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# Homebridge Philips TV SaphiOS
This plug-in provides Homebridge support for Philips TVs running SaphiOS.
## Info
Plug-in tested on
- XXPUS6704 (API 6.1.0 )
- XXOLED754 (API 6.1.0 )
- XXPUS7805 (API 6.1.0 )
Working:
- Power funtions
- Turning the TV on
- Turning the TV off
- Ambilight functions
- Turning Ambilight+Hue on
- Turning Ambilight+Hue off
- Remote control functions (ControlCenter remote / widget)
- Navigating menus
- Arrows
- Confirm
- Back
- volume control with hardware buttons
- Options
- Input functions (Configurable via config)
- also exposable as switches for easy siri control
- Watch TV Button
- Applications
- Input sources
- TV Channels
What's next?
- Ambilight brightness
- Ambilight modes
- Ambilight+Hue modes
- Look into volume control with a slider
- arrangements within the home app
Some whishful thinking:
- Auto detect the TV in your local network
- Find a way to get the current channel/app/input
- Expose to Homekit as a proper remote
# Plug-in configuration
For the best experience you should use the built-in config.
If you can't use it for some reason you can use the config below as a reference.
{
"platform": "SaphiTV",
"name": "TV",
"ip_adress": "XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX",
"wol_adress": "wol://XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX",
"startup_time": 15,
"timeout": 5,
"input_delay": 650,
"api_version": 6,
"api_port_no": 1925,
"protocol": "http",
"polling_interval": 30,
"has_ambilight": true,
"has_ambihue": true,
"has_tv_channels": true,
"ambi_poweroff": false,
"ambi_poweron": false,
"inputs": [
{
"name": "TV",
"type": "TV",
"position": 0
},
{
"name": "Netflix",
"type": "APP",
"position": 0
},
{
"name": "Youtube",
"type": "APP",
"position": -1
},
{
"name": "DMAX",
"type": "CHANNEL",
"position": 34
}
]
}
The TV is registered as "External Accessory", it has to be added manually in Home app once.
Just tap on "+" -> "Add new Device" -> "No code" and you should see your TV. The code is the same as the one your Homebridge uses.
# References
Key knowledge about Philips TV APIs: https://github.com/eslavnov/pylips/wiki
Specific calls and adaptation as Homebridge plugin: https://github.com/98oktay/homebridge-philips-tv6#readme
References for README.md: https://github.com/ebaauw/homebridge-hue/blob/master/README.md