I have an Atlona HDMI matrix switcher that I am controlling via network. The good news is Im able to turn the unit on and off using the following:
switch:
- platform: telnet
switches:
atlona_matrix:
resource: 172.16.0.197
name: "Power Switch"
command_on: "PWON"
command_off: "PWOFF"
command_state: "PWSTA"
value_template: '{{ value == "\r\nPWOFF\r\n"}}'
Im trying to now grab the value of the state and use that to determine if the device is on or off. Im not really understanding how the command_state/value_templating works. I used packet sender and I see the atlona responding back with the status of the unit, but I dont understand how to put that as an attribute to then turn it into a state.