Hi, I’m looking at trying to configure a HDMI switcher/matrix that I’m able to then switch between the inputs of to then display each one on a TV. The use case for this is a couple of consoles/PC that I want to try and connect to the TV through a single cable.
I’m currently looking at the MX22AB-8K by Blustream which has a 3.5mm IR input so was wondering if there was anyway of using an IR blaster or controller to switch between these inputs integrated into home assistant via zwave potentially and if so what might be the best way to go about this.
Or if there’s another method I might be overlooking to try and achieve this. I’ve looked at the web GUI models from blustream but the prices seem to sky rocket the moment they add networking capabilities and even then not to sure about how integration with HA might work for this.
I think your best bet is to go DIY via the ESP Home route, either by using IR or by using the RS232 port and controlling it over UART.
Not sure whether level of support zwave IR blasters have in HA. Found this one for you which seems pretty promising and has an IR Out port which you might be able to plug into the IR In port of the matrix, but damn that’s a steep price. You could make 20 ESP devices for that price, and still have plenty of change left over.
I’m probably leaning more towards using the RS232 port currently as can then plug straight into the machine running HA and not have to worry about an IR hub or blaster. Out of curiosity if I were to use an RS232 to USB adapter cable would I then use the same UART type of control or would this have to be done with another method?