Wondering if we can add set top box and tv stick accessories to this plug in

[roberkane212]

I was wondering if set top box and tv stick could be added as they are now available in HomeKit. And are also available through Broadlink example below. This os possible, just want to know if this plug in can handle it

[kiwi-cam]

This fork isn't being developed anymore unfortunately. Fortunately there are forks which was still being worked on. I personally have done work on homebirdge-broadlink-rm-pro which does now support these devices.

[roberkane212]

@kiwi-cam i don’t see any documentation saying how I can expose these devices

[kiwi-cam]

You need to set them up as a TV, then set a value for subType: https://github.com/kiwi-cam/homebridge-broadlink-rm#tv-accessory

[roberkane212]

@kiwi-cam do you possibly have a sample config of this subType? I’m guessing it would go something like "name":"TV", "type":"tv", “subType”:”?” "data": { "off": "HEX...", "on": "HEX...", "remote": { "select": "HEX...", "arrowUp": "HEX...", "arrowDown": "HEX...", "arrowLeft": "HEX...", "arrowRight": "HEX...", "back": "HEX...", "exit": "HEX...", "playPause": "HEX...", "info": "HEX..." }, "powerMode": { "show": "HEX..." }, "volume": { "up": "HEX...", "down": "HEX..." }, "inputs": [ { "name": "INPUT 1", "type": "hdmi", "data": "HEX..."

[kiwi-cam]

Looks good. Here's what I'm using:

{
    "name": "Home Theatre",
    "type": "tv",
    "subType": "stb",
    "pingIPAddress": "192.168.x.x",
    "pingFrequency": 5,
    "pingIPAddressStateOnly": true,
    "pingGrace": 15,
    "disableLogs": true,
    "data": {
        "on": "260056009493131213121336133...",
        "off": "2600560094931312131213361...",
        "remote": {
            "select": "26004e009295141113121...",
            "arrowUp": "26004e00929512131312133...",
            "arrowDown": "26004e00929511141113123...",
            "arrowLeft": "26005200929412131213113...",
            "arrowRight": "26004e00929511141114113...",
            "back": "26004e00939412150f1413...",
            "playPause": "26004e009294121312151...",
            "exit": "26004e009295111510150f3911...",
            "info": "26004e009294121312131139..."
        },
        "volume": {
            "up": "26004e00929514111213143514...",
            "down": "26004e0092951412121114361..."
        },
        "inputs": [{
                "name": "Function",
                "type": "hdmi",
                "data": "26004e00929412131213113911381..."
            },
            {
                "name": "Optical",
                "type": "other",
                "data": "2600560092951312111411381..."
            },
            {
                "name": "Home",
                "type": "other",
                "data": "26004e009295111510150f391..."
            }
        ]
    }
}

[roberkane212]

@kiwi-cam thanks I’m going to try it. What happens when you list type as other?

[kiwi-cam]

The code checks subType for the values "stb", "receiver", and "stick". Anything else will just appear as a TV.

If you set type to other... it won't be a supported type and will throw an error homebridge-broadlink-rm doesn't support accessories of type "${accessory.type}".