Cameras tiles can add IP camera feeds to your SplashTiles screens. Camera tiles are configurable resolution and support up to 10 fps (MJPEG) or 5 fps (JPEG) with low latency. If you need full frame rate RTSP or HTTP video please upgrade to NetPlay Home.

Camera Tiles support

• MJPEG URLs without basic/digest auth
• JPEG URLS with basic/digest auth (only supported in our APP, not in a web browser)
• MJPEG or JPEG https URLs with token auth

CameraBridge Tiles support

• Any MJPEG or JPEG URL with basic/digest auth
• MJPEG or JPEG https URLs with token auth
• Requires our CamaraBridge proxy
• Supports PIP or transparent Overlay display with remote triggers

CameraBridge Secure Tiles support

• Any MJPEG or JPEG URL with basic/digest auth
• MJPEG or JPEG https URLs with token auth
• Fully encrypted internet data path
• Use this tile for screens to view your IP cameras OUTSIDE your home/network.
• Requires our CamaraBridge proxy
• Supports PIP or transparent Overlay display with remote triggers

All SplashTiles Camera / CameraBridge tiles support

• Multiple camera tiles on the same screen
• PIP or transparent Overlay display with remote triggers
• Flexible frame rate options and caching for improved performance

Setup instructions
First select the appropriate tile:

• Pro Plan
• If you need to view this camera outside your home network, use the CameraBridge Secure tile
• Else if your camera has authentication, use the CameraBridge tile
• Else use the Camera tile. You might also use this tile if you don't have a CamaraBridge server installed yet.
• Lite / Free Plan
• Use the Camera tile
• If you need any of the CameraBridge features, please upgrade to PRO.

Add the selected tile to your SplashTiles dashboard:

1. Background color is normally not seen unless you are using 'contain' mode in param2. Set your background color to fully opaque if using this tile in Overlay mode (for best performance).
2. Param1 sets the Camera URL
   • If using authentication, format is 'http://username:password@originalURL'
   • Using a lower resolution JPEG / MJPEG URL improves performance on slow device or complex screens
   • Most cameras allow adding '?resolution=640x480' to the URL to control size. Google your camera for specific syntax.
3. Param2 sets how your camera will be displayed
   • default: Cover entire tile while keeping aspect ratio (will clip edges)
   • contain: Scale to tile while keeping aspect ratio (will not clip edges)
   • fill: Cover entire tile (will not clip, aspect ratio will change)
4. (CameraBridge) On CameraBridge tiles, Param2 also sets the IP address and optional Token of your CameraBridge server.
   Enter this as 'default,192.168.1.x' for regular or as 'default,yourdomain.org,yourtoken' for secure.
5. Param3 sets the refresh interval (fps) of JPEG URLs. 200-500 is recommended for local cameras. 1500 for external cameras.
   IMPORTANT, set this to -1 for MJPEG.

Testing

• If you can't find your camera URL, consider using a ONVIF browsing app on your mobile device. These apps can query most cameras directly to get the snapshot or video URLs. Example
• Make sure your SplashTiles app is 2.0.4 or later!
• Basic/digest Auth camera feeds will always display properly in the SplashTiles app (version 2.0.4+)
Auth MJPEG feeds require the CameraBridge tile.
• Basic/digest Auth camera feeds will NOT display on your web browser dashboard.
Use a CameraBridge Tile for auth feed support in browsers.
• We recommend using the INTERNAL ip address URL for your cameras for best performance.
• If using an EXTERNAL ip address URL, the refresh interval should be 1000 or higher.
• If your camera tile shows intermittant black/error frames, this indicates your JPEG resolution is too high (takes too long to load each frame)