Ok thanks Eric, i was misunderstanding the documentation, when i saw the separate entry in the list of protocols for HTTP/REST i was expecting a separate UI control in the designer, i will experiment
with the HTTP command. I have seen a detailed description in the user forum for the appropriate HTTP, but this description ended up using the System execute command to execute curl, i cannot get this to work on a windows controller however, Does anyone have experience of using the HTTP command for this SONY TV protocol, or maybe i should try migrating my controller to linux or mac and try using curl then.
a typical command might be (Power off)
this would be the data content but would only work when preceded by various headers, including a cookie for authentication, i am not sure how i would speciify this in a HTTP command .