SamsungTV custom component

This is a custom component compatible with Samsung QLED TVs. This is still a work in progress and sometimes you might have issues. To get all features you must connect your TV to Smartthings.
This component is inspired by the work of @xchwarze, @jaruba and @pegatron89.

Features

• Turn ON/OFF (WOL, KEY input ot Smartthings)
• Return State (ping TV or Smartthings)
• Send KEY
• Get current source (Smartthings)
• Change source (Smartthings)
• Set and get volume value
• Launch applications
• Applications can be set as sources
• Play music and video from an url
• Get audio profile

What the component can't do:

• change audio profile (yet)
• change video profile
• lots of remote KEYs can't be used on QLED TVs

Installation (manual)

1. Download the custom_components folder
2. Copy the samsungtv_qled folder within your custom_components folder in your config directory. Your config directory should look like the following.

└── configuration.yaml
└── custom_components
    └── samsungtv_qled
        └── samsungtvctl
        └── __init__.py
        └── manifest.json
        └── media_player.py

Configuration

Edit your configuration.yaml file and reboot HA to enable the component.

# Example configuration.yaml entry
media_player:
  - platform: samsungtv_qled
    host: IP_ADDRESS
    port: PORT
    name: Samsung TV
    mac: MAC_ADDRESS
    update_method: 'smartthings'
    app_list: '{"Netflix": "11101200001", "Youtube": "111299001912", "Apple TV": "3201807016597", "Plex": "3201512006963", "Prime Video": "3201512006785"}'
    api_key: 'SMARTTHINGS_API_KEY'
    device_id: 'SMARTTHINGS_DEVICE_ID'

host (required): Ip address of your TV.

port (optional): If you don't want to use 8002.

name (optional): Name of your TV.

mac (optional): Required to turn on the TV.

update_method (optional): Change the ping method used for state update. Values: "default", "ping", "smartthings".
Smartthings seems to be more accurate.

update_custom_ping_url (optional): Custom endpoint to ping. Only if update_method is "ping".
Recommanded value: "http://IP_ADDRESS:9197/dmr"

app_list (optional): Apps visible in the dropdown source menu.
Default value: AUTOGENERATED
Example value: '{"Netflix": "11101200001", "YouTube": "111299001912", "Spotify": "3201606009684"}'

api_key (optional): Smartthings api token.
You can generate a token here: https://account.smartthings.com/tokens

device_id (optional, required if api_key): Your TV device_id in Smartthings.
Go to https://graph-eu01-euwest1.api.smartthings.com/device/list and select on your TV. Your device_id is in the address bar: https://graph-eu01-euwest1.api.smartthings.com/device/show/XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX

Usage

Send Keys

service: media_player.play_media

{
  "entity_id": "media_player.samsungtv",
  "media_content_type": "send_key",
  "media_content_id": "KEY_CODE",
}

Note: Change "KEY_CODEKEY" by desired key_code.

Script example:

tv_channel_down:
  alias: Channel down
  sequence:
  - service: media_player.play_media
    data:
      entity_id: media_player.samsung_tv55
      media_content_id: KEY_CHDOWN
      media_content_type: "send_key"

Cast to TV

service: media_player.play_media

{
  "entity_id": "media_player.samsungtv",
  "media_content_type": "url",
  "media_content_id": "FILE_URL",
}

Replace FILE_URL with the url of your file.