Google-Assistant-SkyHD-Box-Integration

Use Google Assistant to control your SkyHD via a RPi

This project uses Google asistant to control SkyHD box via a Raspberry Pi It builds upon the work done to control a Samsung TV here https://github.com/StancuFlorin/Google-Assistant-Samsung-Smart-TV-Integration and the work done by SkyHDControl here https://github.com/dalhundal/sky-remote-cli

Use your Google Home device as a remote for your SkyHD box. The basic flow (flow.png) is as below:

Requirements

• Python 3.4
• install SkyHDControl on the Raspberry Pi "npm install -g sky-remote-cli"

Installation

CloudAMQP

• Create a free account on CloudAMQP.
• Create a new instance of the free plan.
• Go to the RabbitMQ Manager.
• Add a new exchange:
  • name: google.home.assistant
  • type: direct
• Add a new queue:
  • name: skyhdbox.smart.tv
  • arguments: Message TTL with the value of 30000. The name of this feature is x-message-ttl
• Go back to the exchange that you created and add a binding to the queue:
  • name: skyhdbox.smart.tv
  • routing key: skyhdbox.smart.tv

Locally

• Check the config.ini file and add your own details there.
• To enable to comunication with your SkyHD box you will need to put the correct IP in [SkyHDControl] host, check your Sky box network settings for this. Your Sky box should be on the same network as the Pi that will run this script. SkyQ box owners will need to modify the script.
• The CloudAMQP information also needs to be added.
• Run the script using python3 skyhdgooglecontrol.py

IFTTT

• Create a new applet on [IFTTT] https://ifttt.com/ create a new Applet for "Google assistant"

• "If This" = Google Assistant

• "Say a phrase with a text ingredient".

• Add a phrase. Use only lower case letters and add the $ where the command will go (ex: sky box $).

• On that select `"Webhooks" and "Make a web request".

• URL add https://YourDetails@mosquito.rmq.cloudamqp.com/api/exchanges/xhbuefux/google.home.assistant/publish Change the username, password and the RabbitMQ host with your own the whole url is found at "AMQP URL" at https://customer.cloudamqp.com/instance

• Select POST method and application/json as content type.

• for body add

  { "properties":{ "content-type":"application/json" }, "routing_key":"skyhdbox.smart.tv", "payload":"{"command": "command", "value": " {{TextField}}"}", "payload_encoding":"string" }

Make the script start at startup

On your Raspberry Pi to run this script you may want to make it start each time you boot your device. There are several ways how to do it. this how I have it.

"sudo nano /etc/rc.local"

Before "exit 0" put the below line. This will start the script after each reboot.

"nohup /usr/bin/python3 /home/pi/SkyTv/skyhdgooglecontrol.py 2>&1 &>/tmp/sky.log $"

Save the file and exit

Reboot the Pi "sudo reboot"