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dnguyen800 b14cea3ee7 Update Vizio configuration variables to new style (#6806)
Updates Vizio configuration variables to new style, as per #6385.
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page Vizio SmartCast TV Instructions on how to integrate Vizio SmartCast TV into Home Assistant. 2017-07-10 19:00 true false true true vizio-smartcast.png Media Player false 0.49 Local Polling

The vizio component will allow you to control SmartCast compatible TVs (2016+ models).

Pairing

Before adding your TV to Home Assistant you'll need to pair it manually. To do so follow these steps:

Install the command-line tool using pip (or you can choose to download it manually):

$ pip3 install git+https://github.com/vkorn/pyvizio.git@master

or

$ pip3 install -I .

Make sure that your TV is on before continuing.

If you don't know IP address of your TV run following command:

$ pyvizio --ip=0 --auth=0 discover

Enter the following command to initiate pairing:

$ pyvizio --ip={ip} pair

Initiation will show you two different values:

Value Description
Challenge type Usually it should be "1". If not, use the additional parameter --ch_type=your_type in the next step
Challenge token Token required to finalize pairing in the next step

Finally, at this point a PIN code should be displayed at the top of your TV. With all these values, you can now finish pairing:

$ pyvizio --ip={ip} pair-finish --token={challenge_token} --pin={tv_pin}

You will need the authentication token returned by this command to configure Home Assistant.

Configuration

To add your Vizio TV to your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
media_player:
  - platform: vizio
    host: IP_ADDRESS
    access_token: AUTH_TOKEN

{% configuration %} host: description: IP address of your TV. required: true type: string access_token: description: Authentication token you received in the last step of the pairing process. required: true type: string suppress_warning: description: Set to true to disable self-signed certificate warnings. required: false default: false type: string {% endconfiguration %}

Notes and limitations

Turning TV on

If the Power Mode of your TV is set to Eco Mode, turning the device ON won't work.

Changing tracks

Changing tracks works like channels switching. If you have source other than regular TV it might end do nothing.

Sources

Source list shows all external devices connected to the TV through HDMI plus list of internal devices (TV mode, Chrome Cast, etc.).