devices.types.camera

A device with a built-in camera and video broadcast function.

Examples of devices

Video camera, video intercom, door peephole with a camera.

Device control phrases

Each device type has a specific set of phrases. The user can control the device using these phrases without specifying the device name.

Phrases:

Yasmina, show the camera in the hallway.
Yasmina, turn on video from the nursery.
Yasmina, video from the summer house.
Yasmina, camera from the hallway.

Where can I find all voice commands?

To open the full list of voice commands:

Open the Yango Play app.
Select the desired device in the list of devices.
Go to the Device section at the bottom of the page.
Tap Device.

Recommended capabilities

The table of capabilities is based on popular device functions in a given category. It provides general recommendations for describing devices. Yango Smart Home does not restrict the provider to the specified list. You can combine capabilities and devices as you wish based on your awareness of the device features.


Capability	Instances and values
devices.capabilities.on_off	Functions and values are not applicable.
devices.capabilities.video_stream	Functions and values are not applicable.

Examples of capability and property descriptions

These structures are sent in response to the device list request.

A camera that can play back a video stream

{
  "capabilities": [
    {
      "type": "devices.capabilities.video_stream",
      "retrievable": false,
      "reportable": false,
      "parameters": {
      "protocols": ["hls"]
    }],
  "properties": []
}

Door peephole with a camera and motion sensor

{
  "capabilities": [
    {
      "type": "devices.capabilities.video_stream",
      "retrievable": false,
      "reportable": false,
      "parameters": {
      "protocols": ["hls"]
    }],
  "properties": [
    {
      "type": "devices.properties.event",
      "retrievable": true,
      "reportable": true,
      "parameters": {
      "instance": "motion",
      "events": [{
          "value": "detected"
        },
        {
          "value": "not_detected"
        }
      ]}
   }]
}