From 5815e5a2943beb89354bbc8b0d362245abce3c63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dermot Duffy Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2021 10:42:54 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation for Hyperion camera (#16560) Co-authored-by: Franck Nijhof --- source/_integrations/hyperion.markdown | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_integrations/hyperion.markdown b/source/_integrations/hyperion.markdown index 459b81832bb..aa93c3e7158 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/hyperion.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/hyperion.markdown @@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ extra effects will be available: - 'USB Capture': Use a 'USB Capture' device that is configured in Hyperion. - 'Solid': Use a solid color only. +## Hyperion Camera + +A Hyperion camera entity is created that shows a stream of the input to Hyperion (e.g., a +USB Capture device). This could be used to show a small "preview window" next to TV +controls, for example. + +Please note that only the currently live Hyperion priority can be streamed, and only +streamable sources will actually stream content (e.g., USB Capture Devices will work, but +static colors will not). + ## Advanced Entities The Hyperion integration comes with a series of disabled-by-default entities for