Harmon/Kardon AVR

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I’d love to control my AVR through the network as opposed to IR control. Is there any scope for this, it already has a phone app for android and iPhone.

I’ve found this ‘API’ for Harmon/Kardon equipment, has anyone implemented this in any way?
https://github.com/KarimGeiger/HKAPI

If not the code is PHP, what would be the best way to implement it with Home Assistant?

Edit: Added more information

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Did you ever get anywhere with this?

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I would be interested as well.

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+1 interested.

I assume it could be done using a shell script using the platform “command_line” but I haven’t had the time to try it yet. Anyone else?

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It’s working - except I cannot figure out how to run the PHP scripts through a shell_command in HASS.IO - any clues?

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did you get this working? can you control the harman kardon speakers and play music using home assistant

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Did you use the HKAPI from Karim Geiger?

I suppose we should rewrite the API in python first and then integrated in HASS.

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I see it’s quit easy to control via socket connection and POST request, I just tested it with a unit test and it work on my JBL AVR101 (same API as the Harman/Kardon)

import unittest
import socket
import time

class HarmanCarbonTest(unittest.TestCase):
    def test_socket(selfself):
        xml = """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
        <harman>
            <avr>
                <common>
                    <control>
                        <name>power-on</name>
                        <zone>Main Zone</zone>
                        <para></para>
                    </control>
                </common>
            </avr>
        </harman>"""
        command2 = """POST AVR HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: :10025\r\nUser-Agent: Harman Kardon AVR Remote Controller /2.0\r\nContent-Length: """ + str(xml.__len__())\
                     + """\r\n\r\n""" + xml
        command = '<xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"><header/><body><code><body/>'

        s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
        s.connect(("192.168.0.177", 10025))
        #s.send(command)
        print("going to do it")
        s.sendto(command2.encode(), ("192.168.0.177", 10025))
        print("has done it")
        time.sleep(5)
        s.close()
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I have a working version :slight_smile:

I’d like a few person to try it out before I merge it in home-assistant main code.

To try it out, simply save the code in a harman_kardon_avr.py file under config/custom_components/media_player/ (if the directories doesn’t exist, simply create them).
The code is available here:
https://pastebin.com/ZLMHYcbw

You can them configure the component like that:

media_player:
  - platform: harman_kardon_avr
    host: 192.168.0.177

Of course change the ip address to point to your avr.

The turn on/off is working, volume up/down, volume mute, next and previous key are working.
Source selection is also supported.

Status of the avr is not reported, if you turn it on through the remote, home-assistant won’t be aware that the avr is on.

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hi, will this work to harman kardon omni speakers?

//Regards

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Hi, I doubt it will, but I cannot know for sure…

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I tried it with my Harman Kardon AVR 151S
I can turn it on and off. I can also change the volume
unfortunatley I cannot select the source

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What call did you use to change source?

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Ah my mistake
I thought I will have select input within the media player itself

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No, but you can call the service media_player.select_source with this service data:

{
  "entity_id":"media_player.harman_kardon_avr",
  "source":"source name"
}

You’ll have to replace “source name” with the name of the source you want to set. You should use the source name as it appear on the on-screen menu.
(Example values: Cable Sat, Disc, DVR, Radio, TV, USB, Game, Media Server, Home Network, AUX, Source A, Source B, Source C, Source D)

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thank you. works fine.

17

Hi,
I tried this with my Harman Kardon BDS 280.
I cannot turn it on or off, change volume or select any source.

On the HKAPI github i saw they added support for the BDS.
Do you think its possible to add support for the BDS in the custom component?

Best regards

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Hello,

I noticed that the link https://www.home-assistant.io/components/media_player.harman_kardon_avr/ doesn’t work anymore, does this mean that it isn’t supported anymore?

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The platform is still in development and hasn’t been integrated to home assistant yet, so the documentation also doesn’t exist yet.

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Awesome thank you, it seems to work great for my AVR 151S!