Hello, Very new to Arduino. Am wondering if there is a way to control 6 different TV's on/off control's using their IP address's ? Reason is that each of their remotes control some of the other TV's power and I would like to set up a nice looking panel with Push buttons, switches etc instead of having 6 different remote's. Also using the Arduino Mega Rs for the panel to control Plane switches via Air Manager but I got that figured out.
THANKS !.
We don't know anything about your TV...
It sounds plausible. Research controlling one TV and note what specifies that TV.
Look for what would specify a second TV...
Swapping IP addresses? Yes. Using different code? Likely.
Thanks for responding ! I have 6 smart TV's on the same network. The 3 main ones are Hisense, 2 Fire TV's and 1 LG. I tried out the Hisense app on my tablet that uses the TV's IP address's but its not a stable app so I thought it would be possible to do something with Arduino with Push buttons or switch's . I have researched and most of the results are using IR.
Thanks for responding. I have been re searching this for sometime now and have come across most of the google answers. I have set up a simple IR blocker but really want to ditch the remotes and build a control panel for the TV's adding the hardware to my Flight Sim Switch/ gauge panel.
Thanks... The app was a free one from a 3rd party developer. Ya knowing what to say to each and how to get that signal to them is the dilemma. I have their IP address's. I can use a Inferred signal's but they are not unique. One remote powers up 2 of the Hisense and the 3rd Hisense remote turn one TV on and then the other 2 off.lol..... These are used for my Flight sim and I cant reach the actual power button's due to them being behind 3 other smaller TV's and a gauge panel.
I have no idea what the app does, but if it communicates with the TV over Wi-Fi, the first thing I'd try is to sniff the network traffic as I do various things with the tablet and see how the data changes.
If the app is for Android, you can probably pick the APK apart and find the protocol.
They are smart TV's on the same Wifi Network so that sounds like a start for sher ! Thanks !
Thanks,, thats a bit above my pay rate but hey gotta look into it and learn something along the way ! !
I would consider a simpler solution. Set up IR command senders, each positioned near the receiver of each TV, and set them on very low power, so the IR signal is too weak to be picked up by any other TV.
LOL,,,,,, Thanks !!!! I was walking back to my Flight Sim and thought of doing that ! Im new to Arduino, do you have a suggestion on witch Arduino would be best ? I bought a Mega 2560 R3 for the Gauge / Switch panel but I will most likely use up all the I/O's
6 Smart TV's adding 2 more in the future...
Thanks Again !
Then you are not using the I/O efficiently.
I guess you plan to have a large number of buttons and switches and connect each to its own Arduino pin? There are much more efficient solutions.
Led the Post with " Newb ".lol.... Just starting to gather Hardware, learn what to use etc.... Right now the layout/plan has around 80 separate Switches, Push Buttons, Linear and Rotary potentiometers with each one assigned to its own function. Thanks for any advice !!!!
Switches and buttons can be connected as a matrix. They don't have to be physically arranged as a matrix, only connected as a matrix. This can drastically reduce the number of Arduino pins needed, and the amount of wiring. You may need to attach a small diode to each button/switch, but that's a small price to pay for the benefits. For example, if you had 64 buttons & switches, instead of 64 Arduino pins, you would need only 16.
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