Blackbird 4x4 HDMI Matrix Configuration

Configuration
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Hey all!

I just bought a blackbird 4K 4x4 HDMI switch as it looked like there was an integration for Blackbird Matrix Switches.

I added the normal setup to my config file with the appropriate serial port and for the life of me I can’t get past the following error - has anyone successfully deployed one of these? Any information is greatly appreciated!

blackbird: Error on device update!
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/entity_platform.py", line 335, in _async_add_entity
    await entity.async_device_update(warning=False)
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py", line 456, in async_device_update
    await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 57, in run
    result = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/blackbird/media_player.py", line 152, in update
    state = self._blackbird.zone_status(self._zone_id)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pyblackbird/__init__.py", line 153, in wrapper
    return func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pyblackbird/__init__.py", line 231, in zone_status
    return ZoneStatus.from_string(zone, self._process_request(_format_zone_status_request(zone), skip=20))
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/pyblackbird/__init__.py", line 204, in _process_request
    raise serial.SerialTimeoutException(
serial.serialutil.SerialTimeoutException: Connection timed out! Last received bytes []
2

Did you ever find a solution?
I am having the same issue on my 4X4 as well.

3

Unfortunately not - I even upgraded to an 8x8 - with 232 control and I still can’t get it to work - just stick with using a Logitech harmony to control it.

It’s annoying, but works.

4

@Soulflyzz and @STHAudio

Not sure if this will help you guys, but I stumbled here in my quest, so I thought I would share.

My basic solution is shared here:

Not sure what Matrix you ahve and what you are using, but I hope this is of some use!

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hi,

I am trying to get wyrestorm 8x8 HDMI matrix to work through HA. Any ideas would be appreciated