State of TV on/off button is not updating

[CameronVIE]

Dear dev,

thanx for your work on that plugin - really nice!

My problem is, that the state of the ON/OFF button for TV does not update.

If i or my kids switch ON the TV with remote control the button stays OFF.

if i want to switch OFF the TV with Homekit it does not work because

LOG: [Broadlink RM 3 Mini] TV setSwitchState: already false (no data sent - B)

For swithing OFF the TV i would have to tell Siri to switch if ON :) But then, the button tells me ON instead of OFF....

The same situatiion is if i switch TV on by Siri with "pressing" a channel - TV switches on on that channel but button state of TV ON/OFF is still off.

My homebridge-samsungtv-2014 v1.2.3 plugin recognizes the state change! But this plugin is very basic in functions :)

It would be very nice if the button would get an STATE UPDATE.

Thank you very much
Cam

[kiwi-cam]

The usual way around this is to use "pingIPAddress": "192.168.1.10",. This works well IF your TV is connected to the network and only responds when it's turned on.

Personally, I've got a Chromecast connected to the USB port on my TV. This means that the Chromecast is only powered on when the TV is on and I know that if I can ping the chromecast the TV is on.

[sushenmathur]

@kiwi-cam
having issues with the Ping since the update. I can ping the TV from the homebridge instace but the the TV switch state does not change

running homebride in docker

[kiwi-cam]

I’ve just confirmed and I’m not having any issues with this in the latest BETA. What version are you running? Are there any permission errors when you first start Homebridge?

[sushenmathur]

4.3.7. Can’t see any errors in start up

[sushenmathur]

@kiwi-cam
I am using a allowResend option, is that an issue.
please see my config

{ "name": "Media-TV", "type": "tv", "host": "192.168.0.4", "allowResend": true, "pingIPAddress": "192.168.0.11", "pingFrequency": 30, "pingIPAddressStateOnly": true, "pingGrace": 60, "data": { "on": "260050000001269511141114111411141114111411131213113911391139113911391114113812381114111411391139113911141114111312381139111411141114113911391139110005450001264b11000d050000000000000000", "off": "260050000001269511141114111411141114111411131213113911391139113911391114113812381114111411391139113911141114111312381139111411141114113911391139110005450001264b11000d050000000000000000", "volume": { "up": "260058000001289313121312131213121213121213121312133713371337133713371312133712371337133713121337131213121337131213121312133712131237133713121336140005440001284a13000c560001284913000d05", "down": "260050000001289413121213121213121312131213121312133713371337133712371312133713371337133713371337121213121337131213121312131213121337133712131237130005440001264b13000d050000000000000000" }, "remote": { "select": "260050000001279513121213121213121312131212131213123812381238123812381213123812381212133713371213121312131213121312381213121312381238133712371337150005430001284913000d050000000000000000", "arrowUp": "260050000001279413121213121312131213121312131212133712381238123813371213123812371312133712131238123812131213121312381213123713121312123812381337120005450001274a12000d050000000000000000", "arrowDown": "260050000001279413121213121312131213121312131213123812381337123812371312133712381213121312131238121312131238121312371337133712131337123812131238120005450001274a13000d050000000000000000", "arrowLeft": "260050000001279413121312121312131213121312131213123812381237133713371213123813371238131212381213121312131213121213121337131212381337123812381337120005450001274a13000d050000000000000000", "arrowRight": "260050000001279413121213121313121213121312131213123812371337133712381312123813371337121312131238121312131212131312121337123813121238123812381238120005450001274a13000d050000000000000000", "back": "260050000001279413121213121312131213121312121312133712381238123812381312123812381411123713121337121312131213121312381213123812131238123812371337130005440001284a13000d050000000000000000", "exit": "260050000001279413121213121312131213121312121312133712381238123812381312123812381411123713121337121312131213121312381213123812131238123812371337130005440001284a13000d050000000000000000", "playPause": "260098000001289c111513371337133811141338113a13371139133812381313121311151312133713381238133713391139111413381213133711141313111411151213121410151100055000012b9a131212391238103b13121337113a11391239113a1337131213131312131213371339131213371115131213121312131311391313121313131312131213131015100005510001294a13000d05", "info": "260050000001289413121213131113121312131212131312123812381337133712381312123713371337123812381213123812131213121312131213121312371312123812381337120005450001274b13000d050000000000000000" }, "inputs": [ { "name": "DTV", "type": "s_video", "data": [ { "data": "260050000001269312141213111412131213111312131213113912371238123812371213113912381237123812381213113812131114111411141213111311391213113911381238110005420001254b12000d050000000000000000", "pause": 0.7 }, { "data": "260050000001269511131213121312131213121311131213113912381138113912381212123811391114113812131238113813121114111411391213113812131213113912371238120005410001264a12000d050000000000000000", "pause": 0.7 }, { "data": "260050000001269511131213121312131213121311131213113912381138113912381212123811391114113812131238113813121114111411391213113812131213113912371238120005410001264a12000d050000000000000000", "pause": 0.7 }, { "data": "260050000001269511131213121312131213121311131213113912381138113912381212123811391114113812131238113813121114111411391213113812131213113912371238120005410001264a12000d050000000000000000", "pause": 0.7 }, { "data": "260050000001269511131213121312131213121311131213113912381138113912381212123811391114113812131238113813121114111411391213113812131213113912371238120005410001264a12000d050000000000000000", "pause": 0.7 }, { "data": "260050000001269412131213121312131213111311141213123812371238123812371213113714381212123812381213111411131213121312381113121312381238123712381238110005410001264b11000d050000000000000000" } ] }, { "name": "AppleTV", "type": "hdmi", "data": "260050000001279512121336123812371312133712371336123813361237131212131213131311371238113812121411131211151212131213361312121313121312111313121312130005980001274914000d050000000000000000" } ] } },

[kiwi-cam]

Does the behaviour change if you have "allowResend": false? If so I'll have to look into that.

[sushenmathur]

@kiwi-cam
No change.. I am not sure if it was caused by the update of the plugin or the docker container as both happened at the same time and one has caused it. Since then i have tried to blow the old docker container and create a new and reinstalled the plugin.

[sushenmathur]

Question on the side would be if there is any way I an update the state using HTTP

[kiwi-cam]

I wonder if it’s net permissions in node within docker. Does this solution help: AlexanderBabel#70 (comment)

[sushenmathur]

@kiwi-cam
Having no issue discovering the rmpro’s. Nevertheless tried to solution in that comment. Still no Luck

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