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The video widget allows you to display static, live, and streaming video(s) contained within a . An M3U8 playlist is a Unicode version of an M3U playlist.
Select or create a datastream of .
At the moment Blynk doesn't provide streaming servers. So you can either stream directly from the camera, use third-party services, or host your own streaming server (on Raspberry Pi for example).
The video widget has the following controls:
Play / Pause: Press the play button to start or continue the video. Press the pause button to stop the video.
Frame Sider: Grab and slide it to position the video to a particular frame.
Audio: Adjust the audio volume or mute it.
Full Screen: View the video in full screen.
Playback Speed: Adjust the video playback speed.
You can change the URL from your , or via an by using the property name ‘url’.
Where:
vPin
is: virtual pin number the widget is assigned to
widgetProperty
: property you want to change
propertyValue
: value of the property you want to change
Don't put Blynk.setProperty()
into the void loop()
as it can cause a flood of messages and your hardware will be disconnected. Send such updates only when necessary, or use timers.
You can change the widget’s other properties (label, isDisabled, isHidden) from your , or via an . Set the property to True or an integer value of 1 to disable / hide the widget, or set the property to False / zero (0) to enable or make it visible.