Binding to control Philips TV Sets with JointSpace API

[len...@gmail.com]

Hey all,

I am currently working on integration my Philips TV into openhab. All their models (since 2011) support a json-based api called jointSPACE (see http://jointspace.sourceforge.net/projectdata/documentation/jasonApi/index.html for the reference what one can do with it) that allows controlling some functionality over ethernet.

Right now my binding can:
- Send Button commands
- Sets and Read Volume/Mute
- Set and Get Colors of Ambilight "Pixels"

Is anybody out there interested in such a binding? If yes I will post it here (as soon as its a little bit more stable) for testing and create a pull request.

Best
David

[karsten.k...@gmail.com]

I need To Check production date but in general i am Interested, yes.

Cheers
Karsten

[len...@gmail.com]

Hey,

you can check maybe here if your TV is compatible: http://jointspace.sourceforge.net/download.html
Also it needs to be activated for your TV
"by entering the following digits sequence while watching TV (WatchTV activity): "5646877223"" (which is actually typing "jointspace" as digits)

[Hans-Jörg Merk]

Hi,
I would love to test your binding with my Philips TV
Cheers
Hans-Jörg

[karsten.k...@gmail.com]

ok  - will be happy to join the testers :)

Am Freitag, 11. April 2014 23:38:50 UTC+2 schrieb len...@gmail.com:

[okt...@gmail.com]

I have 42PFL3507 and does not seem like there is support.

At the moment I can only turn it on/off and sending volume +/- commands by creating telnet session to RaspberryPi and then communicating to the HDMI bus. There is only small subset of commands that are available/implemented.

I also know about the 3.5mm stereo audio SERVICE connector on the back that should be RS232 but never tried. Anyone more info on this?

[Thomas Eichstädt-Engelen]

Hi,

great, thanks for starting this initiative! Is your binding already available somewhere? Please send a Pull Request as soon as possible in order to give early feedback (code wise).

Best, Thomas

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[len...@gmail.com]

Hi,

Sorry for the delay, but here is my current state:
Find attached the compiled binding, some example items and sitemap.
I have to point out that the philips tv has to be compatible and the jointspace api has to be enabled (see my second post here)
In order to use the binding you have to add following parameters to openhab.cfg:

################################# JointSpace #############################################
#
# Timeout - or 'refresh interval', in milliseconds, of the worker thread.
# Used for polling.

jointspace:refreshinterval=5000

# Ip of the jointspace enabled device
jointspace:ip = 192.168.0.100

# Port of the jointspace API. Defaults to 1925
#jointspace:port = 1925

I will create a pull request some time later today, but what is the best way to create a wiki page (especially that it doesnt get confused with the current release)

As it is my first binding for openhab (and my first java program for that matter) I'm happy about any suggestions how to handle things more efficently or elegant.

Best
David

[len...@gmail.com]

forgot the item and sitemap

[karsten.k...@gmail.com]

thanks, will try on the weekend. is this working with the 1.5 snapshot only?

Cheers
Karsten

[Lenzebo]

As I didnt use any 1.5 specific functions I assume that it will work with the 1.4 release, but I really don't know.

Just let me know if you have success

Best

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[karsten.k...@gmail.com]

Hi David,

added lines to openhab.cfg as described above and used your sitemap and items file with no changes. The jar file i did into the addon folder.

Binding got loaded as per debug log file correctly:

