Alexa, Echo show and IP camera viewing... working :-)
I just got Alexa to show my IP cameras on my Echo Show. Cool.Its done using the Monocle skill for Alexa.
Monocle Monocle /proxy.php?image=https://monoclecam.com/user/themes/monocle/images/favicon.png&hash=0eb5d5ae54d9823f752c2c657690fa83&return_error=1 monoclecam.com Amazon.com: Monocle RTSP/RTP IP Cameras: Alexa Skills Amazon.com: Monocle RTSP/RTP IP Cameras: Alexa Skills www.amazon.com
Free while its in beta
For my cameras it was a little bit more complicated than for some others and additionally needed the Monocle gateway installing; which I installed on a raspberryPi.
Anyway, it works. 'Alexa, Show the garage camera' Click to expand... About 10secslater a live video stream of my garage is showing data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
The new look forum search function isn't working so I cant check if this has been posted before, so, sorry and please post a link where this capability is discussed here.
edit..
https://www.avforums.com/styles/avf/logo.og.png Monocle - CCTV on Amazon devices I have been looking for a while now on how to get my Hikvision CCTV on my many TVs around the house using Smart Devices. i have seen that Alexa integrates easily with Ring Doorbells, Arlo etc but Hikvision, being a Pro/Semi-Pro product has never much been designed for the smart market.I... https://www.avforums.com/styles/avf/logo.og.png www.avforums.com
That one was easy to find but my title is betterdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 congratulation for Alexa echo show data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 Showing my Hik cameras on all of my TVs with Firesticks / Echo Dots. been solid for 3 or 4 weeks now
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