homebridge-panasonictv v0.4.0

homebridge-panasonictv

A homebridge plugin for turning on and off your Panasonic Viera TV.

The plugin also has experimental support for changing the volume and channel. These characteristics are not really supported by HomeKit, but some HomeKit apps do provide you with the abillity to use them.

Apple's own 'Home' App, only support on/off.

Installation

1. Install homebridge using: npm install -g homebridge
2. Install this plugin using: npm install -g homebridge-panasonictv
3. Update your configuration file. See sample-config.json in this repository for a sample.

Compatible TVs:

Not all Viara TV's can be turned on when their current state is off (or bettter: standby). This depends on the model. All models should be able to be turned off, though.

The following models have been reported to be working with this plugin:

Configuration

Configuration sample:

"accessories": [
       {
           "accessory": "TV",
           "name": "TV",
           "description": "Livingroom tv",
           "ip": "192.168.178.20",
           "maxVolume": 15
       }

   ]