Anthem A/V Receivers (RS232 Serial Control)

Supported Hardware

Support for this integration is provided through the Python anthemav_serial module and supports Anthem models which communicate using Anthem's original RS232 serial Gen1 interface. For later models (while Anthem's Gen2 serial interface is still unsupported), the Home Assistant IP-based anthemav integration can be used. If someone wants to contribute and test the Gen2 RS232 integration, please feel free to contribute.

Model(s)	Series	RS232	IP
Statement D2, D2v, D2v 3D	d2	Gen1	none
Statement D1	d1	Gen1	none
AVM 20	avm20	Gen1	none
AVM 30	avm30	Gen1	none
AVM 50, AVM 50v	avm50	Gen1	none
MRX 300, MRX 500, MRX 700	mrx	Gen1	none
AVM 60	avm60	Gen2	Gen2
MRX 310, MRX 510, MRX 710	mrx1	Gen2	Gen2
MRX 520, MRX 720, MRX 1120	mrx2	Gen2	Gen2
STR amplifiers	str	Gen2	Gen2

Support

Visit the Home Assistant community if you need help with installation and configuration of Anthem A/V receivers.

This integration was developed to cover use cases for my home integration, which I wanted to contribute back to the community. Additional features beyond what has already been provided are the responsibility of the community to implement (unless trivial to add).

Versions

The 'master' branch of this custom component is considered unstable, alpha quality and not guaranteed to work. Please make sure to use one of the official release branches when installing using HACS, see what has changed in each version.

Installation

Step 1: Install

Make sure Home Assistant Community Store (HACS) is installed, then add the "Integration" repository: rsnodgrass/hass-anthemav-serial.

Step 2: Configuration

Simplest configuration example:

media_player:
  - platform: anthemav_serial
    series: d2
    port: /dev/ttyUSB0

In the case above, Home Assistant integration will automatically populate all the inputs and sources available on the Anthem series specified. For specific details on supported features for each Anthem model, see the series configuration from anthemav_serial.

More advanced configuration example:

media_player:
  - platform: anthemav_serial
    name: "Theater Anthem D2v"
    series: d2v
    port: /dev/ttyUSB0
    baudrate: 115200
    scan_interval: 30
    serial_number: 136025

    zones:
      1:
        name: "Home Theater"
	max_volume: 0.75

    sources:
      1:
        name: "Fire TV"
      2:
        name: "Broadcast TV"
      3:
        name: "Sonos"

Notes about the above configuration:

• Specifying the zones explicitly allows limiting how many media player instances are created (otherwise one for each of the three zones is created).
• The default baud rate is based on the series model. If you change the baud rate in HASS, you must also change it in the setup menu on your Anthem device.
• The main zone is set to a maximum volume of 75% to avoid accidentally overdriving the speakers
• The serial number is set to create a unique id for each amp. This is required when multiple amps are configured in a system and you want to use Home Assistant's advanced UI features for managing device information. The default serial number is 000000.

To determine zones and source ids, check with the RS232 programming guide from Anthem for your amplifier model. Alternatively, these may be defined in the series configuration from anthemav_serial.

Step 3: Add Lovelace Card

The following is a simplest Lovelace card which shows an interface to an Anthem receiver:

type: media-control
entity: media_player.anthem_d2

Or use the mini-media-player for more control over source selection and other amplifier features.

See Also

• Community support for Home Assistant integrations with Anthem A/V receivers
• Home Assistant anthemav IP-based interface
• Anthem AVSForum support thread

Known Issues

• play, pause, prev, and next controls are unsupported
• AM/FM tuners are unsupported (though this would be useful during Internet outages). One simple idea (compared to implementing a tuner) is to have presets like the following has been considered (with a select_preset service or create an input_select listing all presets with callback):

media_player:
  - platform: anthemav_serial
    series: d2v

    presets:
      "Public Radio (KUOW)": { fm: 94.9 }
      "CBC Radio One":       { am: 690 }
      "KEXP":                { fm: 90.3 }
      "KISS FM":             { fm: 106.1 }
      "KUBE Hip Hop":        { fm: 93.3 }
      "KISW Rock":           { fm: 99.9 }

This would not be hard to implement as the underlying anthemav_serial library already supports send_command('fm_tune' { 'channel': 94.9 }). Rather than input_select, the presets could also just be exposed as sources (which would make it easier to apply to all zones) and auto-populated in the sources for each zone.

Future

• add "snapshot" state like Monoprice (save existing state to play doorbell and then restore)

See Also

• RS232 to USB cable