From 5571bbd8f95b2b486089d0ac786d2b58ca48db9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ochlocracy <5885236+ochlocracy@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:51:29 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add Camera to Alexa Smart Home (#12519) * Update Alexa Smart Home to include Camera configuration. * :pencil2: Tweak Co-authored-by: Franck Nijhof --- source/_integrations/alexa.smart_home.markdown | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_integrations/alexa.smart_home.markdown b/source/_integrations/alexa.smart_home.markdown index 49b756e823b..d877d036f20 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/alexa.smart_home.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/alexa.smart_home.markdown @@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ The following integrations are currently supported: - [Binary Sensor](#binary-sensor) - [Doorbell Announcement](#doorbell-announcement) - [Presence Detection](#presence-detection-with-binary-sensor) +- [Camera](#camera) - [Climate](#climate) - [Cover](#cover) - [Garage Doors](#garage-doors) @@ -569,6 +570,18 @@ Each Echo device will need the communication and Announcements setting enabled, [Image Processing](#image-processing) entities also support this notification. +### Camera + +View a camera stream on an Amazon echo device. + +- _"Alexa, show the front door camera."_ + +The [`stream`](/integrations/stream/) integration is required to stream cameras to Amazon echo devices. + +The Amazon echo device will request the camera stream from Home Assistant. The Home Assistant URL must be accessible from the network the Amazon echo device is connected to and must support HTTPS on port 443 with a certificate signed by [an Amazon approved certificate authority](https://ccadb-public.secure.force.com/mozilla/IncludedCACertificateReport). These requirements can be satisfied with with Home Assistant Cloud, or LetsEncrypt/DuckDNS. + +Enable preload stream option for cameras used with echo devices to reduce response time, and prevent timing out before the 6 second limit. + ### Climate Single, double, and triple set-point thermostats are supported. The temperature value from the thermostat will also be exposed at a separate [temperature sensor](#sensor).