Control Home Cinema / IR ?

[Eliah 0]

Hello, 

I'm looking for the best solution to control my Home Cinema installation. At this day i have : 

 

- Philips 2017 Android TV (IR)

- Old Sony amp (IR) 

- Shield TV Android (WiFi/Bluetooth)

- TV Box (WiFi)

 

I tried with Harmony Hub but the system sux. I can make a activities but when i start one it close automatically the previous one :

- i start the TV with activity N°1

- i want to start the Sony Amp with activity N°2

- when i put on the button to activity N°2, he stop the activity N°1 by doing the reverse of activity starting... so he shutdown the TV and after that start activity N°2 and open the Sony Amp.
- when i want to restart the TV i start the activity N°1 again and he shutdown the Amp when he reverse activity n°2

 

Its a *abuse* snackbite!
Yes i can make one activity with the two devices starting in once but sometimes a command is missing and he do only one of the two. And at this moment u NEED to have an activity with just one action (start TV or start Amp.. the missed one).

So i can't trust Harmony Hub (or i am doing it bad?).

Someone has an alternate solution ? Where i can make a VD or scene with it and with something 100% reliable?

thank you to detail your answer (model of item, etc..)

 

Thank you for your time!

 

[samuel 27]

iTach IP2IR is an option, where you can program all buttons from your remote control and convert each code to a button in a VD

[10der 832]

Hi!

 

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[samuel 27]

Also possible:

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[Eliah 0]

@10der : The broadlink RM Mini3 is compatible with HC2 ? is there an API available on it? how does it work with HC2 plz? 

[10der 832]

broadlink is not Z-wave device, it can't be compatible with HC2 by default... but broadlink use QUIC UDP protocol and you can control in via HC2 VD.

IMHO

 

btw. if you asking me what I use? it's a "tough sell".. 

ESP8266 (witty clouds $3 / Infrared Emission Module IR Transmitter Module For Arduino $1.5 / Infrared Receiver Module for Arduino - $2)

[Eliah 0]

Do you think we can found a VD already made for the Broadlink? 

Edited July 31, 2018 by Eliah

[10der 832]

wow!!!!!

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[Eliah 0]

i need end user product

 

if you have an exemple on how we can build a VD command for Broadlink it can be very cool

[10der 832]

2 minutes ago, Eliah said:

can you share your VD?

Do you think we can found a VD already made for the Broadlink? 

 

once more.

I do not use Broadlink. but know want some forum users (in Polish forum for example) used it.

can't

2 minutes ago, Eliah said:

i need end user product

 

if you have an exemple on how we can build a VD command for Broadlink it can be very cool

 no.

but

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[Eliah 0]

ok! If someone hear me and use it can you plz share it?

 

[10der 832]

@Eliah use search. 

 

 

 

[samuel 27]

i am only using the iTach IP1IR, which works great with a VD's

[Sankotronic 2,370]

On 7/31/2018 at 6:21 PM, samuel said:

i am only using the iTach IP1IR, which works great with a VD's

 

Me too, I also use iTach IP2IR and it is much easier to connect to HC2 than those Broadlink stuff needing some servers in between which all seems nice for some geeks Also it works perfectly and can be used on any brand TV or other devices that have IR controller.

 

It took me around 1 hour to learn and change remote codes for new set-top box which replaced the old one

 

[10der 832]

48 minutes ago, Sankotronic said:

nice for some geeks

"said geek expert Sankotronic" :D

 

iTach IP2IR

It’s too expensive solution as for me.