/arlo-cl

Arlo Command Line Utility

Primary LanguagePython

arlo-cl

command line tool to control Arlo cameras. Based on Python library https://github.com/jeffreydwalter/arlo

Uses the following Python modules:

  • requests
  • monotonic
  • sseclient

Purpose

This tool is specially adapted to my own environment where I am using some predefined modes to switch on / off different my different Arlo cams.

the script currently support these modes (which youmost likely need to adapt to your environment ...)

Mode Purpose
aktiviert Activate (Arm) all cams
deaktiviert Deactivate (Disarm) all cams
aktiviert_tag Set several custom modes for my different cams with different sensitivity during the day
aktiviert_ohne_terrasse Only activate some of my cams
garten Only activate some of my cams
garten_hinten Only activate some of my cams

Config

The script is looking for a config file where you define the user and password for your Arlo account and the name of your base station (currently only one base station is supported). See "arlo-cl.cfg.sample" as a sample of how the file looks like.

I am using an additional account I created just to be used with this script so it does not interfere with my normal Arlo account I am using e.g. in the Arlo app.

The config file is named "arlo-cl.cfg" and needs to be put in the same directory as "arlo-cl.py". You can also specifiy a different name and path for that file by adding the "--configfile" switch.

Usage:

usage: arlo-cl.py [-h]
                  [--devicetype {basestation,arlobridge,camera,lights,siren}]
                  [--devicename DEVICENAME]
                  [--mode {aktiviert,deaktiviert,aktiviert_tag,aktiviert_ohne_terrasse,garten,garten_hinten}]
                  [--brightness {-2,-1,0,1,2}] [--configfile CONFIGFILE]
                  {list-devices,list-modes,get-deviceid,get-uniqueid,set-mode,set-brightness}

Samples:

List all known devices:

arlo-cl.py list-devices

Output:

<DEVICENAME>  :  <DEVICETYPE>  :  <DEVICEID>  :  <UNIQUE_DEVICEID>

List only camera devices:

arlo-cl.py list-devices --devicetype camera

Output:

<DEVICENAME>  :  <DEVICETYPE>  :  <DEVICEID>  :  <UNIQUE_DEVICEID>

List modes of devices

arlo-cl.py list-modes

Output:

<UNIQUE_DEVICEID>  :  <MODE_NAME>  :  <MODE_ID>  :  <MODE_TYPE>

Get Unique ID of a device named "Garten_1":

arlo-cl.py get-uniqueid --devicename Garten_1

Output:

<UNIQUE_DEVICEID>

Set mode to "aktiviert" (arm all devices, see above)

arlo-cl.py set_mode aktiviert

Set brightness value for camera "CamName" to "+2"

arlo-cl.py set-brightness --devicename CamName --brightness +2