I recently set up Frigate to monitor the front of my house, and it’s been a fantastic addition to my smart home setup. Frigate detects when someone approaches my front yard and stores the image with the entity image.front_yard_person. It also triggers the binary_sensor.front_yard_person_occupancy to turn on, which is perfect for automations.
However, I noticed a slight delay in how Frigate updates the image.front_yard_person entity. It seems like the image isn’t updated until after the binary sensor has turned off. For example, when someone walks up to my door, the binary sensor detects them, but the image entity doesn’t update until they’ve moved away. This is a minor inconvenience, but I’m curious if there’s a way to make Frigate update the image entity immediately upon detection.
I tried adjusting the configuration file to see if there’s a setting that controls the timing of image updates. After some research, I found that Frigate’s image entity updates are tied to the detection events. If I can find a way to trigger the image update alongside the binary sensor, it might resolve the delay.
Overall, Frigate is working wonderfully for my setup, and I’m excited to explore more customization options to optimize its performance. If anyone has tips or tricks for improving the image update timing, I’d love to hear them!