DirecTV
The DirecTV platform allows you to control a DirecTV receiver and its client devices.
Requirements
For proper integration with Home Assistant, your DirecTV device settings should allow “External Access”.
This is done via series of settings found via “Menu > Settings & Help > Settings > Whole Home > External Device”:
- External Access: Allow
- Current Program: Allow
- Recordings: Allow
Configuration
To add the DirecTV integration to your Home Assistant instance, use this My button:
DirecTV can be auto-discovered by Home Assistant. If an instance was found, it will be shown as Discovered. You can then set it up right away.
If it wasn’t discovered automatically, don’t worry! You can set up a manual integration entry:
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Browse to your Home Assistant instance.
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In the bottom right corner, select the Add Integration button.
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From the list, select DirecTV.
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Follow the instructions on screen to complete the setup.
Services
Media control services
Available services: turn_on, turn_off, media_play, media_pause, media_stop, media_next_track, media_previous_track, play_media
Service media_player.play_media
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
entity_id |
yes | Target a specific media player. Defaults to all. |
media_content_id |
no | The channel number to change to. |
media_content_type |
no | A media type. Has to be channel. |
Remote
The DirecTV remote platform allows you to send remote control buttons to a DirecTV receiver. It is automatically set up when a DirecTV receiver is configured.
At the moment, the following buttons are supported:
powerpoweronpoweroffformatpauserewreplaystopadvanceffwdrecordplayguideactivelistexitbackmenuinfoupdownleftrightselectredgreenyellowbluechanupchandownprev0123456789dashenter
A typical service call for press several buttons looks like this.
service: remote.send_command
target:
entity_id: remote.directv_entity
data:
command:
- left
- left
- menu
- select