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tavicu / homebridge-samsung-tizen

Homebridge plugin for Samsung TV's with Tizen OS
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Possibility to get TV as switch #524

Closed McDin closed 2 years ago

McDin commented 2 years ago

Hi,

I'm using this plugin to automate such things depending on Frames Status (Power, Art Mode). Now I want to use Home+ 5. Because TV accessories are not shown in third party plugins I want to ask you if it is possible to use this plugin not as TV accessory but as single switches.

Thank you very much and best regards.

tavicu commented 2 years ago

Hi @McDin,

Unfortunately no. HomeKit and also the plugin is designed like that. TVs, Cameras and other things are designed to be a separate bridge.

Probably with the ideea that they are "heavy" and sometimes takes longer to respond and to not stop other accessories from the same bridge they decided those types are better as separate bridges.

For Frames the plugin also creates by default two switches (one for power and one for art mode). They don't work?

McDin commented 2 years ago

Thanks for the reply. I can't see the two switches. Only in original Home App. I think that is caused that they are provided within the TV accessory and not separate switches.

tavicu commented 2 years ago

Thanks for the reply. I can't see the two switches. Only in original Home App. I think that is caused that they are provided within the TV accessory and not separate switches.

Hmm, but this doesn't make sense. Because the TV is just a bridge like any other bridge (the main homebridge for example) which contains the TV accessory + separate switches. Probably because it sees the type of the bridge as TV and then it just ignore it and everything that is added to the bridge.