12:59:08.087 INFO  o.o.m.c.i.ModelRepositoryImpl[:79] - Loading model 'jointspace.items'
12:59:12.901 DEBUG o.o.m.i.i.GenericItemProvider[:133] - Read items from model 'jointspace.items'
12:59:13.274 DEBUG o.o.m.i.i.GenericItemProvider[:133] - Read items from model 'jointspace.items'
12:59:35.105 INFO  o.o.m.c.i.ModelRepositoryImpl[:79] - Loading model 'jointspace.sitemap'
13:00:11.365 DEBUG o.o.b.j.i.JointSpaceActivator[:34] - JointSpace binding has been started.
13:00:11.442 DEBUG o.o.m.i.i.GenericItemProvider[:334] - Start processing binding configuration of Item 'MuteSwitch (Type=SwitchItem, State=Uninitialized)' with 'JointSpaceGenericBindingProvider' reader.
13:00:11.450 DEBUG o.o.m.i.i.GenericItemProvider[:334] - Start processing binding configuration of Item 'VolumeTV (Type=DimmerItem, State=Uninitialized)' with 'JointSpaceGenericBindingProvider' reader.
13:00:11.455 DEBUG o.o.m.i.i.GenericItemProvider[:334] - Start processing binding configuration of Item 'ActivateAmbilight (Type=SwitchItem, State=Uninitialized)' with 'JointSpaceGenericBindingProvider' reader.
13:00:11.465 DEBUG o.o.m.i.i.GenericItemProvider[:334] - Start processing binding configuration of Item 'Ambilight_mode (Type=NumberItem, State=Uninitialized)' with 'JointSpaceGenericBindingProvider' reader.
13:00:11.471 DEBUG o.o.m.i.i.GenericItemProvider[:334] - Start processing binding configuration of Item 'AmbilightAll (Type=ColorItem, State=Uninitialized)' with 'JointSpaceGenericBindingProvider' reader.
13:00:11.477 DEBUG o.o.m.i.i.GenericItemProvider[:334] - Start processing binding configuration of Item 'AmbilightLeft (Type=ColorItem, State=Uninitialized)' with 'JointSpaceGenericBindingProvider' reader.
13:00:11.490 DEBUG o.o.m.i.i.GenericItemProvider[:334] - Start processing binding configuration of Item 'AmbilightRight (Type=ColorItem, State=Uninitialized)' with 'JointSpaceGenericBindingProvider' reader.
13:00:11.507 DEBUG o.o.m.i.i.GenericItemProvider[:334] - Start processing binding configuration of Item 'AmbilightPixelLeft (Type=ColorItem, State=Uninitialized)' with 'JointSpaceGenericBindingProvider' reader.
13:00:11.514 DEBUG o.o.m.i.i.GenericItemProvider[:334] - Start processing binding configuration of Item 'Standby (Type=SwitchItem, State=Uninitialized)' with 'JointSpaceGenericBindingProvider' reader.
13:00:11.527 DEBUG o.o.m.i.i.GenericItemProvider[:334] - Start processing binding configuration of Item 'VolumeUpDown (Type=SwitchItem, State=Uninitialized)' with 'JointSpaceGenericBindingProvider' reader.
13:00:11.533 DEBUG o.o.m.i.i.GenericItemProvider[:334] - Start processing binding configuration of Item 'ChannelStep (Type=SwitchItem, State=Uninitialized)' with 'JointSpaceGenericBindingProvider' reader.
13:00:11.557 DEBUG o.o.m.i.i.GenericItemProvider[:334] - Start processing binding configuration of Item 'AmbilightOnOff (Type=SwitchItem, State=Uninitialized)' with 'JointSpaceGenericBindingProvider' reader.
13:00:11.563 DEBUG o.o.m.i.i.GenericItemProvider[:334] - Start processing binding configuration of Item 'Source (Type=SwitchItem, State=Uninitialized)' with 'JointSpaceGenericBindingProvider' reader.
13:00:11.568 DEBUG o.o.m.i.i.GenericItemProvider[:334] - Start processing binding configuration of Item 'PlayPause (Type=SwitchItem, State=Uninitialized)' with 'JointSpaceGenericBindingProvider' reader.
13:00:11.660 INFO  o.o.c.s.AbstractActiveService[:169] - JointSpace Refresh Service has been started

but a connection could not be established it seems that the binding is always trying to connect on port '0':

13:00:11.666 DEBUG o.o.b.j.i.JointSpaceBinding[:116] - Checking if host is available
13:00:12.679 DEBUG o.o.b.j.i.JointSpaceBinding[:128] - couldn't establish network connection [host '192.168.0.72' port '0' timeout '1000']

even removing the # in the config file and actively setting the port to 1925 has no effect.

my config extract:

################################# JointSpace #############################################
#
# Timeout - or 'refresh interval', in milliseconds, of the worker thread.
# Used for polling.

jointspace:refreshinterval=5000

# Ip of the jointspace enabled device

jointspace:ip = 192.168.0.72

# Port of the jointspace API. Defaults to 1925

jointspace:port = 1925


the commands are reaching OH:

13:00:26.684 DEBUG o.o.i.r.i.r.SitemapResource[:138] - Received HTTP GET request at 'sitemaps/jointspace/jointspace' for media type 'null'.
13:00:28.034 DEBUG o.o.b.j.i.JointSpaceBinding[:234] - Received command (item='Standby', state='ON', class='class org.openhab.core.library.types.OnOffType')


Any idea?

TV state is visible using networkhealth binding to check if on or off.

Cheers
Karsten

[Renato Riolino]

I have the same problem.  My Philips TV is a 42PFL7007 and it doesn't support JSON API (it has the webbrowser listening on port 1925 but it looks like that the *.html files are missing). On the other hand, it has full support for JointSpace API (DirectFB) and I had successfully made a C application to send some commands on it, but now it looks like Philips abandoned their JointSpace API development.

