How can I integrate my Samsung Soundbar?

Configuration
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I have a Samsung HW-Q70R Soundbar. I have found this repository here, which should be able to integrate my sound bar:

I have already installed Hacs and added piotr’s repository as custom repository. Afterwards I installed it. But how going on from now? How can I add my soundbar as widget to my homescreen?

The documentation shows this example:

media_player:
  - platform: smartthings_soundbar
    name: Soundbar
    api_key: "YOUR API KEY"
    device_id: "YOUR DEVICE ID"
    max_volume: 30

I have found out my api key and my device id already, but where do I have to paste this code?

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In your configuration.yaml file

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I pasted it into the configuration.yaml and restarted the home assistant server.

But how can I add the soundbar to my dashboard now?

4

Are you using the default dashboard ? It should show there.

If you created your own dashboard, add a media card.

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Very well, I got it, the soundbar media card works fine!
Thank you very much!

Is there any way to restore the default home dashboard, so that new devices automatically show up there? I edited the default dashboard some days ago, instead of creating a new one. :frowning:

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Make a new dashboard and it will be what you want.

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Did someone already integrate Samsung HW Q60B?

8

Hi!
Has someone tested to integrate HW-Q995C with this integration?

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I have integrated my HW-990C which should be the same hardware.
It works quite well.

Unfortunately I cannot reach the API since yesterday which leads to an object without any updates in HA. The downside of cloud based integrations…

10

Hi,
Thank you!

I have now got my HW-q995C and it seems to work fine as well. Good stuff!

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So, I have 2 HW-990C soundbars. I was able to add one of them and it’s working great.

Does the integration support more than one soundbar? So essentially I have 2 device_id’s . Not sure how to add both.

12

I seem to have successfully integrated my HW-990C with my API and Device ids. I don’t get an error message from my config.yaml, but the device does not give me any config info except for this. Any tips?

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So in case anyone is interested, here is how to do it:

media_player:
  - platform: smartthings_soundbar
    name: Soundbar 1
    api_key: "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
    device_id: "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
    max_volume: 30
  - platform: smartthings_soundbar
    name: Soundbar 2
    api_key: "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
    device_id: "yyyyyyyy-yyyy-383f-7c2f-862d94a285ad"
    max_volume: 30
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Edit: I misread an error message I am getting and was thinking it was related to the device ID. Sorry.

How did you find the device ID? Is this something you make up?

15

I get this error when I click the three dots on the media card on my dashboard.

soundbar

I’d like to be see my soundbar as a device so I can use it in automations. Is this not possible using this add-on?

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Hi did anyone got a Samsung HW-K950 into HA ??

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It doesn’t need to be a device to use it in automations.

And this is not an addon.

18

does anyone know if you can change the control settings through homeassistant? I would love to change to private rear sound from homeassistant.

19

Assuming we are still talking about the integration mentioned in post one, then the supported stuff is here

20

Hi,

In Music Assistant I can’t find my Samsung Q990B in the list of available media_players when setting the Home Assistant MediaPlayer as a Player Provider. Anyone experienced the same and what is the solution? Thanks.

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