Sky Q set-top box custom media_player component

[wonkydog]

So ive found that the following at least gives me a status of the skybox although not ‘perfect’

Sensor:
- platform: rest
    resource: http://192.168.0.3:9006/as/system/information
    name: SkyQ Living Room Power Status
    device_class: power
    value_template: ‘{% if (value_json.activeStandby == False) %}on{% else %}off{% endif %}’

This gives me the following…

I can’t for the life of me work out why the binary_sensor isn’t working as commanded!?

Any inputs appreciated! WD

[harry1 (Harry)]

Does this still work? I can’t seem to get it configured correctly.

[resain (Ron Esain)]

I also struggled to get this working, eventually used this…

      - platform: rest
        resource: http://192.168.0.5:9006/as/system/information/
        name: SkyQ Living Room systemUptime
        json_attributes:
            - systemUptime
            - activeStandby
        value_template: '{{value_json.systemUptime}}'
        scan_interval: 5
        
      - platform: template
        sensors:
          skyqlivingroomuptime:
            value_template: '{{ states.sensor.skyq_living_room_systemuptime.attributes["systemUptime"] }}'
            unit_of_measurement: 's'
            friendly_name: SkyQ Living Room System Uptime
          skyqlivingroomstandby:
            value_template: '{{ states.sensor.skyq_living_room_systemuptime.attributes["activeStandby"] }}'
            friendly_name: SkyQ Living Room Standby Status
          skyqlivingroompower2:
            value_template: '{% if (states.sensor.skyq_living_room_systemuptime.attributes["activeStandby"] == false) %}on{% else %}off{% endif %}'      
            friendly_name: SkyQ Living Room Power Status

Seems to be some oddity with using value templates directly, but using attributes is a viable work around.

Hope this helps

[harry1 (Harry)]

Thanks, Do you know how to turn on the box from home assistant?

[resain (Ron Esain)]

I have a Harmony Hub and use this to control the skyQ box via the IR interface, with the rest interface this provides just enough functionality to do what I require. AFAIK the media player component for the skyQ box has been abandoned?

[cameron]

I use Node Red to control my Sky Q box.

https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-skyremote

[4n0nD3v3l0p3r]

see below:

Custom Component: SkyQ Media Player

The skyq platform allows you to control a SkyQ set top box. There is currently support for the following device types within Home Assistant: Media Player Media Player To begin with ensure your SkyQ set top box or boxes have static IP addresses. Download the custom component into your <home assistant config folder>\custom_components\skyq\ Download Link CONFIGURATION To add a SkyQ to your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file: # Example configuration.yaml entry …

[Coedy (Peter Ebenezer)]

Out of interest, How did you get this working? I get the following…

Just using an ‘Inject Node’ to test it at the moment…

[cameron]

Set the Port number to 49160 by using Sky+ HD.

Hope it works for you.

[Coedy (Peter Ebenezer)]

Yep! I just spotted that they’ve changed the SKYQ Port to match the SKY+HD one on the nodered pallete.
This is awesome! Thanks a lot!

Edit:
@cameron sorry, how would I make a button or similar in the front end (lovelace) to start the inject (or whatever is required) in NodeRed?
I’m still a newbie with nodered, and the only automations I’ve made so far dont require interactions (light brightness changes etc).
Feel free to PM if you dont want to go off topic.

[cameron]

This is some of my Code if you like to try.

script:
  channel_remote:
      sequence:
        - service: mqtt.publish
          data_template:
            topic: 'sky/channel/'
            payload: '{{value}}'

  command_remote:
      sequence:
        - service: mqtt.publish
          data_template:
            topic: 'sky/command/'
            payload: '{{value}}'

Lovelace

                    - type: custom:button-card
                      entity_picture: /local/tv_icons/BBC ONE HD.png
                      tap_action:
                        service_data:
                          value: '["1","1","5","select"]'
                      template: remote_button_sky_channel_template

                    - type: custom:button-card
                      icon: mdi:play
                      label: Play
                      tap_action:
                        service_data:
                          value: 'play'
                      styles:
                        card:
                          - background-color: '#339900'
                      template: remote_button_sky_control_template

Button Card Template

  remote_button_sky_channel_template:
    show_state: false
    show_name: false
    show_label: false
    show_entity_picture: TRUE
    size: auto
    tap_action:
        action: call-service
        service: script.channel_remote
    styles:
      card:
        - border-radius: 15px
        - width: 85px
        - height: 85px
      entity_picture:
        - width: 80px
        - height: 80px
        - border-radius: 3px

  remote_button_sky_control_template:
    show_state: false
    show_name: false
    show_label: true
    size: auto
    aspect_ratio: 2/1
    tap_action:
      action: call-service
      service: script.command_remote
    styles:
      icon:
        - height: 50px
        - width: 50px
        - color: white
      card:
        - border-radius: 15px

[Coedy (Peter Ebenezer)]

Ah, I dont have MQTT set up yet… Looks like that will be my next job!
Thanks again.

My wife got pretty excited when I did a demo and explained we could use it to effectively have a “Netflix” button.

[cameron]

Node Red

[BruceH5200 (Bruce Hartley)]

Has anyone created a custom media player or similar that has the SkyQ controls such as the navigation pad on it ?
up, down, left righ, enter as buttons ?

[jonnyrider (Jonathan Rider)]

Try this:

Custom Component: SkyQ Media Player

The skyq platform allows you to control a SkyQ set top box. There is currently support for the following device types within Home Assistant: Media Player Media Player To begin with ensure your SkyQ set top box or boxes have static IP addresses. Download the custom component into your <home assistant config folder>\custom_components\skyq\ Download Link CONFIGURATION To add a SkyQ to your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file: # Example configuration.yaml entry …

[BruceH5200 (Bruce Hartley)]

Yes, I’ve got that. It was more around the UI end. So a custom lovelace card or similar.
Thanks anyway,

[BruceH5200 (Bruce Hartley)]

I’m just run the config test against 105.3 and I am getting an error…

- Platform error media_player.skyq - No module named 'xmltodict'

should I be concerned ?

[jonnyrider (Jonathan Rider)]

I got this too, but the update goes through and the component still works for me!

[cannockwolf]

Hi did you ever make a Netflix button, I’m trying to work out how to get Netflix, Disney and Amazon apps on sky q to load from a 4 bank switch instead of the long winded remote way

[FrankDL (Frank)]

Hello,
I had for long time my Home Assistant without updating. Now that I found my time I put everything up do date again.
So that, I notice that now SkyQ is available in the official integration, but I still have it as custom component with yaml config going.
I try to add the integration and I saw that I had 2 mediaplayer entities for Sky Q, the custom components with all the channel listed in my yaml config and the one coming from the Integration but with no channels
How should I manage to have one settled SkyQ going?
What do you suggest?

Thank you in advance for advice and support.