Provides a simple gateway between MQTT and Samsung's network protocol for controlling TV's built cira 2012-2016.
The socket code was ported to Javascript from the Python implementation in this original Gist: https://gist.github.com/danielfaust/998441
Note: Samsung TV's built 2016 and after use a WebSocket service running on port 8001, which is different from the older TV's, which expose a service on port 55000. (If someone wants to implement support for the newer generation of TV's, I would glady accept a pull request.)
An example configuration is in config.js
I recommend Mosquitto MQTT server but anything should work.
Get the status of our service: samsung2mqtt/connected
Send a key press by publishing the key ID to: samsung2mqtt/tv/[DEVICE_ID]/send
I'm combining this with Homebridge and homebridge-mqttthing to control my TV using the iPhone.
Example Homebridge device configuration:
"accessories": [
{
"accessory": "mqttthing",
"type": "television",
"name": "Samsung",
"url": "mqtt://192.168.12.1",
"logMqtt": true,
"caption": "TV Navigation",
"inputs": [
{
"name": "Button Group A",
"value": "A"
},
{
"name": "Button Group B",
"value": "B"
}
],
"topics": {
"setActive": "samsung2mqtt/tv/ACTIVE/status/set",
"getActive": "samsung2mqtt/tv/ACTIVE/status",
"setActiveInput": "samsung2mqtt/active/set",
"getActiveInput": "samsung2mqtt/active",
"setRemoteKey": "samsung2mqtt/tv/ACTIVE/send"
}
}
],
Key names seem to overlap with LIRC. A list is available in the README of the samsung-remote project.
Other MQTT-supporting IoT projects, such as Mozilla WebThings Gateway can be used for home automation tasks. For example, presence detection to turn the TV on and off when you enter and leave a room.