Logitech Harmony Remote Software 7.7.0 Download VERIFIED
Jasmine Chism
Has anyone had luck getting the latest 4k third gen ATV to work with a Logitech harmony remote?? I can't get either the IR or Bluetooth method to work. With IR, the hub will turn on the ATV but regular remote operation (ie directional buttons) will not work. With BT, I can't for the life of me get the ATV to recognize the hub as a new BT device to pair. Yes, I know Logitech are getting out of the remote business. Just looking to see if anyone has had luck making it work.
Mystery solved... I had to hard reset my hub (hold down reset button while plugging in) in order to get the iOS app not crap itself. Once I did the reset, I was able to set up the devices and activity within the phone app without issue. The missing bit was that when setting up the app thru the phone app, it has a step where it explicitly pairs the hub to the ATV over Bluetooth. (Setting up on desktop via USB cable does not have this step.) This allows the hub to be discoverable by the ATV and allowed me to select it for pairing. As far as selecting the Bluetooth ATV option within the my harmony app - type in "Harmony Pro" for Manufacturer and "BT Apple TV 5" for Device Model Number in order to set it up to be operable via BT rather than IR. So long story short, need to set it up via phone app. If phone spits out an error connecting to server, need to hard reset hub and try again.
I recently purchased a Blu-ray player and the picture on my TV has never looked better. I suspect that at some point, many of you will replace your DVD player with a Blu-ray player like me. So, I wanted to share with you the steps on how to add a Blu-ray player and to your Harmony remote using Logitech Harmony remote software. These steps apply to all Harmony models, including the Logitech Harmony 600 and Logitech Harmony 650 remotes that were announced today.
About Five years ago I purchased a Harmony remote and hub, it's been great. We've not grown and have more than one TV and my plan was to expand the Harmony ecosystem when the time came, but that sadly can't happen.
I've been using a Logitech Harmony Hub and remote for years, and was saddened to hear that they were no longer supporting the Harmony line a couple of years ago. While everything is still working right now, I'm curious to hear what everyone else is moving over to? Is there anything else available that will integrate with Home Assistant as nicely as the Logitech devices?
The best universal remotes can help clean up the clutter on your coffee table. Instead of reaching for one remote to turn on your TV, another remote to turn on your soundbar, and yet another for your streaming stick, a universal remote can let you control everything from one device.
The X1 has a built-in battery (there's a USB-C port on the bottom of the remote), but it will last for weeks before it needs recharging. I wish it came with a small recharging cradle, which would make things just a little bit easier.
There's also a bit of a learning curve to programming the SofaBaton U1; We've tested a bunch of universal remotes, and it took us quite a while to figure out the U1. Once we got things sorted, though, it worked pretty well. Check out the SofaBaton U1 if you're looking for a universal remote that's less than $50.
Let's face it: The worst thing about the Apple TV is its remote. It prizes form over functionality, which with its minimalist design, is a real pain. The Function101 remote may not look as sleek as the Apple TV remote, but it's a heckuva lot easier to use. And, its larger size actually makes it more comfortable to hold.
Logitech decided to discontinue making universal remotes, which is a shame, because it made the best universal remotes around. However, the company is still supporting its remotes for the time being. If you can find them at a reasonable price, it might be worth picking one up.
More importantly, the best universal remotes can be programmed to control multiple devices at once. Let's say you want to watch a show on your Roku device: You simply press a single button on your universal remote, and it will turn on your Roku streaming stick, turn on your TV and set it to the correct input, and turn on your soundbar or A/V receiver to the right settings.
Universal remotes have become less popular in recent years, as HDMI and CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) have been more widely adopted by TV makers. This technology allows the remote that comes with your TV to control more devices itself, which obviates the need for a third-party universal remote. Still, universal remotes can prove handy, especially if you have older components.
If you've gotten this far, you know by now that truly good universal remotes aren't that common. Logitech's Harmony remotes were pretty much the only game in town, and work well, but now that they've been discontinued, you'll have to look elsewhere unless you can get them at a discount.
