homebridge-lgtv-2012 v0.2.0
Homebridge Plugin for LG 2012 Series TVs
Homebridge Plugin based off (https://npmjs.org/package/homebridge-lgtv2) to allow Siri to control LGTV 2012 series.
Hacked together to work with the native IOS 10 Home App, the plugin emulates a light bulb, and maps the brightness control to volume.
Features
Power on/off (Works with IOS Home App)
Change volume (Works with IOS Home App) The Brightness (Volume) is controlled by percentage, according to the max_volume parameter. My TV can go to 50, but this seems way to loud: so the default is 20. A min_volume parameter mutes the tv when the volume is lowered. to try and prevent homekit setting power to 0, as its current behaviour
Very Experimental
- Channel + Volume Control This is possible using the hue control in the Elgato Eve app.
Setting "false_run" to true in the config can trys prevent the channel changes whilst experimenting with this
Install
npm install -g homebridge-lgtv-2012
Get TV Pairing key
Replacing 172.16.0.10 with your TV's ip
cd $NODE_PATH/homebridge-lgtv-2012
node -e "ip = '172.16.0.10'; lg = require('lgtv-2012').lgtv; tv = new lg({host: ip}); tv.pair_request()"
Configuration example
{
"accessories": [
{
"accessory": "lgtv-2012",
"name": "TV",
"ip": "10.0.1.4",
"pairingKey": "123456",
"min_volume": 2, "max_volume": 20,
"on_command": "MUTE"
}
]
}
Configuration fields
accessory
required Must always be lgtv-2012name
required Name of your accessoryip
required IP address of your tvpairingKey
required Must be provided to control the TV. If not provided, pairing key should be shown on the tv during accessory setup.max_volume
optional Upper Volume Limit (default: 20)min_volume
optional Lower Volume Limit before muting the TV (default: 2)on_command
optional Wake-on-Lan is not supported, so command to send when siri is asked to "Turn TV on" (default: "MUTE")