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Overview

Peers is where you add and manage other devices on your network that can provide:

  • A camera stream URL (MJPEG/RTSP/etc)
  • Optional localization outputs (pose, tag data) over HTTP or NetworkTables

Most teams only use Peers when they want to ingest a stream from a device that is not physically plugged into HVS - Raze.

What you can do​

  • Discover peers on your network (mDNS + broadcast scan).
  • Add/edit peers manually (HeliOS, LimelightOS, PhotonVision, or Custom).
  • Save stream URLs that you can use later when creating a Netcam stream in OS > Devices.
  • Probe peers to see whether their API/UI/streams are reachable.
  • (Optional) Configure where localization outputs should be read from (HTTP vs NT4) and how to map fields for custom devices.
  • Sync pipelines from compatible HeliOS peers when available.
  • Remove peers you no longer use.

What Peers is not​

  • Peers does not create streams by itself. After you add a peer, you still create a stream in OS > Devices (typically a Netcam stream) and paste/select the URL.
  • Peers does not guarantee decoding or pipeline compatibility. It only stores the endpoints and shows reachability and metadata.

Integration types​

The UI supports these peer integration kinds:

  • HeliOS: another HeliOS node (API base URL typically on port 5800).
  • LimelightOS: Limelight OS device (API and management URLs are filled in from the host).
  • PhotonVision: PhotonVision device (stream URLs are often on ports 1181, 1182, ...).
  • Custom: manual endpoints and (optional) mapping rules.

Quick start: add a peer, then attach its stream​

  1. Go to OS > Peers and click Add peer.
  2. Use Auto discover if the device is on the same L2 network and advertises itself (mDNS/broadcast).
  3. Or choose an integration type and enter the device host/IP so Helios can fill defaults.
  4. Save the peer.
  5. Go to OS > Devices and create a stream using a Netcam-type source, then use the peer's stream URL.