue I've found so…

Oh nice. I have one of those somewhere in a box, as the 'Dafang hacks' was flaky to me. I should try it!

Re: Thingino: Open-Source Firmware for IP Cameras

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Post by themactep »

1024core wrote: post #13

What does the firmware do, practically? Can I use the firmware on my Wyze cameras as a drop-in replacement? Will the cameras still talk to the Wyze app? I guess my question is: from a practical viewpoint, what do I get with this firmware (other than that it is open and all that, which I totally appreciate).

Thingino is a replacement of the stock firmware. But you obviously lose the ability to use vendor's cloud. Because if you still want to use the subscription service, why would you need to replace the stock firmware?

Re: Thingino: Open-Source Firmware for IP Cameras

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Post by themactep »

lammylamy wrote: post #22

I just bricked a wyze2 camera. I was excited to finally be able to use the units again. Followed the process but unfortunately, the camera dead.

You cannot brick these that easily. Come to the support channel on Discord and we'll teach you how to revive it.

Re: Thingino: Open-Source Firmware for IP Cameras

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Post by wltechblog »

jauntywundrkind wrote: post #4
cnst wrote: post #3

The prior OpenIPC thread from earlier today is literally 75% about thingino: OpenIPC: Open IP Camera Firmware — https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44758463 — Aug 2025 (106 comments) The cheapest camera that you can install this onto, is Cinnado D1, which retails at under $14.99 USD FBA on Amazon Prime in the US: https://github.com/wltechblog/thingino-installers/tree/main/... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBBT5RMP — ≤…

That does seem to be Ingenic SoC based (which is what Thingino supports). One neat thing about openipc is that it supports a huge range of SoC. Example link. https://openipc.org/cameras/vendors/hisilicon

Since Thingino targets retail devices at the top level rather than components, when you install our firmware you get an image made specifically for your device. We can give you easier installation methods than using a flash programming in many cases, and once your camera is flashed, all of its functions work out of the box.

Also, by focusing on the Ingenic platform, you can be assured that your camera will actually work once installed. That was not my experience with OpenIPC.

Re: Thingino: Open-Source Firmware for IP Cameras

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Post by wltechblog »

gdevenyi wrote: post #7

Fascinating comparison of the main page here versus the OpenIPC camera firmware also on the front page. First thing I want to know is "do I have this hardware". These guys do it right.

in most cases you can tell at a glance. We have run into vendors changing their internals without any way of telling other than opening the cam up. Last year mos vendors started moving their cameras from the T31 processor to the newer (cheaper) T23, without changing model names. I've bought at least one cam where one user got an Ingenic chip and I got some random ARM chip.. and a few cases where they have a few wifi chip options and its a coin toss which one you get. When possible I try to account for this in my installers, so that the user doesn't need to deal with it themselves, but other times its unavoidable.
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