Now I'm currently using a raspberry pi connected via HDMI to control both of my Philips TV and Philips HT using HDMI CEC.  I'm writing a C application to run on the raspberry that will read/send commands from/to a MQTT broker. This way will be easy to integrate HDMI CEC via raspberry with OH.

I'll post the application when it will at least have some basic commands working.

[]'s

Renato

[Lenzebo]

Hmm.. Thats weird. I actually used the same code to check if the device is online as the networkhealth binding. maybe i need to increase the timeout time.
Port 0 in the log is not a problem.

I'll add some more logging and upload a new binding on sunday. Unfortunately I don't have time before that.

@Renato

Maybe in the future it might also be possible to support the C Jointspace API as it allows deeper control, like making renderings on the TV screen, but I first want to get the far more easier JSON API to work.

What do you mean by Philips abandoned jointspace development? Is it not included with newer TV sets anymore? do you have any link providing some information on that?

Best.

[okt...@gmail.com]

Now I'm currently using a raspberry pi connected via HDMI to control both of my Philips TV and Philips HT using HDMI CEC.  I'm writing a C application to run on the raspberry that will read/send commands from/to a MQTT broker. This way will be easy to integrate HDMI CEC via raspberry with OH.

I'll post the application when it will at least have some basic commands working.

Is there a chance to make Raspberry Pi CEC Binding for OH? That would be awesome.It would be nice if you can use the TV IR Remote to move the mouse or send strokes in the Pi OS at the same time so we can use the Pi as OH Interface on big TV (Maybe control GreenT)   

[karsten.k...@gmail.com]

Hi David,

did you have created a new jar that i can test with the TV with an extended timeout?

Thanks

Karsten

[len...@gmail.com]

Here you go...
Sorry for the delay

[karsten.k...@gmail.com]

Hi,

no worries :) 

I did retest with the binding on a clean OH 1.4.

Item and sitemap as your examples - in addition networkhealth binding loaded for checking if the TV is pingable.

I started in debug mode - nh binding could connect - jointspace binding not. Logfile attached.

Cheers

[Lenzebo]

I think the IP of the Networkheath and the jointspace binding are different ;) Can you check that?

[carzt...@gmail.com]

I am very intresseret in your application to read and write cec commands to openhab. How far did you get it? and is it something you want to share?

[carzt...@gmail.com]

I have some trouble with the binding.
it's like the polling dosen't work, but sending commands to the tv works fine.

her is what I can see in the log:
22:12:38.292 DEBUG o.o.b.j.i.JointSpaceBinding[:105] - Checking if host is avail
able
22:12:43.292 DEBUG o.o.b.j.i.JointSpaceBinding[:126] - couldn't establish networ
k connection [host '192.168.1.12' port '0' timeout '5000']

[Robert van Bregt]

Would be great. I am the happy owner of a 47PFL8404H/12

http://www.philips.nl/c-p/47PFL8404H_12/lcd-tv-met-ambilight-spectra-en-pixel-precise-hd

Op vrijdag 11 april 2014 23:38:50 UTC+2 schreef len...@gmail.com:

[len...@gmail.com]

Hmmm thats odd, as this only pings the TV in order to check if it can be queried.
Can you check
1. If you can ping the TV with your computer
2. If the network health binding is working to check whether the tv is on.

What model do you have?

[len...@gmail.com]

The binding was part of the 1.5 release, so feel free to try it out.
you can find the according wiki page here:

https://github.com/openhab/openhab/wiki/jointSPACE-Binding

[carzt...@gmail.com]

Ping and network health binding is working.

I have at switch in sitemap which reflect the network status from the tv, it works fine.
The switch which should reflect the mute status of the tv doesn't work.

There is the item and sitemap config:

sitemap demo label="Main Menu"
{
    Switch item=MuteSwitch
    Switch item=Network_Tv 
}

Switch MuteSwitch {jointspace="ON:key.Mute, OFF:key.Mute, POLL:volume.mute"}
Switch Network_Tv   "TV Status"   (Status, Network)   { nh="192.168.1.12:1925" }

The tv is: 47PFL6678S/12

[carzt...@gmail.com]

Hi again.

It's working on xubuntu running Openhab.
Tested it on a windows, where it didn't work.

[GeertVc]

Is it possible to connect more than one Philips TV to the openHAB system using your JointSpace binding?  I've seen there's at least one IP you can specify but I'm not sure if you can specify more than this one.