When it was available, the Harmony Elite, at the top end, cost around $250, and let you control everything you would want, and has a little touchscreen at the top that makes it easy to switch between watching, say, cable TV to your Fire TV stick to your gaming console. Below that was the Harmony Companion, which originally sold for around $149. It doesn't have a touchscreen, but we liked that it has a physical number pad at the bottom, which is better suited for those who like to punch in channel numbers. Both the Elite and the Companion have dedicated smart home controls, so you can dim the lights easily, and you can also use Logitech's app to control everything if you happen to lose your remote.
If you're looking for something a little different, the Caavo Control Center is an inventive universal remote that acts in many ways like a super-smart HDMI switcher. It also has its own universal voice search, so you can search across multiple devices and services for the program you want.
To test universal remotes, we set them up in our home entertainment system, and connect them to several streaming devices (an Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV Cube, Roku Stick) as well as a Dish TV receiver, and a soundbar.
Im trying to pair my logitech harmony remote to the TCL r646 but it doesnt find it in the logitech database. I try to pair it by sending the commands to the remote to pair but that doesnt work either. It only maps the power button. All other buttons it doesnt recognize. Have any of you been able to successfully pair the r646 TV with a logitech remote or what universal remote are you currently using with this set? Thanks!
Program a button on the Logitech Harmony remote to trigger a routine. I have done research but this is another thing I cannot quite figure out how to do. Can it be done? If so what is the SmartApp that can do so? I will explain my main purpose for this just for fun. I am trying to make it so when I turn my TV off at night in my living room it will run a series of events such as turn on lighting to get to my bedroom, turn on tv in bedroom, and then turn off lighting say 5 minutes after I turned my living room tv off.
The Harmony hub solid Red light happens when the harmony hub is not available, most commonly because it is either syncing with the cloud account or downloading a firmware update or your Wi-Fi is offline.
For now, I am using FLIRC receivers on my two LibreELEC units and Harmony 665 remotes. They work pretty well but I prefer the key mappings of the MCE remote so I've ordered a pair of MCE IR receivers from eBay. I think it cost something like $25 for both, coming from Asia.
I can show you my keymap but attention it is a stupid style ... had a harmony 555 and long time ago configured like that and continued it with my 650 (no desire to change it atm as it works). But you will see the difference from normal rc6_mce.
For whatever reason, I need to refresh, give a second delay, and then power on the activities otherwise it's not consistent. Same with power off. But as soon as I add that to my rule, it works without fail on my Aqara 6 button remote. But, it just might be because I put it on hub with the crazy Aeon v1 HEM that I'm still sending reports from at 1 second interval (not doctor recommended).
It is technically not possible. This integration uses the webSocket interface to communicate with the Harmony Hub. So, anything that occurs on the Harmony Hub, that results in data being sent out over the webSocket interface, can be 'read' by this integration. Unfortunately, when you press those 'home automation buttons' on the Harmony remote, nothing is sent via webSockets that this integration can receive (unless those buttons are already bound to a device via another existing Harmony Hub integration, like to SmartThings, Lutron Caseta, or Philips Hue.)
On my Harmony Remote I have created several pushed buttons "ActivityID". One of the pushbuttons I use as a toggle to turn on and off my lights. I understand the code is looking if the button is active. I see in the code a variable that a status state has been changed base active or not. Is there a status state of the pushbutton from the harmony system. Whether it is active or not. The code is looking at ActivityID as radio buttons.
The issue is that if my ActivityID is on "Watch TV" and I press "Lights On/Off" The lights turn on. Press "Lights On/Off again ActivityID doesn't change state because I reselected the already active button. I can press "Watch TV" again the Light will turn off but also does my TV. My "Lights On/Off button is not part of the radio button selection of my other selected devices. The above issue is while using the Harmony Remote. From the dashboard it is a little different.
I understand maybe I can change how my remote works. I was curious if there is an easy fix for this code. If you don't have time to investigate this, can you give where I can find the Harmony developers code or command to find the Active button status?
This Hubitat integration utilizes an undocumented Logitech webSockets API to communicate with the Harmony Hub over the LAN. Individual button presses on a Harmony remote control do note generate any webSockets traffic that the Hubitat hub can receive. What is transmitted from the Harmony Hub to Hubitat are the changes in status for the Harmony Activities. That is the only unsolicited data that I have seen come from the Harmony hub.
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